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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED NAUTILUS SHELL
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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED NAUTILUS SHELL
Mounted overall with foliate rims and acanthus leaves, the shell surmounted by a guardian dragon and a winged ring-hung lion-mask, supported on a further dragons and snail, above an oval-shaped spreading serpentine plinth, incorporating earlier elements
8in. (20cm.) high
Mounted overall with foliate rims and acanthus leaves, the shell surmounted by a guardian dragon and a winged ring-hung lion-mask, supported on a further dragons and snail, above an oval-shaped spreading serpentine plinth, incorporating earlier elements
8in. (20cm.) high