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Magical Parian Porcelain Shell Motif Dish with Sculptural Putti
Located in Hopewell, NJ
a scalloped shell shaped dish.
Category

Vintage 1940s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Mexican Brass and Abalone Shell Crab Family Serving Dish
By Los Castillos
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mexican brass and abalone shell crab family serving dish in the style of Los Castillos. Mamma crab
Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Hollywood Regency Centerpieces

Materials

Brass

Silver butter dish in the shape of a hinged shell
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver butter dish in the shape of a hinged and fluted shell with a smooth handle
Category

20th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Deep Sea Majesty: Buccellati Sterling Silver Marine Oyster Tray with Octopus
By Mario Buccellati
Located in Queens, NY
swirling waves and shell motifs, leading to an integrated oyster shell dish that blends sculptural beauty
Category

20th Century Italian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Lg White Ceramic Clam Half Shell Serving Center Dish Plate
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here is a large (about 12.5 inches by 12.5 inches) classic style half clam shell ceramic dish that
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Ceramic

Royal Worcester Blush Ivory Turtle Mounted Shell Shaped Pin Dish
By Royal Worcester
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful Art Nouveau Royal Worcester shell shaped porcelain pin dish mounted with a freshwater
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Art Deco Merlot Red Ceramic Vide-Poche by Gabriel Keramik, Sweden 1960s
By Gabriel Keramik
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This rare and exquisite shell dish from Gabriel features a striking Art Deco design, numbered 746
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

French ceramic dish. Triple and shell-shaped form. Ca 1940s
Located in København, Copenhagen
French ceramic dish. Triple and shell-shaped form. Turquoise and cream-colored glaze. Ca. 1940s
Category

Vintage 1940s French Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Sheffield Silver Co. Clam Shell Silver Plated Footed Serving Dish
By Sheffield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Sheffield Silver Co. Clam Shell Silver Plated Footed Serving Dish. Circa Late 20th Century
Category

Late 20th Century Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Cacchione Prestigious Italian Sterling Silver Shell-Shaped Nut/ Trinket Dish
Located in New York, NY
Cacchione, Italian sterling silver nut or trinket dish with a beautiful shell-shaped design
Category

20th Century Italian Tableware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Murano Glass Bullicante Shell Bowl / Trinket Dish by Archimede Seguso
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Bullicante Shell Bowl / Trinket Dish by Archimede Seguso This lovely mid-century
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Naturalistic Victorian sterling silver shell serving dish made by Elkington 1892
By Elkington Co.
Located in London, London
Sterling Silver Dish, is shall shaped, standing on 3 cast shell feet, and with 3 sides and a vine shaped
Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Sterling Silver

"Cones and Olives, " Superb Footed Enamel Dish Depicting Sea Shells
By Karl Drerup
Located in Philadelphia, PA
unique dish depicts a grouping of sea shells dominated by Olive and Cone specimens, all in gorgeous
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Enamel

Rookwood 1944 XLIV 6390 Floral Shell Plate Change Dish Compote 8"
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century Rookwood shell plate / change dish / compote featuring a scalloped seashell and floral
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Pottery

Antique English Victorian Silver Plated Triple Clam Shell Nautical Candy Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Silver Plated Triple Clam Shell Nautical Candy Dish. Circa Mid 20th
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver Plate

Cast Aluminum Clam Shell Serving Dish by Arthur Court, C.1980s
By Arthur Court
Located in San Francisco, CA
Cast aluminum clam shell serving dish by Arthur Court, C.1980s Measures: 10" diameter x 5" high
Category

Late 20th Century American Other Platters and Serveware

Materials

Aluminum

Mexican Brass Copper Abalone Shell Crab Sculpture Tray Serving Dish, Signed
By Taxco, Los Castillos
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
with creab legs serving as tray's feet. The piece is decorated with a graphic pattern in abalone shell
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper

Soap dish in cut crystal and silver lid with medallion and shells
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Soap dish in cut crystal and silver lid with medallion and shells. Metal: Silver
Category

Early 20th Century European Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver

Large Vintage Shell Shaped Fruit Bowl, English Ceramic, Decorative, Serving Dish
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage shell shaped fruit bowl. An English, ceramic decorative serving dish
Category

Late 20th Century British Serving Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

