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Carved Sea Shell
Located in New York, NY
A large carved sea shell in wood. Carved from a single piece, it reveals multiple grains and tones
Category
20th Century Indonesian Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,375
Early 19th Century English Large Octagonal George III Tea Caddy with Shell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century English Large Octagonal George III Tea Caddy with Shell & String Inlay
Category
Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Silvered and Gilt Porcelain Clam Shell of Large Scale
Located in London, GB
A fine early 20th century porcelain bowl of large scale in the form of a clam shell, with silvered
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
unique Large blue Murano Glass multicolor Bowl Element Shell Italy, 1970
By Alessandro Mandruzzato, Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl element ashtray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass element was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. An elegant multicolor...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Michael Bang for Holmegaard, Large Rare Vase Shaped like a Snail Shell
Located in København, Copenhagen
Michael Bang for Holmegaard. Large rare vase in mouth-blown art glass shaped like a snail shell
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Large Snapping Turtle shell as on cover Elle decor for your room
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large snapping turtle shell with a wire to hang on your living room wall, as pictured on this
Category
Late 20th Century American Decorative Art
Large Antique Silver Plate Nautilus Spiral Sea Shell Spoon Warmer Cachepot 13"
Located in Dayton, OH
Very large early 20th century silverplated spoon warmer / centerpiece vase / cachepot in the shape
Category
Early 20th Century Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal
Large 19th C Country House Clam Shell Tridacna Gigas South Pacific Taxidermy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large and in untouched condition tridacna gigas a giant clam shell, has a good all round tone and
Category
Antique 19th Century Asian Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
Hollywood Regency Nautilus Shell in Coconut Shell with Stand
By Maitland Smith, Karl Springer
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Stunning and large nautilus shell decor piece. Hollywood regency in style. Form is covered in
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble, Brass
Extra Large Original Vintage Shell Bowl in Solid Walnut Wood, Germany, 1970s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
walnut bowl shell
Description:
Original vintage wooden bowl element made
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Walnut
Extra Large Original Vintage Shell Bowl in Solid Teak Wood, Austria, 1970s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
teak bowl shell
Description:
Original vintage wooden bowl element made in Austria
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
Large 1, 3kg Murano Sculptural Glass Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
This original glass shell bowl was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. The element has a nice
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Large Italian Murano 1970s Shell Clam Bowl Aqua Turquoise Blue Glass
Located in København, DK
Vintage extra large Murano clam bowl in aqua blue glass. Mouth blown into a beautiful organic shape
Category
Vintage 1970s Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Murano Glass "Multi-Color" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Murano Glass "Multi-Color" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Murano Glass "Pink" Floral Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
shoulders. A large shell motif is mounted to the front and to the top is an elaborate asymmetric finial
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Candlesticks
By William Solomon
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
candlesticks are embellished with further unusual quilted ornamentation accented with large shell designs
Category
Antique 1750s English George II Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$13,530 / set
French Silver Shell Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Art Deco silver plate shell bowl from France, 1930's. Large, low profile shell shaped
Category
Vintage 1930s French Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Silver Plate
Unusual Carved Scallop Shell
Located in London, GB
An unusual 20th century carved walnut scallop shell bowl of large-scale.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Decorative Bowls
Green Sea Turtle Shell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large Green turtle shell or carapace with its iconic form and lush variegated colors, one of mother
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Sea turtle
$11,900
Highly Important Silver
Viennese Enamel Mounted Repousse Shell Casket Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
the handle on the center drawer. On left and right sides are four large tortoise shell panels with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Renaissance Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Metal, Silver
Large Iridescent Ammonite
Located in London, GB
shells that are divided internally into chambers that were particularly abundant during the Jurassic and
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Canadian Antiquities
Materials
Shell
Large Iridescent Ammonite
Located in London, GB
shells that are divided internally into chambers that were particularly abundant during the Jurassic and
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Canadian Antiquities
Materials
Shell
Exquisite Blacktab Shell Box with Tahiti Shell Ends and Silvered Inlay Trim
Located in New York, NY
Silvered handle. This Blacktab Shell box is shown in a large rectangular shape with Tahiti Shell inlay
Category
20th Century Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes
1990s Vintage Portuguese Sterling Silver Five-Light Candelabrum
By Topazio
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
.
The column surmounts an impressive embossed decorated base, incorporating four large shell designs
Category
1990s Portuguese Candelabras
Materials
Silver
Impressive Tortoise Shell on Custom Stand
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Large varnished tortoise shell mounted on custom black matte stand.
