Stilleven met nautilusschelp (Still Life with a Nautilus Shell)

A green metal flask, a green-and-white teapot, a banded nautilus shell, a small spiral shell and a scatter of coffee beans rest on a checked cloth against a soft green ground. The nautilus, once mounted in gold as the prize of a pronkstilleven, glows with mother-of-pearl beside the everyday enamel. Old sea-luxury and kitchen ware, set companionably side by side.