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19th Century Italian Sculpture Yellow Marble Oil Lamp Grand Tour Boschetti
By Benedetto Boschetti
Located in Roma, IT
specialized in a variety of marble works, candelabras, mosaic table-tops and shell engravings. For example, a
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Shell
By Paul Landacre
Located in Oakland, CA
Wood engraving of a single beautiful shell, printed on wove japanese paper, full margins. Edition
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1930s Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving, Wood

Set of 3 framed 18th Century Antique Italian Engravings of Shells
Located in London, GB
18th century Italian engravings of shells by the famous engraver `Gaultirios`. Produced in Rome
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Prints

Solen. Plate 33. (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
WILLIAM WOOD General Conchology; or, a Description of Shells, arranged according to the
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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Tellina. Plate 40 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
WILLIAM WOOD General Conchology; or, a Description of Shells, arranged according to the
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Early 19th Century Academic Sculptures

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Cardium Plate 56 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
WILLIAM WOOD General Conchology; or, a Description of Shells, arranged according to the
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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Cardium. Plate 53 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
WILLIAM WOOD General Conchology; or, a Description of Shells, arranged according to the
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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Tellina Plate 37 (Shells)
By William Wood (b.1774)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
WILLIAM WOOD General Conchology; or, a Description of Shells, arranged according to the
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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Fossilized shells and fish - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities - Rumphius - 18th c
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Plate LIX: This plate shows various fossilized shells and fish. Description: This
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1740s Old Masters Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Four Prints of Shells from Perry s Conchology
By George Perry
Located in New York, NY
Four prints of shells by George Perry from Conchology, or, The natural history of shells... London
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Antique 1810s English Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

Yves Saint Laurent shell necklace in gilded metal and red jasper, 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Paris, FR
engravings. It is embellished in the center with a large shell pendant, smoother and more detailed, and
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Vintage 1970s French Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Gilt Metal

George III Sterling Silver Shell Claret Label by Benjamin Smith, London, 1807
By Benjamin Smith
Located in London, GB
engraving on the shell together with the plain bar make this label extremely attractive. Benjamin Smith II
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 19th Century Antique William IV Large Sterling Silver Salver, London, 1835
By William Ker Reid
Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London
shell and foliate engraving. The salver sits on four ornate feet and the centre front has a stylish
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Antique 1830s English William IV Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver

Colorful Snail Shell Engraving
Located in Houston, TX
Hand painted engraving of a snail shell. Engraving is framed in a green wooden frame with a white
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20th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Cowry Type Hand Painted Shell Engravings.
Located in Houston, TX
Hand painted shell engraving of various cowry shells. engraving is framed is in a silver frame with
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shell Engraving of a Triton Type
Located in Houston, TX
Hand painted shell engraving of a triton style shell. Engraving in framed in a black wooden frame
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Hand Painted Conch Shell Engravings
By George Perry
Located in Houston, TX
Conch shell engravings hand painted and engraved by George Perry who used John Clarke's original
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Barnacle and Shell Engraving With Glittery Affect
Located in Houston, TX
Barnacle and shell engraving most likely from a book from page 16. Shells have a glittery paint on
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1850s Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Pair of Painted Faux Wood Framed 18th Century Shell Engravings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Painted Faux Wood Framed 18th Century Shell Engravings with Marbleized Matting & later hand
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Antique 18th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

Clam Shell Engraving Edition 23 of 85
Located in Houston, TX
Small clam shell engraving with green and pink tones. Signed by the artist in the bottom right
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20th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

18th Century Shell Engraving
By George Wolfgang Knorr
Located in Houston, TX
Engraving of shells from the book "Delights for the Eyes and the Spirit, or a General Collection of
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

"Pholas" 18th Century Shell Engravings
By George Perry
Located in Houston, TX
Clamshell engravings, hand-painted and engraved by George Perry who used John Clarke's original
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18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

18th Century Hand Colored Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
18th c. Hand Colored Engravings framed with Museum Glass. Some foxing due to age.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

18th Century Hand Colored Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
18th century hand colored shell prints framed with museum glass. Some foxing due to age.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

18th Century Hand Colored Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
18th c. Hand Colored Shell Prints framed with Museum Glass. Some foxing due to age.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

19th Century Copper Plate Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th C hand colored copper engravings originally from a book. Newly framed in a beaded gilt
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Antique 19th Century Drawings

19th Century Copper Plate Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th c. hand colored copper engravings originally from a book. Newly framed in a beaded
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Antique 19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

19th Century Copper Plate Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th c. hand colored copper engravings originally from a book. Newly framed in a beaded
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Antique 19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

19th Century Copper Plate Shell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th c. hand colored copper engravings originally from a book. Newly framed in a beaded
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Antique 19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

The Patterns of Nature: Tapes and Cytheraea Shell Engravings, circa 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: The Patterns of Nature: Tapes and Cytheraea Shell Engravings Description: This compilation
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Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

Set of Nine 18th Century Shell Engravings
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Set of nine original 18th century Dutch monochrome engravings of shells by Georg Eberhard Rumphius
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Country Prints

Materials

Paper

Set of Three Hand Colored Shell Engravings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of three hand colored shell prints framed & Matted.
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20th Century English Prints

