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Venetian Silver Gilt Grotto "fantasy" Suite
Located in Natchez, MS
Unusual Venetian Silver Gilt Grotto Fantasy suite comprising of a settee and two armchairs. Made by
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Living Room Sets
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Silver Gilt Grotto Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A great pair of mid-century silver gilt armchairs probably made in France
Category
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
Materials
Vermeil, Silver
Vintage Grotto Shell Mirror Argentina, 1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
This mirror comes to us from the collection of a prominent and extraordinarily low profiled designer. This mirror and a matching bust where commissioned from an artist working in Arg...
Category
Vintage 1970s Argentine Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Cast Stone, Metal
Pair of Venetian Grotto Style Chairs
Located in Oakland, CA
A pair of high styled shell back chairs in polished aluminum by Brown and Jordan. Dramatic form and brilliant finish. Priced as pair.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Italian Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
The cartouche shaped mirror plate with a frame encrusted with both fresh and saltwater shells.
Category
20th Century Italian More Mirrors
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Pair of Large Grotto Style Sconces
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Venetian grotto influenced wall mounted lamps. Priced as pair
Category
Vintage 1960s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Plaster
Two Pairs of Grotto Style Sconces
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Two different pairs of seashell sconces. Go grotto! Priced per pair.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Grand Carved Grotto Ewers
Located in London, GB
Pair of Venetian Walnut Carved Grotto Shell Form Wall mounted Ewers.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Urns
19th Century Italian Silver Gilt Grotto Chair
Located in Water Mill, NY
Beautifully carved Italian silver gilt grotto chair
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Pair of 19th Century Italian Grotto Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Hand Carved Italian Grotto Chairs from the Late 19th Century. Original Finish.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Lacquered Grotto Inspired Bar Stools
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Superb Pair of High Gloss lacquered grotto inspired barstools with elegant brass center foot rest.
Category
Vintage 1970s Stools
Excellent 19th Century Italian Fantasy Grotto Table
Located in Montecito, CA
Fantastic 19th Century Italian "Grotto" table. Silver gilt top open scallop. With fantasy sea
Category
Antique 19th Century Pedestals
Materials
Gold, Vermeil, Silver
Pair of Carved and Painted Grotto Chairs
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of carved and painted grotto chairs. Much early retouching of nicks and chips, and some paint
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Chairs
Rare Venetian Silver Gilt "grotto" Fantasy Rocker
Located in Natchez, MS
Rare Pauly et Cie Rocker. See photo of Grotto suite. This rocker is included in the suite of
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Grotto Giltwood Rocker
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Very Rare handcarved silver gilt grotto rocker. Stylized shell seat and back with arms in the form
Category
20th Century Italian Armchairs
Pair of Plaster "Grotto" Table Lamps
By Neptune
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Perfect for a seaside home...
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
English Victorian Shell or Grotto Style Settee
Located in Southampton, NY
Upholstered Furniture. The Ribbed Upswept Back And Integrated Arms Are On Two Front Turned Legs With Brass
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Settees
Painted Grotto Style Tete a Tete Bench
Located in New York, NY
White Laquered
Category
20th Century Italian Benches
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Grotto-style arm chairs
Located in Essex, MA
2 Arm chairs, silvered surface with polychrome decoration, new gray-striped fabric with double biased welt
Category
Italian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Carved Grotto Stool on Dolphin Splayed Feet-
Located in San Francisco, CA
fun looking piece with swivel seat
of carved sea shell
and articulate carved detail
terminating to dolphin splayed feet
of carved sea shell
and articulate carved detail
terminating to dolphin splayed feet
Category
Vintage 1960s Stools
Italian, Venetian Walnut Adjustable Grotto Form Piano Stool
Located in Natchez, MS
Italian, Venetian walnut adjustable grotto form piano stool in the fantasy tradition.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Stools
Pair of Venetian Silver Gilt "Fantasy" Grotto Armchairs
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of Silver Gilt "Fantasy" Grotto Armchairs with clamshell backs and seats, dolphin arms and
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Pair of 1970
s Shell
Grotto
Console Tables.
