09/09/2026
Now this is something a little different… 🐚
A whole collection of fossilised gastropods, still held within their matrix.
I love this piece because rather than looking at one solitary fossil, it feels as though you’re looking at a tiny piece of ancient seabed. The little spiral shells emerge from the sandy-coloured matrix in all directions, some almost completely exposed and others still partly hidden away.
And just look at the detail on those spirals! 🤍
It’s strange to think that these were once living creatures, and now here they are, preserved in stone and sitting in my hand all this time later.
Definitely one for the fossil collectors — or for someone who simply likes the more unusual treasures I manage to find for the shop.
Coming to the website and our little shop of treasures at Middleton Hall Courtyard.