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18 Karat Gold Abyss Signature Opal Ring with White Water Opal
By ELHANATI
Located in Copenhagen, Bornholm
patterns in the gold have a strong reference to the traces of sea snails, sea shells and fossils.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Artist Band Rings

Materials

Opal, 18k Gold

Elhanati 18 Karat Gold Fish Tale Abyss Ring with Top Wesselton VVS Diamonds
By ELHANATI
Located in Copenhagen, Bornholm
sea. The shapes, twirls and patterns in the gold have a strong reference to the traces of sea snails
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Artist Band Rings

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold

Snail Shell Motif Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Snail Shell Motif Lamp
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps

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
Category

20th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Indonesian Snail Shell Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Indonesian snail shell shape box with lid,made from molded paper mache lacquered with dark brown
Category

Late 20th Century Indonesian Boxes

circa 1800s Polished Snail Shell Snuff Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A polished snail shell snuff box, circa 1800, French, Beaded brass mounts. Engraved: "Souvenir du
Category

Antique 19th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Unusual Edwardian Sterling Silver-Mounted Snail Shell Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, Victorian, sterling silver - mounted snail shell candlesticks, England, Ca. 1910. @4" high
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Snail Shells original oil painting
By Tobias Harrison
Located in London, Chelsea
The original painting "Snail Shells " by Tobias Harrison is framed, stringed and ready to
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Circa 1800s Polished Snail Shell Snuff Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A polished snail shell snuff box, c.1800, French, Beaded brass mounts. Engraved: "Souvenir du Mt
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass

Verdura Cachalong Opal and Gold Snail Shell Earrings
By Verdura
Located in New York, NY
Cachalong opals with 18 karat gold wire and ball accents. The earrings are in a snail shell motif
Category

Early 2000s American Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Chrysophrase, 18k Gold

Mid-Century Modern Snail Shell Silver Floor Lamp with Marble Base
Located in West Hartford, CT
Unusual tall Mid-Century Modern snail shell silver floor lamp with one bulb. Wired for USA and in
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Silver Plate, Stainless Steel

Verdura Cachalong Opal and Gold Snail Shell Earrings
By Verdura
Located in New York, NY
Cachalong opal with 18 karat gold wire and ball accents. The earrings are in a snail shell motif. Circa
Category

Early 2000s American Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Opal, 18k Gold

Snail Shell Earrings with Diamonds in Yellow Gold 18 Karat
Located in Lucerne, CH
Summer is coming and here are the perfect earrings for the next beach party. Crème coloured snail
Category

Late 20th Century Swiss Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Gold

Michael Bang for Holmegaard, Large Rare Vase Shaped like a Snail Shell
Located in København, Copenhagen
Michael Bang for Holmegaard. Large rare vase in mouth-blown art glass shaped like a snail shell
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Modern Tibetan Carpet with Gold Border, Gold Snail Shell Spiral Allover Field
Located in New York, NY
The sand field displays rows and offset rows of small snail shell spirals developing from
Category

1990s Tibetan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Snail Shell Diamond Ring Large Cocktail Vintage 14 Karat Gold Estate Jewelry
Located in Torrance, CA
Stylish vintage snail shell diamond ring (circa 1960s to 1970s) crafted in 14 karat yellow gold
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings

Materials

White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Bronze sculpture of a frog pulling a snail shell with an insect by Louchet.
By Louchet Foundry
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bronze sculpture of a frog pulling a snail shell with insect. 
This model was also sold as car
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Early Wedgwood Majolica Snail Shell and Coral Salt Cellar, circa 1872
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Palissy style – date marked 1872. The globose snail shell shaped cellar is glazed in a mottled blue and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Serving Pieces

Materials

Earthenware

Wedgwood English Majolica Aesthetic Taste Snail Shell and Ivy Pitcher circa 1870
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An English Wedgwood Majolica pitcher, an aesthetic movement mold showing a snail shell against
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Pitchers

Materials

Earthenware

Vintage Snail Shell Ring 14k Yellow Gold Estate Fine Jewelry Sea Life Marine 6
Located in Torrance, CA
Stylish vintage snail shell cocktail ring (circa 1960s to 1970s) crafted in 14 karat yellow gold
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Cocktail Rings

