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98 . SHELL-WORK FLORAL BOUQUET UNDER GLASS , circa 1870s , an arrangement of artificial leaves and blossoms formed of small seashells and other materials rises from a turned wood urn painted blue and encrusted with shells under glass dome on wood stand . Height 20 in . Diameter 10 in . 1,000 / 1,500
99 . PAIR OF VICTORIAN SHELL-WORK FLORAL BOUQUETS UNDER GLASS , circa 1840s , elaborately fashioned of seashells , dried leaves , metal wire and other materials . The arrangement springs from a basket-urn of neoclassic inspiration , under flat-sided glass dome on wood base . Height 23 in . Width 12 ½ in . Depth 7 ½ in . 3,000 / 4,000
100 . TWO AMERICAN SEASHELL ENCRUSTED OBELISKS , late 19 th Century , one applied with three daguerreotype family portraits on stepped base ; the other with drawer in plinth . Heights 23 ¾ in . and 22 ¼ in . 1,500 / 2,500
101 . SEASHELL FLORAL BOUQUET STILL LIFE SHADOWBOX , circa 1870 , depicting a floral bouquet in a double handle vase , in a rosewood ogee shadowbox frame with gilt liner . 19 in . x 15 in . Framed 24 ½ in . x 20 ¾ in . 1,500 / 2,500
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