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Large Murano Shell Bowl, circa 1970
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Murano shell bowl, circa 1970
$650.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
A Large Brass Nautilus Shell Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
Here is a beautiful large scaled brass nautilus shell vase.
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Vases
Materials
Brass
Large Carved Teak Shell-Shaped Bowl
Located in Sheffield, MA
A large carved teak bowl in the form of a scallop shell.
Category
Early 20th Century English Country Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Well Modeled Large Decorative Conch Shell
Located in Southampton, NY
Well Modeled Large Decorative Conch Shell with a realistic rough exterior and smooth interior
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Larger Vintage Nautilus Shell Sculpture/Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large Nautilus shell made of fiber glass with a resin coating made to look like fossilized stone
Category
20th Century American Planters and Jardinieres
Alexis Loir Pair of Silver Candlesticks from Paris, 1742
By Alexis Loir
Located in Paris, FR
pattern, threading and clasps. Knopped stem is chiseled with bellflower swags and large shells. Ornated
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Candle Holders
Materials
Silver
Large Bleached Snapper Turtle Shell On Calcite Crystals In Matrix
By Interi
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large bleached snapper turtle shell on a base of calcite crystals in matrix. Fabulous decorative
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mounted Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Large 18th C Tortoise Shell Box
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful 18th C Tortoise shell Table top cabinet with tortoise shell interior and sterling mounts
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Unknown Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Large Silver Clad King Helmut Shell
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a beautiful sterling silver King Helmut shell.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
LARGE WOODEN SCULPTURE OF CONCH SHELL
Located in St.amford, CT
All wood interpretation of a conch shell. Beautifully grained wood with very smooth surface.
Category
20th Century Unknown Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair Shell Torchere
Located in Southampton, NY
Large pair shell encrusted, wired candlesticks.
Category
Vintage 1940s Candle Holders
Materials
Plaster, Shell
$2,400
Turn of the Century Large Clam Shell
Located in Stamford, CT
Large Clam Shell
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Objects
Large 1970
s Lacquered Shell Veneer Urn
Located in Washington, DC
Wonderful large orb shaped urn covered in lacquered coconut shell with a nickel plated metal rim at
Category
Vintage 1970s American Vases
Large Fratelli Toso Blue Opalino Shell Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful and large Fratelli Toso shell bowl, opalino blue. ***Contact/Shipping Information: AOL
Category
Vintage 1960s Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass
PR/ " EXTRA LARGE" AUSTRALIAN TRUMPET SHELL LAMPS
Located in Miami, Miami Design District, FL
AUSTRALIAN TRUMPET SHELLS
YACHT MOUNTING
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Large Real Tortoise Shell and Brass Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, CA
Unusual and highly decorative turtle or tortoise has real shell with head and legs in hollow brass
Category
20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Large Italian Glass Shell with Controlled Bubbles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Offering a BIG Italian solid glass shell with controlled bubbles and an amethyst center. This is
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Glass
Materials
Glass
Large "Regency III" Tessellated Young Pen Shell Tea Caddy or Hinged Box, 1990s
By Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large hinged box with smooth tessellated young pen shell inlay along exterior and wood-lined
Category
1990s Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Shell
Large "Regency III" Tessellated Black Pen Shell Tea Caddy or Hinged Box, 1990s
By Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large hinged box with smooth tessellated brick inlaid black pen shell along exterior and wood-lined
Category
1990s Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Shell
Large Stoneware Clam Shell Bowl by Philip Thomason
Located in London, GB
A large contemporary stoneware clam shell bowl by Philip Thomason of Cudworth.
Prices include 20
Category
2010s British Abstract Sculptures
North Sea White Tortoise Shell
Located in Nashville, TN
Very Large White Tortoise shell with iron bar on back with socket for light.
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Large Murano Seguso Blue and Purple Shell Bowl, circa 1950
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Murano Seguso blue and purple shell bowl, circa 1950.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
19thc Large Inlaid Mahogany Tea Caddy, With Sea Shell Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
19thC LARGE INLAID MAHOGANY TEA CADDY,WITH SEA SHELL MOTIF
AN ATLANTA RESOURCE FOR FINE
Category
Antique 19th Century Tea Caddies
Shell prints
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Large wooden frame shell prints. Sold and priced separately. $685 each.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Prints
Materials
Wood, Glass
$685
tortoise shell
Located in St. Helena, CA
large, clean tortoise shell from the south of france. immaculate condition, fabulous color.
Category
20th Century French Tableware
$2,100
Large Loetz Shell Vase Candia Papillion, circa 1899 Art Nouveau
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
The conch shell shape ranges among the most popular motifs in the series of naturalistic glasses
Category
Antique 1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Large Maitland Smith Pen Shell and Mother-of-Pearl Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Miami, FL
Impressively-scaled decorative box by Maitland Smith, covered in tortoise-like pen shell with
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
#3347 Pair of Decorative Shells on Brass Dolphin Bases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of elegant decorative large clam shells secured on rich brass dolphin bases.
