A Vanitas still life with a globe, a manuscript, the head and foot of classical sculptures, a gilt cup and cover, a skull, a violin and shells on a draped table by a curtain

The shells have been kindly identified by R.G. Moolenbeek of the Zoölogisch Museum, Amsterdam:
1. Dimidiate Augur Terebra dimidiata
2. West Indian fighting conch Strombus pugilis
3. West Indian top Cittarium pica
4. Landsnail from West Africa Achatina spec.
5. Tigre cowrie Cypraea tigris
6. Orange spider conch Lambis crocata
7. Turbo spec., artificially treated
8. Landsnail from West Africa Achatina spec.
9. Flame helmet Cassis flammea
10. Pink conch Strombus gigas