Nautilus shell cup with aquatic emblems

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An image of Nautilus shell cup engraved with Chinese scenes and mounted with silver-gilt aquatic emblems. Nautilus shell with engraved decoration, mounted in silver-gilt, cast, embossed, chased and engraved, height (overall) 24.4 cm, width (overall) 10.8 cm, length (overall) 19 cm, c.1585-1586. London silversmith. Mannerist.

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Nautilus shell cup engraved with Chinese scenes and mounted with silver-gilt aquatic emblems. Nautilus shell with engraved decoration, mounted in silver-gilt, cast, embossed, chased and engraved, height (overall) 24.4 cm, width (overall) 10.8 cm, length (overall) 19 cm, c.1585-1586. London silversmith. Mannerist.

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Accession Number: M/P.4-1938
Aperture: f/45.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 692 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 139.84kB
Exposure time: 1/180
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 45/1
Captured: 2013:12:19 15:37:31

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Nautilus shell cup with aquatic emblems

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