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French 1790s Walnut Side Table with Side Drawer, Curving Legs and Carved Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
features a rectangular top with serpentine front, sitting above an apron carved with a medallion, a shell
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Late 18th Century French Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Walnut

Antique Pair of French Régence Style Carved Mahogany Arm Chairs, c. Early 19th C
Located in Westfield, MA
, raised on substantial cabriole legs with shell-carved knees and a shaped x-stretcher base typical of the
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Mid-19th Century French Regency Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Mahogany

Early 20th Century French Regence Carved Mirror with Chest of Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
exemplifies the style of central France with a floral carvings and noticeable artistic character. The carved
Category

Early 19th Century French Régence Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Mirror, Wood

A large and richly carved French 18th century Louis XV period Walnut settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rocaille shells. With down swept sides and an exquisite double 's' scroll shape with carved leaves and
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Walnut

Jill Garber 19th Century Hand Carved Bacchante Cameo Bolo in Sterling Silver
By Jill Garber
Located in Saginaw, MI
Collection Bolo necklace features a superb hand-carved, late nineteenth century Venetian Sardonyx shell cameo
Category

1890s American Romantic Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Other, Sterling Silver

Dutch 1793s Carved Oak Buffet À Deux-Corps with Glass Doors and Pewter Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Dutch oak buffet à deux-corps from the late 18th century, with glass doors, canted sides, carved
Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Glass, Oak

19th Century Middle Eastern Egyptian Moorish Corner Chairs
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Egyptian corner chairs with Moorish hand carved walnut inlaid with shell, the seat featuring a carved eight
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Late 19th Century Egyptian Moorish Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Wood, Shell

Sag Harbor Whale Scrimshaw Cribbage Board
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Authentic Scrimshaw carved into and antique tortoise shell with brass legs. Carved aboard the Ship
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Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Burmese Mandalay Seated Buddha, Red Lacquered, Gilt and Embellished, 19th c
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous and serene Burmese carved teak wood figure of a seated Buddha, Mandalay style and of the
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Late 19th Century Burmese Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Shell, Glass, Teak, Lacquer

Antique French Palais Royal Mother of Pearl Clam Necessaire Etui Sewing Box
By Palais Royal
Located in Northampton, GB
Royal Necessaire Etui. The Etui of rare clam shell shape framed in ormolu with engraved mother of pearl
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Early 19th Century French Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Silver

Austrian Mother of Pearl Etui Sewing Box with London Scene by Balthasar Wigand
Located in Northampton, GB
, Mother of pearl is an organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Shell

George III English Red Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
tasselled key. Tortoiseshell describes a type of decorative material made from the shells of certain
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Shell, Wood

Pair of Japanese Abalone And Lacquer Inlaid Kiri Hibachis With Copper Inserts
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pair of Japanese Abalone and Lacquer Inlaid Kiri Hibachis with copper inserts, Late Meiji period, early 20th century. Signed. The images of birds and flowers are artistically inlai...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Shell

Bronze Jewelry-Casket with Ornate Etchings and Cameos Inlaid by Tahan of Paris
By Tahan Paris
Located in Soquel, CA
Bronze Jewelry-Casket with Ornate Etchings and Cameos Inlaid by Tahan of Paris Gorgeously detailed jewelry box by Tahan of Paris. There are four Cameos bezel set on three sides of t...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Palais Royal Musical Writing Box
By Palais Royal
Located in Northampton, GB
matching mirror sides. The lid of the Writing Box is mounted with a central carved mother of pearl
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Ormolu

Persian Engraved Ghalam-Zani Brass Islamic Vases with Wooden Wall Brackets
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
elaborate designs and presented on hand crafted wooden Arabian brackets inlaid with shell and Syrian
Category

19th Century Egyptian Moorish Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Brass

Pair of Japanese Edo Period Musha Ningyo Courtier Dolls
Located in Austin, TX
refinement, among others, are on clear display. Crafted in typical ningyo fashion of carved wood, the faces
Category

Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Shell, Brocade, Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Antique Rosewood Inlaid Writing Box by Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer. It is the same material that natural pearls are made
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Shell, Wood, Satinwood

