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Material: Shell
One of a Kind Sea Shell and Amethyst Crystal
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Fantastic Atlantic trumpet sea shell professionally mounted on a natural coral base ,artistically hand embedded with amethyst quartz crystal pieces ,Thant make a beautiful art object...
Category

20th Century American Shell Sculptures

Materials

Coral, Crystal

Ruler Selenite with Natural-Forming Baroque Pearls on a Lucite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Ruler Selenite with natural forming baroque pearls on a lucite base. Ruler selenite or "selenite logs" are single, prismatic selenite crystals from Morocco that were formed in extensive beds by the evaporation of ocean brine. This mineral is characterized by a silky, pearly luster called satin spare. It is then adorned with the baroque pearls which coordinate beautifully with the sleek selenite. Interi transforms Italian artifacts...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Gilt Bouquet on Hematoid Quartz with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded bouquet fragment mounted on a golden, polished hematoid slab and adorned with baroque pearls. The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the art...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

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

Morden Sculpture In Wood And Metal by Børge 2013
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish Morden Sculpture of Wood And Metal by Danish Artist "Børge", dated 2013
Category

Early 20th Century Danish Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pair of 18th Century Italian Scroll Candlesticks with Copper and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian scroll candlesticks adorned with natural forming copper and natural forming baroque pearls mounted on copper in matrix. These candlesticks were once us...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Copper

18th Century Italian Florence Fragment Candlestick with Fishtail Selenite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base mounted with a fishtail selenite and decorated with chalcedony rosettes and ecphora shells. This fragment is from a church ...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Crystal, Gold Leaf

Pair of 17th Century Italian Florence Fragments with Citron and Ammonite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' bases from Tuscany topped with polished ammonites and adorned with citron crystal quartz points. These fragments are from a church in...
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17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

Large Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell #5
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Large Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell. I purchased a collection of large shells from an antique store in Newport.
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Pair of Ostrich Egg Urns on Carved Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century pair of Anthony Redmile urns crafted with an eccentric array of materials featuring amethyst stone, ostrich eggs, boar tusks and carved ebony all in a dramatic compositio...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Ostrich Eggshell, Hardwood

Andreas Dettloff 2003 “My Polynesian Heart”
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful Sculpture by the noted German born Tahitian artist Andreas Dettloff. The sculpture is titled “My Polynesian Heart” and dated 2003. It, or an extremely similar one is depict...
Category

Early 2000s Polynesian Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Rubber, Paper

Natural Seashell Trumpet Triton Sea Snail
Located in Naples, IT
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...
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Vintage Boho Shell Encrusted Seahorse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exceptional vintage sculpture captures the whimsical elegance of the ocean in a stunning figural form. Meticulously handcrafted, the seahorse is entirely encrusted in natural, r...
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Late 20th Century American Shell Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Ethnic Tribal Trophy Skull Replica in Resin, Feathers Shells – Irian Jaya Styl
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This handcrafted tribal trophy skull replica from Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea, is a striking piece of ethnic decor that reflects the ancestral warrior traditions of the Papuan tribes. Made from sculpted resin and adorned with natural feathers, shells, seeds, resin, and beeswax, it authentically reproduces the ceremonial skulls once displayed as symbols of strength and honor. Each piece is hand-assembled using traditional techniques, with intricate details that evoke both mysticism and cultural depth. The crown of natural feathers, the central shell in the nasal cavity, and the eye sockets filled with organic materials reflect historic embalming rituals. This tribal skull...
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Rustic Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Resin, Feathers

17th Century Gold Leaf Fragment with Pyrophyllite and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian gold leaf fragment with pyrophyllite in matrix and decorated with baroque pearls. This fragment was originally a candlestick from a church in Italy. The pyrophy...
Category

17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

Sterling Silver and Shell Snail Sculpture / Figure Paperweight
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Wonderful Snail made from Sterling Silver that shows the hand of the craftsman who created it. To complete the illusion the snail has the addition of a real sea shell. Very nice scul...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Silver

18th Century Italian Florence Fragment with Smokey Crystal Quartz and Ammonite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century candlestick base from Tuscany mounted with a coordinating ammonite and dark, smoky quartz crystal point. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and sav...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz

Aurelio Teno Creature Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mischievous creature sculpture, by Aurelio Teno, unsigned, Spanish, circa 1960s. Constructed of a seashell, silver or silvered bronze, and semi precious stone eyes on an agate base. ...
Category

1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Silver

Sculptural Geode Specimen with Natural Forming Crystal Baroque Pearl in Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A rare sculptural quartz geode in matrix with a natural formed crystal and baroque pearl. This specimen is from the Appalachian region of North Carolina. This was dug by hand and in...
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15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

2020 Handmade Shell Ball Sculpture
Located in Tarrytown, NY
2020 handmade shell ball sculpture.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

1880s Carved Cameo
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s carved out of shell, cameo. Brass casing.
Category

