Recent content by pred8er

Hi All, I emailed the company in italy who made the one with the stand (pestelli firenze). "the object in question is a natural shell mounted in silver sterling" I'm still shocked at that price tag though, must be due to the company that made it as they have pieces of art in some very high...

is there a reason why the one with the stand is so expensive (it is expensive to me) Any ideas on the value of the regular abalone shell? thank you very much for the reply

Hello, I was hoping to find out what the attached pictures are. They look like oyster or abalone shells, one has a pearl in it perhaps? The one with the stand has name "pestelli firenze" inscribed on the bottom of the stand. The one with a stand has a price sticker of $2700 USD and the...