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18th Original Italian Cabinet on Stand, Baroque Bargueno with Carey Inlays
Located in Miami, FL
furniture with sea turtle shell are explained by the shortage of material, it was necessary to import
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Buffets
Materials
Bronze
Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
from the shells of certain species of sea turtles. The shells of these turtles are composed of a hard
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Penshell and Silvered Bronze Turtle Sculpture
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
decline of sea turtle populations. The shell is carefully cut, polished, and applied to create the rich
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze
1940’s Anchor Hocking Emerald Green “Inspiration” Glass Bowls Set, 11pcs
By Anchor Hocking
Located in Bradenton, FL
and raised bumps reminiscent of sea urchin shells. Each bowl is balanced on three feet. Large bowl
Category
Vintage 1940s American Serving Bowls
Materials
Glass
Tiffany Studios New York "Nautilus" Table Lamp With "Mermaid" Base
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
sea, holding a lighted nautilus shell aloft. This lamp, one of the few patented by Tiffany Studios
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Triton fountain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
supporting the scene. The pedestal includes two standing herons ,shells, pond grass and a sea bed with fish
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Fountains
Materials
Bronze
$6,800
Seascape with yacht earrings with carnelian and Mother of pearl
By Daizy Jewellery
Located in Istanbul, TR
Mother Of Pearl Shell Stud Earrings with carnelian and sea sailing boat, yacht drawing. Handmade
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stud Earrings
Materials
Carnelian, Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver
$356 Sale Price / item
50% Off
Auguste Ledru (French, 1860–1902) Inkwell. Gilded Bronze — Susse Frères Foundry
Located in Victoria, BC
organic, marine motifs (shells, waves, sea creatures), reflecting the Art Nouveau fascination with nature
Category
Antique 1890s French Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Scheurich Ceramic Vase, White Glaze, West Germany, 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik, Heinz Siery
Located in Valencia, VC
other white or colored ceramics, or styled with sea-horn shells, as shown in the photos—the spiral décor
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Clay
Vintage Boho Snake Skin Original Studio Pottery Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
mesmerizing, repetitive impressed pattern that mimics the organic texture of reptilian scales, a sea urchin
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Lead group of two boys wrestling a dolphin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
on a sea bed of shells, sand, and rocks, while one boy is holding onto the other one who has a
Category
Early 20th Century English Garden Ornaments
Materials
Lead
Gold fish earrings with carnelian and Mother of pearl
By Daizy Jewellery
Located in Istanbul, TR
Mother Of Pearl Shell Stud Earrings with carnelian and fish drawing. Handmade sea, ocean anymals
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stud Earrings
Materials
Carnelian, Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver
$356 Sale Price / item
50% Off
Travertine Cube Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
shell and sea creature fossils classic for this stone.
Dimensions: 18 1/2" high x 18" square
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Travertine
$1,450
Large Malachite Box Gemstone Box Ocean Floor
Located in Somis, CA
with corals, shells, squids, sea anemones and other plants and creatures. Sides of the box display
Category
2010s Italian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Malachite
Crystallized Ammonite polished and cut mounted on custom acrylic base
By Pietra Gallery
Located in Polanco, CDMX
million years ago.
Imagine these predatory, squid-like creatures plying the warm, shallow seas in their
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage 14K Yellow Gold Marine Life Seashell Charm Necklace
Located in Bradenton, FL
-themed charms. Each link in this statement piece showcases a unique sea-inspired design, including shells
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Drop Necklaces
Materials
Yellow Gold
Old baroque oil painting on canvas "Cupid" after Sir Anthony van Dyck
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in Gavere, BE
-haired cupid standing on a sea shore with shells at his feet on the beach whilst he plucks his arrow
Category
1890s Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Art Nouveau Relief Sculpture, Plaster, Signed, 1896, Woman in Mussel
Located in Stockholm, SE
resonance. The motif recalls the classical image of Venus rising from the sea, where the shell or mussel
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Aquatic Elegance: A 19th Century Portfolio of Marine Gastropods, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
depiction of a cerith, a type of sea snail with a high-spired shell and variable patterns, often found in
Category
Antique 1840s Prints
Materials
Paper
$104 Sale Price
20% Off
A Pair Of Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figural Groups
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Procession of Amphitrite'.
