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LOT 1839
Natural History - Large Kalahari Desert Wind Stone
4 in. (677 grams, 10 cm).
A wind-rounded pebble in a hollowed out 'nest'; with a hessian draw-ribbon pouch. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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