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The ellipsoidal staircase of Palazzo Mannajuolo,
Via Filangieri, Chiaia, Naples, Italy.
Palazzo Mannajuolo represents one of the most successful examples of liberty architecture in the city of Naples. The building was built and designed by Giulio Ulisse Arata between 1909 and 1911.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margaret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

The ellipsoidal staircase of Palazzo Mannajuolo,
Via Filangieri, Chiaia, Naples, Italy.
Palazzo Mannajuolo represents one of the most successful examples of liberty architecture in the city of Naples. The building was built and designed by Giulio Ulisse Arata between 1909 and 1911.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margaret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

The ellipsoidal staircase of Palazzo Mannajuolo,
Via Filangieri, Chiaia, Naples, Italy.
Palazzo Mannajuolo represents one of the most successful examples of liberty architecture in the city of Naples. The building was built and designed by Giulio Ulisse Arata between 1909 and 1911.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margaret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

The ellipsoidal staircase of Palazzo Mannajuolo,
Via Filangieri, Chiaia, Naples, Italy.
Palazzo Mannajuolo represents one of the most successful examples of liberty architecture in the city of Naples. The building was built and designed by Giulio Ulisse Arata between 1909 and 1911.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margaret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Cornelis van Bellekin (Amsterdam, circa 1625-1711), Sculptor. Engraved Nautilus, mounted in a cup, circa 1675. Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited 2022
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margaret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Cornelis van Bellekin (Amsterdam, circa 1625-1711), Sculptor. Engraved Nautilus, mounted in a cup, circa 1675. Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited 2022
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margaret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Cornelis van Bellekin (Amsterdam, circa 1625-1711), Sculptor. Engraved Nautilus, mounted in a cup, circa 1675. Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited 2022
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margaret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Cornelis van Bellekin (Amsterdam, circa 1625-1711), Sculptor. Engraved Nautilus, mounted in a cup, circa 1675. Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited 2022
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margaret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Beautiful Ewer in mother - of-pearl marquetry, mounted
in gilded copper, garnets and turquoises.
Gujarat, early 16th century. Mounting: Naples, circa 1640
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margaret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Beautiful Ewer in mother - of-pearl marquetry, mounted
in gilded copper, garnets and turquoises.
Gujarat, early 16th century. Mounting: Naples, circa 1640
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margaret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Beautiful Ewer in mother - of-pearl marquetry, mounted
in gilded copper, garnets and turquoises.
Gujarat, early 16th century. Mounting: Naples, circa 1640
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margaret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Beautiful Ewer in mother - of-pearl marquetry, mounted
in gilded copper, garnets and turquoises.
Gujarat, early 16th century. Mounting: Naples, circa 1640
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margaret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

18th-century marble viscera box with a centrally placed decorative scallop shell. 19th-century wooden lid.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

18th-century marble viscera box with a centrally placed decorative scallop shell. 19th-century wooden lid.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

18th-century marble viscera box with a centrally placed decorative scallop shell. 19th-century wooden lid.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

18th-century marble viscera box with a centrally placed decorative scallop shell. 19th-century wooden lid.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Unique Pendant earrings by A. Codognato, crafted in 18-carat yellow gold and set with diamonds and rock crystal, featuring carved mammoth bone elements in the form of a prisoner’s skeleton, a seashell, an open book, and a heart.

By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Unique Pendant earrings by A. Codognato, crafted in 18-carat yellow gold and set with diamonds and rock crystal, featuring carved mammoth bone elements in the form of a prisoner’s skeleton, a seashell, an open book, and a heart.

By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Unique Pendant earrings by A. Codognato, crafted in 18-carat yellow gold and set with diamonds and rock crystal, featuring carved mammoth bone elements in the form of a prisoner’s skeleton, a seashell, an open book, and a heart.

By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Unique Pendant earrings by A. Codognato, crafted in 18-carat yellow gold and set with diamonds and rock crystal, featuring carved mammoth bone elements in the form of a prisoner’s skeleton, a seashell, an open book, and a heart.

By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

The Finnish Museum of Natural History in Helsinki.
A magnificent spiral staircase connects the various exhibition spaces.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

The Finnish Museum of Natural History in Helsinki.
A magnificent spiral staircase connects the various exhibition spaces.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

The Finnish Museum of Natural History in Helsinki.
A magnificent spiral staircase connects the various exhibition spaces.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