Located in Lancashire, GB
Pair of 1970's Shell 'Grotto' Console Tables.
An amazing and unique pair of vintage shell and
Category
Vintage 1970s English Console Tables
A Pair Of Grotto Style Cast Iron Tables
Located in New York, NY
A most unusual pair of 19th century French iron grotto tables, cast in naturalistic detail and in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Side Tables
Materials
Iron
Mid 20th Century Carved Walnut Venetian Grotto Armchair
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Italian Venetian style grotto armchair, unbranded. Walnut with a decoratively carved shell
Category
Mid-20th Century American Other Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Italian Rococo Style Giltwood Grotto Wall Bracket
Located in San Francisco, CA
Robustly carved in the form of a sea urchin supporting a shell. Patinated intricate detailed features
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Brackets
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Venetian Grotto Style Chairs
Located in Oakland, CA
A set of 4 highly styled shell back chairs in polished aluminum by Brown and Jordan. Dramatic form and brilliant finish. Priced as a set. COM
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Spectacular Pair of Italian Grotto Chairs by David Barret
Located in Water Mill, NY
Spectacular pair of Italian Grotto chairs designed by reknowned interior designer David Barret
Category
Vintage 1960s Armchairs
Italian grotto style silvered bronze 6-light chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian grotto style silvered bronze six-light chandelier, the open cage form cast as branching
Category
20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
MCM Italian Grotto Design Iron Marble Table Top Console
Located in Pasadena, CA
MCM Grotto Italian Design Vintage Iron Marble Table Top measures approx 50w x 19d x 32h
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Venetian Giltwood Grotto Clamshell Form Chair, circa 1880
Located in Redding, CA
The clamshell form chair in a rare to find giltwood in very good condition with a
restored split on a small front corner, very decorative.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Spectacular Pair of Carved and Gessoed Grotto Style Consoles
Located in Water Mill, NY
Spectacular pair of Italian carved and gessoed grotto sylye consoles with crossed dolphins and faux
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Console Tables
Pair of Grotto Fish Consoles with Silver Gilt Tops
Located in Water Mill, NY
Beautiflly carved and finished pair of Italian grotto fish consoles with silver gilt tops. One is
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Console Tables
An Italian Silvered and Carved Wood “Grotto” Rocking Armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
a one of a kind creation of the Grotto period
with a gorgeous paint and parcel silver gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Howl Studios Grotto Revival Specimen Shelf / Bookcase
Located in Austin, TX
Hand crafted from reclaimed Iowa barn lumber, this shelf represents the beauty of decay and faded elegance. Hand carved coral branches weave their way through the middle of the case...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Bookcases
19th Century Venetian Fantasy Grotto Style Revolving Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fashioned with a shell form swivel seat. The stool is nicely carved with a mellow
fruitwood patina. Superb quality and details.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Swivel Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
A Pair Handsome Grotto Chairs with Cut Out Backs
Located in Oakland, CA
A Handsome Pair of Grotto Chairs with cut out back. The chairs need to be reupholstered in your
Category
Vintage 1940s American Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Italian gouache of Blue Grotto, circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Italian gouache of Blue Grotto, circa 1840, grand tour, fine quality
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Art
Venetian Style, Shell-Back Grotto Chairs in Polished Aluminum
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Suite of six disco cool, polished aluminum, venetian style grotto chairs. A very successful post
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Bronze Candlesticks ‘Grotto’ Silver by Mattia Bonetti
By Mattia Bonetti
Located in London, GB
Mattia Bonetti
Candlestick ‘Grotto’
2014
Silver plated bronze
W4.7 x D4.7 x H9.4 in / L12 x
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze, Silver Plate
Superb Set of 4 Grotto Style Shell Back Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
set of 4 grotton style, shell back chairs, lacquered to spec in a high gloss chinese chippendale red.
