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French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
and raised on a gilded ormolu base with a sea urchin and shell decoration.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sea Shells

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Victorian Black Vases with Enamel Paint, England
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
. The gold decorations are painted by hand. The themes are about nature, depicting coral and shells
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Sea Shells

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Porcelain

French Louis XV Provencal Style, 19th Century Marble-Top Console Table
Located in Montreal, Quebec
evoking shell, leaf and sea motifs . It is surmounted by a handcrafted, contoured and beveled reddish
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sea Shells

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Marble

Victorian sea shell table, w/marble top
Located in Queenstown, MD
Victorian sea shell table, w/marble top
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19th Century Antique Sea Shells

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Velvet

Lalique, Sea Shell Design Chandeliers
By René Lalique
Located in Fairfax, VA
Rene Lalique seashell design Art Deco chandelier. Four lights 60 watts each. Professionally rewired and ready for installation.
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Sea Shells

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Crystal, Nickel

Unique Hand Crafted Shell Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique Victorian table hand crafted from beautiful sea shells. Stunning detail.
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19th Century English Antique Sea Shells

Fall Grasses and Flowers by Bamboo Fence
Located in New York, NY
Ink, mineral colors, and gofun (sea shell powder) on silk backed with gold leaf (urahaku).
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Sea Shells

Two-Panel Screen, Fall Grasses and Flowers by Bamboo Fence
Located in New York, NY
Ink, mineral colors, and gofun (sea shell powder) on silk backed with gold leaf (urahaku) fall
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Sea Shells

Materials

Silk

Vintage French Chinoiserie Floor lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
with turquoise beads and sea shell trim....
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19th Century Antique Sea Shells

REGENCY GILTWOOD MIRROR
Located in BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY
CANDLEARMS WITH SEA SHELL FORM
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19th Century English Antique Sea Shells

c. 1920 s Bahamian sphinxes
Located in New York, NY
C20507 ARDL A pair of c. 1920's Bahamian sphinxes. Each of these cast stone and sea shell
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Early 20th Century Bahamian Antique Sea Shells

Oldest Volkstedt Porcelain Factory Marked Figurines
By Aelteste Volkstedter Porzellanmanufaktur
Located in Harrisburg, PA
Porcelain mark. One is holding flowers and one listening to a sea shell. Exquisitely hand-painted with gold
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1910s German Baroque Antique Sea Shells

Materials

Porcelain

Assorted 18th and 19th Century French Needlepoint Pillows
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Vancouver, BC
aubussons; two petit point, (one showing one of the fable's of Fontaine); and one woven with sea shells; all
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Late 18th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sea Shells

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Silk, Wool

H&R Daniel Shrewsbury Shape Cup Saucer
Located in London, GB
handpainted summer flowers, various sea shells and corals. The inside of the cup is richly decorated in thick
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1820s English Antique Sea Shells

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Porcelain

19th Century Italian Venetian Grotto Settee Attributed to Pauly et Cie
Located in Dallas, TX
-gray painted settee exhibiting triple sea shell seat, armrests in the form of dolphins and the legs
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19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Sea Shells

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Silver Leaf

Early 19th Century Mahogany Wheel Barometer by J Gatty
Located in Cambridge, GB
dial contained in a Sheraton style case, inlaid with two attractively stylised sea-shells and two
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19th Century English Antique Sea Shells

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Mahogany

Pair of Decorative Panels of Solid Wood
Located in Woodbury, CT
atop 3 carved sea shell forms.
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Late 19th Century British Neoclassical Antique Sea Shells

Materials

Wood

American Masterpiece Oak Griffin R.J. Horner Library Table Desk 1880s Provenance
By R.J. Horner Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
apron of sea shells and foliage having two drawers on one side- the full figured solid oak top is
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Sea Shells

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Oak

Gingko Tree and Seasonal Flowers
By Rimpa School
Located in New York, NY
/> Painting in ink, mineral colors and gofun (ground sea shell powder) on paper with gold and silver leaf.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Sea Shells

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Gold, Silver Leaf

19th Century Golden Hand Carved Sofa from the Louis Phillipe Period 1830-1848
Located in Rome, IT
decorative elements such as leaf patterns and sea shells on the backrest. This piece in particular is of
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19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Sea Shells

