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LOT 2876
Boxed and Labelled Mineral Specimen Collection
8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (395 grams, 21 x 18.5 cm overall).
A group of natural and polished crystal and minerals, each held within a labelled card tray. [12, No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Surrey lady; previously in the private collection of Patrick Phillips, Weybridge, Surrey, UK; the collection formed since the early 1970s; thence by descent 2019.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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