Perfect for a ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ or ‘Wunderkammer’
The Bear Paw (Hippopus hippopus) clam shells, showing strong characteristic strawberry pink bands running horizontally.
Circa 1920.
Each 15cm wide.

Ref: 26805

Wunderkammer: A German term that literally translates to “wonder-room” and is widely referred to in English as a “Cabinet of Curiosities”, Its origins originating in 16th-century Europe. The Wunderkammer was an encyclopaedic, private collection of extraordinary, rare, and exotic objects often containing items of natural history such as the shells we selling here. The cabinets ranging in size from a small piece of furniture to an entire room.