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Primary Forest 02, Lake, Malaysia, 10/2012
By Olaf Otto Becker
Located in New York, NY
carbonized earth, strewn with the shells of crabs, lobsters, insects, and snails. The ground beneath the dead
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Keshi Pearl Diamond Shell Pink Topaz "Hermit Crab" Brooch
By Michael Kneebone
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This one-of-a-kind brooch is created around a large keshi pearl "claw". The crab has stick pearl
Category
American Brooches
One of a Kind Natural Shell 18K Gold
Diamond Crab Carnelian Beads Necklace
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Neiman Marcus. This natural red shell is adorned with 0.02 ct tw diamond 18K crab! Two strands of high
Category
2010s American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Carnelian, Diamond, 18k Gold
18K Diamond Crab on Yellow Shell with Briolette Citrine
Aqua 2 Strand Necklace
Located in Palm Beach, FL
necklace boasts a natural yellow shell embellished with an 18k yellow gold crab whose body is a Mandarin
Category
2010s American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold
Deakin
Francis Sterling Silver Hermit Crab Cufflinks
By Deakin
Francis
Located in Birmingham, West Midlands
their shells? It’s the most fascinating natural event you will ever see. The hermit crabs form a queue
Category
2010s British Contemporary Cufflinks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Deakin
Francis Sterling Silver Hermit Crab Pendant and Chain
By Deakin
Francis
Located in Birmingham, West Midlands
their shells? It’s the most fascinating natural event you will ever see. The hermit crabs form a queue
Category
2010s British Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Organic Resin Table with Marine Life and Driftwood Base
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A vintage organic resin table on a driftwood base with assorted marine life like shells, starfish
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Resin, Shell
D
avossa Silver Necklace, Green Aquamarine Cabochon and Agatha Chain
Located in Roma, IT
d'Avossa Silver Necklace with marine life theme such as corals, sea horse, crab, fish and shells
Category
2010s Italian Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Aquamarine, Silver
Petalides Short Cuff Gold Plated
By Alexandra Koumba
Located in Astoria, NY
mussels, crab heads and shells decorated the jewelry of the collection. It is squeezable and also
comes
Category
2010s Greek Cuff Bracelets
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
$330 / item
A French pâte de verre Amalric Walter
Henri Bergé – Crabe Plumier
By Henri Bergé and Amalric Walter
Located in Linne, LI
added to its back. The legs, eyes and shell of the crab are extremely finely created with its body
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass
Renato Cipullo Coral Gold Bracelet
By Renato Cipullo
Located in New York, NY
and antique coin, gold shell and crab. Set with rubies and sapphires and .15cts of diamonds and toggle
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Materials
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Renato Cipullo 75 Carat Blue Topaz Return to the Sea Necklace
By Renato Cipullo
Located in New York, NY
with emerald eyes and citrine shell, crab with diamond eyes and blue sapphires, freshwater pearl in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Link Necklaces
Materials
Citrine, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sap...
Boulanger: A Magnificent Aquatic-Theamed Sculptural Centrepiece
By S.A. Boulanger
Located in London, GB
elements merge seamlessly together. decorated with sea creatures & aquatic motifs: Crabs, Lobsters, Fish
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Centerpieces
Materials
Quartz, Marble, Sterling Silver
Maria Sibylla Merian - J. Mulder - Passionflower and insects Nr. 21
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
carry it around with them like a hermit crab does its snail shell. When they want to move or eat, they
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Other Prints
Materials
Paper
Chines Themed American Art Deco Neptune Screen or Room Divider w Mermaids
Located in Coral Gables, FL
, a crab emerging from a conch shell and an undersea floral group. The left panel has a mermaid
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Spring Garden - Lacquer painting by Tang Xuan Doan, Vietnam
By Tang Xuan Doan
Located in London, GB
without materials
such as egg, crab and snail shells, silver and gold sheets; colour tones are also not
Category
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Lacquer
Under The Sunshine - Lacquer painting by Tang Xuan Doan, Vietnam
By Tang Xuan Doan
Located in London, GB
without materials
such as egg, crab and snail shells, silver and gold sheets; colour tones are also not
Category
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Lacquer
Daisy Garden - Sunset - Lacquer painting by Tang Xuan Doan, Vietnam
By Tang Xuan Doan
Located in London, GB
without materials
such as egg, crab and snail shells, silver and gold sheets; colour tones are also not
Category
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Lacquer
Sunset - Lacquer painting by Tang Xuan Doan, Vietnam
By Tang Xuan Doan
Located in London, GB
without materials
such as egg, crab and snail shells, silver and gold sheets; colour tones are also not
Category
2010s Modern Mixed Media
Amazing Horseshoe Crab Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
This amazing table lamp is a one of a kind piece made from a vintage horseshoe crab shell that has
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Sailor
s Valentine, Remember Me, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
composed of seashells in different colors. The left panel has a heart to the centre and crab shells to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Antique Diamond, Mabé Pearl and Ruby Crab Brooch in Silver on Gold
Located in London, England
large mabé pearl to form the crabs shell which is encircled by old cut diamonds.
