Sale 1148
Hong Kong
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5 November 1996
Price realised
HKD 526,000
Estimate
A THICK JADEITE CABOCHON AND DIAMOND RING The thick roundish cabochon of translucent emerald green colour flanked by pear and circular-cut diamonds to the double-row diamond shoulders Cabochon 18.15 x 14.8 x 7.85 mm
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