Crab Specimen Study

A real starfish in clear resin, arms reaching to the corners, the orange and tan holding and the skin texture still readable. 3 in square, an inch deep.

A brass handle cast as a branch, holding a 2.56 in lens. 9.25 in long, made in Uttar Pradesh. Decorative, but it genuinely magnifies.

Antique woven willow, about 18 in across and 19 in tall with the handle up. Each one is a different basket — patina, size and wear all vary.

An oyster painted on white porcelain, rimmed in 10k gold. 3.75 in across — ring-sized, not snack-sized. Food-safe but hand wash only, and it arrives in a plastic-free gift box.

"Sea la Vie" looped in cobalt script across a blush well, with five painted shells — cone, conch, cowrie, scallop, top shell. Scalloped gold line, white rim, gold dots all the way round. 4.5 in. Food-safe, hand wash only.