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Handcrafted Pair of Moorish Arabic Motifs Inlaid Picture Photo Frames
Located in Lisse, NL
warm colors of the wood and the inlaid shell simply is to die for. It is every antique sellers dream to
Category
Early 20th Century Moorish Picture Frames
Materials
Shell, Wood
Napoleon III Period Boulle Inkwell with Tortoise Shell Inlay
Located in Charleston, SC
and tortoise shell inlays. Adorned with bronzes representing the Sun King (Louis XIV) front and back
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique English Mahogany Chest, Ebony Stringing, with Shell Inlay
Located in Port Chester, NY
Antique mahogany chest of drawers from England with a lovely marquetry shell inlay, with a rich
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
R
Y Augousti Coconut Shell Inlay Rare Bookend Pair
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Westfield, NJ
Vintage circa 1980s R&Y Augousti coconut shell inlay bookends. Pair of matching bookends with zig
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Bookends
Materials
Felt, Coconut
19th Century Satinwood Tea Caddy with Conch Shell Inlay
Located in Woodbury, CT
Regency satinwood tea caddy with conch shell inlay. Featuring a satinwood box with oval inlay top
Category
Antique Early 1800s British Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
British Edwardian Mahogany Guéridon Table with Single Drawer and Shell Inlay
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A British Edwardian mahogany, marquetry, guéridon table with single drawer and shell inlay.
Category
Vintage 1910s English Adam Style Gueridon
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Tortoise Shell Inlay Tea Caddy, 2 Well - Tortoiseshell
Located in South Coast, CA
Mid-1800s, perhaps earlier, the breathtaking old early Victorian tortoise shell tea caddy you see
Category
Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood, Ivory, Mother-of-Pearl
80s R
Y Augousti coconut shell inlay side table
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Amstelveen, Noord
, R&Y Augousti are known as pioneers of pattern mixes of exotic materials of shagreen, shell
Category
Late 20th Century British Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Lacquered Coconut Shell Box by R&Y Augousti
By Karl Springer, R
Y Augousti
Located in Princeton, NJ
Beautiful decorative box with patterned coconut shell inlay. Unsigned but attributed to R&Y
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Coconut
Vintage R
Y Augousti Mosaic Vase with Inlays of Red and Black Pen-Shell
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
vase has a square form with rounded edges and features mosaic inlays on both sides. The shell inlays
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Shell, Wood, Bentwood
Mosaic Pen Shell Vase with Inlays in Red and Black by R
Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
vase has a square form with rounded edges and features mosaic inlays on both sides. The shell inlays
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Shell, Wood, Bentwood
Vintage Sterling Ablaone Inlay Bracelet Mexico
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage mid 20th century sterling and abalone shell inlay panel link bracelet by Talleres de Los
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage R
Y Augousti Sculptural Mosaic Vase in Exotic Red and Black Pen-Shell
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
lacquered pen-shell inlays with geometric patterns in red and black. Comprised of pen-shell over palm wood
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Shell, Palmwood
French Belle Époque Figured Mahogany Mantel Clock with Inlay
Located in Macclesfield, GB
and shell inlay to the front of the case stood on brass ball feet. The clock has a silvered dial with
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Mantel Clocks
Materials
Mahogany, Boxwood
Coquillage Urn
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A decorative shell inlay decorated stoneware urn
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Urns
$2,200
Mosaic Butterfly Tray in Black, Brown, and Tan Pen Shell by R
Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
pen shell over a wood frame. Rectangular tray features pen shell inlays in tones of black, brown
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Shell, Palmwood
Green Mosaic Penshell Box with Brass Accent by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
a wood frame. The box features mosaic shell inlays in beautiful hues of turquoise, green, black and
Category
2010s Philippine Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Victorian Mahogany Corner Cabinet
Located in Pawleys Island, SC
broken pediment with fan shell inlay and Queen Ann style legs.