The Finnish Museum of Natural History in Helsinki.
A magnificent spiral staircase connects the various exhibition spaces.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry / Margret Hull
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Beautiful! Sculpture by Malgorzata Chodakowska
Brachiopod lady! This reminds me of Iris Van Herpen's clothing designs.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Beautiful! Sculpture by Malgorzata Chodakowska
Brachiopod lady! This reminds me of Iris Van Herpen's clothing designs.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Beautiful! Sculpture by Malgorzata Chodakowska
Brachiopod lady! This reminds me of Iris Van Herpen's clothing designs.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Beautiful! Sculpture by Malgorzata Chodakowska
Brachiopod lady! This reminds me of Iris Van Herpen's clothing designs.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Victorian Neotrigonia Shell Trident Brooch, in original scallop-shaped box. C1880.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Victorian Neotrigonia Shell Trident Brooch, in original scallop-shaped box. C1880.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Victorian Neotrigonia Shell Trident Brooch, in original scallop-shaped box. C1880.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Victorian Neotrigonia Shell Trident Brooch, in original scallop-shaped box. C1880.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry
#Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

17th-century engraved nautilus cup by master engraver, Cornelis Bellekin (circa 1625-before 1711), Netherlandish, Amsterdam.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

17th-century engraved nautilus cup by master engraver, Cornelis Bellekin (circa 1625-before 1711), Netherlandish, Amsterdam.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

17th-century engraved nautilus cup by master engraver, Cornelis Bellekin (circa 1625-before 1711), Netherlandish, Amsterdam.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

17th-century engraved nautilus cup by master engraver, Cornelis Bellekin (circa 1625-before 1711), Netherlandish, Amsterdam.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Attributed to Ottavio or Dionisio Miseroni: Sea snail-shaped cup with Neptune.
Made of green agate with gold base, stem, and bands, dated 1620-30, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Attributed to Ottavio or Dionisio Miseroni: Sea snail-shaped cup with Neptune.
Made of green agate with gold base, stem, and bands, dated 1620-30, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Attributed to Ottavio or Dionisio Miseroni: Sea snail-shaped cup with Neptune.
Made of green agate with gold base, stem, and bands, dated 1620-30, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Attributed to Ottavio or Dionisio Miseroni: Sea snail-shaped cup with Neptune.
Made of green agate with gold base, stem, and bands, dated 1620-30, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Carved Fluted Clam Shell. Italy, 700-600 BC.
What a sensuous object and to have survived in one piece!
A woman's face stares out from this clam shell, the ripples of the shell's back swirling like the lady's windblown cloak. The shell once held perfume or was used to mix make-up. British Museum.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Carved Fluted Clam Shell. Italy, 700-600 BC.
What a sensuous object and to have survived in one piece!
A woman's face stares out from this clam shell, the ripples of the shell's back swirling like the lady's windblown cloak. The shell once held perfume or was used to mix make-up. British Museum.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Carved Fluted Clam Shell. Italy, 700-600 BC.
What a sensuous object and to have survived in one piece!
A woman's face stares out from this clam shell, the ripples of the shell's back swirling like the lady's windblown cloak. The shell once held perfume or was used to mix make-up. British Museum.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Carved Fluted Clam Shell. Italy, 700-600 BC.
What a sensuous object and to have survived in one piece!
A woman's face stares out from this clam shell, the ripples of the shell's back swirling like the lady's windblown cloak. The shell once held perfume or was used to mix make-up. British Museum.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Carved rock crystal, enamelled gold mounts, precious stones. Metropolitan Museum, New York.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Carved rock crystal, enamelled gold mounts, precious stones. Metropolitan Museum, New York.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Carved rock crystal, enamelled gold mounts, precious stones. Metropolitan Museum, New York.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

Carved rock crystal, enamelled gold mounts, precious stones. Metropolitan Museum, New York.
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

This has to be one of my favourite engraved nautilus cups by the Master Carver, Cornelius Bellekin.
The intricate details of scenes depicting "The Marriage of Neptune and Amphitrite" and the "Birth of Venus" are extraordinary. Wien (Vienna), Austria Date: 1699
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

This has to be one of my favourite engraved nautilus cups by the Master Carver, Cornelius Bellekin.
The intricate details of scenes depicting "The Marriage of Neptune and Amphitrite" and the "Birth of Venus" are extraordinary. Wien (Vienna), Austria Date: 1699
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

This has to be one of my favourite engraved nautilus cups by the Master Carver, Cornelius Bellekin.
The intricate details of scenes depicting "The Marriage of Neptune and Amphitrite" and the "Birth of Venus" are extraordinary. Wien (Vienna), Austria Date: 1699
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces

This has to be one of my favourite engraved nautilus cups by the Master Carver, Cornelius Bellekin.
The intricate details of scenes depicting "The Marriage of Neptune and Amphitrite" and the "Birth of Venus" are extraordinary. Wien (Vienna), Austria Date: 1699
By #TheDecorativeWorldOfShellArtistry #Architecture #Design #Style #Nature #Art #Artist #Photo #Photographer #Urbanism #City #Village #Staircases #History #Histoire #Abandoned #AbandonedPlaces