Black Gorgonian

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. 

A Horned Helmet shell - Cassis cornuta, from Philippines, in a black lacquered wood base.

Cassis cornuta is a species of extremely large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae. This large sea snail is found on sand and coral rubble, often around reefs. 

A beautiful decor shell. 

Pentaceraster alveolatus is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae.

Know as Cushion Sea star, occurs in sandy-rocky intertidal regions and on reef platform at depths of 1 to 60 m.

Feeds on carrion and harmless for humans.

Dived from Jetafe - Bohol Isl. Philippines and mounted in a high gloss beige base. 

Gorgonocephalus - Astrospartus mediterraneus, a fantastic deep sea starfish, in a new design vitrine with grey lacquered wood base.

This one is taken from a deep of 90 meters of Capo Vado, Savona Italy. It is necessary a special technique to dry and to keep it in a perfect shape, turning it a highly decorative and curious species. Sometimes they are attached to sponges and deep water corals.

This species habits until deeps of 800-900 meters.

A One of a Kind handmade piece.

Very decorative pair of polished of Green Abalone, Haliotis fulgens in black laquered wood pedestral.

The polished finishing enances the colours and pattern of this elusive species from Baja California. It is a shinning and colourful species with incredible mother-of-pearl variations.

An exceptional Balanus nubilus with 134mm in a glass dome. 

Very uncommon and seldom seen specially in this size and condition, dived in California Gulf.

Gorgonacea sp. beautiful yellow sea fan, thick branches very robust dived 20 m, from Java – Indonesia.

Great decor item, mounted in black high gloss round wood base.

Sea fan is a Gorgonian, classified in the phylum Cnidaria, mounted in a dark brass base.

Its shape is formed by individual tiny polyps' colonies which are normally erect, flattened, branching and reminiscent of a fan.

A unique piece, exceptional specimen of Black Gorgonia, from an old collection - Black Sea Fan from Indian Ocean.

A giant size glass dome with a selection of nine superb Spondylus.

One Spondylus regius from Philippines, three Spondylus americanus from Brazil, one Spondylus gloriosus visayensis from Philippines, one Spondylus aurantius from Philippines, one Spondylus varius from Philippines and two Spondylus ictericus from Brazil.

Unique One of a Kind decor 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.

Sponge species from Madagascar reefs, mounted in a lack lacquered wood base.

Sponges are beautiful decor items, due to its different shapes and colours.

Sea fan is a Gorgonian, classified in the phylum Cnidaria, mounted in a metal circle.

Its shape is formed by individual tiny polyps' colonies which are normally erect, flattened, branching and reminiscent of a fan.

A unique piece, exceptional specimen of Black Gorgonia, from an old collection - Black Sea Fan from Indian Ocean.

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.

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.

Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) is a giant species of sponge found in the Indo-Pacific coral reefs. It commonly occurs at depths ranging from over 10 meters to 120 meters and can grow up to a diameter of 1.8 meters. The sponge typically exhibits a brownish-red to brownish-gray coloration, with a hard or stony texture. Due to its impressive size and estimated lifespan of hundreds to possibly thousands of years, the giant barrel sponge has earned the nickname "redwood of the reef." It displays a variable form, often appearing as a large, firm, barrel-shaped structure with a cone-shaped cavity at the top called the osculum. These sponges make beautiful decorative pieces. The specimen in question originates from Luzon, Philippines.

A colorful marine glass dome displaying an Acropora humilis coral, two Sugar Sea stars, two Alphonso Sea urchins, one purple sea urchin, two white knobbed urchins and two Mithrodia clavigera. 

Beautiful decor piece for sea lovers!