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Corner Cupboards
Materials
Brass
Black Lacquer and Brass Side Table in the Manner of Jean Royère
By Jean Royère
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very well-made table with brass legs and thick lacquer finish with Abalone shell inlay.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Decorative Box in Green Mosaic Penshell with Brass Star Accent by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
a wood frame. The box features mosaic shell inlays in beautiful hues of turquoise, green, black and
Category
2010s Philippine Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Georgian Conch Shell Inlaid Octagonal Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Octagonal tea caddy with conch shell inlay to the top, with chequered edging with satinwood
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
English Georgian Inlaid Liquor Box with Six Original Bottles and Two Glasses
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian domed top liquor box in mahogany with shell inlay to top and front and patterned
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Boxwood
Mexican Abalone and Brass Crab Sculpture Dish
By Los Castillo
Located in Atlanta, GA
with finely detailed Abalone Shell inlay throughout.
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Arm Chairs
Located in Toronto, ON
with carved "Prince of Wales" plume and shell inlays,
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
$18,000 / set
A good Dutch Louis XVI mahogany inlaid
bakbarometer
, Zaveri Ori, circa 1800
By Zaveri Ori
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
thermometer, mahogany case with broken pediment surmounted by an urn, cistern cover with shell inlay and two
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Louis XVI Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
A Chic Mother of Pearl and Abalone Calling Card Case
Located in San Francisco, CA
Of rectangular form; embellished with shell inlay in a Harlequin pattern; hinged on one side to
Category
Antique 19th Century French Collectible Jewelry
Abalone and Diamond Band
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful ring showcases stunning peacock colors from the abalone shell inlays and alternating
Category
2010s American Contemporary Band Rings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
$3,325
Cellaret or Box on Stand
Located in Athens, GA
, beautiful shell inlay on top.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Adam Style Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$1,500
A Stylish Mother of Pearl and Abalone Calling Card Case
Located in San Francisco, CA
Of rectangular form; embellished with shell inlay in a Harlequin pattern and decorative border
Category
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes
19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Hanging Cutlery Box
Located in Woodbury, CT
Mahogany hanging cutlery box with conch shell inlay, early 19th century, England or America
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Sheraton Drop-Leaf Pembroke Table
Located in Lincoln, GB
An extremely fine Sheraton style & period mahogany Pembroke table with satinwood shell inlay to the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Sheraton Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Set of Mosaic Green Penshell Boxes with Brass Accents by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
-shell over a wood frame. The boxes feature mosaic shell inlays in beautiful hues of turquoise, green
Category
2010s Philippine Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Pair of Lacquered Chinese Bedside Cabinets
Located in New York, NY
ornamented with glass and shell inlay, a gilt relief carving depicting scholars above and painted panels
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Shell, Softwood
$3,200 / set
Georgian Writing Bureau
Located in Inverness, GB
.
The drawer handles in the desk tidy are ivory and compliment the Conch Shell inlay design.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Georgian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$1,706
Chess Set
Located in Irving, TX
Boasting materials such as lacquered Macassar ebony wood, marble, brass and shell inlay, this
Category
2010s Games
Materials
Stone, Gold
$2,150 / item
Late 17th Century Qing Dynasty Black Lacquer and Abalone Inlaid Altar Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
, and exotic mushroom motifs in a kaleidoscope of colors from the shell inlay.
Category
Antique 17th Century East Asian Furniture
Antique French 16" Boulle Jardiniere, Fine Brass, Tortoise Shell
Located in South Coast, CA
box, a beautiful piece with serpentine shape, ornate sinuous brass & natural shell inlay on all sides
Category
Antique 19th Century French Planters and Jardinieres
Georgian Mahogany Longcase Clock by Mummery, Dover, circa 1830
By Mummery
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
mahogany case with satinwood stringing and quadrant shell inlay to the raised, moulded base. Long arched
Category
Antique 1830s English Georgian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Inlaid Tall Case Clock by James Clarke, circa 1770
By James Worrel Clarke
Located in Sheffield, MA
fluted columns to trunk with gilt inlay, arched waist door with crossbanding, shell inlay in corners
Category
Antique 1760s British Georgian Clocks
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Stylish George III Late 18th century Mahogany and Cross-Banded Oval Side Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
table, with delicate satinwood stringing and embellished at the knees with conch shell inlays in exotic
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Tables
Untitled (boy)
By Tomotaka Yasui
Located in New York, NY
moulding it). The garments are created using the raden technique (which involves mother-of-pearl and shell
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled (woman)
By Tomotaka Yasui
Located in New York, NY
moulding it). The garments are created using the raden technique (which involves mother-of-pearl and shell
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Large and Impressive Pair of 18th Century and Later Satinwood Console Tables
Located in South Croydon, GB
. The richly figured satinwood tops featuring a bold central shell inlay and cross- banding of partridge
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Adam Style Console Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Mexico Santoyo Sterling Silver Abalone Bracelet -Unique Fish Design-circa 1940
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
design of abalone shell inlays to four contoured curvilinear links with concentric designs.
