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LOT 2387
Mixed Polished Stone Gaming Piece Group [50]
1 3/8 - 2 1/4 in. (568 grams total, 35-59 mm).
Kite-shaped counters in blue lace agate, red jasper, tiger's eye, rhodochrosite, and others. [50, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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