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18th Century Albertus Seba Shell Engravings, Pair
By Albertus Seba 1
Located in Pasadena, CA
Outstanding pair of 18th century hand-colored shell engravings by Albertus Seba (1665-1736). Plates
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Prints

Materials

Paper

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Twelve silver coffee spoons and sugar shovel with shell engravings
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Set of twelve silver coffee spoons and sugar shovel with shell-shaped engravings on
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Antique 19th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Silver bread plates with engravings and shells
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver bread plates with engraving and shells. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark
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20th Century European Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver

Tortoise-shell Butterfly, Hawk Moth: Antique Hand-colored Engraving by M. Harris
By Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored antique engraving depicting the natural history of the Tortoise-shell
Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Silver crumb catcher w/ mask, shells central floral engravings
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver crumb collector with mask and shells in relief with floral engravings in the
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Antique 19th Century European Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver

Silver tray w/ floral engravings, shell friezes 3 feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver tray with engraved floral motifs, relief friezes with shells and resting on
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Antique 18th Century European Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver

Silver wall tray with shells, floral engravings inlaid coins
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver wall tray with shell design, engraved floral motifs, inlaid coins and hanging
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Antique 19th Century European Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver

Silver nutcracker with engravings and shell friezes on the handles
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver nutcracker with engravings and shell friezes on the handles. Metal: Silver
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20th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Silver tray w/ engravings, shells florals on 3 raised feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver tray with engravings, shells and floral motifs on the surroundings, resting on
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Antique Early 18th Century European Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver

Silver chest-shaped box with engravings, shells, handles and clasped lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver box in the shape of a chest with engravings, shells with two handles and hinged
Category

20th Century European Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

18th-Century Niccolò Gualtieri Large Pair of Engravings of Sea Shells
By Niccolo Gualtier
Located in Downingtown, PA
Framed copperplate engravings of sea shells, Niccolo` Gualtieri (editor). Giuseppe Menabuoni
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Georgian Prints

Materials

Paper

Silver fish serving fork with engravings and cutouts, relief on the shell handle
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver fish fork with engravings and cutouts, relief on the shell-shaped handle. Metal
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20th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Silver soup ladle in the shape of a shell with engraving on the handle
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver soup ladle in the shape of a shell with engraving on the handle. Metal: Silver
Category

Antique Early 18th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Vintage shell cameo earrings
Located in Firenze, IT
carved at the end of the 19th century. Cameo hand engraved on shell and filigree. Italian workmanship
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic More Art

Materials

Steel

Vintage shell cameo earrings
Vintage shell cameo earrings
$209 Sale Price
20% Off
Silver fruit bowl with chiseled engravings
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver fruit bowl with chiseled engravings, raised shells and mobile handle with four
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Antique 19th Century European Decorative Bowls

Materials

Silver

Silver vase with shell reliefs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver vase with shell reliefs, cutouts and engravings, pearly friezes with base and
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20th Century European Vases

Materials

Silver

Silver vase with shell reliefs
Silver vase with shell reliefs
$8,125 Sale Price
50% Off
Gold-plated silver cheese knife with engraving
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Gilded silver cheese knife with engravings, friezes and shell shape on the handle
Category

20th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

18th Century Copper Engraving by Lister
Located in Houston, TX
Framed large black and white engraving of sea shells by Lister. This very rare copper engraving
Category

Antique 18th Century English Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

18th-century Seashell Engravings by Niccolo Gualtieri
By Niccolo Gualtier
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sea shell pair of engravings, from Index Testarum Conchyliorum by Niccolo Gualtieri, Engraved by
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Georgian Prints

Materials

Paper

Silver shell-shaped ladle with engraved monogram cartouche
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver soup ladle in the shape of a shell with engraving surrounding a monogram card
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Antique 19th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Silver soup ladle in the shape of a shell
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver soup ladle in the shape of a shell with engravings surrounding a monogram card
Category

20th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Guilloche silver shell ladle with engraved handle and monogram
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver guilloche soup ladle in the shape of a shell with engraving on the handle and a
Category

Antique 19th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Illustrated Bivalve Shells from Dictionnaire Classique des Sciences Naturelles
Located in Langweer, NL
, published in 1845. Here are descriptions of the shells as labeled in the engravings: From the first image
Category

Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

Eleven silver dessert spoons with Russian-style engraved shells and handles
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Set of eleven silver dessert spoons with Russian-style engraving on the shells and
Category

