Giant clam (Tridacna gigas) (II/B) : raw... - Lot 1 - L'Huillier & Associés

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Giant clam (Tridacna gigas) (II/B) : raw... - Lot 1 - L'Huillier & Associés
Giant clam (Tridacna gigas) (II/B) : raw valve (chips) Width: 75 cm Specimen prior to EU regulation; for a departure from the EU a CITES re-export will be necessary Provenance: lagoon of the Philippines or Polynesia. To be compared with the pair of shells offered by the Doge of Venice as a diplomatic gift to François I. Mounted as holy water fonts by the sculptor Pigalle, they are kept today in the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris. Provenance: Cabinet d'un curieux, collection of a Parisian amateur.
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