'Neptune and Thetis' modelled with the god of the sea standing in a clam-shell
Category
Antique 19th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Original Seascape Oil Painting by Listed Artist Jaquelynn Kresman "Rock Stars"
Located in Bradenton, FL
is on canvas. The sand on the beach, sea life and shells look like you can reach out and touch them
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
CB Sconce/ Handblown glass and brass wall mount by Andrea Claire Studio
By Andrea Claire Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cloudbreak: 201 Sconce was inspired by the shells and other sea life left behind in the wave
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
French Napoleon III Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
shells of certain species of sea turtles. The shells of these turtles are composed of a hard, glossy
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Tea Caddies
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Tiffany Studios New York Lacquered Bronze "Volcano" Humidor
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
grooves and textured surfaces reminiscent of sea urchin shells depicted in Haeckel’s illustrations. The
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Bronze
Michael Kneebone Golden Mother-of-Pearl Salamander Copper Oak Leaf Brooch
By Michael Kneebone
Located in Austin, TX
carved in Indonesia from golden South Seas oyster shell. The salamander has inlayed diamonds eyes
Category
2010s American Contemporary Brooches
Materials
White Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Copper
Mid Century Novelty Wicker Seaside Themed Bag
Located in New York, NY
in Hollywood, Florida. White wicker with a sea scape of shells, coral and faux pearls caught under
Category
1960s American Novelty Bags
Monumental Silver Viennese Enamel Mythological Stein by Karl Rössler, Bouguereau
By Karl Rössler 1
Located in New York, NY
), modeled after Bouguereau’s iconic canvas. Venus emerges from the sea upon a scallop shell, flanked by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Pitchers
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Original Vintage Travel Poster Bournemouth All Seasons Resort British Railways
Located in London, GB
boat sailing by a pier on the calm blue sea with shells, trees and pink flowers in the foreground, a
Category
Vintage 1950s British Posters
Materials
Paper
Buccellati six card-holders sterling silver Ocean-themed
By Buccellati
Located in Paris, FR
silver and depicts a distinctive sea creature: a shell, a crab, a seahorse, a stylized fish, a lobster
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Georgian
George IV
Sterling Silver-Mounted Wood Wine/Champagne Bottle Coaster
By John
Thomas Settle
Located in New York, NY
silver disc that is etched with a central armorial of a heron (or stork) drinking from a large sea-snail
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
S/S 1992 Gianni Versace Baroque Ocean Motif Tights
By Gianni Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
baroque print with shells and sea life gathered at the hem of either leg. A fabulous addition to any
Category
1990s Italian Catsuits
Multicolored Enamel Gold Marine Life Cufflinks
Located in Firenze, IT
Pair of cufflinks designed as shell,seahorse,sea star and sea turtle applied with yellow, blue
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cufflinks
Materials
18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
1773 Map of Persia, Gujarat
Malabar Coasts – Arabia to India, Hand-Colored
Located in Langweer, NL
iconography such as sea creatures, a fountain, and shells. An inset legend beneath the map provides
Category
Antique 1780s Maps
Materials
Paper
Japanese Octopus Water Dropper, c. 1830s
Located in Brisbane, QLD
whimsical, molded design features an array of sea creatures and shells on the base of crashing waves
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique English Victorian Boulle Inkwell by JC Vickery
By J. C. Vickery
Located in Northampton, GB
sea turtles. The shells of these turtles are composed of a hard, glossy substance called keratin
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Tide Pool IV, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
pools in New Zealand. This area is rich with sea life and the shells are plentiful. The lava rock tide
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vilgum Signed Oil On Canvas Frutti Di Mare Still Life with Lobster
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oil on canvas depicting a still life with fruits of the sea including various shell fish and
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
Contemporary Caelum Stellans tapestries in Aluminium by altreforme in Limited Ed
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
", welcoming anemones, algae, shells, sea creatures in its turquoise embrace.
