Conch Sea shell - Cassis Madagascariensis

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Specimen Conchiglia, scientific name Cassis Madagascariensis, from Italy, hand-carved, dating to 1880, weight 1546 g.

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Natural shell cameo with Cornelian - Museum shell
Length: 23 cm - Width: 20 cm - Total weight: 1546 g
Museum-quality natural shell.
Depiction of a nobleman with a mustache in a frame with flowers, roses, and ribbons.
Excellent representative of Maestro Vincenzo Accardo, who operated in the early 1900s.
A true masterpiece, it's not the usual woman's face.
Firmata V. and Accardo, master engraver and sculptor from Torre del Greco.....
Large-scale
H = 23 cm
L= 20 cm
P = 16.5 cm.
Very very beautiful, a rare and precious object.
It comes from the Museo del Corallo di Torre del Greco, purchased about 50 years ago after a management change.
.U N I C A.

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Natural shell cameo with Cornelian - Museum shell
Length: 23 cm - Width: 20 cm - Total weight: 1546 g
Museum-quality natural shell.
Depiction of a nobleman with a mustache in a frame with flowers, roses, and ribbons.
Excellent representative of Maestro Vincenzo Accardo, who operated in the early 1900s.
A true masterpiece, it's not the usual woman's face.
Firmata V. and Accardo, master engraver and sculptor from Torre del Greco.....
Large-scale
H = 23 cm
L= 20 cm
P = 16.5 cm.
Very very beautiful, a rare and precious object.
It comes from the Museo del Corallo di Torre del Greco, purchased about 50 years ago after a management change.
.U N I C A.

Details

Era
1400-1900
Specimen
Conch
Scientific name
Cassis Madagascariensis
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Hand carved
Year
1880
Weight
1546 g
ItalyVerified
254
Objects sold
100%
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