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Contemporary one of a kind Nocturne Shell Room Divider
Located in 1204, CH
With a keen interest in the uncomfortable relationship between intimacy and voyeurism, Middernacht & Alexander thrive on investigating the psychological aspects of everyday life. Per...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Andrianna Shamaris Shell Inlaid Wheel in Teak Wood, Organic Modern
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Hand cut pieces of mother of pearl shell are carefully inlaid into this antique teak wood wheel
Category

2010s Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Hand-Blown Murano Shell in Amber with 24-karat Gold Flecks
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This hand-blown Murano shell in amber radiates timeless elegance, crafted by Venetian artisans with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Set Of Three Lacquered Tessellated Egg Shell Spheres, Mid 20th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of three graduated spheres with a wonderful eggshell lacquered finish in a triangular patterns. Clearly hand carved, none are exact spheres which only adds to their charm. This a...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Eggshell

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Green Biomorphic Shell Design on Metal Wood Stand
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A unique Mid-Century Modern decorative ceramic item showcasing a biomorphic shell design. The
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Tria Chair, Black Plywood Shell, Golden Legs, Minimalist Icon Made in italy
By Lorenz+Kaz
Located in Milan, Lombardy
An iconic chair with a plywood shell, in wood veneered (natural or lacquered). Combined with the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Oak, Plywood

Woven Mandala Blue Jade (Med I), dark shell inspired glass artwork by Layne Rowe
By Layne Rowe
Located in London, GB
'Woven Mandala Blue Jade (Med I)' is a unique handblown, sculpted and cut glass sculpture by the
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Woven Mandala Blue Jade (Med III), a shell inspired glass artwork by Layne Rowe
By Layne Rowe
Located in London, GB
'Woven Mandala Blue Jade (Med III)' is a unique handblown, sculpted and cut glass sculpture by the
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Tria Chair, Oak Shell, Black Chrome Metal Legs, Minimalist Icon Made in Italy
By Lorenz+Kaz
Located in Milan, Lombardy
An iconic chair with a plywood shell, in wood veneered (natural or lacquered). Combined with the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Oak, Plywood

Vintage Boho Hand Carved Wooden Lady With Nautilus
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
lady holding a large beautiful shell. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
Category

Late 20th Century Bohemian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses on Boulle Stands 32"(81cm)
By Guillaume Coustou
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive striking pair of French bronze Marly horses after Guillaume Coustou the elder 1677-1746. Mounted on ebonized, boulle inlaid pedestals. Batch 80 N/H
Category

Antique 19th Century French Classical Greek Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Sago Peg, Abelam/Wosera People, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sago peg, tapak, Abelam/Wosera people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Sago pegs are used to secure a screen mesh during the preparation of sago flour. This example depicts a ...
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Ceramic sculpture cup by Annick Bailly
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bailly. With its abstract, shell-like form, this sculpture has links with Georgia O'Keeffe and Valentine
Category

2010s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Abstract Sculpture "Relationship" Cycle Locked in a Shell
Located in GDAŃSK, PL
Multidimensional, surreal ceramic sculptures with anthropomorphic shapes Challenge evolutionary
Category

2010s Polish Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Pink Pearl" inside its yellow and pink shell sculpture
By Marilyn Davidson
Located in New York, NY
Pink Pearl of the title rests inside its yellow and pink ‘shell’ form. Outside, the shell is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Rubber, Plaster, Wood, Oil

Glass Shell
By Brad Abrams
Located in San Antonio, TX
Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1965, Abrams received his formal education at the California College of the Arts, studying under Marvin Lipofsky. He was further influenced under t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Abstract Sculpture, Ceramic, Raku, Cycle Locked in a Shell
Located in GDAŃSK, PL
Multidimensional, surreal ceramic sculptures with anthropomorphic shapes challenge evolutionary
Category