Source of inspiration for the
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Aluminum
17th-18th Century By Matteo Bonechi Marine Triumph Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
painting represents a seascape which depicts two horses of the sea pulling a large shell over which stands
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Prezioso Watch with Mother of Pearl, Italian Leather and Stainless Steel
By Tateossian
Located in Fulham business exchange, London
the shells of the sea substances such as pearl oysters and mussels. This lining occurs in tones of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Large 19th Century Japanese Kutani Vase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
ground, inset hand painted panels depicting pagoda buildings, the sea, coral and shells.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Fishing on the Lake of Love I, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Music of the Spanish colonies. The shells of sea clams play capriccio on the strings of the rigging
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique George III Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
from the shells of certain species of sea turtles. The shells of these turtles are composed of a hard
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
Chanel Spring 2012 Karl Lagerfeld Black White Silver Size 44 Hand Painted Blazer
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in San Diego, CA
Palais was transformed by huge, blinding white sea shapes—corals, shells, sea horses, stingrays—and
Category
2010s French Blazers
$4,216 Sale Price
20% Off
BASKET DRAWING Signed Lithograph Free-form Abstract Drawing Graphite Pearl Blue
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Union City, NJ
Native American blankets; Seaforms, shapes evoking sea urchins, shells, and other marine life; and
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Rare Italian Mid Century Octagonal Bertoncello Rigon Table Lamp Vintage 1960s
By Roberto Rigon, Bertoncello
Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW
Rare octagon shaped Roberto Rigon Bertoncello table light (probably based on the shape of a sea
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Art Deco Ceramics Panel by René Buthaud
By René Buthaud
Located in Bridgewater, CT
mythological sea-goddess as a young girl riding a sea horse and holding a shell in her hand.
Titled and
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique English Boulle Stationery Box by Leuchars
Sons
By Leuchars
Son
Located in Northampton, GB
describes a type of decorative material made from the shells of certain species of sea turtles. The shells
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Khorassan Rug with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
, its delicate hues of abalone shell, sea salt green, soft stone blue, and faded terra cotta appear as
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Khorassan Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
A Fine Carved Alabaster Group of The Birth of Venus, On Pedestal
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
, having emerged from the sea in a shell, Venus lands at Paphos in Cyprus. Venus, or Aphrodite in Greek
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Alice Harold Murphy, The Wave
Located in New York, NY
encountering a shell and another sea creature too.
Signed, titled, and annotated 'edition of 30,' in pencil.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Green quartz organic Decorative object table top natural sculpture
Located in London, GB
-like green-brown druzy quartz. The lower border
polished to reveal a wonderful sea green celadonite
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Lead Merchild
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
sculpture depicts a merchild atop a rock formation. This mischievous sea creature trumpets into his shell to
Category
Mid-20th Century English Statues
Materials
Lead
$4,290
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
and raised on a gilded ormolu base with a sea urchin and shell decoration.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Silver Table Garden Fountain
Located in Marcianise, Marcianise (CE)
on the bottom where there are 2 Poseidon figures, the plateau representing the sea with carved
Category
Late 20th Century Italian More Objets d Art and Vertu
Materials
Silver
$41,569
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Fish Server French Rare
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
by Tiffany & Co. This piece is a French style, pierced with sea horses and shells. It is extremely
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Vetro Murano Venezia Opalescent Glass and Wrought Iron Wall Light
Located in Barntrup, DE
in a shape of a shell or another sea creature and a wrought iron frame.
Two sockets for E14 size
Category
1990s Italian Brutalist Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Wrought Iron
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Sea Shells For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of sea shells is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of shell, metal and glass, all sea shells available were constructed with great care. We have 464 antique and vintage sea shells in-stock, while there are 85 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of sea shells available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Sea shells are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Victorian and Hollywood Regency styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Joseph Malekan, Molla and Chamberlains Worcester each produced beautiful sea shells that are worth considering.
How Much are Sea Shells?
Sea shells can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,058, while the lowest priced sells for $39 and the highest can go for as much as $48,000.