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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial
• Sale Date:
  15 Jul 2018 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  655
• Lot Description:
  An early Ballarat ring, yellow gold, diamond and sapphire, engraved "BALLARAT, 1858"
  engraved "BALLARAT, 1858"
  2.5 grams This ring is the earliest dateable piece of Ballarat jewellery found so far and predates by a year the previous piece, a Ballarat gold ring dated 1859 sold by Leski Auctions for some $41,000
• Notes:
  Family history suggests that this ring was made from a piece of the "Welcome Nugget" which at the time (1858) was the largest piece of gold found anywhere in the world measuring 20 inches long, 12 inches wide, 8 inches thick, weighed 2217 troy ounces (69 kg) and was 99.6 pure gold, making this ring possibly the oldest datable piece of Ballarat jewellery
• Estimate:
  A$3,500 - 4,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Jewellery

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