A Finely Engraved Turban Shell Featuring a Vignette of the S. S. Great Eastern Steam Ship Attributed to Charles H. Wood

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£3600

This fine work of art has been created from a natural turban shell which has been engraved with a penknife and then inked for contrast. It is highly likely to be the work of the renowned shell and scrimshaw engraver Charles H. Wood. The subject on this shell is a ship portrait of the S. S. Great Eastern , one of Isambard Kingdom Brunel s vessels. Although little is known of Wood s career, our extensive research has revealed that he travelled around the world on the Great Eastern and it was his custom to present one of his engraved shells to the mayors of all the towns and cities at which the v

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A Finely Engraved Turban Shell Featuring a Vignette of the S. S. Great Eastern Steam Ship Attributed to Charles H. Wood

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