2010s Polish Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

“What Remains”, golden ceramic shells
By Elaine Lorenz
Located in New York, NY
What Remains, two curving golden ceramic shells, open to reveal clusters of empty pods. Always
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Black Shell
By Brad Abrams
Located in San Antonio, TX
Warm glass sea shell sculpture made of recycled, smokey award glass in custom metal stand. Born
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Shell Dance 4" translucent conch shell form in deep reds pirouettes on a point
By Howard Kalish
Located in New York, NY
Shell Dance 4, translucent conch shell form in deep reds, pirouettes on a center point To Kalish
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Lacquer

Egg-shell star burst
By Tim Hawkinson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Medium: egg shells and cyanoacrylate Tim Hawkinson is a master at conjuring both organic and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Clam Shell with Stars
By Moe Spector
Located in New York, NY
Carved Mimosa wood
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

"Nature Morte", curving circle of black and red ceramic shells
By Elaine Lorenz
Located in New York, NY
Nature Morte, black and red iron oxide empty shells sit in a circle, their stems and open rims
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Shell Dance 11" translucent yellow and red swings in animation
By Howard Kalish
Located in New York, NY
Shell Dance 11 translucent yellow and red swings in animation. To Kalish, the most important factor
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Lacquer

"Shell Dance 13" translucent arms swirl in orange, yellow and violet
By Howard Kalish
Located in New York, NY
Shell Dance 13 (Nataraja), translucent organic arms inspired by Indian god Shiva, swirl in orange
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Lacquer

"Shell Dance 12 (Butterfly)" translucent wings flutter in blue, red and yellow
By Howard Kalish
Located in New York, NY
Shell Dance 12 (Butterfly), translucent tropical wings flutter in blue, red and yellow. To Kalish
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Lacquer

"Shell Dance 7" translucent mineral crystal glows in deep reds and blues
By Howard Kalish
Located in New York, NY
Shell Dance 7 (Scholar)translucent mineral crystal glows in deep reds and blues. To Kalish, the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Lacquer

"Shell Dance 15 (Lily)", transparent blossom shimmers in palest pink and green
By Howard Kalish
Located in New York, NY
Shell Dance 15 (Lily), transparent blossom shimmers in palest pink and green. To Kalish, the most
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Lacquer

"Shell Dance 8", translucent mineral crystal glows in yellow, red and violet
By Howard Kalish
Located in New York, NY
Shell Dance 8, translucent mineral crystal glows in yellows, red and violet. To Kalish, the most
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Lacquer

"Shell Dance 5" mythical animal in translucent red swings on multiple legs
By Howard Kalish
Located in New York, NY
Shell Dance 5, translucent red mythical animal, swings on multiple arms and legs. To Kalish, the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Lacquer

"Shell Dance 10 (Dark Lantern)", deep blues and reds glow from the interior
By Howard Kalish
Located in New York, NY
Shell Dance 10 (Dark Lantern), deep blues and reds glow from the interior of this translucent
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Lacquer

Lacquered Wood and Gold Shell Sculpture, Snail
By Dominique Pierrat
Located in Mareil-Marly, Yvelines
Snail-shaped sculpture made of lacquered walnut, eggshell and gold leaf. The precisely calculated
Category

2010s French Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Dark Shell Tree by Alain Mailland wood sculpture
By Alain Mailland
Located in Santa Clarita, CA
, animal, marine, and cosmic. The sculptures seem to pulse with life, echoing the expansive beauty of
Category

2010s Other Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Grey Marble Shell by Angela Hawkins
By Angela Hawkins
Located in London, GB
A grey marble sculpture in the form of a shell by Angela Hawkins Signed with monogram British
Category

Vintage 1980s British Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Contemporary Sculpture Pithváva Praegressus III by Rowan Mersh, 2017
By Rowan Mersh
Located in London, GB
Free-standing sculpture hand-made using Dentalium seashells by English artist Rowan Mersh.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

