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LOT 2708
Kalahari Desert Wind Stone Group [3]
2 5/8 - 3 3/8 in. (675 grams total, 68-86 mm).
Wind-rounded pebbles in a hollowed out 'nest'; each in a hessian draw-ribbon gift pouch. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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