Mother-of-pearl Nautilus with needle coral on brass stand.
PU1062
A composition in the spirit of the eighteenth century, made of a pearly Nautilus. This sea shell, the Nautilus pompilius, is entirely pearly because it was simply polished, and this beautiful color is the bottom layer of the shell. This Nautile is home to spicky coral (seriatopora Hystrix) that seem to have replaced the tentacles of the Nautile. and on its brass base, it will stand out. Species protected by the Washington Convention.
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