1880s Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Fragment Mounted on Phantom Optical Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment with gold mica and baroque pearls on a phantom optical calcite base. The fragment originally came from a historical church in Italy. It is adorned with...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Sculptural 18th Century Florence Fragment with a Fossil Shell and Crystal Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian candlestick fragment with unpolished crystals and rare marine fossil (Siliquaria Cumingii) collected from the coast of Minabe from the Honshu island in Japan. Th...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Florence Fragment Candlestick Base with Fossil Coral
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base with fossil coral and coordinating shells on a rock coral base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found an...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Coral, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

“Transgenerational Transfer” Conceptuall Artist Assemblage
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Conceptual artist assemblage “ Transgenerational transfer”.
Category

Early 2000s American American Classical Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Porcelain, Glass, Acrylic, Wood

Larger Than Life Extravagant Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Outrageous larger than life piece of Folk Art painstakingly composed of found objects such as sea shells, beads, toys, vintage jewelry buttons, and bottle caps (to name a few). There...
Category

20th Century American Folk Art Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Citrine Crystals in Matrix and Mounted on an 18th Century Italian Gilt Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Citrine crystals in matrix mounted on a gilded 18th century Italian base. The citrine crystal specimen is adorned with baroque pearls and it sits in a bed of crushed crystals and coo...
Category

18th Century Italian Organic Modern Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Massim Ceremonial Pig with Inlaid Shell, Trobiand Islands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Leuven , BE
Nice composition in Dense Bunukwa rainforest hardwood, inlaid shell and lime. Carved wooden pig, standing, tail straight and protrudes backwards with rows of carved zig zag...
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Aluminum Butterfly Sculpture By Artist Michael Gitter
Located in Miami, FL
Aluminum Butterfly Sculpture By Artist Michael Gitter Offered for sale is a polished aluminum butterfly sculpture by Miami based artist Michael Gitter. This sculpture is made of tw...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Helmet Paperweight Mounted on a Piece of Marble Paris France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acquired in Paris France, this is a wonderful paperweight. A Helmut mounted on a piece of marble - a compliment to any desk or work station. The helmet is metal and the sides move a bit, as they are supposed to. A great curiosity, wonderful for a housewarming or fathers day gift.
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

Andrianna Shamaris Century Old Rice Pounder
Located in New York, NY
The top of an original antique rice pounder taken from my private collection. We added hand cut mother of pearl shell into the center of this beautiful rare teak wood. Great as an ar...
Category

2010s Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood, 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 ...
Category

20th Century Philippine Folk Art Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

18th Century Italian Fragment with Baroque Pearls on Optical Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment adorned with baroque pearls and mounted on a optical calcite base. The fragment originally came from a historical church in Italy. It is adorned with na...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Fragment Base with Mica in Matrix and Silver Leaf Shells
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian base decorated with mica in matrix, and silver leaf shells on an antique metal base decorated with church vestment braid. The 18th century fragment ba...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Metal, Silver Leaf

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...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Agate, Silver Leaf

Natural Turbo Marmoratus or Green Turban Shell
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful natural specimen. Turbo marmoratus is a large species of marine gastropod with a calcareous operculum in the family turbinidae. The color pattern is green, marble with w...
Category

20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick mounted on chalcopyrite and adorned with baroque pearls. This fragment was originally part of a candlestick from a historical church in I...
Category

18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Metal

Organic Modernist Sculptural Clam Shell on Lucite Base Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful organic sculptural clam shell on a solid Lucite base. This piece is glamorous and Classic. The oval base beautifully displays the ultra polished shell...
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Lucite

1990s Pair of Wood And Shells Beaded Namji Dolls On Wood Bases
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1990s Pair of Wood And Shells Beaded Namji Dolls Made with wood, beads and cowrie shells Metal Earings Some cracks in the shells on top of the head
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1990s Cameroonian Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood, Beads

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Amethyst, Gold Leaf

John Newman, (American, b. 1952) Mixed Media Sculpture
By John Newman
Located in Chicago, IL
Mixed media sculpture, by noted contemporary artist, John Newman (American, b. 1952). The piece was first shown at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery solo exhibition show entitled, “Spoonfuls”, A series of small mixed-media sculptures. The unique expressive piece is constructed of straw, shell, cast acrylic, plexiglass, wood, papier mache, Japanese paper, aqua resin, gold leaf, acrylic paint, approx 9"h x 14"l x 6"w Provenance: A Private Collection: 888 Park Avenue, NYC; work appeared at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NYC. Solo exhibition March 26 - April 30 2016. About the artist (from the artist’s website): John Newman is a New York-based artist. He was born in Flushing, New York, and received his BA from Oberlin College. He attended the Whitney Museum Study Program in 1972, received his MFA in 1975 from the Yale School of Art...
Category

