Large Decorative Sea Urchin. Shell - Height: 220 mm - Width: 120 mm- 241 g - (1)

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Specimen: Large decorative sea urchin (Echinus esculentus) mounted on a turned wooden base with a patinated brass element; origin Italy; dimensions 220 × 120 × 120 mm; weight 241 g.

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Description from the seller

Curiosity Objects - Natural Science — An element that unites nature and craft, capable of evoking the spirit of the ancient Renaissance Wunderkammern. The specimen consists of a large sea urchin (Echinus esculentus) exoskeleton, whose mother-of-pearl, dappled surface reveals the geometric perfection typical of echinoderms. The tones ranging from cream to purple create a suggestive chromatic effect, enhancing its natural sculptural structure. The urchin is artistically mounted on a turned wooden base, with solid and elegant lines that recall the aesthetics of period museum supports. To complete the composition, a refined brass element with a patinated finish, which gives the piece an antique and collectible character. This natural artifact, transformed into art by a setting that valorizza its rarity. Perfect for studies, living rooms or exhibition spaces, it represents a furnishing element capable of uniting scientific wonder with aesthetic refinement, just as in the collections of great travelers and scholars of the past.

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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Curiosity Objects - Natural Science — An element that unites nature and craft, capable of evoking the spirit of the ancient Renaissance Wunderkammern. The specimen consists of a large sea urchin (Echinus esculentus) exoskeleton, whose mother-of-pearl, dappled surface reveals the geometric perfection typical of echinoderms. The tones ranging from cream to purple create a suggestive chromatic effect, enhancing its natural sculptural structure. The urchin is artistically mounted on a turned wooden base, with solid and elegant lines that recall the aesthetics of period museum supports. To complete the composition, a refined brass element with a patinated finish, which gives the piece an antique and collectible character. This natural artifact, transformed into art by a setting that valorizza its rarity. Perfect for studies, living rooms or exhibition spaces, it represents a furnishing element capable of uniting scientific wonder with aesthetic refinement, just as in the collections of great travelers and scholars of the past.

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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Details

Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Large Decorative Sea Urchin.
Mineral form
Shell
Supplement
Curiosity Objects - Natural Science
Weight
241 g
Country of origin
Italy
Height
220 mm
Width
120 mm
Depth
120 mm
ItalyVerified
14249
Objects sold
98.38%
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