Materials

Paper

Elastic and Pale Bulla Shell Engraving From Early 19th Century
By Sydenham Edwards
Located in Houston, TX
Small copperplate engraving from an encyclopedia titled "John Manson Good's Pantologia, a New
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Set of Conch and Clam Shell Engravings from an 18th century Text
Located in Houston, TX
Two engravings from the book "Le Regne Animal," that was first printed in 1817. Subjects are
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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Scallop and Conch Shell Hand Painted Engraving
Located in Houston, TX
Hand painted engraving of scallops and conch shells. Engraving is plate 6 and page 33 from a book
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

19th Century Engraving of Hand Painted Shells
By Edward Donovan
Located in Houston, TX
Shell engravings for the book titled, “Naturalist’s Repository of Exotic Natural History” Volume 1
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Marine Shells and Conchs Engravings from Late 18th Century
By George Wolfgang Knorr
Located in Houston, TX
Engraving of shells from the book "Delights for the Eyes and the Spirit, or a General Collection of
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

French Provincial Louis XV Italian Style Table
Located in Austin, TX
sophisticated. The two fabulous St Jacques shell engravings on the traverses add a touch of elegance and charm
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

Sea Shells Large Engraving George Perry from the Natural History of Shells
By George Perry
Located in Downingtown, PA
shells... Original drawings by John Clarke, Engravings by William Miller, London: W. Bulmer and Co
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Prints

Materials

Paper

Set of Four Hand Colored Engravings of Shells
Located in Essex, MA
By Frederick Martini. Plates from one of the original books on shells.
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Antique 1850s German Prints

Materials

Paper

Pair of Napoleonice Engravings in a Tortoise Shell Frame
Located in Manhasset, NY
A pair of Napoleonice engravings in a tortoise shell frame. Each of these highly decorative
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Vintage 1950s Neoclassical Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Set of Four 18th Century Hand-Colored Engravings of Shells
Located in Pembroke, MA
Set of four beautifully hand-colored 18th century engravings of shells after Rumphius. These are
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Prints

18th-Century Hand-Colored Engravings of Sea Shells, Niccolo Gualtieri
By Niccolo Gualtier
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th-Century Hand-colored Engravings of Sea Shells, Niccolo Gualtieri (1688-1744), A Set of
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Antique Mid-18th Century Georgian Prints

Materials

Paper

Set of Ten Rare French Hand-Colored Engravings of Shells
By Jacques de Favanne
Located in Pembroke, MA
A very rare set of 10 French hand-colored engravings of shells from "la Conchyliologie" or
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Prints

Materials

Paper, Paint, Ink

Pair Framed Hand-Colored Engravings of Sea Shells, France, circa 1850
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Pair of framed hand-colored Engravings of Sea Shell, France, circa 1850. These prints are from the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

Large Seashell Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of framed large 18th Century black and white engraving of sea shells by Lister. These very
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Antique 18th Century English Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Engraved Nautilus shell - Netherlands, 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
skills from various disciplines, employed a range of engraving techniques to transform the shell's smooth
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Antique 18th Century Belgian Dutch Colonial Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Pair of 18th Century Engravings by Lister
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Framed Large Black and White Engraving of Sea Shells by Lister. These very rare copper
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Antique Late 18th Century English Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Framed 17th c. Large Plate Engraving by Lister
Located in Houston, TX
Framed Large Black and White Plate Engraving of a Sea Shell by Lister. Edges of engraving are
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

Framed 17th c. Large Plate Engraving by Lister
Located in Houston, TX
Framed Large Black and White Plate Engraving of a Sea Shell by Lister. Edges of engraving are
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

Pair of 18th Century Large Black and White Engravings
Located in Houston, TX
Shells by Lister. These very rare copper engravings are from Martin Lister's work Historiae sive
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Antique Late 18th Century French Drawings

Materials

Paper

Shells - Original Etching by Leonardo Castellani - 1943
By Leonardo Castellani
Located in Roma, IT
circulations. He was also a writer and editor. The beautiful engraving Shells is an artwork that inspires to
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1940s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antique Cameo Brooch 18K Gold - c.1860
Located in London, GB
, while cameos typically focus on the quality of the shell engraving, this particular brooch features a
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Antique 19th Century Brooches

Materials

18k Gold

Louis XV Silver Tureen by Jean-Baptiste-Francois Cheret
Located in New Orleans, LA
boasts exceptional decoration, including delicate and refined engraving, shell and acanthus accents, and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Soup Tureens

Materials

Silver

Pair Niccolo Gualtieri Shell Engravings
By Niccolo Gualtier
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an iconic pair of Niccolo Gualtieri (1688-1744) hand colored shell engravings that formed
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Antique 1740s European Baroque Prints

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

"Cypera" 18th Century Scientific Shell Engravings
By George Perry
Located in Houston, TX
Shell engravings, hand-painted and engraved by George Perry who used John Clarke's original
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18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Hand-Colored Shell Engraving
Located in New York, NY
. This plate: Tom. 3. Tab. XLIX Original engraving with later hand-coloring.
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Mid-18th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Laid Paper

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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.