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Material: Shell
18th Century Italian Angel Wing on a Crystal Quartz Cluster with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf angel wing on a crystal quartz cluster with Baroque pearls. The hand-carved gold leaf angel wing is originally from a historic church in Liguria. This piece is particularly rare and exquisite due to its unique shape and size. It is gold leaf and has a bole underlay. The ecclesiastical artifact is mounted on a bed of quartz crystals. The Baroque pearls, tangerine quartz...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Natural Ammonite Fossil Specimen Mortoniceras Drakeoceras 110 Million Years Old
Located in Warrenton, OR
Natural Ammonite Fossil Specimen Mortoniceras Drakeoceras 110 Million Years Old apx. We love the elegance of this ammonite specimen and are excited to be able to present it here. Th...
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15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

17th Century Florence Fragment Candlestick with Natural Ammonite Shell
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th Century Italian candlestick fragment topped with a complete and natural ammonite shell. This Italian fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the histo...
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17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Marble snail paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Marble snail paperweight. This wonderful small scale statue is raised by a rectangular Verde Africanato marble...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus
Located in Ballard, CA
18th century exceptional Italian carved wood and polychromed figure depicting baby Jesus holding the world in his hand, he has halo made from sterling silver and the globe is also sterling silver.This piece would have originally been dressed in an elaborate gown and would have been changed into different attire depending on the holy season. Extremely detailed and the carving is exceptional. this piece came from a very reputable merchant in Verona, I did inherit it from my mother in Law...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Karaut Pectoral Ornament, Abelam Culture, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This piece is an excellent example of an adornment used by Abelam warriors to frighten their enemies. They are held in a warrior’s mouth for courage and to intimidate their adversary...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Natural Fiber

Natural Seashell Trumpet Triton Sea Snail
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful natural specimen, Charonia is a genus of very large sea snail, commonly known as Triton's trumpet or Triton snail. They are marine gastropod moll...
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20th Century Unknown Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90+ Million Years Old
Located in Warrenton, OR
Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90-100 Million Years Old. The Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite is considered rare and is highly sought after as a collector's item. Ple...
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15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

18th Century Italian Bronze-Gold Crucifix Mounted on a Crystal Geode
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian bronze-gold crucifix with coordinating gold leaf shells and crystal points mounted on a crystal geode. The gold leaf shells adorn the crucifix and the base of th...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf

Kitsch Venice Gondola Souvenir with Seashells Pin-Up Girl, Italy 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
1950s Venice gondola souvenir. Bright wood shellac finish, adorned with seashells and a posing pin-up girl in red swim suit. All very kitsch. Marked "Mad...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Victorian Cameo Carved Conch Shell c1880 St George Dragon Antique
Located in Newtown, CT
Victorian carved whole conch Shell c1880. Beautiful and rare item to find! This was hand carved in Italy, likely a souvenir of a Grand Tour. The subject of the carving is of St Georg...
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Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Post Modern 1980s Lucite Shell Seashell Mirror Lacquer Obelisk Table Sculpture
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Post modern 1980s Lucite and shell mirrored obelisk table sculpture.     
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1980s Post-Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Lucite, Lacquer

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Shell and Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and natural forming Baroque pearls. The Chesapecten plate...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Organic Modern Natural Specimens Coral Brunch on Stand
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique organic natural specimens brunch coral on a marble and wood stand. Great natural light pink color. Great condition.
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1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Shell Encrusted Cat Figurine
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A whimsical shell-covered cat figurine. Delicately applied seashells cover this feline figurine in an array of browns. Great for the kitten lover, or for ...
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20th Century Philippine Folk Art Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Shell Encrusted Cat Figurine
Shell Encrusted Cat Figurine
$262 Sale Price
25% Off
Rare, Unique Large Seashell Silver Swan By Gabriella Binazzi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in this beautiful large Italian Swan in Silver Plate & Brass black with a Large Seashell. This figurine sculpture is by Gabriella Binazzi, but not signed, C.1960., Great detail...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Early 20th Century Shell Money Ring
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Early 20th century shell money ring mounted on a custom made stand, Papua New Guinea.
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

An ostrich egg from a wunderkammer, with an ebonized wooden base, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
A specimen of Naturalia an ostrich egg (Struthio camelus) mounted on an ebonized wooden base. The upper part, mounted on the summit, in the shape of a pinnacle, always of the same w...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Shell Sculptures

