A COLLECTION OF CARVED SHELLS

including a nautilus shell carved with a sprig of roses and mounted on another shell, (18cm high), a pair of carved shell cameos of oval form, a carved conch shell in the Italian Neo-Classical style, a further un-carved nautlius shell (9cm wide), and eight carved cowrie shells,

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Provenance: Marie-Claude Fabius, a respected London antiques dealer was passionate about her treasured shell collection, amassed over many years. She descended from a long dynasty of famous Parisian antique dealers.