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LOT 1874
Natural History - Kalahari Desert Wind Stone Group [3]
1 1/4 - 2 1/8 in. (320 grams total, 33-53 mm).
Comprising three wind-rounded pebbles with their individual hollowed out 'nests', from the Kalahari Desert region; each set provided with a hessian draw-ribbon pouch. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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