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Collection of Natural Large and Medium Sized Seashells
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of natural large and medium sized seashells.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Decorative Bowls
Materials
Shell
Italian Tortoise Shell Blown Art Glass Footed Vase Vintage from 1970
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Italian Tortoise Shell Blown Murano Art Glass Footed Vase.
A wonderful large decorative
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
A large Edwardian shaped rectangular silver and tortoiseshell piqué box
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large Edwardian shaped rectangular silver and tortoiseshell piqué box, the hinged lid with a
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Group of 3 High Relief Canoes Carved from Bull mouth shell
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of 3 High Relief Canoes Carved from Bull mouth shell
Large: 3.5mm x 4.5mm.
Medium: 3.4mm x
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Eggshell
Antique Shell-Decorated Worcester Porcelain Plates, Set of Five, Circa 1820
By Flight
Barr Worcester
Located in Katonah, NY
," "There remains a large group of pieces (with shell painting) mostly from the Barr Flight and Barr period
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
George III Mahogany Tea Caddy with Cut Corners and Two Conch Shell Inlays
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
. The front and top with large oval inlays of conch shells.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Large Fossil Ammonite Natural Specimen, Mortoniceras on Artistic Display Matrix
Located in Warrenton, OR
Large Fossil Ammonite Natural Specimen, Mortoniceras on Artistic Display Matrix. About 110 million
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Organic Material
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Vintage Reef Coral Natural Specimen, Real. (ships in USA only)
Located in Warrenton, OR
Large Vintage Reef Coral Natural Specimen, Real. (ships in USA only) Beach Decor
A stunning and
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Ammonite, Rare Pachylytoceras Dilicidum Species, 190-200 Million Years Old
Located in Warrenton, OR
Large Ammonite, Rare Pachylytoceras Dilicidum Species, 190-200 Million Years Old apx. This is a
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Prehistoric Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Organic Material
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Large George III Table / Master Snuff in Stained Mulberry Burl and Tortoiseshell
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large Georgian table or master snuff box of cushion form having tortoiseshell veneered front, back
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Burl
A large English early 20th century folk art shellwork box, circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
around a Victorian pine box and later decorated with a bold well arranged collection of English shells
Category
Mid-20th Century British Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
Extra Large Jurassic Ammonite Fossil 11 x 10.5 x 3.75" w/ Leafy Suture Patterns
Located in Warrenton, OR
Extra Large Jurassic Ammonite Fossil 11 x 10.5 x 3.75" w/ Leafy Suture Patterns. Comes with a
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Unknown Prehistoric Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Organic Material
$1,580 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Original Female Nude on a Shell with Putti, Art Nouveau 1890, s Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic subject of a nude young Female sitting on a Large seashell with a shell in her hand
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Large Fossil Stone Ammonite
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/6416 - Large fossil stone shell - Ammonites were predatory Prehistorie cephalopod mollusks which
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy International Style Natural Sp...
Materials
Stone
$1,708 Sale Price
20% Off
American Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of a Nude Woman w/ Sea Shell, ca. 1920s
Located in New York, NY
, trying not to spill, carefully carries in front of her a large sea shell filled with water. Probably
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses on Boulle Stands 32"(81cm)
By Guillaume Coustou
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive striking pair of French bronze Marly horses after Guillaume Coustou the elder 1677-1746. Mounted on ebonized, boulle inlaid pedestals.
Batch 80 N/H
Category
Antique 19th Century French Classical Greek Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$11,391 Sale Price
20% Off
19Thc Large Sponge Ware Mixing Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large 19thc Design shell pattern sponge ware mixing bowl in fine condition.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Large Oval Majolica Palissy Fish
Lobster Platter Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large oval Majolica Palissy wall platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
Large fishes, lobster, seaweeds
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Large Handmade Hammered Silver Centerpiece Bowl by Renzo Cassetti, Italy 1970s
By Renzo Cassetti
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic large round shell shaped centerpiece completely handmade in hammered silver plate. This
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Oval Majolica Palissy Crab and Fish Wall Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large oval Majolica Palissy crab and fish wall platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Large crab in relief
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Exquisite Joseph Malekan Handcrafted Natural Element sculptures
By Joseph Malekan
Located in Delray Beach, FL
history specimens.
Component Detail Unique Feature / Highlight
Main Shell Large, natural Strombidae
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Vintage Boho Hand Carved Wooden Lady With Nautilus
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
lady holding a large beautiful shell. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
Category
Late 20th Century Bohemian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Money Cowrie
Macramé Necklace on Stand, Papua New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
A male necklace from the Asmat Village, Papua New Guinea.
Large Money Cowrie shells (used in
Category
Early 2000s Indonesian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Shell, Cotton
1960s Maison Jansen Style Solid Bronze Clam Seashell Planter Jardinières France
By Maison Jansen, Metalarte Spain
Located in Miami, FL
Jansen.
Features 6 large, detailed shells in stunning done craftsmanship.
In all original vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...
Materials
Bronze
Antique sterling silver pair of dishes in the gothic revival style made in 1914
By Arthur Graf
Located in London, London
a large, floral-engraved shell held aloft by a cast unicorn supporting a shield, standing atop a
Category
Vintage 1910s English Gothic Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Mahogany Wooden Georgian Regency Double Tea Caddy 18h Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
, fabulously inlaid with a central oval cartouche outlined in boxwood with large Conch shell inlay to center
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Auguste Ledru (French, 1860–1902) Inkwell. Gilded Bronze — Susse Frères Foundry
Located in Victoria, BC
sculptural base that rises into a large conch shell. A finely cast nude nymph climbs and embraces the shell
Category
Antique 1890s French Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Satinwood Bracket Clock by Thomas Wright of Poultry London
By Thomas Wright
Located in Devon, GB
.
