Sale 8496
New York, Park Avenue
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23 - 24 October 1996
Price realised
USD 28,750
Estimate
AN EMERALD, RUBY, DIAMOND AND GOLD RING Set with a cushion-cut emerald weighing approximately 13.01 cts., surrounded by diamond collets, within a pavé-set circular-cut ruby and gold mount
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