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Thick Mid Century Lucite Bookends with Nautilus Shells
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of stunning thick mid century lucite bookends with a large mother of pearl nautilus shell in
Category
Vintage 1960s American Bookends
Materials
Lucite, Shell
Large 1970
s Anthony Redmile Conch Shell and Brass Toucan Sculpture
By J. Antony Redmile
Located in Washington, DC
Large 1970's Anthony Redmile Conch Shell and Brass Toucan Sculpture
Category
Vintage 1970s British Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
20th Century Large Bras Shell by Valenti, Made in Spain, Marked
By Valenti
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century large bras shell by Valenti, Made in Spain, marked.
Category
20th Century Spanish Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Polished Steel Shell
Located in Houston, TX
Large and dramatic polished steel shell, perhaps an architectural or statue element, found in Paris
Category
20th Century French Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Iron, Steel
$2,250
Nautillus Shells on Stands
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair large nautillus shells mounted on stands.
Category
20th Century American Decorative Objects
Giant Faux Clam Shell
Located in St.amford, CT
This extremely large replica clam shell is actually cast from a natural clam shell. It looks
Category
20th Century Unknown Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete
Massive Clam Shell with Coral
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very large clam shell with multiple pieces of coral fragment.
Category
Vintage 1970s Guamanian Decorative Objects
Rougier Scallop Shell Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic, large clam shell table lamp. This is a very rare Rougier design.
Category
Vintage 1970s Canadian Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Archimede Seguso Shell Bowl/Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large blown glass shell sculpture by Archimede Seguso in cranberry. ***Notes: There is no sales
Category
Vintage 1950s Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Sculptural Giant Clam Shells
Located in Los Angeles, CA
size, wonderful crisp edges, lovely tone, subtle color.
Large Clam Shell : Length = 30.5" Depth
Category
Early 20th Century Polynesian Rustic Nautical Objects
Shell Fossil Matrix on Custom Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
An amazing and large matrix of fossilized clam shells mounted on a custom polished steel stand.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Fratelli Toso Massive Opalino Rosa Shell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fratelli Toso large "opalino rosa" shell sculpture. Fine and rare form. This color and technique
Category
Vintage 1960s Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique French Sea Shell Floral Display under Glass Dome, France, circa 1870
Located in Houston, TX
in minute detail using a variety of sea shells. Ranging in size from small seashells to large sea
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Blown Glass, Wood
Massive Fratelli Toso "Opalino Rosa" Shell Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fratelli Toso large "opalino rosa" shell sculpture. Fine and rare form. This color and technique
Category
Vintage 1960s Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Regency Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare and important caddy design with an undulating front featuring alternating
panels of mother -of- pearl and tortoise.
Superior quality and workmanship.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood
$5,500
A Sculpture by Gregory Roberts "Pearl Shell" 2008
By Gregory Roberts
Located in Austin, TX
. Multiple firings with dye and glaze. This is a three piece sculpture with the shell and large pearl
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Large Inlaid Regency Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Absolutely fabulous! A stately caddy with fine mother of pearl floral inlays accented with a
Bird of paradise. Quite an unusual form and scale. The caddy is raised upon bracket feet...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Velvet, Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Large octagonal Anglo Indian Vizagapatam tortoiseshell/ivory box
Located in Brussels, BE
Very large octagonal Anglo Indian Vizagapatam tortoiseshell jewelry box and overlaid with ivory
Category
20th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ivory, Sandalwood
Rare Large 1960s Seashells Wall Sculpture
Located in L
Escala, ES
Beautiful and rare seashells wall sculpture, on wood.
Very good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Wood
Baby Sleeping in Giant Clam Shell by A Velu
Located in Fairfax, VA
Baby sleeping in a large clam shell signed by A. Velu, Paris. This bronze shell has doré bronze
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large English Tortoiseshell Photograph Frame
Located in New York, NY
Large rectangular tortoiseshell photograph frame with new beveled glass and replaced back and stand.
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Picture Frames
Materials
Tortoise Shell
A Large Tortoiseshell Veneered Lidded Pyramid Box 1970s
Located in London, GB
A Large Tortoiseshell Veneered and Metal Detailed Lidded Pyramid Box 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s Boxes
Materials
Metal
Large English Silver-mounted Tortoiseshell Photograph Frame by Willam Devenport
By William Devenport
Co. 1
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular frame with arched top. Back with original leather easel support.
Hallmarks: 925 silver/ Birmingham/ 1910/ William Devenport
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Irish George III Silver Mounted Shell Snuff Box by Aeneas Ryan
Located in New York, NY
This Irish George III period snuff box, made in Dublin, is formed by a large olive shell mounted
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Asian Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Papier Mâché Vase
Located in San Francisco, CA
The ripple molded outswept mouth above a straight neck over a tapering ovoid body, inlaid with flowering vines and pheasants on a black and crimson lacquered ground.
Category
20th Century Chinese Vases
Materials
Shell
LARGE CONCRETE CLAMSHELL
Located in St.amford, CT
Very large cast concrete clam shell with the exact look of an authentic shell. Color is a pale
Category
20th Century American Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete
Large Italian Walnut Floral and Foliate Wall Carving
Located in London, GB
foliate swags - surmounted by a large scallop shell. Probably Florentine or Venetian.
Originally part of
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
COLLECTION OF SEASHELLS
Located in St.amford, CT
Collection of natural seashells, showing polished nautilus shell and large troncada.
Category
20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell
Murano Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful and large Murano 'shell' vase.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Vases
$850
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Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style.
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Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”
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