Victorian Coromandel Inlaid Writing Box by Hausburg with Secret Compartment
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer. It is the same material that natural
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Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Brass

Antique French Palais Royal Mulberry Sewing Box
By Palais Royal
Located in Northampton, GB
organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer. It is the same
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Early 19th Century French Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Gold, Cut Steel

Italian Folk Art Fish Sculpture from 18th/19th Century Fragments Found Objects
Located in Forney, TX
driftwood, shell, and carved giltwood, displayed on a black painted stand Dimensions: (approx) 21" High, 31
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18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Shell, Driftwood, Giltwood, Reclaimed Wood

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 ...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Shell

Antique English Rosewood Inlaid Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Pearl is an organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer. It
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Silver

Antique Georgian Amboyna Sewing Box
By William Dobson
Located in Northampton, GB
Veneered in Amboyna Wood From our Sewing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Amboyna Sewing Box. The Sewing Box of rectangular shape veneered in Amboyna with a circular mo...
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Bone, Shell, Amboyna

Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
and domed lid. The Mother of Pearl with finely engraved decoration and Abalone shell iridescent dots
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

18th Century Italian Architectural Element with Hand-Cast Plaster Angels
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf architectural element with a pair of hand-cast plaster
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Gold Leaf

Middle Eastern 19th Century Inlaid Moorish Folding Chair
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
inlays. Inlaid with shell stars and moon designs, hand carved with Arabic calligraphy writing and
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Late 19th Century Turkish Moorish Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Wood, Shell

Antique Flemish Dutch Antwerp Red Tortoiseshell Box Cabinet Chest On Stand
Located in Forney, TX
tortoise shell veneer, coveted for its bright amber hued brownish red coloring, distinct patterns and
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Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell, Rosewood, Horn, Wood, Ebony

A rare scrimshaw decorated horn signed by C.H. Wood
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
exhibited his carved shells at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and the International Exhibition of 1862. A
Category

19th Century English Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Horn

17th Century Italian Florence Fragment Vase with a Mica Cluster Garnets
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian fragment mounted with mica cluster with garnets on a petrified wood base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Florence Fragment Candlestick with Fishtail Selenite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
decorated with chalcedony rosettes and ecphora shells. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Rock Crystal, Crystal, Gold Leaf

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Fragment Mounted on Phantom Optical Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment with gold mica and baroque pearls on a phantom optical calcite base. The fragment originally came from a historical church in Italy. It is adorned with...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Pair of 17th Century Italian Florence Fragments with Citron and Ammonite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' bases from Tuscany topped with polished ammonites and adorned with citron crystal quartz points. These fragments are from a church in...
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17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Florence Fragment with Smokey Crystal Quartz and Ammonite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century candlestick base from Tuscany mounted with a coordinating ammonite and dark, smoky quartz crystal point. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and sav...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz

A rare scrimshaw decorated horn Signed and inscribed by the base by C. Wood
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
exhibited his carved shells at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and the International Exhibition of 1862. A
Category

1860s English Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Horn

Fine quality antique regency rosewood centre table
Located in Ipswich, GB
carved detailing with a central shell motif and curved scroll work opening to reveal a single long drawer
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19th Century Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Rosewood

Middle Eastern Moorish 19th Century Folding Chair
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
and mother of pearl, shell inlays. Arabian Syrian style folding chair inlaid with mother of pearl
Category

19th Century Egyptian Moorish Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

18th Century Italian Florence Fragment Candlestick Base with Fossil Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base with fossil coral and coordinating shells
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Coral, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian "Young John the Baptist" Framed in a Fluorite Gold Frame
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Young John the Baptist" painting framed with purple and yellow fluorite. The painting original came from Tuscany and depicts him as a young man with a lamb. Thi...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Louis XIV Boulle Marquetry Tortoiseshell Gilt Bronze Inkwell Desk Stand
Located in Forney, TX
(1642-1732) style marquetry inlaid tortoise-shell sculptural encrier (inkstand). Guaranteed to elevate
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu, Brass