Metal Type
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Modernist Modern Bracelets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Important Four-Panel Art Deco Folding Screen by Jean Dunand
By Jean Dunand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
form of a spider web in the first panel. There is egg shell inlay in the dogs, horse and rider's
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Gold
Box with Wavy Clouds and Crescent Moon
By Yoshio Okada
Located in New York, NY
Kanshitsu lacquer body; gold foil and shell inlay with gold, aokin, and silver togidashi maki-e on
Category
2010s Lacquer
English George III Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Sheffield, MA
with central carved wheat sheath flanked by satinwood shell inlay at the corners, above two astragal
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Dutch Jardinere with Shell Design Inlay
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful Tea Pot holder or heater dutch and from about 1790-1820. This has some shrinkage and it does have it's copper liner with handles.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Mahogany
Mother-of-Pearl, Abalone and Gold Lady
s Necessaire
Located in Witney, OXFORDSHIRE
radiating lines of shell inlay, opening with a spring clasp at the front and retaining all the original gold
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Boxes
George III inlaid mahogany bureau
Located in Salisbury, GB
boards running front to back, rather than side to side.
The mahogany fall with shell inlay to each corner
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Exhibition Quality Sycamore Centre Table in the Manner of Jackson
Graham
By Jackson
Graham
Located in Suffolk, GB
including kingwood banding with cross grain banding and stringing, scallop shell inlays with an ormolu
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Center Tables
Materials
Ormolu
English Georgian Double Tea Caddy with Boxwood Shell and Column Inlays
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian double tea caddy in satinwood with oval panels inlaid with shaded boxwood shells
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
19th Century Japanese Shibayama Cabinet
Located in Paris, FR
, and most often including many shells, horns, ivory and dyed wood. Although shell inlays were made in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
2 Maitland-Smith Ivory
Tan Tessellated Fossil w/ Inlaid Brass Band Side Tables
By Maitland Smith
Located in Houston, TX
.
They introduced the use of unusual materials such as rattan, stone mosaic, coconut shell inlay, faux
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
17th Century "Baroque" Cabinet on Stand Dating from circa 1690
Located in East Sussex, GB
brass caps, flowing fruitwood inlays on olivewood ground, red tortoise shell inlay and ormolu mounts
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Gilt Metal, Iron
18th C Antique Longcase Grandfather Mahogany Tidal Dial Clock by James Richards
By English Clock Systems
Located in Antrim, GB
stunning case is veneered in best quality flame mahogany with shell inlay, canted base corners, infilled
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Grandfather Clocks and Longc...
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis Napoleon III Style Boulle Desk with Tortoiseshell and Brass Inlay
Located in Lentate sul Seveso (Mb), IT
Napoleon III desk with bronze applications and gold leaf gilding. Inlay in engraved brass and
Category
20th Century Italian Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tortoise Shell
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Shell Inlay For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic shell inlay available at 1stDibs. A shell inlay — often made from shell, metal and wood — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a shell inlay, we have 259 options in-stock, while there are 91 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer shell inlay, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A shell inlay is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Louis XVI styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one shell inlay that is appealing in its simplicity, but R
Y Augousti, Andrianna Shamaris and Kifu Augousti produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Shell Inlay?
The average selling price for a shell inlay at 1stDibs is $3,351, while they’re typically $119 on the low end and $637,038 for the highest priced.
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