Base is 11 x 11
Shell is 22 w
Category
Vintage 1950s American Decorative Objects
Brass Sea Shell on Starfish Base
Located in New York, NY
Large brass sea shell on starfish base. Very unusual design with nice detail. Some patina spots but
Category
Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Brass Sea Shell on Starfish Base
Located in New York, NY
Large brass sea shell on starfish base. Very unusual design with nice detail. Some patina spots but
Category
Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Huge Oversize Custom Fiberglass Nautilus Shell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A very large and impressive fiberglass nautilus shell mounted on an ebonized wood base. Perfect for
Category
Vintage 1950s American Rustic Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fiberglass
Cast Brass Shell Form Jardinière Planter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Finely detailed and nicely cast and a large size. Scallop shells are resting on a pentagonal base
Category
Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Brass
Silver Plated Nautilus Shell Cachepot Vase
Located in Wichita, KS
Beautiful and unusual vintage silver plated larger nautilus shell vase or decorative object. the
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal
Grouping Brass Shell Fish Seahorse Mid Century
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Grouping of vintage brass shell fish including:
1) Large seahorse (18" H x 7" L x 4" D) $600
2
Category
Vintage 1960s Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
shell empty pocket in brass, Spain, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and large empty shell pocket designated in spain in the 1970s. Brass structure representing
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Shell emptier, brass, silver plated, Spain, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and large empty shell pocket designed in Spain in the 1970s. Structure in silver-plated
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal
Shell empty pocket in brass, Spain, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and large empty shell pocket designated in spain in the 1970s. Brass structure representing
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Edmund Vincent Sterling Silver Candle Holders
By Edmund Vincent
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
six large shell designs, alternating with convex oval bead motifs.
The decoration to each base
Category
Antique 1770s British George III Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Swan Centerpiece (Sea Shell with Silver Overlay)
Located in Austin, TX
A fabulous artisan-crafted centerpiece featuring a large natural sea shell mounted with a silver
Category
Early 20th Century French Centerpieces
Large Syrinx Aranus Seashell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Super sized Syrinx Aranus seashell specimen with a lovely peachy palette and sea inspired spiral growth pattern. Size and condition make this one a rare find.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Solomon Islands Organic Modern Natural Spe...
Materials
Shell
Large Vintage Tortoiseshell or Carapace
Located in Houston, TX
Large vintage tortoiseshell or carapace, mounted on iron Stand with Lucite base.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Natural Specimens
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Lucite
Pair of Tessellated Shell Obelisks by Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A striking pair of large-scale lacquered razor clam shell tessellated obelisks that are attributed
Category
Vintage 1970s American Obelisks
Vintage Italian Tortoise Shell Blown Art Glass Vase
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Italian Tortoise Shell Blown Murano Art Glass Vase.
A wonderful large decorative vessel in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Midcentury Italian Silver Shell, Signed by Franco Lagini
By Franco Lagini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This ultra chic precious box features a whimsical sculpture of a large nautilus shell with three
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Sculptural Aluminum Tortoise Shell Lamp by Arthur Court
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Scale Aluminum Tortoise Shell Lamp, designed by Arthur Court, circa 1970's. This lamp has a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Louis XV Ormolu Candlesticks in the Manner of MEISSONIER
By Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier
Located in Berlin, DE
of swirling, asymmetrical Rococo form, the three-sided stems cast with large shell-cartouches flanked
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Candlesticks
Materials
Ormolu
Midcentury Italian Glazed Ceramic Conch Shell Planter or Jardinière
Located in Houston, TX
beautifully detailed Italian Hollywood Regency shell planter is large enough for an orchid plant, blooming
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Giant Clam Shell from South Pacific or Indian Ocean
Located in Milford, NH
seaside cottage or garden. Please see our larger giant clam shell listed.
Category
20th Century Oceanic Collectibles and Curiosities
Large Urchin Candle Holder by Creel and Gow
By Creel and Gow
Located in New York, NY
Large Urchin Candle Holder by Creel and Gow.
At Creel and Gow, we take great pride in our
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Victorian Candlesticks
Materials
Shell
Early 20th Century Bailer Shell Pectoral from Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
New Guinea.
This is a very large Melo Amphora shell pectoral worn by Mendi women for ceremonial
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Huge Vintage Murano Italian Shell Glass Bowl Black and White
Located in København, DK
Rare, very large vintage Murano shell bowl. The shell is mouth-blown in a combination of black and
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Seashell Encrusted Lidded Box with Silvered Crustaceans
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
handle with silver plate on brass crabs, starfish and shells, and four silver on brass shrimp as feet
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Large Barnacle Sculpture Mounted on Coquina Stone
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing barnacle specimen assemblage with its alluring purple tones and organic textures. Presented on a coquina stone base to enhance the sculptural elements.
Base: 9 x 9
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Large Vintage Artisan Crafted Seashell Encrusted Sphere
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A large and lofty mid century ocean inspired sphere ambitiously handcrafted in an eccentric
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Ebony
Large Lobster Claw Mounted on Turned Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
Large mounted lobster claw: Featuring an authentic lobster claw mounted on a hand-turned Italian
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Napoleon III Mounted Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
Large Lobster Claw Mounted on Turned Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
Large mounted lobster claw: Featuring an authentic lobster claw mounted on a hand-turned Italian
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Napoleon III Mounted Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
Rare, Unique Large Seashell
Silver Swan By Gabriella Binazzi
By Gabriella Binazzi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in this beautiful large Italian Swan in Silver Plate & Brass black with a Large Seashell.
This
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Chamberlain
s Worcester Porcelain Basket and Cover Decorated with Sea Shells
By Royal Worcester
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Chamberlain's Worcester circular basket is finely painted on each side with a large panel of
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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An assortment of large shells is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of shell, metal and glass, all large shells available were constructed with great care. Find 190 antique and vintage large shells at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Large shells have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Large shells are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Not every interior allows for large large shells, so small large shells measuring 3.55 inches across are available at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made large shells over the years, but those made by Art Vannes, Alfredo Barbini and Maitland Smith are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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