A Rare Blond Turtle Shell Carapace

Epoque: 1800-1900

Origine: United Kingdom

Medium: Turtle Shell Carapace

Signature: Inscribed 'PARA 1928' to the reverse

Dimension: 61 x 44.5 cm (24 x 17¹/₂ inches)

Provenance: NOTE: We currently have THREE very fine examples of Blond Shells which have arrived from a Private English collection. Please contact us for deatils, price and availabilty. 

NOTE: Now sold, further antique examples required for stock.

Literature: Collected in Paraguay in 1928 this shell has a rich and smooth silky patina. 'Must haves' as naturalia for cabinets of curiosities throughout history, one of these blond turtle shells can be seen hanging on 'Ole Worm's' Museum wall in an engraving of 1655.

NOTE: Now sold, further antique examples required for stock.

Exhibition: NOTE: We currently have THREE very fine examples of Blond Shells which have arrived from a Private English collection. Please contact us for deatils, price and availabilty. 

NOTE: Now sold, further antique examples required for stock.