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A diverse collection of marine shell specimens of various species and sizes. The collection includes a large conch shell, identified as a Queen Conch (Aliger gigas), featuring a flared lip and pink interior hues. Other specimens include various bivalves such as scallops (Pectinidae) and cockles (Cardiidae), along with gastropods including whelks and limpets. The shells are displayed on three black plastic interlocking tiered stands with perforated paw-print motifs on the sides. One stand bears the embossed word OVER on the lower edge.
Accompanying the shells is a tapering art pottery vessel with relief-moulded decoration. The vessel is finished in a deep cobalt blue glaze with contrasting tan-glazed highlights on the rim, base, and rope-twist style handle. The body is decorated with applied three-dimensional figures of birds, appearing to represent quails or partridges. The piece is in the style of late 19th-century Victorian art pottery and does not bear any visible maker’s marks.
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