Materials

Ostrich Eggshell, Wood

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix Mounted on Jasper with Crystal Points
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix mounted on jasper with crystal points. The crystal points create more sunrays around the halo of the crucifix. The reddish tips of the crysta...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Marble Angel in a Bleached Turtle Shell on Alabaster
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian Carrara marble angel in a bleached turtle shell mounted on a polished alabaster base.  The bleached turtle shell emulates a bath for the angel. The angel is cra...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Fragment with a Fossil Shell on Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca fragment candlestick with a fossil shell and wulfenite on a polished calcite base. The fragment was originally p...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Pair Franz Bergmann Austrian Bronze Figures in Moorish Brackets, Early 20th c
Located in Austin, TX
Two good Franz Bergmann Austrian cold painted bronze figures now mounted in highly architectural Moroccan Moorish style carved and inlaid wood brackets, early 20th century, Austria a...
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1910s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Box with a Shell Lid in Style of Alexandre Noll
Located in NYC, NY
A beautiful wood box with a small compartment inside and a shell lid in the manner of Alexandre Noll.
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1940s French Minimalist Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Walnut

19th Century Italian Gilded Frame Fragment with Apophyllite and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian painted and gilded frame fragment adorned baroque pearls and mounted on apophyllite, stilbite, and baroque pearls. The 19th century Italian fragment was origina...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Blue Gilded Arrow with Aquamarine and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century Italian blue and gilded arrow mounted on aquamarine in matrix and adorned with aquamarine and baroque pearls.  The arrow was once used as part of a decorative motif in ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Northern Thai Lan Na Bronze Buddha Seated in Meditation, 15th-16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely northern Thai cast bronze seated meditating Buddha statue with shell inlaid eyes, style of Wat Chedi Luang, Lan Na Kingdom, region of Chiang Mai, 15th-16th century.  The statue of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, is portrayed in dhyanasana, seated upon a double lotus pedestal atop a raised platform. His legs in virasana, the half lotus position, hands in dhyana mudra, the gesture of meditation. The Buddha's face is youthful and pleasant, reminiscent of faces of contemporaneous Sukhothai Buddha...
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16th Century Thai Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th-Early 20th White Bailer Shell Pectoral, Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th Bailer shell pectoral, Highlands, possibly Mendi People, Papua New Guinea These large shell pectorals were worn ceremonially by men and women in Papua New Guine...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Kuba Beaded Laket Prestige Cap
By Kuba
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite cone-shaped cap, known as laket, was created by an artisan of the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The base is made of a simple woven raffia fabric, ...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Fabric

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Miniature Mecca Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca miniature fragment with fossil agate coral. The fragment was originally part of an 18th century Italian candlestick from a historic church. I...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

Organic Beaded Necklace on Stand, Sold Singly
Located in Sheffield, MA
The organic necklaces are treated as works of art or sculpture displayed on their black metal stands. The top parts are intricately braided twine attached to which are sliced sea she...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Amethyst Slice with Calcite Deposits and a Baroque Pearl on a Polished Wood Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Amethyst slice with calcite deposits and a Baroque natural forming pearl on a polished wood base. This amethyst is rare in how large it is and how it...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Amethyst, Gold Leaf

Sea Shell Sea Shells Coastal Ornaments Set
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Natural sea shells set of 14 different sea shells as Christmas Ornaments. Great natural decor for Holidays.
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1970s American Rustic Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Sea Shell Sea Shells Coastal Ornaments Set
Sea Shell Sea Shells Coastal Ornaments Set
$132 Sale Price / set
55% Off
Collection of Sea Shells
Located in Sheffield, MA
A large collection of exotic seashells arranged and displayed in three cylindrical glass containers. A wonderful decorative interest in any room or take individual shells or a groupi...
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20th Century Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Penshell and Silvered Bronze Turtle Sculpture
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A beautifully crafted tabletop sculpture combining silvered bronze and faux tortoiseshell made from penshell, dating from the mid to late 1970s. This piece exemplifies the era’s fasc...
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1970s French Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Maitland-Smith Bronze and Mother of Pearl Turtle Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming vintage turtle sculpture or object of art crafted in bronze with a mother of pearl shell. Signed Maitland-Smith on the bottom.
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Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Ostrich Eggs on Brass Dolphin Bases in the Style of Antony Redmile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Ostrich Eggs at a pair of Brass Dolphin Stands in the style of Antony Redmile. After wondering why a pair of my brass dolphin candlesticks weren't selling I decided to make my own pair of Antony Redmile inspired Ostrich Egg candle...
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20th Century Rustic Shell Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Cross with Smoky Quartz Crystals and Pyrite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian cross mounted on smoky quartz crystals in matrix with pyrite formations. The center of the cross has an abstract figure of Christ created from acrylic crystals. The missing sunrays are replaced with the smoky quartz crystal points...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Crest on a Hematoid Slab with Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded hand-carved fragment crest mounted on a golden, polished hematoid slab and adorned with baroque pearls. The gilded fragment was originally from a historic...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

A wunderkammer marine natural specimen, the Melo melo shell. Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
The base is made out of rosewood. The shell, Melo Melo, (Family Volutidae) is mounted with reef and small shells. Italy last part of 19th century.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Sculpture with Seashell Assembly and Base of Antique Classical Golden Cup
Located in Marbella, ES
Sculpture with Seashell Assembly and Base of Antique Classical Golden Cup
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Shell Sculptures

