2 more inbound... Thuri, and Coticule.

[Iceni]

I'm loving Ebay these past few weeks. I got that lovely La Lorraine, and now I just won a rather nice little Thuri.

I think it's one of the celebrated water stone types. The box looks to be correct and the stone looks to be an original fit. Not sure about the grade but I got it for a steal £20, So grade doesn't matter so much.

I also have a nice select Coti on the way from Ardennes coticule. It's a 150x50 select stone that had a corner missing so had a price reduction.

I'll pop some pictures up of the coti later when it lands, the ones on the site were a little small and didn't give away a lot about the surface and patterns in it.

Back on the thuri, What I think I'm looking at is a light green or med grey type with some fossil inclusions. Original box, Missing the label, that I would expect was the non-Escher celebrated water hone one. I think the joints on the box and the lower quality finish would back that up. Most of the Escher boxes I've seen have a slightly different corner join, and a nicer internal finish on the box. The clasp looks original, as does the hinge but I don't think they can give anything away in terms of origin.













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