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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 1576981, member: 5833&quot;]I got to see these gems when they were available for inspection ahead of the sale &amp; held the first one shown in my hand because the jasper was one of my favorite pieces.&nbsp; The Getty has so much money to spend, individual dealers knew they would be completely shut out &amp; less well endowed institutions grumbled.&nbsp; The Antinous was the big prize everyone coveted.&nbsp; They also bought an ochre &amp; black jasper grasshopper I love.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/images/homepage/gems/7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The sale (with prices):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.christies.com/masterpieces-in-miniature-ancient-28329.aspx?saletitle=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.christies.com/masterpieces-in-miniature-ancient-28329.aspx?saletitle=" rel="nofollow">https://www.christies.com/masterpieces-in-miniature-ancient-28329.aspx?saletitle=</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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