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a close up of a sculpture of a crab on a pedestala crab that is sitting on top of a black pedestala close up of a sculpture of a crab on a standa glass display case with a snail inside of it
Maître Cyril DUVAL

680 - A large specimen of a decapod crustacean of the family Pagur…
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Estimate €150 - €180
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Description
A large specimen of a decapod crustacean of the family Paguridae, known as the hermit crab (Dardanus megistos), collected in the Philippines, housed in a marine gastropod shell of the family Tonnidae, associated with: Crustaceans of the Pollicipedidae family, of the species known as the thumb-foot (Pollicipes pollicipes) A clutch of eggs from a marine gastropod mollusc of the Muricidae family, of the species giant murex (Chicoreus ramosus) A specimen of Gorgonia spp (Gorgonacea spp) displayed in a small display case with a wooden base Display case: 23 x 13 cm Crustacean species, marine gastropod shells and Gorgonia spp. not listed under the Washington Convention (CITES), European Union Regulation 338/97 of 9 December 1996 or the French Environment Code. Expert: Michaël COMBREXELLE Provenance: the private collection of Mr S.
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About the sale 📚🦓🦋 LA FLÈCHE Sale 2 – HUNTING: BOOKS, TROPHIES, TAXIDERMY & CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
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Auction time 09/07/2026 at 2:15 PM
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