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Ancient Marine Life: Handcolored Fossils of Cephalopods and Corals, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
sea snails with tightly coiled, elongated shells.
The print is a hand-colored engraving from
Category
1840s Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
$209 Sale Price
20% Off
Marine Mollusk Diversity: Sponges, Abalones, Limpets, and Chitons, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
to a species of chiton, which have distinctive eight-plated shells.
The print is from the
Category
1840s Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Shells
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Carmel, CA
Rondal Partridge Silver Gelatin Estate Print
Embossed Imogen Cunningham signature on mat, labeled
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Silver Gelatin
2S Shell
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
1927. Throughout 1927 he took twenty-six still life images of shells, including Nautilus 1927 (Museum
Category
1920s Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$12,000
2S Shell
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
1927. Throughout 1927 he took twenty-six still life images of shells, including Nautilus 1927 (Museum
Category
1920s Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$10,000
1S Shell
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
The most iconic of the Weston shells, throughout 1927 he took twenty-six still life images of
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$12,000
14S ~ Two Shells
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
facsimile signature on back of mount. Printed later by Edward's son, Cole Weston.
Category
1920s Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Pair of Worcester Barr Flight Barr Porcelain Saucers with Bat-Printed Shells
By Barr, Flight
Barr Worcester
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
interest in scientific research and rendering. Conchology, or the study of shells, became especially
Category
Early 19th Century British Empire Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Porcelain
Two Shells, 1927 - Edward Weston (Photography)
By Edward Weston
Located in London, GB
Two Shells, 1927 - Edward Weston (Photography)
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered '14S' in pencil
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Four Prints of Shells from Perry
s Conchology
By George Perry
Located in New York, NY
Four prints of shells by George Perry from Conchology, or, The natural history of shells... London
Category
1810s English Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood
42 Hand-Colored Antique Prints of Shells by William Wood
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in San Antonio, TX
42 hand-colored, antique prints by William Wood. Published in the book "General conchology , A
Category
1810s Academic Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Etching
Solen. Plate 33. (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
WILLIAM WOOD
General Conchology;
or, a Description of Shells,
arranged according to the
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor
Cardium Plate 56 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
WILLIAM WOOD
General Conchology;
or, a Description of Shells,
arranged according to the
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor
Cardium. Plate 53 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
WILLIAM WOOD
General Conchology;
or, a Description of Shells,
arranged according to the
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor
Tellina Plate 37 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
WILLIAM WOOD
General Conchology;
or, a Description of Shells,
arranged according to the
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor
Franz Michael Regenfuss Large Format Shell Engravings
By Franz Michael Regenfuss 1
Located in New York, NY
Regenfuss produced one of the first and finest works on shells ever produced. His detailed and highly
Category
1750s Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Set of Four Shell Engravings
By William Wood
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Lovely set of four shell engravings - by William Wood FRS, Britsh zoologist - from General
Category
Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
$1,450 / set
19th Century, Set of Four Shell Engravings
By William Wood
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Lovely set of four shell engravings - by William Wood FRS, Britsh zoologist - from General
Category
19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Shell Prints
$1,450 / set
19th Century, Set of Four Shell Engravings
By William Wood
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Lovely set of four shell engravings.
Category
19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Shell Prints
$1,450 / set
Set of 3 framed 18th Century Antique Italian Engravings of Shells
Located in London, GB
18th century Italian engravings of shells by the famous engraver `Gaultirios`. Produced in Rome
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Shell Prints
Nautilus Shell - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate XVII: Nautilus Major, Coquille (Nautilus Shell).
Description: This engraved plate
Category
1740s Old Masters Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Nautilus Shell - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate XVIII: Nautilus Tenuis, Schippertje (Nautilus Shell).
Description: This engraved
Category
1740s Old Masters Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Fossilized shells and fish - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities - Rumphius - 18th c
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate LIX: This plate shows various fossilized shells and fish.
Description: This
Category
1740s Old Masters Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
Original Antique Russian WWI Poster Buy Military Loan More Money More Shells
Located in London, GB
shells! / Подписывайтес на Военный Заем 5½% Чем больше денег тем больше снарядов! - featuring a military
Category
1910s Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Poster Everything For Victory Military Loan WWI No Spare Shells
Located in London, GB
crates along a track road in the countryside with a sign marked on the boxes reading Do Not Spare Shells
Category
1910s Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
Shells Vintage Unique Photograph Signed Silver Gelatin Photo
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA
White Photograph, Vintage, Still Life, Collage, Flora, Shells
Maybe unique photograph
Imogen Cunningham
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Silver Gelatin
French Art Nouveau Period Advertising Poster for Cycles Confiance
Located in New York, NY
green hat with plumes gazes longingly at the purple bicycle within the shell.
