A WEST INDIAN SHELLWORK DOUBLE OCTAGONAL SAILOR'S VALENTINE
BARBADOS, MID-19TH CENTURY
Within a hinged ebonised frame, decorated with a variety of shells in concentric patterns, the left panel centred by a heart, the right panel centred by a peony within a starfish
Each panel: 9 x 9 in. (23 x 23 cm.) approx.
A WEST INDIAN SHELLWORK DOUBLE OCTAGONAL SAILOR'S VALENTINE
BARBADOS, MID-19TH CENTURY
Within a hinged ebonised frame, decorated with a variety of shells in concentric patterns, the left panel centred by a heart, the right panel centred by a peony within a starfish
Each panel: 9 x 9 in. (23 x 23 cm.) approx.
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