The legs are also
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Silver
Portuguese Palissy Majolica Mussel Shell
Crab Claw Double Salt Cellar
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
of an open mussel shell supported by three crab claws. The claws are joined to the cobalt blue shell
Category
20th Century Portuguese Revival Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Michael Kneebone Keshi Pearl Topaz Shell Cognac Diamond Hermit Crab Brooch
By Michael Kneebone
Located in Austin, TX
shell from the Philippines. The legs are formed from mitered stick pearls and the crab clutches in his
Category
2010s American Contemporary Brooches
Materials
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Natural Pearl, Topaz, 18k ...
Pair of Ogetti Hermit Crabs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of intriguing stylized hermit crabs crafted by hand with silvered metal legs and claws
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
$545 / item
Fondica Solid Cast Crab with Hinged Top Shell with Blue Velvet Lining
By Fondica
Located in London, GB
A lovely solid cast crab hinged on the top shell with velvet blue lining and brass finish by
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fondica Solid Cast Crab with Hinged Top Shell with Blue Velvet Lining
By Fondica
Located in London, GB
A lovely solid cast crab hinged on the top shell with velvet blue lining and silvered brass finish
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Alien Crab Mount in Glass Dome
Located in Leuven , BE
The four crabs are mounted on long reddish metal legs that give them an alien look.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Studios Crab Inkwell
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
A Tiffany Studios, New York patinated bronze crab inkwell, featuring a naturalistic blue point crab
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Inkwells
$27,500
Pair of Celadon Crab Vases
Located in Soquel, CA
with a realistic three-dimensional crab holding a shell in its claw crawling on the side. Beautifully
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Vases
Materials
Celadon, Porcelain
Rare Deep Sea Deconstructed Spider Crab (Pleistacantha Moseleyi) Specimen
Located in New York, NY
Very rare deep sea deconstructed Spider Crab (Pleistacantha moseleyi) Specimen under antique glass
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Majolica Oyster Plate with Crab Sarreguemines
By Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate with crab in the center and shell accents, circa 1960 signed Sarreguemines.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Tiffany
Co. Lapis Diamond Crab Brooch
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in South Pasadena, CA
designed as a crab, its shell made of lapis lazuli, with diamond eyes, signed Tiffany & Co. approximately 1
Category
Vintage 1970s Brooches
Deconstructed Spiny Spider Crab (Maja Brachydactyla) Specimen Under Glass Case
Located in New York, NY
Deconstructed Spiny Spider Crab (Maja Brachydactyla) Specimen Under Custom Glass Case.
Maja
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Deconstructed Mosaic Reef Crab (Lophozozymus Pictor) Under Antique Glass Dome
Located in New York, NY
Deconstructed Mosaic Reef Crab (Lophozozymus Pictor) under antique glass dome.
In Latin, the term
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Large Deconstructed Brown Crab (Cancer Pagurus) in a Custom Glass Case
Located in New York, NY
Large Deconstructed Brown Crab (Cancer Pagurus) Under a Custom Glass Case.
