[meteorite-list] LLoyd's auction

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Hi folks.

LLoyd's in London ran a large auction today, featuring a hotch-potch of antique furniture, paintings, weird arty stuff and also a couple of large iron meteorites, all on behalf of "the British government". Did any other Listees get involved in bidding in person or on the telephone? There was a lot of publicity and advertising beforehand, so I'm just curious.
LLoyd's sent me a picture of each iron several weeks ago, showing a 7.5kg and a 50.8kg individual that they'd had sampled and authenticated at the NHM, London prior to auctioning. The pictures weren't great, with the smaller 7.5kg individual looking not much better than a dark metallic blob. However, I rotated the image, lightened it and improved the focus with graphics software and this is what appeared http://fernlea.tripod.com/16.jpg
It looks very familiar to me....how about you?

Cheers,
Rob.
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