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| Item | # 0004307265 |
| Family | Cypraeidae |
| Name | Cypraea lisetae - LIVE-COLL.-1979-THE BEST , Kilburn, 1975 |
| Size | 15.2 mm |
| Locality | South Africa |
| Note | SPECIAL SALE – MASTERPIECES OF THE JES COLLECTION: One of the FINEST known and earliest LIVE-COLLECTED specimens of this legendary rarity. The specimen was trawled in 1979, and was initially held in the famous Boswell collection of South Africa, until being acquired by Luigi Raybaudi in the 1990s. Gleaming live-collected gloss, and beautiful, subtle, fully stable colour, with as fresh an appearance as if collected this year. Very midwayensis-like. A treasure of the JES Collection, now to be passed to another highly advanced Cypraeidae connoisseur. Data: Off Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa; upon sand/mud/rubble substrate; 100-200 m; trawled; 1979. Size: 15.2 mm. Grading: Gem. Provenance: 1) Helene Boswell, Johannesburg; 2) Luigi Raybaudi Massilia, Rome; 3) JES Collection; London / Melbourne. |
| Seller | JES (1516) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
| Shipment / PaymentShip. / Paym. | Available for registered users... |
| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 3675,00 € - offered by Taolyn - Auction closed -
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| Bid IncrementsBid Incr. |
| Range | Bid Increment |
| under 100 € | 1 € |
| from 100 to 200 € | 2 € |
| from 200 to 500 € | 5 € |
| from 500 to 1000 € | 10 € |
| over 1000 € | 25 € |
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| End | 28-10-2026 > 21:30:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 02-11-2026 > 13:36:08 |
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