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Amazing Female Cameo Carved Shell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic hand carved shell with a girl carved out. Fine condition.
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Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Shell

Victorian Shell Gold Cameo Brooch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Victorian shell and gold cameo brooch circa 1890. The oval shell carving depicting four
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1890s Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

18k Gold

Highly Detailed Gold Cameo Shell Pendant Brooch
Located in Wallkill, NY
Lovely lady portrayed here. Surround is 14K gold Both a Pin and Pendant, bale folds down behind when worn as a pin Measures 1.08" x.88' wide x .50 high Any questions please ca...
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1920s American Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Art Nouveau Oval Iridescent Purple Shell Sterling Silver Cameo Ring
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This exquisite Art Nouveau oval ring features a mesmerizing iridescent purple shell base and cameo
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Early 20th Century Antique Shell Cameo

Art Deco Rose White Carved Shell Portrait Cameo w/ 14kt White Gold Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous Art Deco cameo was realized in the United States, circa 1925. It features an oval
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

14k Gold

Antique Shell White and Cinnamon Cameo in Silver Bezel, Brooch Pin and Pendant
Located in Milford, DE
An exquisite cameo pin/brooch/pendant accessory. Features a two-tone cameo with a Victorian female
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Sterling Silver

Cameo with Silver Frame, Pendant, circa 1900
Located in Madrid, ES
It has a tear. Cameo with smooth silver frame that has a piece in the top so that it can be worn
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Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Silver

Set of Framed Italian Grand Tour Cameo Plaques
Located in London, GB
Set of framed Italian Grand Tour cameo plaques Italian, 19th Century Height 28cm, width 23.5cm
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Shell

18kt Yellow Gold and Cameo Pendant
Located in Firenze, IT
Cameo on the shell depicting Flora in profile. Size 45mm x 30mm
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1890s Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique 14K Gold Framed Cameo Brooch, Classical Scene of Women and Putti
Located in New Orleans, LA
An antique, early 20th century, superbly carved shell oval bezel cameo, framed in 14K yellow gold
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Gold

Victorian Hard Stone Cameo Diamond Gold Pin
Located in Narberth, PA
that point, there was also the introduction of shell for cameo carving. Renaissance cameos are
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1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Agate, Diamond, 18k Gold

The Three Graces Carved Cameo in Gilt Silver
Located in Montreal, QC
Victorian carved cameo shell of the three graces set in a gold-plated silver mount brooch/pendant
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Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Silver

Victorian Gold-Filled Reversible Cameo Hair Mourning Brooch
Located in Birmingham, AL
This Victorian mourning brooch features a design with a man's head cameo, carved in shell in a
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Late 19th Century Unknown High Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Gold-filled

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Jewelry Casket with Cameos
Located in London, GB
). Carved Cameo Shell Although occasionally used in Roman cameos, the earliest prevalent use of shell for
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Sevres Porcelain, Cameo and Ormolu-Mounted Stationary Box
Located in London, GB
This is an absolutely fabulous antique French Ormolu, Sevres Porcelain, carved cameo shell and
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1870s French Antique Shell Cameo

18kt Yellow Gold and Old Cut Diamond Cameo Pendant, 1850 s
Located in Firenze, IT
Cameo on the shell depicting the woman on profile with gold frame. Lenght 4.5cm
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1850s British Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Victorian 18 Karat Gold Cameo Porcelain Double Portrait Pendant Necklace
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
two portraits of ladies. One is made of carved shell using cameo technique. Another is painted in
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold

Bracelet, Gustaf Möllenborg, Sweden, 1861
Located in Stockholm, SE
This 18 karat gold bangle has a beautiful cameo made out of shell and around the cameo there are 33
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1860s Swedish Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Turquoise

Victorian Shell cameo
Located in Mt. Kisco, NY
A wonderfully carved victorian shell cameo with a 10kt gold frame
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Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

9k Gold

Victorian Shell Cameo c1890
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Lovely Victorian hand-carved Shell Cameo Circa 1890 in 14K Yellow Gold. The gold border hand
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Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

14k Gold

Antique Gold Large Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Antique 14k gold brooch with conch shell cameo. Brooch is 65mm x 56mm. weight - 25.8g
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Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

