Small silver scallop shell box.

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A silver-plated shell that fits in the palm like a tide-carried treasure. At once delicate and sculptural, this small box evokes the intimacy of personal rituals — a secret — held gently in a form shaped by the sea. It belongs to a moment when utility and ornament merged into quiet objects of desire. The shell, long a symbol of transformation, becomes here a vessel for pause — an invitation to touch, to open, to contain. Its aquatic echoes align with a broader cultural fascination with water: not only as motif, but as metaphor — for impermanence, for preservation, for ecological awareness. A piece that speaks softly, like a seashell held to the ear, reminding us of what drifts beneath the surface. OBJECT SPECIFICATIONS PRODUCT: Small silver scallop shell boxPERIOD: 1960s–1990sMATERIAL: Silver plated, plastic innerCOLOR: SilverTEXTURE: Smooth reflective - polished with scallop ridgesCONDITION: Excellent conditionDIMENSIONS: (+-) Width: 6 cm; Depth: 5.5 cm; Height: 3 cm; Show more