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Grotto Style Mirror with Shell Motif
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Magnificent grotto style mirror comprised of hundreds of shells including periwinkle, barnacle
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Shell, Mirror
Grotto Style French Driftwood Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Grotto style wall mirror artfully created with found driftwood presenting in a very sculptural and
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Driftwood
Set of Four Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of four Venetian Grotto style shell back chairs in white wash finish.
Category
Vintage 1980s Spanish Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Eight Venetian Grotto Style Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Eight Venetian grotto style scalloped shell back dining chairs. Consist of two armchairs and six
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Italian Grotto Style Shell Back Side Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pair of Directoire / Grotto style beech wood side chairs with shell carved backs, made in Italy
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Directoire Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Vintage Grotto Style Patio Dining Set by Brown Jordan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
48" round glass top table and four grotto style shell back chairs by Brown Jordan.
Seats are newly
Category
20th Century Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Carved Wood Grotto Style Sofa with a Metal Leaf Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
A carved wood grotto style sofa with a metal leaf finish. This sofa is very comfortable and is not
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Settees
Set of Venetian Grotto Style Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of six Venetian grotto style scalloped shell back dining chairs. Consist of two armchairs and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Fantastic Italian Made Gold and Silver Leaf Grotto Style Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful Grotto style mirror of the Rococo manner. The mirror is hand-carved scalloped
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Rococo Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Set of 4 Black Venetian Grotto Style Scalloped Wood Shell Back Dining Chairs 70s
By Andre Groult
Located in St. Louis, MO
Set of 4 Grotto style scalloped wood shell back dining side chairs in lacquered in black. Each
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Foam, Walnut
Set of Four Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant set of four Venetian Grotto style shell back dining chairs produced in Italy in the
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Vintage Grotto Style Shell Back Dining Chairs. Set of 6
Located in Wichita, KS
Six Italian regency painted walnut shell back dining chairs made in the Venetian grotto style
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
For Alexandra - Pair of Venetian Grotto Style Scalloped Shell Back Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a daringly stylish essence to your dining room design with these Grotto style shell back arm
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Barcelona Grotto Style Gilt Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
A gilt gem found in Barcelona, this Catalan table lamp features grotto like carving & shapes, with
Category
Vintage 1940s Spanish Table Lamps
Large Grotto Style Coral Branch Chandelier
Located in North Miami, FL
Five exposed light bulbs embedded within this oversized life-like rough textured coral branch style
Category
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Resin, Plaster
19th Century Italian Grotto Style Pedestal
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With gilt cherubs climbing a faux bois creme paint tree. Great form and presence, more sculpture than table. White marble top and the entire stand in very good overall condition, wit...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Pedestals
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Italian Grotto Style Wall Brackets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chic pair of chinoiserie mirrored back wall shelves in red lacquer with gold gilding.
Category
20th Century Wall Brackets
Pair of Oyster Shell Grotto Style Wall Sconces
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of three light wall sconces composed with an elaborate oyster shell construction in a stylized classic form.
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Shell
Mid Century Shell Encrusted Grotto Style Coastal Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
American or Italian, mid 20th century.
A vintage seashell encrusted tripod side table with a fantastic seashell resin set top.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Side Tables
Materials
Shell
Abalone Shell Grotto Style Specimen Multi Color Coffee Table Decor
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Abalone shell in great condition.
Great for use in the following ways:
- Vessel to display salt in the kitchen
- On a bar cart filled with cocktail accessories such as lemons, lime...
Category
Vintage 1950s American American Classical Decorative Bowls
Materials
Shell
19th C. Decorative Continental Grotto Style Gilt Bronze 3 Arm Candelabra, Pair
Located in Morristown, NJ
Nouveau style. A columnar base with classical nautical themed relief and dolphin support rising to four
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Maitland-Smith Large Grotto Style Mirrored and Brass Shell Form Sconces, a Pair
By Maitland Smith
Located in Kennesaw, GA
styling. They are marked and in very good condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Italian Grotto Style Shield Scallop Shell Back Cerused Wood Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Charming set of 4 chairs handmade in Italy.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Venetian Carved Grotto Drinks Table with Dolphins
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Interesting Venetian carved grotto style drink table featuring a tripod base of dolphins. This
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Bronze 3-Light Grotto Dolphin Chandelier w/ Glass Petal Shades
Located in San Francisco, CA
A bold and elegant, antique, Grotto style chandelier with pale yellow, leaded glass, petal shades
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Six Tropitone Fan Shell Back Grotto Chairs Patio Sunroom Cast Aluminium Set
By Tropitone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of six vintage fan or shell back Grotto style dining chairs by Tropitone. Item features fan or
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Walnut Grotto Shell Side Chair Upholstered in Green Mohair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A walnut grotto style chair (or Shell Back Chair) with emerald green mohair upholstery detailed
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of Six Venetian Shell Back Grotto Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
scalloped design back. Made in the grotto style the set consists of four side chairs and two armchairs
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Brown Jorden Grotto Shell Back Palm Beach Regency Patio Chairs Set of 8
By Brown Jordan
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of 8 amazing vintage shell back grotto style patio chairs by Brown Jorden. The chairs have
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Putti and Shell Gilt Wall Brackets
Located in East Hampton, NY
