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LOT 2573
Kalahari Desert Wind Stone Group [3]
2 1/2 - 3 3/8 in. (735 grams total, 62-86 mm).
Three wind-rounded pebbles each in a hollowed out 'nest'; with a hessian draw-ribbon pouch. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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