Japanese Rare Antique Inlaid Smoking Tansu, Complete 1850
Located in South Burlington, VT
mother of pearl inside the shell, into the carved surface of lacquer or wood, or a craft made by using
Category

19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Italian Florence Fragment with an Ammonite and Crystal Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base mounted and adorned with quartz crystals and topped with an ammonite. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was fo...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Rock Crystal, Coral, Gold Leaf

19th Century Victorian Carrara Marble Mantel Keystone
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th Century Victorian carrara marble mantel keystone with a carved scallop shell. This is a
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Late 19th Century American Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Carrara Marble

NAPOLEON III Paris 1860 Travel Foldable Writing Desk Box In Precious Woods Aba
By Napoléon III
Located in Miami, FL
Cedar. The box is decorated with a frame of mosaics designs, made up with inlaid of pieces carved from
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Leather, Shell, Wood

Delightful Pair Of Hand-Painted Antique Florentine Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
a fine deep Avocado base paint with Scroll and Foliate accents on corner blocked carved frames
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Fabric, Wood

19th-Century French Louis XV Revival Lingerie Cabinet – The Roseroot
Located in Rolling Hills Estates, CA
legs with shell-carved knees anchor the form with quiet grandeur, while paneled walnut sides reveal
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Late 19th Century Unknown Rococo Revival Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Wood

18th Two-tiered Display Table in Wood, Glass and Brass, France.
Located in Marbella, ES
with a circular tempered glass top. The shell, carved from wood and finished in gold leaf, showcases
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18th Century Spanish Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century French Louis XV Oak Settee
Located in High Point, NC
wonderfully detailed pierced back with three seats with shell hand carved decorations at the top central
Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Oak

An Antique Italian Marble Renaissance Revival Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
eagles and  inner slips of carved grapevine. All beneath deep and generous shell with carved egg and dart
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique French Baroque Fireplace Mantel
Located in Sheffield, MA
-- finely carved detailed shell, foliage, scrolled swags, supported on wide plinths. The spandrels with
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Wood

Antique French Louis XV Parquet Walnut Library Table ~ Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
finial. All four aprons are beautifully carved as well, depicting stylized shell and foliate motifs. A
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Black Slate Fireplace Mantlepiece
Located in London, GB
1880 And Hand Carved From Welsh Slate. The Corbels Are Hand Carved With Typical Shells Below Which Was
Category

19th Century European Victorian Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Stone, Slate

Pair Regence Fauteuils Armchairs Original Side Chairs Aubusson Tapestry Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
, richly carved with acanthus leaves, shells, crosspieces.They rest on curved legs, the front belt and the
Category

Early 18th Century French Regency Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Walnut

Antique Louis XV Fireplace Mantel in Rosso Levanto Marble
Located in New York, NY
and fluidity of the Louis XV style. The serpentine apron features a boldly carved central coquille
Category

Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Marble

George II Giltwood Banquet Chair
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine George II gilt-wood banquet chair with a classical rake to the back on acanthus and shell
Category

18th Century British Neoclassical Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of cane armchairs - Louis XV period - 18th century
By Jean-Baptiste Cresson, Tassinari
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Pair of cane armchairs, Louis XV period, mid 18th century circa 1750. Carved Rococo shells and
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Silk, Oak

Antique French Country Bin On Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
deep scalloped skirt rail is carved with a shell motif framed by floral vines on the front
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19th Century French Provincial Antique Carved Shell

Materials

Wood

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Antique Carved Shell For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique carved shell available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, shell and stone, every antique carved shell was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique carved shell, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique carved shell, those designed in Louis XV, Rococo and Baroque styles are of considerable interest. Interi, A. Schmidt and Andrianna Shamaris each produced at least one beautiful antique carved shell that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Carved Shell?

The average selling price for an antique carved shell at 1stDibs is $3,158, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $48,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Carved Shell
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Antique carved wood can be identified by how it is made. Antique carvings were done by hand, so nicks and cuts will indicate carvings completed with a plane or knife. In addition, hand-carved wood will not be uniform or have perfect symmetry. Always works with a certified appraiser to determine the exact date and value of an item. Find a variety of antique carved wood furniture and decor on 1stDibs.