This original poster
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Shell Prints
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 Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
19th Century Set of Four Shell Prints in Faux Bamboo Frames
Located in Long Island City, NY
19th Century Set of Four Shell Prints in Faux Bamboo Frames
Category
19th Century British Georgian Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
19th c Hand Colored Shell Prints from the Natural History of British Shells
Located in Pasadena, CA
prints from the Natural History of British Shells set of 4. They are warm and subtly colored and are in
Category
19th Century Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
18th Century Hand Colored Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
18th century hand colored shell prints framed with museum glass. Some foxing due to age.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood
18th Century Hand Colored Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
18th c. Hand Colored Shell Prints framed with Museum Glass. Some foxing due to age.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood
Original Antique Print of Shells, 1847
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of shells.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your
Category
1840s English Folk Art Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Shells, 1847
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of shells.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own
Category
1840s English Folk Art Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Shells, 1847
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of shells.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own
Category
1840s English Folk Art Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of Bivalve Shells by W.F. Martyn, 1787
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique print originates from William Frederic Martyn’s two volume work, 'A New Dictionary of
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Late 18th Century Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
Set of Three Framed Prints of Large Sea Shells by Italian Artist, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a set of three, 19th century colored prints of large sea shells housed within chip-carved
Category
19th Century English Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper, Glass
Sea Shells Large Engraving George Perry from the Natural History of Shells
By George Perry
Located in Downingtown, PA
Framed set of four prints of sea shells by George Perry from Conchology, or the Natural History of
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
18th Century Shell Engraving
By George Wolfgang Knorr
Located in Houston, TX
Engraving of shells from the book "Delights for the Eyes and the Spirit, or a General Collection of
Category
Late 18th Century Naturalistic Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving
19th Century Copper Plate Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th c. hand colored copper engravings originally from a book. Newly framed in a beaded gilt and cream wood finish. Framed with museum glass.
Category
19th Century French Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood
18th Century Hand Colored Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
18th c. Hand Colored Engravings framed with Museum Glass. Some foxing due to age.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood
19th Century Copper Plate Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th c. hand colored copper engravings originally from a book. Newly framed in a beaded gilt and cream wood finish. Framed with museum glass.
Category
19th Century French Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood
19th Century Copper Plate Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th c. hand colored copper engravings originally from a book. Newly framed in a beaded gilt and cream wood finish. Framed with museum glass.
Category
19th Century French Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood
Set of Nine 18th Century Shell Engravings
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Set of nine original 18th century Dutch monochrome engravings of shells by Georg Eberhard Rumphius
Category
18th Century Dutch Country Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
$8,058 / set
Hand Painted Conch Shell Engravings
By George Perry
Located in Houston, TX
Conch shell engravings hand painted and engraved by George Perry who used John Clarke's original
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving
"Pholas" 18th Century Shell Engravings
By George Perry
Located in Houston, TX
drawings. Published by William Miller in 1810. The prints were published in a book titled, "Conchology, or
Category
18th Century Naturalistic Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving
Set of Four Hand Colored Engravings of Shells
Located in Essex, MA
By Frederick Martini. Plates from one of the original books on shells.
Category
1850s German Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
$1,950 / set
Cowry Type Hand Painted Shell Engravings.
Located in Houston, TX
Hand painted shell engraving of various cowry shells. engraving is framed is in a silver frame with
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving
Shell Engraving of a Triton Type
Located in Houston, TX
Hand painted shell engraving of a triton style shell. Engraving in framed in a black wooden frame
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving
A Well-Executed Set of Four English Shell Lithographs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-executed set of four English hand-colored lithographs depicting tropical sea shells; with
Category
19th Century English Antique Shell Prints
Barnacle and Shell Engraving With Glittery Affect
Located in Houston, TX
Barnacle and shell engraving most likely from a book from page 16. Shells have a glittery paint on
Category
1850s Naturalistic Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving
Set of Four 18th Century Hand-Colored Engravings of Shells
Located in Pembroke, MA
Set of four beautifully hand-colored 18th century engravings of shells after Rumphius. These are
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Shell Prints
18th-Century Hand-Colored Engravings of Sea Shells, Niccolo Gualtieri
By Niccolo Gualtier
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th-Century Hand-colored Engravings of Sea Shells,
Niccolo Gualtieri (1688-1744),
A Set of
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Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
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
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper
19th Century Engraving of Hand Painted Shells
By Edward Donovan
Located in Houston, TX
Shell engravings for the book titled, “Naturalist’s Repository of Exotic Natural History” Volume 1
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving
Set of Ten Rare French Hand-Colored Engravings of Shells
By Jacques de Favanne
Located in Pembroke, MA
A very rare set of 10 French hand-colored engravings of shells from "la Conchyliologie" or
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Paper, Paint, Ink
Scallop and Conch Shell Hand Painted Engraving
Located in Houston, TX
Hand painted engraving of scallops and conch shells. Engraving is plate 6 and page 33 from a book
Category
Late 18th Century Naturalistic Antique Shell Prints
Materials
Engraving
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Antique Shell Prints For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique shell prints is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique shell prints was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and paint. Antique shell prints have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Folk Art, Baroque and Georgian antique shell prints are consistently popular styles. Many antique shell prints are appealing in their simplicity, but George Perry, Niccolo Gualtier and Albertus Seba produced popular antique shell prints that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique Shell Prints?
Antique shell prints can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $345, while the lowest priced sells for $25 and the highest can go for as much as $70,000.
Questions About Antique Shell Prints
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024Yes, some antique prints are worth something. There is often a market for prints at least 100 years old, especially those produced by Old Masters, such as Rembrandt, Albrecht Dürer and Francisco Goya. However, prices do vary based on the maker, historical significance, image quality, medium, series size, condition and other factors. If you'd like an estimate as to the value of a particular print in your collection, you may wish to work with a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of art prints.
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