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Rare Early 19thC English Shell-Work Figure of China Man in the Manner Arcimboldo
By Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
pastime.
Other shells were purchased in large quantities to adorn shell grottoes that were becoming
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell
Sensational Vintage Shell Encrusted Lamps From Italy C. 1965
Located in Houston, TX
an assortment of shells. Grotto enclosures were formed in Italy, France, and England as well as other
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Shell, Linen
Italian Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
The cartouche shaped mirror plate with a frame encrusted with both fresh and saltwater shells.
Category
20th Century Italian More Mirrors
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Shell Decorated Grotto Style Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Uniquely adorned with shelves over an iron framed mirror -
- spectacular scale and design. Truly eye catching !
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Iron
Grotto Shell Swivel Stool
Located in Dallas, TX
A Fench Grotto Shell Swivel Stool. Many times these came in large sets & were used by orchestras
Category
Antique 19th Century French Stools
Shell Encrusted "Grotto" Chandelier
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A well done shell encrusted chandelier. Unique.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Grotto
Shell
Stool - Seat
Located in San Francisco, CA
A whimsical and useful stool. The seat carved as a large shell supported on three scrolling lion
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Stools
Materials
Wood
Vintage Grotto Shell Mirror Argentina, 1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
festooned with shells and barnacles. This piece is very well made and is not as fragile as most shell work
Category
Vintage 1970s Argentine Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Cast Stone, Metal
Venetian Grotto Chair- Shell Form
Located in Stamford, CT
Venetian Grotto Chair- Shell Form-dyed fruitwood late 19th century to early 20th century
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Side Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Grotto-style Shell Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of white painted grotto-style shell lamps. Bases originally from 1960's with shells added at a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Grotto Style Shell Decorated Console - One Of A Kind
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
One of a kind. Uniquely adorned with shells over iron. The table is fitted
with a custom marble top
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
English Victorian Shell or Grotto Style Settee
Located in Southampton, NY
English Victorian Whimsical Shell Or Grottto Style Settee. A Very Unusual Form For English
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Settees
Venetian Style, Shell-Back Grotto Chairs in Polished Aluminum
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Suite of six disco cool, polished aluminum, venetian style grotto chairs. A very successful post
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Three Light Sconces
Located in San Francisco, CA
with shells of various sizes, electrified.
Category
20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces
Superb Set of 4 Grotto Style Shell Back Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
set of 4 grotton style, shell back chairs, lacquered to spec in a high gloss chinese chippendale
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chairs
Materials
Wood
Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of six solid wood carved dining chairs in the Italian grotto style feature shell design and
Category
Vintage 1980s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of six solid wood carved dining chairs in the Italian grotto style feature shell design and
Category
Vintage 1980s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Lucite Art Deco Grotto Shell Back Chairs, Set of 4
By Hill Manufacturing
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of four art deco style chairs feature full lucite frames and a unique shell form back. By HIll
Category
Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Lucite
Exceptioanal Set of 4 lacquered Grotto Style Shell Back Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Exceptional set of 4 lacquered shell back chairs. Each chairs has a seperate seat,see pics. Rich
Category
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Antique Venetian Italian Grotto Piano Stool Carved Gold Gilt Shell Rocaille Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
quite fond of shell encrusted pavilions and grottos on their grounds. So naturally, the nobility of the
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Stools
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Venetian Grotto Shell Chair, Silver Gilt, Pauly et Cie, Italian
By Pauly et Cie
Located in Totnes, GB
nobility who built shell-encrusted grottos in the ground of their grand houses during the 18th and 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Massive Variegated Marble Grotto Basin in the Form of a Half-Shell
Located in Dallas, TX
Massive variegated marble grotto basin in the form of a half-shell, scalloped rim and wavy side
Category
20th Century Italian Bathroom Fixtures
Materials
Marble
Beautiful Set of Eight Italian Ebonized Venetian Grotto Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in Hialeah, FL
Set of eight Italian ebonized Venetian grotto shell back dining chairs, wood framed chairs having
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Pair Italian Grotto Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
pair of silver & gold Italian style lamps
shell or grotto design
Category
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