Antique 19th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Ten silver dessert spoons with engraved shells and twisted Russian handles
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Set of ten silver dessert spoons with engraving on the shells and twisted handles in
Category

20th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Italian Contemporary Botanical Black Print "Shell n.4" Black Mirror Wood Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant hand-watercoloured shell made by engraving on silver leaf, printed on aged paper and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Prints

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Paper

Italian Contemporary Botanical Black Print "Shell n.3" Black Mirror Wood Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant hand-watercoloured shell made by engraving on silver leaf, printed on aged paper and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Prints

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Paper

Persian Engraved Ghalam-Zani Brass Islamic Vases with Wooden Wall Brackets
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
elaborate designs and presented on hand crafted wooden Arabian brackets inlaid with shell and Syrian
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Antique 19th Century Egyptian Moorish Wall Brackets

Materials

Brass

Silver dessert serving spatula
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver dessert spatula with reliefs on the handle and engraving on the shell. Metal
Category

20th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Silver dessert serving spatula
Silver dessert serving spatula
$375 Sale Price
50% Off
Cut-out silver fish knife
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver fish knife with engravings, friezes and shell shape on the handle. Metal
Category

20th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Cut-out silver fish knife
Cut-out silver fish knife
$475 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver cake serving spatula
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver cake serving spatula with engraving on the shell, friezes and reliefs on the
Category

20th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Silver cake serving spatula
Silver cake serving spatula
$500 Sale Price
50% Off
A rare scrimshaw decorated horn signed by C.H. Wood
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Wood’s lawyer told the court that Wood had ‘gained great celebrity for his power of engraving on shells
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Antique 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Horn

The Bombardment of Alexandria – Illustrated London News, July 22, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
, while the harbor erupts with splashes from incoming shells. The engraving masterfully conveys the
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Antique Late 19th Century British Prints

Materials

Paper

Louis XV Silver Tureen by Jean-Baptiste-Francois Chéret
By Cheret Francois
Located in New Orleans, LA
boasts exceptional decoration, including delicate and refined engraving, shell and acanthus accents, and
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Soup Tureens

Materials

Silver

A rare scrimshaw decorated horn Signed and inscribed by the base by C. Wood
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Wood’s lawyer told the court that Wood had ‘gained great celebrity for his power of engraving on shells
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Antique 1860s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Horn

Victorian Goddess Cameo Brooch
Located in Brighton, GB
“Goddess of The Day” Shell Cameo Brooch Beautiful Fine Engraving Either Side 9ct Rose Gold
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Brooches

Materials

9k Gold

Rare German Frontispiece of Rumphius Cabinet of Curiosities, 1765
Located in Langweer, NL
engravings of sea shells and crustaceans. The German edition of the book was financed by Johann Balthasar
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Antique 1760s Prints

Materials

Paper

19th Century, Set of Four Shell Engravings
By William Wood
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Lovely set of four shell engravings.
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Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Prints

19th Century, Set of Four Shell Engravings
By William Wood
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Lovely set of four shell engravings - by William Wood FRS, Britsh zoologist - from General
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Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Prints

Materials

Paper

19th Century, Set of Four Shell Engravings
By William Wood
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Lovely set of four shell engravings - by William Wood FRS, Britsh zoologist - from General
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Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Prints

Franz Michael Regenfuss Large Format Shell Engravings
By Franz Michael Regenfuss 1
Located in New York, NY
Franz Michael Regenfuss (1713-1780) “Choix de Coquillages et de Crustaces” Twelve Engravings
Category

Antique 1750s Prints

Materials

Wood

Cutlery Box in Rosewood with a Classic Design
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
, featuring delicate floral, vegetal and shell engravings, typical of Victorian or classical styles. This
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Knife Boxes

Materials

Metal

Nautilus Shell - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate XVII: Nautilus Major, Coquille (Nautilus Shell). Description: This engraved plate
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1740s Old Masters Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Nautilus Shell - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate XVIII: Nautilus Tenuis, Schippertje (Nautilus Shell). Description: This engraved
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1740s Old Masters Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

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Shell Engraving For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the shell engraving you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. If you’re looking for a shell engraving from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a shell engraving to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of beige, gray, brown, purple and more. Creating a shell engraving has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by George Perry, George Wolfgang Knorr, Edward Donovan and Sydenham Edwards are consistently popular. Artworks like these — often created in engraving, paint and watercolor — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Shell Engraving?

A shell engraving can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $359, while the lowest priced sells for $85 and the highest can go for as much as $17,500.