1990s American Shell Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of 18th Century Italian Fragments with Gold Flower Reliefs Golden Barite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian fragments with a gold flower relief decorated with natural forming baroque pearls to emulate the flower on a matrix of barite and double terminated calci...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Busto in gesso del 19thC decorato con fregi antichi e conchiglie
Located in Livorno, IT
Questo busto in gesso realizzato nel 19Thc raffigura una figura maschile, probabilmente un illustre personaggio o un ricco gentiluomo. é stato arricchito e impreziosito con una decor...
Category

2010s Italian Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Gesso, Wood

18th Century Italian Candlestick with Freeform Glass Baroque Pearls on Bobeche
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick decorated with free-forming glass and baroque pearls on an Italian glass bobeche base. The 18th century candlestick is from Tuscany. It is hand carved and hand painted with brownish-red metallic paint. It is placed on an Italian bobeche base. Hand-molded freeform glass...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Art Glass, Glass, Wood

Wood Mirror Decorated with Crystal Points and Fossil Shells
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Shadowbox frame wall mirror decorated with faden crystal points and fossil shells.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

18th Century Italian Mecca Vase with Mica, Tourmaline, and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca vase mounted with mica and tourmaline and adorned natural-forming baroque pearls. The mica and baroque pearls perfe...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Ribbon Fragment with Baroque Pearls on Selenite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian ribbon fragment with natural-forming baroque pearls on a selenite slab. The Italian ribbon fragment original came from a...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

Group of 3 High Relief Canoes Carved from Bull mouth shell
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of 3 High Relief Canoes Carved from Bull mouth shell Large: 3.5mm x 4.5mm. Medium: 3.4mm x 3.4 x 2.6 Small: 8mm x 2.5mm
Category

19th Century Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Eggshell

Large Kyanite Mineral Adorned with Silver Leaf Shells, Kyanite Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Kyanite adorned with silver leaf shells, silver plated kyanite, and natural-forming baroque pearls. This is one of the largest forms of kyanite found. It is incredibly rare and almos...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Silver Leaf

African Yoruba Cowrie Shell, Beaded Fertility Doll, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
African Yoruba Cowrie Shell, Beaded Fertility Doll, 20th Century Offered for sale is a 20th century African Yoruba hand-carved wood fertility doll made in the Tribal style. These d...
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Shell Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Shell, Beads

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

Busto di Faraone in legno di cirmolo decorato con conchiglie policrome
Located in Livorno, IT
Busto di grandi dimensioni in pregiato legno di cirmolo intagliato a mano raffigurante un antico Faraone Egizio. Il busto è stato realizzato da una famosa bottega artigianale di Fir...
Category

2010s Italian Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Silk, Wood

18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Fossil Agate Coral and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf candlestick top with polished fossil agate coral and natural forming Baroque pearls. The 18th century fragment comes from Tuscany and has the original candlestick wax...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

19th Century Italian Fish Sculpture from Antique Elements
Located in Dallas, TX
Very unique 19th century Italian fish sculpture made from antique elements. Includes a tortoise shell, a sea shell and a sharks jaw. Creates a f...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood, Marine turtle

Giant Banded Turbo Shells, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout group of three organic turbo Marmoratus shells rare and unusual for their giant size, showing two jade banded turbo shells and one pearl band...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

18th Century Italian Wood Tassel on a Polished Calcite Cube with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian tassel on a polished calcite cube with coordinating natural-forming baroque pearls. This tassel originally came from a church in Italy. Many tassels were used to decorate churches on religious feast days. Others were commonly used to decorate 18-19th century French and Italian...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Mid-Century Modern Shell Encrusted Sculpture on Edgar Brandt Style Stand
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This mid-century modern shell-encrusted sculpture is a striking example of artistic creativity combined with natural beauty. The piece features a spherical form entirely covered with...
Category

1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Italian Giant Clamshell Swan by Gabriella Binazzi
Located in Voorburg, NL
This beautiful large clamshell swan is designed and handmade by Gabriella Binazzi. She creates original and unique objects using strange materials such...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Silver Plate

Rare Signed Binazzi Duck Shell Trinket Bowl Sculpture, 1970s, Italy
Located in Vis, NL
Rare signed Binazzi Italy small duck trinket bowl. Natural shell combined with silver plated sculpture. 1970s, made in Italy. This piece is in nea...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Gold Plate

Carved Natural Amber Sculpture "Nesting Snakes" by Lee Downey Bali, Indonesia
By Lee Downey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A finely carved natural Aber Specimen group of nesting snakes, featuring a large, very clear amber specimen from Chiapas, Mexico, a carving representing two snakes intertwined around a tree trunk rests within a section of natural moose antler which cleverly represents the base of the tree. A mother-of-pearl carved egg form tops the display. On a jet base with an amber piece giving the impression of an imbedded sphere. Offered with a custom-fitted Balinese fabric...
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Late 20th Century Indonesian Country Shell Sculptures

Materials

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