Pair of lovely Italian gilt cherub and shell carved wall brackets.... in the grotto style.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Wall Brackets
Materials
Giltwood
Set of 10 Hollywood Regency Aluminum Shell Back Grotto Patio Chairs by Tropitone
By Tropitone, Brown Jordan
Located in St. Louis, MO
1970s Hollywood Regency set of 10 Grotto style cast aluminum side chairs with shell form backs
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Venetian Grotto Silver Gilt Jardinières or Planters, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
furniture were made in this Fantasy Grotto style, from sleigh beds to rocking chairs, settees and, most
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of Shell Encrusted Chandeliers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of grotto style shell encrusted twelve-light chandeliers with a casual sophistication rarely
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Chandeliers and Pendants
Pair of 19th C. Italian Grotto Carved Giltwood Putti
Shell Wall Brackets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, originating from Italy in the 1850s. These captivating wall shelves showcase the opulent 'Grotto' style with a
Category
Antique 19th Century Wall Brackets
Materials
Giltwood
Mid Century Hand Made Seashell Encrusted Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 6-arm Palm Beach or Grotto style seashell encrusted chandelier with conch shell bottom finial
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Shell
Pair of Boyd Pharmacy Style Brass Venetian Shell Floor Lamps
By Boyd Lighting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
whimsical shell-shaped heads in a Venetian grotto style. Each lamp adjusts from 42 inches high to an
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Polychrome-Decorated Grotto Piano Stool, Venice, circa 1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
grotto style peaked during the nineteenth century, and furniture was created to reflect this passion for
Category
20th Century Italian Stools
Materials
Wood
Magnificent Anthony Redmile Grotto Modern Sea Shell Shellwork Encrusted Table
By Anthony Redmile London
Located in Forney, TX
, organic industrial, Italian Rococo Venetian Grotto style and more
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Condition Report:
A rare and important
Category
Late 20th Century European Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Primitive Naturalistic Ironwood Tree Trunk Chair Indoor/Outdoor
Located in Bristol, GB
their most naturalistic forms to create a grotto-style chair.
Can be used inside or out.
It is in
Category
20th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
Sea-Form Lamp by Produit and Perry, 1970s
Located in Denton, TX
The grotto style shade was handcrafted by the late Jose Produit who came up with the idea and the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Giacometti Style Sculptural Grotto Chair
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Dallas, TX
Grotto Side chair in the manner of Giacometti.
Leather seat with a decorative leather trim.
Category
20th Century Chairs
Materials
Iron
Ceramic Pearl Pink Tridacna Clam Shell Bowl Planter or Centerpiece 1965 USA
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Large ceramic grotto-style clamshell with pink outer glaze and pearl white cream glaze on the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Venetian Style Grotto Pedestals or Side Tables
Located in East Hampton, NY
Unique and rare pair of Venetian style grotto chairs with tripod bases and carved silvered sea
Category
Mid-20th Century Pedestals
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Neoclassical Style Grotto Clamshell Garden Chairs
By Tropitone
Located in Rio Vista, CA
feature an iconic neoclassical grotto clamshell motif with a scallop back. This style of chairs was
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Early Japanese Awaji Pottery Vase Meiji Period
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The colored glaze were artistically rendered in a melting grotto style. There is a visible cream clay
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Stone Inlaid "Grotto" Bird Bath
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage Stone Inlaid "GROTTO" Bird Bath. Tony Doquette Style.
Vintage stone bird bath makes a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stone Sinks
Materials
Stone
Regency Style Italian Mirrored and Gilt Cast Shell Grotto Form Console Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Hollywood Regency Era mirrored console table. The top is intentionally distressed mirror. The gilt shell is plaster. The back of the shell is painted to look more like a na...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Console Tables
Materials
Mirror, Plaster, Poplar
Venetian Giltwood Putti or Cherub Polychrome Grotto Console Table
Located in Nashville, TN
designed for private gardens (and constructed grottos), in a style where baroque meets rococo. Often called
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Console Tables
Venetian Grotto Hollywood Regency Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Venetian Grotto Hollywood Regency Style Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Each armless
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Large Antique Stripped Walnut Wood Rococo Style Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
French, refers to pebbles and shells in grottos. The Rococo style was a reaction to the Baroque style of
Category
Antique 19th Century European Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Grotto Style Piano Stool
Located in Long Island City, NY
Venetian Grotto Style Adjustable Piano Stool
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Stools
Materials
Mahogany
$5,000
Venetian Grotto Style Side Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
fantastical Venetian Grotto style side table with knarled knotted tripod feet below irreguler
Category
20th Century American Tables
Materials
Wood
Metal console in a grotto style
Located in New York, NY
An unusual composition and metal console in a grotto style, partially gilt, with a fitted marble
Category
20th Century Console Tables
Materials
Composition, Metal
Pair of Grotto-style Shell Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of white painted grotto-style shell lamps. Bases originally from 1960's with shells added at a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
4 Grotto Style, Shellback, Dining Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Elegant set of 4 Italian Grotto Style Dining room chairs, carved in the manner of shells, with a
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Dining Room Chairs
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
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
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Grotto Style For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal grotto style for your home. Each grotto style for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and shell. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer grotto style, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A grotto style is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Hollywood Regency, Mid-Century Modern and Rococo styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made grotto style over the years, but those crafted by Maitland Smith, Pauly et Cie and Tropitone are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Grotto Style?
A grotto style can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,800, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $28,500.
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