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Item | # 0002042721 | Family | Cypraeidae | Name | Zoila jeaniana aurata - WORLD’S HEAVIEST DWARF , Raybaudi, 1979 |
Size | 60.3 mm |
Locality | Australia |
Note | EXTRA SPECIAL SALE - PART 2: Part two of my extra special sale comprised entirely of exceptional specimens from my private collection, representing highlights of my collecting and dealing career. Another opportunity to acquire outstanding and unique seashells from one of the world’s pre-eminent collections. ZOILA JEANIANA AURATA: It is the opinion of several Australian Zoila connoisseurs, (including Martin Hiscock, the late Peter Clarkson, and myself), that this is the heaviest, most hypermature specimen known of the true dwarf, Taiwanese trawled aurata. The extent of its marginal and ventral callosity cannot be conveyed visually, and although the above images give some idea as to its magnitude, its unbelievable weight to size ratio can only be fully appreciated ‘in the hand’. As a result of this ultra-dense deposition of shell material, the margins rise to an extraordinary extent, encroaching upon the dorsum. The specimen also exhibits supreme symmetry and elegance of form, with steep dorsal acclivity both anteriorly and posteriorly, creating a distinctly triangular, ‘humped’ appearance when viewed from a lateral perspective. Exquisite subtle colours: cream, lemon, tan and white, with peach-orange terminals. Spire completely enveloped in nacre. Obtained during the legendary Taiwanese trawling operations off the northern coast of Australia in the 1970s, and never available since. Exceptionally well-curated, with the appearance of having been collected this year. A true opportunity to acquire a ‘world’s best’ example and an extremely high value Zoila via unreserved auction. Size: 60.3 mm (length). Grading: Gem. Data: Off northern, (Point Maud region?), coast of Western Australia, Australia; upon sand substrate; c.100 m; trawled; 1970s. Provenance: JES private collection; Melbourne/London. |
Seller | JES (1236) -
Register to view Feedback | Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
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Currency of this item | EURO |
Start Price | 1,00 € |
Current Price | 1550,00 € - offered by Hyperborea83 - Auction closed -
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