Antieke broche met schelpen van zeeslak collection_oorbellen hollow chain that does not

hollow chain that does not require soldering

including Madagascar

These buckles were worn mid-front at the waist

natural pearls and pink tourmaline beads

signed: Yard

Antieke broche met schelpen van zeeslak collection_oorbellen hollow chain that does notAn antique brooch featuring shells from the Architectonica family, also known as 'sundial shells', set in gold. The shells on this brooch most closely resemble the Architectonica Perspectiva, found in the Indo Pacific Ocean: from East Africa, including Madagascar, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, to East Polynesia, northwards to Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, and south to southeastern Australia. England, 19th century