Cancer pagurus, also
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
An Early American Art Nouveau Bronze "Blue Crab" Inkwell by, Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
An Early American Art Nouveau sculptural bronze "Blue Crab" Inkwell by, Tiffany Studios. The Crab
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Brard French Palissy Majolica Platter with Fish and Crabs
By Léon Brard 1
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
a rock, with two crabs and a clam shells. Colouration: white, blue, pink, are predominant. The piece
Category
Antique 1880s Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica
Large Shell Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Tall and Wonderful Shell Mirror With Sea Shells , Star Fish , Crab and Urchins.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Wood
$7,200
Antique Bronze Meiji Okimono Inkpot of a Crab, 19th Century, Japan, Japanese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
has long been used as an aphrodisiac. The crab’s protective shell also means ‘first’ - it is the first
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Large Box with Shells and Fauna
By Maitland Smith
Located in Miami, FL
adorned with a cluster of silvered metal stars, shells and crabs. Each corner is flanked by large shrimps
Category
Late 20th Century Boxes
19th Century Majolica Shell
Coral Vase Sarreguemines
By Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
with crabs and shells.
Category
Antique 1870s French Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Grouping Brass Shell Fish Seahorse Mid Century
Located in Palm Springs, CA
) Large lidded shell crab (4" H x 20" L x 14.5" D) $550
3) Pair seashells (4" H x 9" L x 6" D) $350/pair
Category
Vintage 1960s Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
Japanese Antique Shell Fish Woodblock Guide Book Dated 1712
Located in South Burlington, VT
shell fish including:
Crabs, clams, conch, jelly fish, and many more mollusks.
Complete with
Category
Antique 1710s Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Shell Fish Woodblock Guide Book Dated 1712
Located in South Burlington, VT
shell fish including:
Crabs, clams, conch, jelly fish, and many more mollusks.
Complete with
Category
Antique 1710s Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Shell Fish Woodblock Guide Book Dated 1712, Rare Edition
Located in South Burlington, VT
"Shell Fish Watchers Guide."
Depicts original woodblock prints of Japanese shell fish from all-over
Category
Antique 1710s Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Shell Fish Woodblock Guide Book Dated 1712, Rare Edition
Located in South Burlington, VT
"Shell Fish Watchers Guide."
Depicts original woodblock prints of Japanese shell fish from all-over
Category
Antique 1710s Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Paper
Large Seashell Encrusted Lidded Box with Silvered Crustaceans
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
handle with silver plate on brass crabs, starfish and shells, and four silver on brass shrimp as feet
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Majolica
Palissy Style Plate
Located in Montreal, QC
'Majolica' Palissy style ceramic plate decorated in relief with a crab and shells.
Category
Early 20th Century Portuguese Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of fish, seaweeds, shells, oyster
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique Continental Porcelain Peach
Gold Triangle-Design Oyster Plate Ca. 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
.
Pretty hand-painted crab with sea-shells in peach, umber and gold colors.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Seashell Encrusted Box with Slivered Crustacean Accents
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
metal lobster feet and crab and shell finial. Large, dynamic and very appealing. Probably Maitland Smith.
Category
20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Boxes
Large 19th Century Majolica Mermaid Wall Platter Nimy Les Mons
By Nimy Les Mons
Located in Austin, TX
11.8 inches. the mermaid sit on a large fish, the border is decorated with shrimps seaweeds,shells,crab
Category
Antique 1880s Belgian Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large 19th Century Majolica Mermaid Wall Platter Nimy Les Mons
By Nimy Les Mons
Located in Austin, TX
11.8 inches. the mermaid sit on a large fish, the border is decorated with shrimps seaweeds,shells,crab
Category
Antique 1880s Belgian Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Effie Hegermann-Lindencrone, Bing
Grøndahl, Large Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase
Located in København, Copenhagen
-painted fish, crabs and jellyfish.
Shells in relief. Early 20th century.
Measures: 35 x 16 cm.
In
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
1950
s Underwater World Wool Felt Appliqued Skirt
Located in New Hope, PA
grows from a bed of real sea shells. There are crabs and lobsters, as well as shells with pearls. This
Category
1950s American Circle Skirts
Amalric Walter French Pâte-de-Verre Vide Poche
By Amalric Walter
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau pâte de verre vide poche by Amalric Walter. The piece features a hermit crab
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau More Furniture and Collectibles
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