Enormous Antique Giant Clam Shell ‘Tridacna Gigas’

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Enormous Antique Giant Clam Shell ‘Tridacna Gigas’The most monolithic and enormous antique Giant Clam Shell or 'Tridacna Gigas' the biggest we have ever seen in 30 years in the antiques trade! With incredible patination, natural wear and pearly pale white interior. The underside of the shell is reminiscent of a landscape covered by mosses and lichen from its history situated in a garden. The lips of the shell undulate in great volumes. It is sculptural in an otherworldly way. This impressive antique

This opulent urn would make an incredible centrepiece in your formal garden

bearded elder embodying depth and experience

With lovely patination and wear of the original gilding

These details reflect its long working life and lend the piece an honest

its wooden medium reflects regional traditions and has acquired a rich patina over time

A delicate and delightful Flemish Baroque polychromed oak carving depicting an Angel with a Cornucopia of red fruits

their presence connecting centuries of domestic ritual and visual tradition

symbolising strength

Family members performed daily rituals at this shrine to guarantee the protection of these domestic spirits

Charming carved Carrara marble statue of a Putti holding a Goldfinch

Because the stork returns to the Northern regions in Spring

The surface patination is individually and organically formed due to the substrate each crucible contained