German "Fantasy Furniture" Grotto Table
Located in Natchez, MS
German "Fantasy Furniture" Grotto Table with shell top and sea monster climbing up the coral trunk
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Tables
Pair of Grand Carved Grotto Ewers
Located in London, GB
Pair of Venetian Walnut Carved Grotto Shell Form Wall mounted Ewers.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Urns
Outstanding Italian 19th C Grotto Stool
Located in Montecito, CA
Fantastic 19th C Italian Grotto Stool with shell seat and carved legs. Walnut
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Stools
Materials
Walnut
Sea Shell Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sea Shell encrusted grotto mirror comprising various tones of shells in pink and white with white
Category
20th Century American Wall Mirrors
Materials
Coral
$1,800
Late 19th Century Italian Grotto Giltwood Rocker
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Very Rare handcarved silver gilt grotto rocker. Stylized shell seat and back with arms in the form
Category
20th Century Italian Armchairs
A Pair of Shell Lamps by Tessa Morley
Located in New York, NY
A pair of contemporary shell-work grotto lamps. Covered with oysters, molluscs and coral
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Table Lamps
Materials
Shell
Pollen (Shell work)
By Blott Kerr-Wilson
Located in Blandford Forum, Dorset
Guilded presents the latest work by consummate shell artist Blott Kerr-Wilson. She is the leading
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Art
$14,000
A Pair of Shell Lamps by Tessa Morley
By Tessa Morley
Located in New York, NY
A pair of contemporary shell-work grotto lamps. Covered with oysters, molluscs and coral.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Table Lamps
Materials
Coral
Large Scale Grotto Style Faux Seashell Sculptures Mounted as Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of monumental grotto style faux seashells mounted as table lamps. Each shell is supported by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Paint
6 SHELL back Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 6 SHELL back Chairs
Arm Dimensions: 39"h x 21"d x 25"w x 18 seat
keywords: Grotto
Category
20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,200
Clam Shell Wall Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of impressive and unusual Gothic inspired clam shell sconces. Perfect for the grotto. (Not
Category
Vintage 1940s Wall Lights and Sconces
$3,200
Set of 6 Shell Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, shellback, shell back, Andre Groult, Grotto
Category
20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$2,400
Pollen (Shell work set in box frame)
By Blott Kerr-Wilson
Located in Blandford Forum, Dorset
requirements, including altering the frame. Commissions for shell-houses, grottoes and interior decoration made
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Art
Venetian Grotto Shell Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Hand carved dining chairs feature decorative shell back design with carvings and accent colors
Category
Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Grotto Style Shell Chairs in the Manner of Tony Duquette
Located in North Hollywood, CA
and backs are actually cushioned, and covered in a shell encrusted flexible finish. We have a matching
Category
Vintage 1960s American Slipper Chairs
Twelve-Arm French Bronze Grotto Chandelier with Seahorses, Shells and Dolphins
Located in Antwerp, BE
Unusual circa 1930 French cast bronze twelve-arm grotto theme chandelier.
Fine detailed castings of
Category
Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Venetian Grotto Style Shell Form Heavy Cast Dining Chairs, Set of 6
By Molla, Brown Jordan
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of six heavy cast aluminum patio/garden dining chairs feature sculptural shell form design in
Category
Vintage 1980s Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 4 Shell Back Grotto Chairs in Cast Aluminium by Brown Jordan
By Brown Jordan
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of 4 Brown Jordan cast aluminum grotto chairs in gorgeous green with white detailing. Beautiful
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Brown Jordan Grotto Shell Back Chairs and Round Glass Top Table in White
By Brown Jordan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
grotto seashell back and cabriolet legs it will make the perfect addition of Hollywood Regency glamour to
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture
19th Century Venetian "Fantasy Furniture" Grotto Table
Located in Natchez, MS
19th c. Venetian "fantasy furniture" Grotto Table with shell form top and dolphin legs with shell
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian End Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Decorative Venetian Shell Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of six Venetian grotto shell or scalloped back style dining chairs in solid wood with
Category
Vintage 1980s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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Shell Grotto For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the shell grotto you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each shell grotto for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and shell. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer shell grotto, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each shell grotto bearing Hollywood Regency, Neoclassical or Rococo hallmarks is very popular. Brown Jordan and Tropitone each produced at least one beautiful shell grotto that is worth considering.
How Much is a Shell Grotto?
Prices for a shell grotto can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $100 and can go as high as $22,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,600.
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