Sale 8496
New York, Park Avenue
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23 - 24 October 1996
Price realised
USD 27,600
Estimate
AN UNMOUNTED CIRCULAR-CUT LIGHT YELLOW DIAMOND Weighing approximately 6.65 cts.
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