Actually, the "Annúminas" stone was mentioned in Appendix A of LotR.
Anyone up for a really far-fetched explanation? (Remember, this is all hypothetical/99.9% chance of not being true)
Galadriel did have a Palantír at the bottom of the Mirror....it was the first stone, the Master Stone (see Unfinished Tales).
The way it was recovered? One of Círdan's ships, on a voyage somewhere (maybe to Valinor?) ran into Meneltarma, or what remained of it, on the way. They landed and discovered the Master Stone and decided to bring it back to Middle-earth. Círdan, being the giving (*cough-stupid-cough*) Elf that he was, gave it to Galadriel. Galadriel, in an effort to conceal it from the Dúnedain for some nerfarious reason, decided to put it in a birdbath.
End of story. Hope you like it!
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