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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
Large Scale Grotto Style Faux Seashell Sculptures Mounted as Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of monumental grotto style faux seashells mounted as table lamps. Each shell is supported by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Paint
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
Grotto Style Side Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
leafing raised
above whimsical carved gilt wood grotto feature
resting on top antique
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American End Tables
Carved "Grotto" Style Stand
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Fantastic Piece of Italian Grotto Furniture, Elaborately Carved with a Shell Top, Seahorse
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Venetian Grotto Style Piano Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine 19th century elaborately carved swivel stool with traces of gilding on shell carved seat.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Swivel Chairs
Materials
Wood
Shell Decorated Grotto Style Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Uniquely adorned with shelves over an iron framed mirror -
- spectacular scale and design. Truly eye catching !
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Iron
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 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
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
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
English Victorian Shell or Grotto Style Settee
Located in Southampton, NY
English Victorian Whimsical Shell Or Grottto Style Settee. A Very Unusual Form For English
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Settees
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
Painted Grotto Style Tete a Tete Bench
Located in New York, NY
White Laquered
Category
20th Century Italian Benches
Materials
Wood
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
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
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
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chairs
Materials
Wood
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
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
Exceptioanal Set of 4 lacquered Grotto Style Shell Back Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Exceptional set of 4 lacquered shell back chairs. Each chairs has a seperate seat,see pics. Rich Chinese Chippendale red lacquer, lucious finish.
For addtional chairs, armchai...
For addtional chairs, armchai...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Grotto Console Table
Located in High Point, NC
Grotto Style Realistic Carved and Painted Wooden Console Table Depicting Windsweep Cypress Trees in
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
$25,000
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
Pair of Italian Silver and Gold Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Stamford, CT
Excellent pair of heavily carved Hollywood Regency or Grotto style silver and gold giltwood mirrors
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
A Painted Root End Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Here is a great painted root end table with a grotto style base and small top.
The white washed
Category
Unknown End Tables
Materials
Paint
$1,800
Cast Iron Sculptural Palm Leaf Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Jacksonville, FL
green finish and tropical upholstery complete these grotto style chairs. Good condition with minor
Category
Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Iron
Antique Venetian Italian Grotto Piano Stool Carved Gold Gilt Shell Rocaille Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique late 19th or early 20th century Ventian Italian grotto style carved and gilt and
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Stools
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Handsome Black Forest Cave à Liqueur
Located in Dallas, TX
carved thatched roof of a grotto style pavilion. Etched glass panels on all sides.
Category
Antique 19th Century Barware
Materials
Fruitwood
Venetian Style Grotto Stool
Located in Montecito, CA
Fabulous hand carved shell stool with tripod base. The wood has a warm patina and appropriate aging. Carved details on the apron and feet add to the overall charm of this European pi...
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Stools
Materials
Walnut
George III style grotto mirror
Located in London, GB
A grotto mirror decorated with shells, in the George III style, possibly by Anthony Redmile, circa
Category
Vintage 1970s English More Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
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
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
Category
20th Century American American Craftsman Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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
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
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
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
Italian Baroque Style Gilt Wood Display Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Elaborately Carved And Gilt Wood 19th Century Italian Baroque Style Grotto Inspired Display
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Wood
6 SHELL back Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 6 SHELL back Chairs
Arm Dimensions: 39"h x 21"d x 25"w x 18 seat
keywords: Grotto
Category
20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,200
Sea Shell-Encrusted Center Table
Located in New York, NY
Grotto chic! The Regency style table with shell pendants hanging from the tool, supported on a
Category
Vintage 1940s Center Tables
Materials
Shell
Vintage Grotto Style Armchairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
These vintage Grotto style armchairs are a refreshing take on Classic styles. The scalloped back is
Category
20th Century Unknown Other Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Venetian Grotto Style Piano Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique Venetian late 19th century Grotto style piano stool is made out walnut wood this bench
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Rococo Revival Stools
Materials
Metal
Italian Grotto Style Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Southampton, NY
Italian grotto style coffee table, fluted acanthus leaf, scroll legs with scallop shells supporting
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Grotto Style Two-Tier Stand
Located in Woodbury, CT
Hand-carved of walnut, it has two leaf form shelves. A mermaid holds the top shelf, while carved walnut holds the lower. Extremely finely carved vines, swirls, small shells and leave...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Walnut
Grotto Style Shell Chairs in the Manner of Tony Duquette
Located in North Hollywood, CA
These are as wonderful as can be, coming from a California seaside estate in the 1960's. The seats and backs are actually cushioned, and covered in a shell encrusted flexible finish....
Category
Vintage 1960s American Slipper Chairs
Venetian Grotto Style Shell Form Heavy Cast Dining Chairs, Set of 6
By Brown Jordan, Molla
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of six heavy cast aluminum patio/garden dining chairs feature sculptural shell form design in the manner of Brown Jordan or Molla of Italy. Good condition with only minor imperfe...
Category
Vintage 1980s Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Twelve Italian Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
eleven side chairs and a single armchair with grotto-style carved details throughout the entire frame
Category
Vintage 1910s Italian Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Fabric, Foam, Wood, Paint
Tony Duquette Style "Grotto" Seashell Dish
By Tony Duquette, Gabriella Binazzi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This piece is very much in the style of piece created and coveted by Tony Duquette the consummate
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Brown Jordan Style Venetian Grotto Patio Chairs, Set of Four
By Brown Jordan
Located in High Point, NC
A set of four metal Brown Jordan-style Venetian grotto dining chairs. The chair seats are
Category
Vintage 1960s American Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Maitland Smith Grotto Chairs, 1990s
By Maitland Smith
Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire
Pair of Venetian style, silvered Grotto armchairs with a clam shell back and seat with neoclassical
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Italian Decorative Venetian Shell Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of six Venetian grotto shell or scalloped back style dining chairs in solid wood with
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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