For additional, consoles, credenzas, sideboards, bureaus, desks, dresser...
For additional, consoles, credenzas, sideboards, bureaus, desks, dresser...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Venetian Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Grotto Stool
Located in New York, NY
Carved Stool with Rotating Shell Seat
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Stools
Materials
Wood
Grotto Style Shell Decorated Console - One Of A Kind
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
One of a kind. Uniquely adorned with shells over iron. The table is fitted
with a custom marble top. Spectacular scale and design with
" eye popping " appeal. The console is nearly ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
A Highly unusual pair of mid 19th century "Grotto" chairs
Located in Sundridge, GB
. Grotto or fantasy furniture was popular in Italy and France in the 18th and 19th centuries and most often
Category
Antique 19th Century British Black Forest Side Chairs
Materials
Oak, Leather
Pair of Italian Giltwood Grotto Stools Upholstered in Leather, circa 1870
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very rare pair of Italian carved and giltwood stools in the grotto or fantasy furniture style
Category
Antique 1860s Italian Baroque Benches
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
An Italian Giltwood Grotto Form Console Table with Faux Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Gilt Wood Grotto Form Console Table Composed of 18th Century and Later Elements
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Console Tables
Materials
Wood, Plaster
Rare Set of Eight Italian Grotto Chairs by David Barret
Located in Water Mill, NY
Rare set of 8 Italian Grotto chairs by reknowned designer David Barret. These were his own personal
Category
Vintage 1970s Dining Room Chairs
Pair of 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Grotto Shell Tazzas
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of gilt bronze and shell grotto tazzas French, circa 1890s.
Decorated with sea
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Planters, Cachepots and Ja...
Materials
Bronze
Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of six solid wood carved dining chairs in the Italian grotto style feature shell design and
Category
Vintage 1980s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of six solid wood carved dining chairs in the Italian grotto style feature shell design and
Category
Vintage 1980s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Grotto Bombay Chest of Drawers Tony Duquette Style
Located in Miami, FL
Whimsical shell encrusted bombay chest of drawers, Tony Duquette style. Chest has four drawers with two circular pulls as shown. Chest has an amazing patterned shell top. Warm crea...
Category
20th Century American American Craftsman Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rare Grotto Style Sofa Attributed to Manufacture Pauly
Co, Venezia, Italy
By Pauly
Co.
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
This rare sofa in the "Grotto" style is attributed to the Manufacture Pauly & Co in Venezia, Italy
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Sofas
Materials
Paint, Wood
Palm Beach-Glam Bespoke Arch-Topped Grotto Mirror with Sea Shells
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This beautiful bespoke sea-shell grotto mirror has that Palm Beach, Venetian fantasy look to it
Category
Late 20th Century American Wall Mirrors
Materials
Shell
Pair of Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Three Light Sconces
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each of naturalistic form, with three spiraling arms issuing from a serpentine backplate, encrusted with shells of various sizes, electrified.
Category
20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces
Set of Four Hollywood Regency Style Grotto Side Chairs in Silver
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This set of four grotto style side chairs date from the 1950s-1960s and are cast aluminum which
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Exceptioanal Set of 4 lacquered Grotto Style Shell Back Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
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Category
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Rare Pair of Pauly et Cie. Grotto Chairs from Aileen Getty Collection
By Pauly
Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptionally rare pair of Pauly et Cie. grotto chairs with sweeping backs embellished with
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Gesso, Pigment
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of grotto furniture you’re looking for. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and fabric. There are 254 variations of the antique or vintage item from our selection of grotto furniture you’re looking for, while we also have 6 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of grotto furniture you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An object in our assortment of grotto furniture made by Hollywood Regency designers — as well as those associated with Rococo — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of grotto furniture over the years, but those crafted by Brown Jordan, Pauly et Cie and Tropitone are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Grotto Furniture?
Prices for a piece of grotto furniture start at $100 and top out at $68,000 with the average selling for $4,255.
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