14k Gold

Georgian Shell Cameo Gold Drop Earrings
Located in London, GB
A pair of Georgian shell cameo drop earrings. Each of the four cameos has a natural pearl surround
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1810s British Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Pearl, 18k Gold

1890s Shell Cameo Enamel Diamond Gold Brooch
Located in Paris, FR
An important shell cameo stylizing a man's face surrounded by green enamel and old cut diamonds on
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Late 19th Century French Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

Victorian Whitby Jet and Shell Cameo Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Antique faceted Whitby jet necklace with hand-carved shell cameo of Medusa (classic Greek
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Antique Shell Cameo Brooch, circa 19th Century
Located in Biarritz, FR
Antique shell cameo brooch set in a lovely ornate gold frame. This portrait cameo is a lovely
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

18k Gold

Antique Gold Shell Cameo Brooch Pin Pendant
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A 10k yellow gold shell cameo brooch that also has an adjustable bale to be worn as a pendant. The
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Early 20th Century Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

10k Gold

Antique Georgian "Cherubs At Play" Shell Cameo Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A fine Georgian cameo ring depicting two winged cherubs frolicking on a rock. The shell cameo is
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

18k Gold, 22k Gold

Very fine 19th century carved shell cameo brooch,
Located in Kortrijk, BE
A very fine 19th century carved shell cameo brooch, depicting Phoebus Apollo and his horses on a
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Late 19th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Shell Cameo

Antique Mid-Victorian Iris Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in Sale, Cheshire
An especially beautiful shell cameo brooch dating from the mid-19th Century. The subject is the
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Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

15k Gold, Yellow Gold

Gold Ring with Shell Cameo, Russia, circa 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Gold ring with shell cameo, Russia, around 1900 14 carat yellow gold Russia, probably around 1900
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Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

14k Gold

Victorian "St. Michael Vanquishing Satan" Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A wonderfully detailed, hand carved shell cameo depicting the painting by the Italian High
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Mid-19th Century Italian Early Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

9k Gold

Archaeological Revival Gold and Shell Cameo Bangle Bracelet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Archaeological Revival gold and shell cameo bangle bracelet, circa 1880, the center section set
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1880s Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

18k Gold, Gold

Antique Late Victorian Shell Cameo Ear Pendants in 15ct Yellow Gold
Located in Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
. Depth; 6mm. Materials: tests as 15ct Yellow Gold Stones: Shell Cameo
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1880s Unknown Late Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Yellow Gold

Antique Victorian Carved Shell Cameo Brooch in 15 Carat Gold
Located in Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
This lovely Cameo brooch shows a picture of a women nurturing a bird carved into the shell. Mounted
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

15k Gold, Yellow Gold

Victorian Shell Cameo and Pearl Pendant Brooch 15 Karat Gold, circa 1890
Located in Lancashire, Oldham
A lovely Victorian shell cameo and pearl pendant and brooch surmounted with pearls displaying a
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1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Natural Pearl, 15k Gold

9 Carat Rose Gold Pink Conch Shell Cameo and Pearl Antique Victorian Brooch
Located in Hamilton, AU
carved pink conch shell cameo accented by natural white seed pearls. The conch shell cameo is a very
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Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold

Antique Victorian Goddess Psyche Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in London, GB
Excellent Quality high-relief shell cameo brooch in a gold mount, circa 1860. The subject is Psyche
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

9k Gold

Victorian Pink and White Conch Shell Cameo Bracelet 14 Karat Gold, Dated 1892
Located in Lancashire, Oldham
A rare Russian victorian 14 karat yellow gold pink & white conch shell cameo bracelet with 7
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1890s Russian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Other, 14k Gold, Gold

Antique Victorian Bacchante Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in London, GB
not to be missed. Material : Sardonyx Shell, 15k gold tested. Size: 2 1/8" by 1 6/8", cameo itself is
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

15k Gold

Oval Carved Shell Cameo Gold Brooch
Located in London, GB
In an 18k Gold twist frame. The subject is an ornate foliate Crown above a well defined Maltese Cross which may well be a reference to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies There is a Gold...
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Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

