An Early 20thC Mounted Natural History Specimen of a Conch Shell sub-Curios Beautifully balanced this botanical beauty

Beautifully balanced this botanical beauty is a gorgeous artwork

Often hand colored or tinted

enclosing a central panel composed of six medallions describing mediaeval scenes of beneficent men offering alms to the poor and needy

In super condition this pretty pendant is a beautifully formed

with lashings of possibilities

An Early 20thC Mounted Natural History Specimen of a Conch Shell sub-Curios Beautifully balanced this botanical beautyOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 1920 Diameter: 3 inches (the base) Height: 8 inches Depth: 4 inches Width: 3. 5 inches (all at maximum) Rod mounted on an ebonised circular plinth stand the spiral conch shell having a high spire and siphonal canal with a fine colour. In fine order, there are no flaws to report other than very light general wear commensurate with age to both the stand and shell. A conch