Stony Jack and the Lost Jewels of CheapsideA thrilling history of mudlarkers, charlatans, experts and chancers the underbelly of the trade in antiques and jewels. June 1912. 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. As Lawrence begins to pick through the mud, specks of gold glimmer a pearl earring