Kitsch Style Conch Shell with painted landscape decoration, C20th

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Kitsch Style Conch Shell with painted landscape decoration, C20th

This is a conch form shell which has elaborate painted landscape decoration to the exterior and interior, the design flowing on almost continuously and extending deep into the inside of the piece. Whether necessarily in good taste or not, the skill of the artist is evident and the detailed and colourful riverside scene is continued right inside the interior of the shell. While painted shells are known, there are no immediate comparisons to what we have here and provenance and dating are rather a matter of guesswork. There seems to be a 1950s feel though and the work looks more English than European. A conversation piece perhaps!
Size: Ht 16cm; base diam 6.5cm
Weight: 365gm
Date: 1950s
Condition: Very good condition overall; tiny chip at the top (see image 8)
Estimate: £30 – 40

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