English Iron Red and Gilt Shell Form Serving Dish After Meissen
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
English iron red and gilt shell form serving dish after Meissen. English chinoiserie shell form
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Dish ca 1600-1640 Shell Shape Calligraphy Kosometsuke
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This is a very nice antique Chinese porcelain dish, dating back to the early 17th century and made
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Gilt Divided Shell Serving Dish with Handle by Moabit
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Antique Moabit divided serving bowl with handle and gilded accents. Berlin-based Moabit was founded by M. Schumann and son circa 1835 and was around until, circa 1913. Marked SPM on ...
Category

Antique 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

"Duke of Gloucester" Pattern Porcelain Shell-Shaped Sweetmeat Dish, circa 2000
By Mottahedeh
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A "Duke of Gloucester" pattern porcelain shell shaped sweetmeat dish, circa 2000, by Mottahedeh
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American American Colonial Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Polished Split Whole Coconut Shell Bowl Dish Ice Bucket, 1970
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Tiki-Style Polished Coconut Shell Bowl Ice Bucket – 1970s Transport your space to a
Category

Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Barware

Materials

Wood

Wedgwood Aesthetic Majolica Tortoise Shell Glazed Char Fish Dish, circa 1878
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rarely seen wedgwood char dish, an Aesthetic Movement mold showing a pair of fish in a deep dish
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Serving Pieces

Materials

Earthenware

Vintage Double Shell Form Glazed Ironstone Serving Dish - U.K. - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Victorian style white glazed double shell form ironstone serving dish with handle - featuring side
Category

Late 20th Century English Victorian Serving Pieces

Materials

Ironstone

Antique Porcelain Blue and Gold Shell Shaped Dish England Circa 1810
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
This Coalport Porcelain dish was hand-painted with beautiful cobalt blue decoration on a gilded
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Midcentury Arthur Court Swan Shell Centerpiece Severing Dish, Usa, circa 1970s
By Arthur Court
Located in Miami, FL
Whimsical serving piece in the shape of a swan with a shell bowl body. Rendered in aluminum for the
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Aluminum

Mid Century Brass and Abalone Shell Crab Sculpture or Serving Dish
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Amusing, mid century serving dish or bowl crafted in Mexico, in the Los Castillo manner with copper
Category

20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Louis Lourioux Porcelain Shell Bird Motif Le Faune Trinket Dish, France
By Louis Lourioux
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A petite porcelain trinket dish or catchall by Louis Lourioux. Crafted from fine porcelain, this
Category

20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold

Shell-Edged Large Prattware Oval Dish Painted with an Urn of Flowers
Located in Downingtown, PA
Shell-edge prattware oval dish painted with an urn of flowers, 1800-1820 The large oval deep dish
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic, Pearlware, Pottery

Antique Victorian Solid Silver Salt/Butter Dish Pair Shell - Stephen Smith 1866
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this magnificent and rare Victorian solid silver shell salt/butter dish
Category

Antique 19th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Lidded Studio Pottery UFO Organic Biomorphic Fossil Shell Bowl or Dish
By Maggie Barnes
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful, decorative little studio art pottery lidded bowl, jar or dish in the style of British
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Clay

A Trophy Old Sheffield Scallop Shell Shaped Serving Dish by Henry Wilkinson Co
By Henry Wilkinson Co.
Located in valatie, NY
Trophy Old Sheffield Scallop Shell Shaped Serving Dish with Conch Shell Feet by Henry Wilkinson
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Sheffield Plate

Antique English Pottery Shell Shaped Dish with Yellow Ground Made circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
This exceptional creamware shell shaped dish has a lovely yellow ground decorated with brown
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Creamware

W SB English Regency Style Silver Plated Large Scallop Clam Shell Serving Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage W & SB English Regency Style Silver Plated Large Scallop Clam Shell Serving Dish. Circa
Category

Mid-20th Century Regency Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver Plate

Machin Part Dessert Service, Moustache Shape, Cobalt Blue and Flowers, ca 1825
By Machin
Located in London, GB
flowers. The service consists of two oval dishes, one shell dish and 8 plates. This set is sold "As
Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

20th Century Metal Shell and Coral Decorative Dish Vide-Poche or Plate Pergay
By Maria Pergay
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Maria Pergay Realised, circa 1960 Elegant dish called "mendiant" in metal and
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Coral

