official auction photo of the nautilus table lamp, quarter turn side profile on light grey background with a real polished nautilus shell used as the lampshade

For #NautilusNight
#CephalopodAwarenessDays
Tiffany Studios (NYC, USA)
#Nautilus Table Lamp, c.1905
nautilus shell, gilt bronze, mother of pearl
H 13⅜ in. (34 cm)
www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
#ArtNouveau

"A nautilus shell decorated with vine tendrils cut from the mantle around the sides and four concentric ovals on the underside. Two female heads resting in a rosette are carved from the thickness around the navel. Signed Cbf (Cornelis Bellekin fecit). Northern Netherlands, second half of the 17th century." BK-1957-19-1

"Nautilus shell decorated with floral scrolls cut from the mantle and dolphins cut out of the thickness around the navel. Nautilus shell detached from the (separately preserved) non-original base. Northern Netherlands, second half of the 17th century. Signed Cbf." BK-1957-18-2

#CephalopodAwarenessDays : #NautilusNight :
Cornelis Bellekin (Dutch, c.1625-1711)
1. #Nautilus #shell w/ carved vines, 1650-1700
W 7.5 x D 6 x T 4 cm
id.rijksmuseum.nl/20087753
2. Nautilus shell carved from mother of pearl w/ floral tendrils, 1650-1700
W 6 x D 4 x T 4 cm
id.rijksmuseum.nl/20087758

October 9th- Nautilus Night #slydoesholidays #cat #cats #catsofbluesky #pet #kc #cephalopods #nautilusnight

Resharing for #NautilusNight
#CephalopodAwarenessDays

It is Oct. 9th, 2nd day of the #CephalopodAwarenessDays! Today's observance is #NAUTILUSNIGHT, in which we learn about and celebrate the NAUTILUS. Here are some nautilus in all their glory off the coast of Palau: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot7_...

The nautilus has survived for more than 500 million years with almost no change. Its shell forms a perfect spiral, divided into chambers that act like a natural submarine. Protecting it means keeping alive one of nature’s oldest designs. #nautilusnight

hand coloured illustration of a nautilus. The top illustration shows the shell in full, and the bottom illustration shows a slice of the shell and the chmabers within.

It's #NautilusNight!

To shell-ebrate we have this beautiful illustration of the shell of the chambered nautilus, taken from an 18th Century book on shells by GW Knorr

Tonight we observe #NautilusNight!

This image features the Nautilus pompilius which can be found near reefs in Australia as well as in sites in Micronesia and Japan. The beauty of their shells puts them at risk: they are threatened due to overfishing.

www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40430192