The case is beautifully inlaid with a large decorative conch shell, fan motifs and kingwood banding
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Satinwood
Art Nouveau Porcelain Centerpiece with Nymphs by Royal Dux Bohemia, 1900s
By Royal Dux Bohemia
Located in Lisbon, PT
emerging from a large oceanic shell. This sculptural piece is a celebration of natural forms and feminine
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$2,758 Sale Price
28% Off
Early 20th Century Italian Majolica Urn
Located in Houston, TX
jardiniere is hand decorated with serpents, dolphins and shells. Large enough to accommodate your favorite
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Maiolica, Majolica
Monumental Rocaille Gilt-Bronze Mantel Garniture – France, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
. The composition is crowned by a large rocaille shell, an emblematic motif of the Louis XV style
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Louis Damon pair of "Vase of Triton"
"Vase of Saint George Slaying the Dragon"
By Ecole de Nancy
Located in New York, NY
Triton, the son of the Greek god Poseidon, blowing a large conch shell to herald the birth of Venus, with
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
Fine Louis VX Style Rouge Marble Centerpiece and Candelabra Set by F.Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
jardinere features gadrooned gilt bronze mounts with elaborate foliate scroll forms and a large scallop
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Candelabras
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Italian Black Metal Table Lamp, midcentury
Located in Valladolid, ES
circular base, and a large mushroom-shaped shell also lacquered in black.
It has been purchased in the nort
Category
Vintage 1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$749 Sale Price
25% Off
A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts
Located in San Francisco, CA
this large ribbed and cylindrical Japanese shell-game box with domed lid decorated overall with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Allegorical Rococo Revival Clock Depicting a Gilt Water Sprite with Putti
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
side has another putto reaching up to a large watery shell which houses the white enamel dial and steel
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Carved Putti Statue
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
, with branch, different smaller scallop shells and holding one large carved scallop shell in exceptional
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
$5,361 Sale Price
60% Off
Christopher Dresser for Ault Arts
Crafts Green Bud Shaped Vase
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
. The body is formed from four large molded shell shaped leaves forming a slightly narrower raised
Category
Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Vases
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Rouge Griotte Marble Jardinière
Located in New York, NY
from the handles to the large scallop shell at the center of body.
Date: 19th century
Origin
Category
Antique 19th Century French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Bronze Sconce Wall or Cartel Clock. Lerolle Freres, Paris, Rare, Unusual
By Lerolle Freres
Located in Manhasset, NY
Medusa. The top terminating in a large sea shell. A fine example of the period in a solid bronze case
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Contemporary American Modern Large Seashell Box
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary American Modern rectangular box, with an applied seashell veneer and green, teal and blue patterned interior.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Coral
Large
Opalescent
Shell Bowl, Fratelli Toso, circa 1959
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Zurich, CH
Large shell bowl in pink opalino under lattimo opalsescent ribs, with scalloped rim, folded ends
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Royal Worcester Shell Vase
By Royal Worcester
Located in London, GB
An impressive Royal Worcester Shell Vase, c. 1903, modeled in shape of a large shell with smaller
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Impressive Piece Royal Dux Bohemia, Art Nouveau, Early 20th Century
Located in Ulestraten, Limburg
A stunning Royal Dux Bohemia porcelain, Art Nouveau design featuring two maidens perched on a large
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large composite clam shell
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Large composite clam shell
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Large Barovier Glass Shell
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a large unusual rose colored Barovier shell vase.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Large Murano Italian Glass Shell Conch Shell
Located in Chicago, IL
This piece having a pattern of controlled air bubbles has a fabulous range of color from light blue to purple and is probably by Barovier.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Extra Large Bi Valve Shells
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bi Valve Shells. Extra large with very textured exterior. (ref# S102)
Category
20th Century Indonesian Decorative Objects
A large Carved Wood Shell
Located in Kent, Ct
This shell is carved wood. Probably came out of a theatre or someplace like that.It's large and
Category
Vintage 1930s Unknown Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Very Large Carved Wooden Shell
Located in US
Giant Hand Carved Wooden Shell. Great Detail.
Category
20th Century Unknown Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Large Murano Shell by Archimede Seguso
By Archimede Seguso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Murano, blown glass shell & pearl by Archimede Seguso. *Notes: There is no sales tax on this
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Large High Quality 9ct Gold Mounted Table Top Shell Cameo by R. Pernice 9.5 cm
Located in London, GB
This stunning table-top display features a large cameo created by the talented artist Raffaele
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell
English Majolica Large Clam Shell Bowl, circa 1885
Located in Quechee, VT
This Majolica bowl, in the shape of the bottom half of a large clam shell, has an aqua exterior and
Category
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Bowls
Materials
Maiolica, Majolica
A pair of Old Giant Clam shells Tridacna gigas.
Located in London, GB
This pair of giant clam shells are approximately 200 years old.
One shell is slightly larger
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell
$3,000 / set
Large Antique Victorian Tortoise Shell 7" Double Well Tea Caddy
Located in South Coast, CA
Mid-1800s, perhaps earlier, the fabulous old early Victorian faux tortoise shell tea caddy you see
Category
Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Large And Unusual Shell Shaped Antique Meissen Porcelain Bowl, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Free Union, VA
elements that gave the pattern its name, instead focusing on the large and very gracefully delineated
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Rococo Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Large Murano Conch Shell in the Style of Alfredo Barbini, 1970s
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Halstead, GB
Large Murano conch shell in the style of Barbini. Alfredo Barbini, a glass artist born in 1912 on
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
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