A German or English shell collage in the style of Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1st half of the 19th century A collage of shells depicting the bust of a bearded man, a fine string of pearls around his neck. The box frame lined with coloured decorative paper with maritime motifs and embellished with shells and branches of coral. The arched frame with glass and made of walnut, the back covered in decorative paper. Old suspension ring on the back. Dimensions 24 x cm. historic, historical, handicrafts, handcraft, craft, object, objects, stills, clipping,, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Photo credit: © INTERFOTO / History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 19th, century, clipping, clippings, collage, craft, cut, cut-, cut-outs, english, german, handcraft, handicrafts, object, objects, shell, stills, style