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LOT 2277
Polished Mineral Specimen Egg Collection
2 3/8 - 3 in. (705 grams total, 62-78 mm).
Comprising: an egg-shaped specimen in agate, marble and blue speckled stone; accompanied by an egg-shaped lidded container. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Burwell collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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