VICTORIAN MARITIME MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHELL WALL PLAQUE
A VICTORIAN MARITIME SOUVENIR WALL PLAQUE, IN THE TRADITION OF A SAILOR'S VALENTINE. A LARGE MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHELL IS MOUNTED WITH A METAL ANCHOR, CROSSED NAUTICAL IMPLEMENTS AND FINE CHAIN. FITTED FOR HANGING.
7 × 7 INCHES.
NATURAL SHELL IRREGULARITIES, EDGE LOSSES, SURFACE MARKS, TARNISH AND ORIGINAL PATINA. THE SHELL IS PROBABLY A BLACK-LIP PEARL OYSTER (PINCTADA MARGARITIFERA); THE SPECIES ATTRIBUTION IS TENTATIVE.
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A VICTORIAN MARITIME SOUVENIR WALL PLAQUE, IN THE TRADITION OF A SAILOR'S VALENTINE. A LARGE MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHELL IS MOUNTED WITH A METAL ANCHOR, CROSSED NAUTICAL IMPLEMENTS AND FINE CHAIN. FITTED FOR HANGING.
7 × 7 INCHES.
NATURAL SHELL IRREGULARITIES, EDGE LOSSES, SURFACE MARKS, TARNISH AND ORIGINAL PATINA. THE SHELL IS PROBABLY A BLACK-LIP PEARL OYSTER (PINCTADA MARGARITIFERA); THE SPECIES ATTRIBUTION IS TENTATIVE.