Null Specimen of the Great crested newt (Charonia spp)

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Specimen of the Great crested newt (Charonia spp) Species not regulated under CITES, EC Regulation 388/97 and the French Environment Code

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Specimen of the Great crested newt (Charonia spp) Species not regulated under CITES, EC Regulation 388/97 and the French Environment Code

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Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 EUR

Rectangular mirror with red tortoiseshell veneer stave, decorated on the spandrels with gilded copper plates with black patina, love and flowers. Late 17th century. Height: 73 cm - Width: 50 cm Sea turtle shell specimen conforming to CE 338/97 art. 2.w.mc of 09/12/96. Specimen prior to June 1, 1947. However, if leaving the EU, a CITES re-export certificate will be required, at the expense of the future buyer.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

A coin consisting of a small charonia tritonis conch shell and a large braid of dogfish hair. In Kanak culture, coins have a high symbolic and spiritual value. It is designed to be used in a ceremonial setting for political, social and religious purposes, to seal an agreement or a union, and to bind the word. Before a currency can be used, it must be acquired, and both its acquisition and manufacture require a complex process and procedures that must engage the acquirer in thinking in terms of human relationships and alliances, even if it will also require certain material goods (yams or pottery) or some other service in exchange. Giant tritons were used as calling conches and are the very symbol of the sacred breath and the word of the chief. They were threaded onto the tip of the ridge arrows that adorned the large chief's huts, thus redoubling the symbolic importance given to the word of the chief embodied in the arrow. The moment of the offering of a coin such as this, constituted as a calling conch and including a triton in its manufacture, necessarily implied a strong commitment of the word going well beyond solemnity and sealing this moment as a magical and sacred moment. Kanak, New Caledonia Conch (charonia tritonis) , fabric, and braids of dogfish hair. H. 16.5 cm for the triton and approx. 43 cm for the braid. See for a calling conch with dogfish hair braid and triton n° 62 page105 in: Kanak L'Art est une Parole, musée du Quai Branly, Ed. Actes Sud 2013 For Kanak coins, see p. 85 to 93 in: L'art Ancestral des Kanak, Ed. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chartres 2009 Provenance : Jean Roudillon Collection

Estim. 400 - 600 EUR

Red coral* sculpture of the goddess Guanyin holding a branch. Wooden base. CHINA, 20th century. H: 16.5 cm (without base). Gross weight: approx. 296 g (glued to base) (very slight damage and small restoration to one hand). *Red coral (Corallium spp) (Corallidae spp) (NR). Specimen not listed under the Washington Convention (CITES), nor under EC Regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996, nor under the French Environment Code. Resold on wild auction

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