Sailor's Seashell Valentine

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Sailor's Seashell Valentine, Barbados, late 19th century, sea shell mosaic composition depicting a central round reserve with a shellwork heart topped with a pink shell blossom, surrounded by fanciful shell borders, mounted in an octagonal glazed wood case, (some loose shell segments),14 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

166- some loose shell segments (which are retained in the box),small areas on three star points, shell losses to area above "HOME" about 2 x 3/4 in. in a crescent shape area, somewhat dented inward.

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