18k Gold

Later 19th Century Antique Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in Biarritz, FR
Beautiful antique shell oval cameo Napoleon III with the original boxe. It is setting in yellow
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

18k Gold

9 Carat Rose Gold Pink Conch Shell Cameo Scarf and Hat Pin
Located in Hamilton, AU
and white carved shell cameo. The head is attached to a slightly twisted 9 carat rose gold pin. We
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Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold

Antique Victorian "Antinous" Shell Cameo Gold Brooch
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A stunning antique cameo brooch depicting Antinous, the Emperor Hadrian's lover. Hadrian was
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Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

15k Gold

Antique Victorian Goddess Hera Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in London, GB
: Sardonyx Shell, 15k gold tested. Size: 2 1/8" by 1 7/8 ",cameo itself is 1 1/2 " by 1 2/8". Date and Origin
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

15k Gold

Victorian Shell Cameo 14 Karat Gold Bangle
Located in St. Louis Park, MN
Cameos are so intriguing. This one is no exception. The workmanship never ceases to amaze me
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

14k Gold

Antique Victorian Hebe Feeding the Eagle of Zeus Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in London, GB
Museum quality shell cameo brooch depicting Hebe feeding the Eagle of Zeus. This cameo is a triumph
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

15k Gold

Antique Victorian God Mars Shell Cameo Pendant Brooch
Located in London, GB
, all 18K gold. Rarest cameo very desirable collector piece. Material : Sardonyx Shell, 15k yellow gold
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

15k Gold

Antique Silver, Scottish Agate and Shell Cameo Bracelet, 1890s
Located in New York, NY
This rare Victorian Scottish Celtic agate cameo bracelet. Consisting of eight hinged sterling
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19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Antique Victorian Madonna and Child after Raphael Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in London, GB
natural shell lines not visible by naked eye, visible when cameo is backlit. Minor losses of the blue
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

15k Gold

Antique Victorian "Hours Leading the Horses of the Sun" Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in Sale, Cheshire
An impressive larger scale cameo brooch with a gold 3D thistle mount. The cameo itself is
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Mid-19th Century Scottish High Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

9k Gold

19th Century Cameo Earrings
Located in Milano, IT
A pair of antique yellow gold earrings with four shell cameos depicting classical deities
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Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

14k Gold

Mythical Cameo Brooch
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Handmade shell cameo depicting Zeus as an eagle seducing Thalia in a finely detailed yellow gold
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Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

14k Gold

Oversized Cameo Bangle in Original Box
Located in New York, NY
Rare oversized antique shell cameo bangle set in 18kt gold in original fitted box. (Bangle is
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

18k Gold

Georgian “Doves of Pliny” Cameo Brooch
Located in Sale, Cheshire
Pliny". The shell cameo sits in a 15ct gold late Georgian mount, and likely dates to the same era.
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

15k Gold

18 Karat Gold and Saint Michael the Archangel Cameo Ring, Early 20th Century
Located in Bologna, IT
This beautiful jewel is a convertion ring: it indeed borns as an antique shell cameo stickpin (the
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Early 20th Century Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique Georgian Cherub Cameo Scent Bottle Pendant
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A wonderful Georgian period scent bottle, on one side is set a shell cameo of a cherub with flute
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Agate, 15k Gold

Gold Cameo Brooch Portrait of a Woman
Located in Paris, FR
Gold brooch with a shell cameo featuring the bust of a young woman wearing ribbons in her hair. The
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1850s Antique Shell Cameo

Materials

Gold

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Antique Shell Cameo For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the antique shell cameo you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Every item for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using Gold, 14k Gold and Yellow Gold. If you’re looking for an antique shell cameo from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. Creating an antique shell cameo has been a part of the legacy of many jewelers, but those produced by John Brogden and Theodor Fahrner are consistently popular. An antique shell cameo can make for a versatile accessory, but a selection from our variety of 12 Diamond versions can add an especially stylish touch. See these pages for a round cut iteration of this accessory, while there are also oval cut cut and cabochon cut versions available here, too. If you’re browsing our inventory for an antique shell cameo, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and men.

How Much is a Antique Shell Cameo?

On average, an antique shell cameo at 1stDibs sells for $1,950, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $32,000 for the highest priced versions of this item.