Melo umbilicatus

Natural Loofah sponge, from Turkey, in a dark green high gloss lacquered wood base.

These sponges are produced in nurseries and exported all over the world due to their high quality.

A beautiful glass dome with small Gorgonia from de Indo-Pacific, 3 corals Montipora sp., 6 Conus betulinus and 3 Conus figulinus all from Philippines.

Combined shapes and colours make this glass dome a beautiful decor piece.

A great decor item, displaying 18 white specimens of coral, shells, urchins and other exotic marine animals in a big glass dome.

Supplied with full data of all specimen.

A One of a Kind piece!

This species of Spongia came from the Florida Keys.

It is a very healthy population once from many years they are fished commercially for bath sponges, these are special pieces turned into great decor objects. The sponges feed on microorganisms that they filter and their larvae are taken by the sea movements making them widespread. Taken by divers from 5 to 40 meters deep.

Mounted in a black lacquered wood stand.

White deep sea marine shells glass dome with beautiful species:

Argonauta argo

Fusinus colus

Xenophora pallidula

Siratus alabaster

Corculum cardissa (2)

Trisidus torquatus

Chama lazarus

Sand dollar urchin (2) 

Sea biscuit urchin. 

Great natural decor piece! 

Euplectella aspergillum is a transparent sponge called "basket of Venus", displayed in a glass dome.

From Asian South China Sea and Pacific ocean, between 150 and 5000 meters deep.

The sponge clings to the bottom thanks to thousands of "spicules", fine filaments like hair.

Its structure is very resistant of natural fiberglass and bio-silica filaments.

This transparent skeleton is a traditional wedding gift in the Pacific region.

An exceptional Spondylus visayensis in a glass dome.

This is a Museum class specimen with 130mm diameter, taken twenty-five years ago by the late E. Guillot de Suduiraut and in our collection since that.

A rare masterpiece of nature. 

Spondylus usually attach themselves to rocks, corals, anything from time to time we found some surprising attachments, here we have a beautiful Sopndylus echinatus, from Philippines, attached in a black gorgonia trunk, making this piece very special.

Mounted in an acrylic base.

Sea Stars displayed in an open glass vitrine with white lacquered wood base. Composed by one Sugar Star, one Sun Star, one Jungle Star and two Duck stars.

Very colourful and decorative One of a Kind handmade piece.

Syrinx aruanus is the biggest living Gastropod in the world, usually with many scars when it gets bigger.

That makes it very special and rare, with a great quality (F+/ F++),

This one comes from North Western Australia.

Outstanding decor piece in a handmade brass base. 

Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)

Beautiful and very perfect resin replica in big size of this elusive piece protected nowadays.

It can be used as a decor piece, ice bucket or just for display!

Monster Cardium pseudolima in black lacquered wood pedestal.

This specimen in our collections since thirty years, its now very rare and almost impossible to get 115mm size, this one is 150mm.

Exceptional decor and collection item, from Kenya. 

Xenophora pallidula with glass sponge attachments in glass vitrine.

This particular species sometimes can be found with some spectacular attachments, in this case a big size glass sponge among many other deep water shells.

This specimen was found in Punta Engano - Philippines in 1993 from the late Emmanuel G. de Suduiraut.

A live taken specimen of Astraea heliotropium taken from Foveaux Strait - New Zealand, with operculum, uncommon in this condition, in a black lacquered wood base.

A great Charonia variegata from Brazil, big size, perfect pattern, seldom seen like this.

Displayed in a natural brown wood base.

Beautiful Chama handmade glass dome with three Chama lazarus (2 yellow and one pinkish) attached in coral pieces from Bohol Islands, and one superb Chama dunkeri attached in a big Coralliophila radula from Zamboanga.

One of a Kind decor piece!