Materials

Gold Plate

Group of 4 High Relief Cameo Pins/Pendents Carved from Bull Mouth Shell
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of 4 High Relief Cameo Pins/Pendents Carved from Bull Mouth Shell Unmarked Silver Settings 2.5mm x 4mm 4mm x 4mm 2 pieces: 3mm x 3mm
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20th Century Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

A pair of diorama with hermit crabs, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A natural Wunderkammer specimen a pair of marine diorama with Hermit Crab (Pagurus Bernhardus) a brunch, fan shaped of Horny coral, reef, shells. The Specimens are mounted inside a glass...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Coral

Penguin by Alcino Silversmith Handcrafted in Sterling Silver with Ostrich Egg
Located in Porto, 13
Penguin by Alcino Silversmith 1902 is a handcrafted piece in 925 sterling silver with ostrich egg application and black onix eyes. This penguin i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Shell Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral and a Silver Leaf Shell
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick top fragment with polished agate coral and a coordinating silver-leaf shell. The hand-carved, 18th century silver candlestick top origin...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Agate, Silver Leaf

18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Head with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel head or "putto" adorned with baroque pearls. A putto is a cherub figure frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and scu...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Sunray with a Baroque Pearl on an Aragonite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian sunray with baroque pearls mounted on an aragonite crystal base. The 18th century gold leaf sunray originally part of a halo or sunburst motif in an artistic depiction in a historic church. It is mounted onto the white aragonite...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Turuza Wauja. Two-headed bird Sculpture-Bench, 2024 Brazilian wood
Located in PARIS, FR
Turuza Wauja – Two-headed Bird Sculpture-Bench, 2024 Hand-carved by Indigenous Wauja artisans from the Xingu region in Brazil, this remarkable sculpture-bench represents a two-heade...
Category

2010s Brazilian Folk Art Shell Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood, Shell, Paint

18th Century Italian Mecca Arrow with a Baroque Pearl on a Polished Calcite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century Italian mecca arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base. The arrow was once used as part of a decorative motif in artistic depictions (most likely of Saint ...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Thai Gilt Bronze Seated Buddha, Lan Na Kingdom, Chiang Mai, Late 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A rare and beautiful Thai cast and gilt bronze seated Buddha with shell inlaid eyes, style of Wat Chedi Luang, Lan Na Kingdom, Northern Thailand, region of Chiang Mai, late 15th cent...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

An ostrich egg from a wunderkammer, with a red painted wooden base, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
A specimen of Naturalia an ostrich egg (Struthio camelus) mounted on a wooden base painted red. The upper part, mounted on the summit, in the shape of a pinnacle, always of the same ...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Shell Sculptures

Materials

Ostrich Eggshell, Wood

Amethyst Slice with a Baroque Pearl on a Polished Wood Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Amethyst slice with a baroque natural forming pearl on a polished wood base. This amethyst is rare in how large it is, its beautiful shape, and its l...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Amethyst

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Scallop Shell Pearl
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and natural forming Baroque pearls. The Chesapecten plate...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Italian Peditment Fragment with Pectin Shells and Crystal on Lucite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian pediment fragment decorated with pectin shells and red phantom crystal points on a lucite base. The piece is put together by ...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

17th Century Italian Candlestick with Fossil Agate Coral Pearls on Lucite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century distressed Italian decorated church candlestick with fossil agate coral and natural forming baroque pearls on a lucite base. The 17th century Italian distressed candles...
Category

Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Coral, Agate

Sculpture with Seashells with Antique french base with bronze
Located in Marbella, ES
Sculpture with Seashells with Antique french base with bronze
Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Shell Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Organic Tube Shell Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Tall elegant tube shell sculpture designed and executed by F. S. Henemader with a dramatic form and striking bleached white color. Presented on a Lucite base to enhance the sculptura...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Solomon Islands Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Sculpture with Seashell Assemblage and antique wood Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Sculpture with Seashell Assemblage and antique wood Base
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Polished Golden Crystal Quartz Geode with Baroque Pearl
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A rare large polished quartz geode with cream and golden hues and naturally forming crystal druzy formations. This specimen is from the Appalachian region of Kentucky. This was dug by hand and includes golden druzy crystal formations. This is a particularly large geode specimen...
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

1980s Italian Pyramid Mother Of Pearl Wood Sculpture Decorative Object Fine Art
Located in Miami, FL
Arts And Crafts Periode Italian Pyramid made out of pieces polished Mother of Pearl shells over wood Sculpture. Reflects the light in a warm and elegant shimmer. Beautiful crafted wi...
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Late 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Shell Sculptures

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

South Asian Necklace
Located in Dallas, TX
South Asian necklace, including stand. In my vintage, organic, contemporary, and mid-century modern style. This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

South Asian Necklace
South Asian Necklace
$380 Sale Price
44% Off

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