Vintage Boho Shell Encrusted Totem
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
serves as a dish for the fragile, beautiful top piece—a pale, spiny sea urchin shell. This handmade
Category

Late 20th Century American Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood

Vintage Green Murano Clam Shell Art Glass Bowl Dish attr. Flavio Poli for Seguso
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
elegant clam shell form, attributed to Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d’Arte. The piece showcases the
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso

Seashell and Lucite Soap Dish
Located in New York, NY
A great vintage Lucite/acrylic and seashell soap dish, circa late-20th century, 1970s; fits a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Bathroom Fixtures

Materials

Acrylic, Shell, Lucite

Silver butter dish in the shape of a double shell and resting on three feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver butter dish in the shape of a double shell and resting on three feet. Metal
Category

20th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Japan Imari Porcelain Dish Shaped like a Scallop Shell Blue, Red and Turquoise
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Plate with palms forming scallop shell in Imari porcelain. Decor of birds and flowers, blue red
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Murano Shell Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautiful mid-century Murano Shell sculpture or dish. This shell is beautifully designed with
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Pearlized Oval Decorative Pierced Edge Capiz Catchall or Trinket Dish
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An unusual pearlized capiz shell trinket dish or catchall. We've never come across anything similar
Category

20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Shell

Italian Silver Condiment Dish with Spoon
By Fratelli Broggi, Milano
Located in New York, NY
Italian silver condiment dish with spoon. Vintage oval lidded cheese/condiment dish with matching
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver Plate

Italian Grotto Style Onyx Shell Ashtrays
Located in Queens, NY
6 Italian Grotto-style (20th Century) brown onyx shell form ashtray/soap dish with a fluted and
Category

20th Century Italian Rustic Ashtrays

Materials

Ash

c. 1900 Opalescent Nautilus Sugar Dish by Northwood
By Northwood
Located in Louisville, KY
This gorgeous little opalescent shell sugar dish by Northwood dates back to c. 1900. In the
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Glass

Richard Ginori Porcelain Italian Pittoria Nut Dish 1970s
By Richard Ginori
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
, sauces, spices or butter. This fabulous Richard Ginori, shell-shaped dish, with the hand painted the
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Plate Hand Painted Dish, Meiji Period
Located in Vienna, AT
Japanese porcelain dish or deep shell plate with a finely hand painted Satsuma pattern, dating to
Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Sterling Silver Butter Shells / Dishes by John Emes
By John Emes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Georgian sterling silver dishes have a plain scallop shell shaped form. Each dish bears a plain applied
Category

Antique Early 1800s British George III Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th-century Bow Porcelain Underglaze Blue White Shell Sweetmeat Stand
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th-century Bow Porcelain Underglaze Blue Shell Sweetmeat or Pickle Dish, Circa 1755 The Bow
Category

Antique 1750s Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Silver-Plated Shell Salt Cella Matching Tongs, Collectible Sugar Bowl
Located in Wembley, GB
vintage salt cellar, shell-form salt dish, silver shell bowl, antique tableware, Edwardian silver
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Large oval Victorian antique sterling silver dish made in London in 1891
By Francis Boone Thomas
Located in London, London
floral swags and classical shells at each end. The dish’s elegant design is further enhanced by a
Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique English John Rose Coalport Periwinkle and Gilt Botanical Dessert Shell
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
the rear with an incised "1" or "7". This shell-shaped dessert dish is as fine as they get and in
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Wedgwood Majolica Large Tortoiseshell Shell Shaped Server Majolica Serving Tray
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, an English majolica scallop shell shaped seafood serving dish, date marked 1889
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

Materials

Earthenware

Art Deco Shell Shaped Vide Poche in Patinated Silver and Satin Glass 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Art Deco Shell Shaped Vide Poche in Patinated Silver and Satin Glass 1930s. A lovely shell shaped
Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Silver Plate

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Shell Dish For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the shell dish you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, metal and porcelain, every shell dish was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer shell dish, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A shell dish made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Regency — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made shell dish over the years, but those crafted by Limoges, Spode and Alfredo Barbini are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Shell Dish?

The average selling price for a shell dish at 1stDibs is $500, while they’re typically $40 on the low end and $11,500 for the highest priced.