Exclusive Luxury Object - Silver Plated Sea Shell - Busycon Contrarium- 504 g
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Specimen Busycon contrarium, a silver-plated sea shell exclusive luxury object, weighing 504 g, origin Florida (USA) with Italian handmade work.
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Description from the seller
Busycon contrarium, also known as "Sinistrofulgur Sinistrum", is a species of spiral sea snail, a shell of a marine mollusk. This species is particularly interesting for its unusual characteristic: the spiral of the shell develops counterclockwise, which is unusual since most shells of marine mollusks develop clockwise.
Belonging to the family Busyconidae and described by S.C. Hollister in 1958.
These shells are found mainly along the Atlantic coasts of North America, from New Jersey to Florida. Busycon contrarium is known for its large size and its sturdy shell, often used in the past by some American Indigenous populations for ornamental and ceremonial purposes.
The silvering was carried out in a more decorative way than the classic full coverage, in order to show the brilliance of the silver while preserving the colors and the internal veining of this splendid specimen.
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
Translated by Google TranslateBusycon contrarium, also known as "Sinistrofulgur Sinistrum", is a species of spiral sea snail, a shell of a marine mollusk. This species is particularly interesting for its unusual characteristic: the spiral of the shell develops counterclockwise, which is unusual since most shells of marine mollusks develop clockwise.
Belonging to the family Busyconidae and described by S.C. Hollister in 1958.
These shells are found mainly along the Atlantic coasts of North America, from New Jersey to Florida. Busycon contrarium is known for its large size and its sturdy shell, often used in the past by some American Indigenous populations for ornamental and ceremonial purposes.
The silvering was carried out in a more decorative way than the classic full coverage, in order to show the brilliance of the silver while preserving the colors and the internal veining of this splendid specimen.
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Mineral Form
Exclusive Luxury Object - Silver Plated Sea Shell - Busycon Contrarium
Weight
504 g
Country of Origin
Florida (USA) - Italian Handmade Work
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