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LOT 2798
Blown Ostrich Egg for Display
5 1/2 in. (232 grams, 14 cm).
Large size egg with a hole at the base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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