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Wood

Art Nouveau Nymph Dragonfly Ceramic Iridescent Art Platter circa 1890 Signed
By Dochreily, Ernst Wahliss, Turn-Teplitz
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
highlighted in gold- the dish is delineated with a sweeping circular pattern and appears as a turbin sea shell
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sea Shells

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Ceramic

19th Century Italian Directoire style mirror with original mercury mirror glass
Located in Rome, IT
well the hand-carved cymatium which features a central stylized sea-shell contoured by curled leaves
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19th Century Italian Directoire Antique Sea Shells

Rare Black Mark Belleek Prince of Wales Covered Ice Bucket
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
dolphins on waves, seaweed, sea shells, etc., supported by three mermaids, on shaped foot, all with many
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1890s Irish Victorian Antique Sea Shells

A Rare Antique Swiss Gold Enamel Jewelled Vinaigrette Box Late 18th C
Located in London, GB
enamelled with a variety of sea shells on a grass bank in bright colours of red, pink, yellow, green, blue
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1780s Swiss Antique Sea Shells

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Gold

Rare Swiss Gold Enamel Jewelled Vinaigrette Box Late 18th C
Located in Kenley surrey, GB
enamelled with a variety of sea shells on a grass bank in bright colours of red, pink, yellow, green, blue
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1780s French Antique Sea Shells

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Gold, Enamel

Bistro Set, Cast Iron Table and Chairs with Shell Sea Horses
Located in Long Island, NY
have been painted recently and are in good condition. The detail of the large central shell and sea
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1920s American Folk Art Antique Sea Shells

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Iron

Pl. IX Manege (Horsemanship)
By Denis Diderot
Located in Florham Park, NJ
encyclopedia was quite inclusive. It had examples of everything from the printing press to sea shells, cheese
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Sea Shells

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Engraving

Terracotta Sea Urchins
By Jee Cancelier
Located in Woodstock, NY
A pair of French terracotta garden statues, depicting male and female putti as sea creatures
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sea Shells

Marked Silver Inkwell Designed in the Shape of a Shell
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
A beautifully crafted marked silver inkwell designed in the shape of a shell, featuring a glass ink
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Late 19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Sea Shells

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Silver

Pair of George II Mahogany Library Armchairs, circa 1755
Located in London, Middlesex
triumph of the Nature goddess Venus whose sacred dolphins that accompanied her sea-shell chariot are
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1750s English Chippendale Antique Sea Shells

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Mahogany

Vietnamese/Southern Chinese Catholic Latin Cross
Located in New York, NY
shell from the South China sea having decorative floral scrolling and Christian religious symbols
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19th Century Vietnamese Chinese Export Antique Sea Shells

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Shell, Wood

Two baroque carved and gilded vertical panels
Located in San Francisco, CA
featuring shells, sea scrolls and a central cluster of fruit, the other featuring sea scrolls, foliage
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Sea Shells

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Mahogany, Pine

Mahogany bed
Located in Madrid, ES
A massive mahogany Ferdinand the 7th style and perid bed with shells and sea dragons. from the
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19th Century Spanish Antique Sea Shells

Carved Giltwood, Verre Eglomise, Pastiglia Crushed Stone Work Casket, C. 1725
Located in London, GB
This extraordinary casket with its complex series of grotesque sea creatures, shells and star
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1720s Sicilian Antique Sea Shells

Italian 19th Century Cast Bronze Avolio Artist Sculpture of Nettuno Napoli Shool
By Eugenio Avolio
Located in Firenze, IT
Beautiful bronze sculpture with dark patina, depicting Neptune the God of the Seas, standing on a
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19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Sea Shells

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Bronze

An Elaborately Carved And Gilded Console Table
Located in New York, NY
and scrolls. The back with a fan based shell with a sea creature emerging from the rocaille. The top
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Sea Shells

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Marble

Venetian Grotto Pedestal or Side Table, Gilded Wood, 19th Century
By Pauly Co.
Located in Paris, FR
. The table is surmounted by a plate in the shape of shell. Rocaille style in appearance, this beautiful
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1870s Rococo Revival Antique Sea Shells

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Wood, Giltwood

Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Match Safe Pendant Necklace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
God and Goddess, griffins, shells and sea serpents. Gorgeous hand engraved monogram on opposite side G
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Sea Shells

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Sterling Silver

Jasperware Buckle, Wedgwood, Matthew Boulton, Circa 1795
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
fertility. According to one legend, Aphrodite emerged from the sea on a shell-borne chariot drawn by
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Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Sea Shells

