A MIXED LOT OF SPECIMEN MINERAL AND MARBLE OBJECTS
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A MIXED LOT OF SPECIMEN MINERAL AND MARBLE OBJECTS

19TH AND 20TH CENTURY

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A MIXED LOT OF SPECIMEN MINERAL AND MARBLE OBJECTS
19TH AND 20TH CENTURY
Comprising: two black marble spheres on stands; forty-eight mineral eggs; an agate sphere; a flourspar sphere; a mineral sphere; a carved rock crystal sphere; a serpentine marble paperwight in the form of an egg on a rectangular base; a marble paperweight in the form of a book; a marble box in the form of a book inscribed 'SOUVENIR 1900'; a Derbyshire black marble and inlaid paperweight; a Jasper oval paperweight; a nephrite bowl; a Verona marble bowl; an amethyst bowl; and a red glass ladybird
The black marble spheres on stands - 5½ in. (14 cm.) high
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This lot is offered without reserve. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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Please note that there are in fact 32 mineral eggs and not 48 as stated in the catalogue.

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