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| Item | # 0002070575 | | Family | Cypraeidae | | Name | Zoila friendi - 95.1 mm; SUPERB , Gray, 1834 |
| Size | 95.1 mm |
| Locality | Australia |
| Note | EXTRA SPECIAL SALE - PART 4: Part four of my extra special sales comprised entirely of exceptional specimens from my private collection, representing highlights of my collecting and dealing career. Another opportunity to acquire outstanding and unique seashells from one of the world’s pre-eminent collections. ZOILA FRIENDI: The slightly smaller partner to the 102 mm giant sold in the previous auction, this outstanding, ultra-large specimen, of a kind no longer available and obtainable only from old collections, exhibits a completely different colour scheme to its partner: beautiful sky blue ground, with chestnut, coalescent maculae, and spectacular orange-chestnut margins. Insignificant flow line to columellar side of dorsum, difficult to perceive. (See above right image.) Meticulously curated, with the appearance of having been collected this year. Hypermature, with markedly heavy ventral callosity. Size: 95.1 mm (length). Grading: F+++. Data: Off Augusta, Western Australia, Australia; upon sponge, upon limestone reef substrate; 12 m; dived; 1984. Provenance: JES private collection; Melbourne/London. |
| Seller | JES (1238) -
Register to view Feedback | | Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
| Shipment/Payment | Available for registered users... |
| Currency of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 81,00 € - offered by VADL - You must be registered to make your offer -
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| Range | Bid Increment |
| under 100 € | 1 € |
| from 100 to 200 € | 2 € |
| from 200 to 500 € | 5 € |
| from 500 to 1000 € | 10 € |
| over 1000 € | 25 € |
| | End | 26-09-2018 > 21:30:00 | | shellauction.net time | 19-04-2024 > 00:20:54 | | Time left | ... | | |
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