21st Century Untitled Shell by Laura Soto Acrilic, Resin, Glitter
By Laura Soto
Located in Milan, IT
Wall hanging. Acrilic, resin, glitter. oil, glue, paper, found plastic fragments, house paint, spray paint, ephemera.  
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin

LARGE Tabletop Vintage Armani Glasses Shop Display in Tortoise Shell Case
By Giorgio Armani
Located in Phoenix, AZ
shop display contains both the glasses and its coordinating tortoise shell case.
Category

Late 20th Century American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

“Revolver”, wavy shell swirls in rich browns
By Elaine Lorenz
Located in New York, NY
“Revolver”, its wavy shell in rich browns, displays swirling chambers around the spherical form
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite

"Fragment 3”, layered ceramic shell, swirls in rich browns
By Elaine Lorenz
Located in New York, NY
"Fragment 3”, its layered ceramic shell in rich browns, displays swirling chambers around the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Glass Sculpture Shell
By L.G.
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glass sculpture in opaque white, black, grey, and white
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Large Biomorphic Abstract Bronze Sculpture Phoebe Adams Wall Hanging
Located in Surfside, FL
handcrafted solid cast bronze Biomorphic shell wall sculpture. Abstract exoskeleton theme. This is a corner
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Wood Abstract Sculpture, Shell Shape, Brown Color, France, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is in wood, in brown color. The shape in at the same time, abstract, and in a shell
Category

Vintage 1960s French Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Winter Cloud, White Mixed Media Wall Mounted Sculpture with, Acorns and Shells
By Julie Maren
Located in Kent, CT
This large wall sculpture consists of a diagonal installation of acorn caps on brass pins filled
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Abandoned Shell 2
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Tessellated Stone Sculpture Resembling a Large Shell
By Maitland Smith
Located in Miami, FL
Modern tessellated stone sculpture resembling a large shell, 1990s.
Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Petite Bronze Articulated Oyster Shell French Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming small French bronze articulated bronze oyster sculpture, vide poche. Unsigned.
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Giant Whelk Conch Sea Shell Living Sculpture Air Plant on Spalted Maple Base
Located in Chattanooga, TN
plant is alive, reclaiming the shell as it's home. The living sculpture exhibits the tenacious ability
Category

2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Maple

1970s Vintage Shell Bouquet
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage shell bouquet wrapped in copper wire. Originally purchased at the Laguna Sawdust Festival
Category

Vintage 1970s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Set of Three Cream Shell Coin Sculptures on Stands, Indonesia, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indonesian set of three cream shell coin sculptures on metal bases. Shell coins have
Category

2010s Indonesian Abstract Sculptures

Contemporary Dale Chihuly 4-Piece Glass Sea Shell Art Table Sculpture 1990s Pink
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a pretty and pink, four-piece glass table sculpture, with a sea shell
Category

Vintage 1960s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Woven Mandala No 3, a grey bronze shell-like glass sculpture by Layne Rowe
By Layne Rowe
Located in London, GB
'Woven Mandala No 3' is a unique handblown, sculpted and cut glass sculpture by the British artist
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

18th Century Decorated Italian Candlestick Artifact with a Fossil Clam Shell
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick fragment with a fossil clam shell and honey calcite inclusions
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Early 20th Century Tribal Shell Currency Ring from Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by CALLIE MORGAN OAKES Early 20th Century Shell Currency from Papua New Guinea Made
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Marcello Fantoni Decorative Sea Shell
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Signed Fantoni Italy Decorative Ceramic Sea Shell
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Abstract Spanish Mask on Custom Iron Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Carved coconut shell painted bluish green, with a Picassoesque abstract face. Spanish writing on
Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Zauetts Clear Murano Glass Conch Shell
Located in Astoria, NY
A decorative conch shell in clear, handblown Murano glass by L. Zauetts. Markings include the
Category

20th Century Italian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Shells in Carved Alabaster on Wood Base
Located in Astoria, NY
Sculptural shells, crafted of carved and polished alabaster, mounted on a rich toned wooden base
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

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