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

A rare George III "Snail Shell" Snuff Box made by Matthew Linwood.
Located in London, GB
The Snuff Box is modelled as a large Snail Shell decorated on the sides and cover with wriggle work
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Boxes

Mid-20th Century Large Weathered Garden Snail Statue
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Large weathered concrete snail, spectacular patination. Recess in the top of the snail shell for
Category

Mid-20th Century French Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Cast Stone

Vladimir Kagan Walnut "Snail" Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A classic Kagan design that evokes the equiangular spiral of a snail's shell. Constructed of bent
Category

Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut, Glass

Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Snail by Alfredo Barbini
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in New York, NY
hue that is incased within its hand-blown Murano glass snail shell which is finished in an a beautiful
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Kenneth Jay Lane Vintage Brown Enamel Snail Brooch
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
with rhinestones. There is a chip on the enamel on the top of the snail shell. Width- 1.5" Length
Category

Late 20th Century American Brooches

Multi-Gold Diamond and Quartz Snail Pin
Located in Southampton, PA
like a snail. The snail's shell is made of quartz and is studded with ~.95ct of diamonds which are set
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

Minton Majolica Cream Jug with Snail Handle
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica creamer which features a blossoming branch, snail shell on handle and feet
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Majolica

Natural Shell Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
chandelier handcrafted with beautiful natural abalone, cowries’ and glossy snail shells in creamy white and
Category

20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Floor Lamp "Snail" by Sergio Cammili
By Sergio Cammilli
Located in Paris, FR
The rare and famous floor lamp in a shape of a snail shell by Italian designer Sergio Cammili. Made
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Fiberglass

Charming Midcentury Wicker Magazine Stand in the Shape of a Snail
Located in Palm Beach, FL
snail shell in a nautilus pattern. The snail with fully equiped antennae is sporting a collar with a bow
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

An extremely rare "Snail" Sauce Label made by C.H. Cheshire
Located in London, GB
This die stamped Sauce Label is modelled in the rare Snail Shell form and is engraved with the very
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English More Dining and Entertaining

Chanel Cross Brooch in Gilded Metal, Shell, Molten Glass and Freshwater Pearls
By Chanel
Located in Paris, FR
Sublime Chanel cross brooch surmounted by a snail shell, in gilded metal, pink and green molten
Category

2010s French Brooches

Materials

Freshwater Pearl, Gilt Metal

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Silver Shell Floor Lamps with Marble Bases
Located in West Hartford, CT
Unusual pair of matching tall Mid-Century Modern snail shell silver floor lamps with one bulb
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Silver Plate, Steel

A Shell And Mineral Encrusted Commode
Located in Austin, TX
natural crystallized mineral accents add depth and texture. Large snail shells serve as pulls to the three
Category

20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Grouping of Nickel Silvered Metal Shells
Located in North Miami, FL
. The conch or snail shell has a pedestal base and is a vase. The starfish is decorative. Each shell has
Category

20th Century American Decorative Objects

Palissy Ware Fish Platter
Located in Essex, MA
Attributed to Barbizet. Depicting fish laying on ferns, with snail shells, frog and a moth.
Category

Antique 1860s French Victorian Delft and Faience

Materials

Other

Barrel Back Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
snail shells.
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Club Chairs

Materials

Wood

David Webb 18K Yellow Gold Diamond White Enamel Snail Brooch
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
form of a snail. The snail’s shell features white enamel with twisted gold rope detailing, creating a
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Brooches

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique and Rare Bing Grøndahl Empire Teapot in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
snail shell. Late 19th century. Measures: 23 x 14.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Danish Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

An 18 Carat Gold Cochlea Piaget Box with Ruby
By Piaget
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An 18 carat yellow gold pill box in the shape of a snail shell with a cabochon cut ruby ​​in the
Category

Vintage 1960s French Boxes and Cases

Materials

Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold

Seaman Schepps Ruby Gold Shell Earrings
By Seaman Schepps
Located in Miami, FL
Item #: 6172113 These Seaman Schepps earrings are designed as a pair of (snail) shells, the
Category

