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Fri, Sep 28, 2018 06:00PM EDT
Lot 246

Group of Shells and Marine Objects

Estimate: $700 - $900
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Comprising six shells, a group of shell fragments, four coral fragments, three crab shells, two worn fragments, a starfish, two blowfish, and a primitive wood model of a lighthouse.

14 x 13 1/4 x 5 in. 

Provenance: Kilkare, Wainscott, NY.

Condition

The shells and crab shells have wear, some with cracks, losses and nicks. The coral is fragmentary in nature. Some losses to the surface of the starfish. The blowfish with some degradation, discoloration and losses. The model of a lighthouse is slightly wobbly with wear.