£1,000
Auction: 8 June 2022 at 14:00 BST
tridacna clam and turtle shell with coconut fibers, the disc-shaped ornament overlain with an intricately carved filigree of shell featuring a series of six allround pattern bands, each with a differing wave motif, with a vegetal string linking the two parts terminating on the reverse with a series of disc shaped shell beads
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired on the French art market in 2007
Private collection, France, reputedly acquired in the Florida Islands, Nggela Sule, in the early 20th century