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A heavy ball of clay is deposited in an antique shop in South London. It looks distinctly out of place, surrounded by Ancient Egyptian bowls, Japanese swords and Roman coins. This is the collection of George Fabian Lawrence – or ‘Stony Jack’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Lawrence begins to pick through the mud, specks of gold glimmer – a pearl earring tumbles into his hand, then another. Then a Burmese ruby; Colombian emeralds; lapis lazuli from Afghanistan and turquoise from Iran; tankards; watches; topaz; amazonite. Stony Jack has discovered a great lost treasure of Elizabethan jewellery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiving into London’s bustling, sometimes lawless, antiques trade at the turn of the century, Victoria Shepherd provides a compelling portrait of the city at the height of empire. 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