Vintage 1960s American Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Ruby, 14k Gold

Antique Fantasy Root Wood Side Table, circa 1850
Located in Berghuelen, DE
root wood decorated with several small pieces like mushrooms, roots, snail shells, moss. Executed
Category

Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Side Tables

Materials

Rattan

Imposant Zinc Alloy Gargoyle, Depiction of Triton from the Mid-19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
of Triton, blowing a snail shell, carried by three dolphins. In style of the depictions of the 16th
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Fountains

Materials

Zinc

Large Scale Pair of Antique Majolica Ceramic Glazed Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian Majolica foo dogs showcase grotesque yet loveably cute features from their twisted fangs, snail
Category

20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

A Pair of Rare Continental Faience Tureens in the form of Snails
Located in Downingtown, PA
Each whimsical figure with a slightly different flower finial on top of the snail's shell, hand
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Delft and Faience

Elegant Pair of French Baroque Style Carved Fauteuils with Fabric Covers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
and rising acanthus leaves and with scrolled snail-shell terminals. Size 25" D x 25" W x 47" H.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chairs

Vintage 1980s Bursa Bubo Seashell Mounted on a Custom Metal Stand
Located in Melbourne, AU
1980s Tutufa Bubo (Giant Frog Snail) shell, mounted on a handcrafted custom metal stand. Stand
Category

Vintage 1980s Mauritian Mid-Century Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Shell

Monumental Pair of Vases early 20th Century Italian Lumachella Marble Very Rare
Located in Madrid, ES
the shape of a snail shell. Variety of rare fossil marble. One of the vases has a superficial ridge
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Marble

French Antique Bronze Sculpture"Two Mice Snail"by Georges Gardet Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Georges Gardet
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisitely cast model of two mice engrossed in their discovery of a snail shell. The circa 1897
Category

Early 20th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pr. Mintons Pâte-sur-pâte Blue-Ground Vases, Too Fast Too Slow , L. Solon
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
, with a maiden hitting cherubs carrying snail shells on their backs and climbing a stem toward a heart
Category

Antique 1890s British Belle Époque Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Sea Snail Fossils - Sea Shell Still Life on Two Toned Olive Colored Background
By Helen Oh
Located in Chicago, IL
Two small snail shell fossils are the subject of this realistic painting by Helen Oh. They are
Category

2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Conch Shell Vase Iridescent Handmade Loetz Austria Jugendstil, circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Papillon" Decoration. The naturalistically depicted shell and snail vases, executed at the highest level
Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Glass

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Artistic Diamond Clip in Platinum 950
Located in Lucerne, CH
Designed as an artistic motive with curved and straight elements. The clip is given a Snail shell
Category

Vintage 1940s Unknown Art Deco Brooches

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum

Antique Bronze Bust of Buddha, Thailand Ayutthaya, circa 18th Century
Located in Vero Beach, FL
smile, elongated eyes and long earlobes. The hair is fashioned in snail shell curls. There are still
Category

Antique 18th Century Thai Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Set of 5 Versace Signed Porcelain Gilded Tea/ Coffee
Located in North Miami, FL
never used.... The sea objects that are depicted are repetitions of coral, snails, shells, and strands
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Sterling Silver and Shell Snail
Located in Palm Desert, CA
complete the illusion the snail has the addition of a real sea shell. The silver includes a standard mark
Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

White Diamond Satin Yellow Gold Concave Shells Necklace, Barbara Heinrich
By Barbara Heinrich
Located in Dallas, TX
the Maker - Barbara Heinrich grew up in Heilbronn, Germany, where she collected snail shells, dried
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Link Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

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Snail Shell For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic snail shell available at 1stDibs. A snail shell — often made from metal, shell and ceramic — can elevate any home. There are 21 variations of the antique or vintage snail shell you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the snail shell you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right snail shell, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. A well-made snail shell has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Antonio Pavia, Dominique Pierrat and Josiah Wedgwood are consistently popular.

How Much is a Snail Shell?

Prices for a snail shell start at $150 and top out at $19,500 with the average selling for $1,150.