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Cut Steel

Early 19th Century French Painted Portico Clock
Located in Dublin, IE
marvellous paintings of sea creatures, shells, foliage and insects on a background of black lacquered timber
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1820s French Antique Sea Shells

19th Century Victorian Table Displaying a Bronze Sculpture of a Fisherman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
rare and special bronze sculpture of a fisherman holding a sea shell. An enchanted table to bring
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Sea Shells

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Bronze

English Sea Shell Bird Bath
Located in Austin, TX
An English bird bath (two pieces) featuring a sea shell design top attached to a column base.
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Early 20th Century British Antique Sea Shells

Sterling Silver Mounted Sea Shell
Located in New York, NY
Very unusual, sterling silver - mounted large sea shell, Birmingham, England, 1904, Levi & Salamon
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Early 20th Century English Antique Sea Shells

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Sterling Silver

Big Old Horse Conch Sea Shell
Located in Rochester, NY
Natural history specimen very large old horse conch sea shell measuring 17 inches wide x 9 inches
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Early 20th Century Organic Modern Antique Sea Shells

Materials

Shell

Folk Art Sea Shell Mirror Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One Folk Art sea shell mirror frame from Providence(Rhode Island)on a wooden frame made from a
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Early 20th Century American Antique Sea Shells

Majolica sea shell and coral motif bowl
Located in New York, NY
Majolica sea shell and coral motif bowl
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Early 20th Century French Antique Sea Shells

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Majolica

Swan Centerpiece (Sea Shell with Silver Overlay)
Located in Austin, TX
A fabulous artisan-crafted centerpiece featuring a large natural sea shell mounted with a silver
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Early 20th Century French Antique Sea Shells

Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Sea Shell Centerpiece, Regency Period.
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in Downingtown, PA
porcelain making with a grouping of beautiful naturalistic sea shells representing many different species
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1830s English Regency Antique Sea Shells

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Porcelain

Regency Period Flight, Barr Barr Worcester Sea-Shell Porcelain Plates
By Flight, Barr Barr Worcester
Located in Downingtown, PA
Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester sea-shell decorated porcelain plates, circa 1815 The flight
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1810s English Regency Antique Sea Shells

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Porcelain

Pair of Colored Sea Shell Prints, circa 1889
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Pair of Colored Sea Shell Prints, engraved by J. Miller, circa 1889, naturalist
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1880s English Other Antique Sea Shells

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Paper

Antique English Watercolor and Gouache Still Life with Sea Shells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
exotic sea shells in a centerpiece, expertly arranged and executed in ambitious realism. Presented in a
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sea Shells

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Giltwood, Paint, Paper

Antique English Watercolor and Gouache Still Life with Sea Shells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
exotic sea shells in a centerpiece, expertly arranged and executed in ambitious realism. Presented in a
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sea Shells

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Watercolor, Gouache

19th Century New England Painted Wood Sea Shell Folly
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare and likely unique five tier shell folly in the form of a pyramid or temple filled with sea
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Sea Shells

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Shell, Wood

Antique American "Union Porcelain Works" Sea-Shell Design Oyster Plate, Ca 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique American "Union Porcelain Works" Porcelain Oyster Plate in a Sea-Shell Design, Circa 1880
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Late 19th Century American Antique Sea Shells

Materials

Porcelain

Regency Period Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Sea-Shell Porcelain Plates
By Flight, Barr Barr Worcester
Located in Downingtown, PA
Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester sea-shell decorated pair of porcelain plates, circa 1815. The
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1810s English Regency Antique Sea Shells

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Porcelain

Pair Framed Hand-Colored Engravings of Sea Shells, France, circa 1850
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Pair of framed hand-colored Engravings of Sea Shell, France, circa 1850. These prints are from the
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Sea Shells

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Paper

Double Sailor s Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine"
Located in Downingtown, PA
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine", Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885
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Early 20th Century Bajan Folk Art Antique Sea Shells

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Shell

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Antique Sea Shells For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique sea shells available for sale. Each of these unique antique sea shells was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, shell and porcelain. Antique sea shells have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique sea shells made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Regency — are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique sea shells have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Chamberlains Worcester, Royal Worcester and Flight, Barr Barr Worcester are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Sea Shells?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,600, while they’re typically $75 on the low end and $42,000 highest priced.