Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 11
Scrimshaw Turban Shell Carved with the Leviathan
$5,807.39List Price
About the Item
- Dimensions:Height: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)Width: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1850-1859
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1858
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Lymington, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU973028453232
About the Seller
5.0
Recognized Seller
These prestigious sellers are industry leaders and represent the highest echelon for item quality and design.
Gold Seller
Premium sellers maintaining a 4.3+ rating and 24-hour response times
Established in 1982
1stDibs seller since 2013
140 sales on 1stDibs
Associations
LAPADA - The Association of Arts
Antiques Dealers
Authenticity Guarantee
In the unlikely event there’s an issue with an item’s authenticity, contact us within 1 year for a full refund. DetailsMoney-Back Guarantee
If your item is not as described, is damaged in transit, or does not arrive, contact us within 7 days for a full refund. Details24-Hour Cancellation
You have a 24-hour grace period in which to reconsider your purchase, with no questions asked.Vetted Professional Sellers
Our world-class sellers must adhere to strict standards for service and quality, maintaining the integrity of our listings.Price-Match Guarantee
If you find that a seller listed the same item for a lower price elsewhere, we’ll match it.Trusted Global Delivery
Our best-in-class carrier network provides specialized shipping options worldwide, including custom delivery.You May Also Like
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 Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Carved and Polished Rosewood Conch Shell
Located in Ferndale, MI
Solid piece of rosewood carved and finished smooth in the shape of a conch shell. Fine display as desk top sculpture or paperweight.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Mid-Century Monumental Carved Wood Painted Sea Shell
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid 2oth century hand carved wood sea shell painted in white with an ocher wash. This impressive piece will make a unique decoration for the Hampton's, Palm Beach, Malibu home or bea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
$2,850 Sale Price / item
25% Off
H 15 in W 32 in D 18 in
16th Century Spanish Carved
Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary
Located in Miami, FL
This sculpture represents Santa Ana (Saint Anne) with the infant Mary.
Verge.
Category
Antique 16th Century European Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
$12,480 Sale Price
20% Off
H 22 in W 10.5 in D 8 in
16th Century Spanish Carved
Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary
Located in Miami, FL
This sculpture represents Santa Ana (Saint Anne) with the infant Mary.
Verge
Category
Antique 16th Century European Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
$15,600
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Massive Cast Iron Scallop Shell Attributed to the Val D
Osne Foundry
By Val D
Osne Foundry
Located in London, by appointment only
A very large-scale early 19th century naturalistically cast iron scallop shell, France, circa 1820. Attributed to the Val d'Osne factory.
Measures: Wid...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Mounted Objects
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 Animal Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Wood
$7,169
H 9.45 in W 24.81 in D 7.88 in
18th Century Carved Wooden Representing Christ on the Cross
Located in Miami, FL
Carved wooden representing Christ on the cross.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Vintage Sculpted Bronze Frog Pulling Green Turban Shell, Signed by the Artist
Located in Pasadena, CA
How charming is this whimsical decorative piece? This vintage sculpted bronze frog paired with a natural Green Turban Shell is signed by the Italian Artis...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,125
H 2.5 in W 3 in D 7 in
More From This Seller
View AllA rare scrimshaw decorated horn Signed and inscribed by the base by C. Wood
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A rare scrimshaw decorated horn, engraved over one side with the Royal Arms countersigned and titled ship profiles for the Great Eastern, the Great Britain,...
Category
Antique 1860s English Nautical Objects
Materials
Horn
A rare scrimshaw decorated horn signed by C.H. Wood
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A rare scrimshaw decorated horn signed by C.H. Wood. Each curled horn is ornately carved with important motif’s relating to the Battle of Trafalgar and iconic battleships. Our two ho...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Horn
Naïve Coconut Shell “Bugbear” Powder Flask Carved as a Fish
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A naïve coconut shell “bugbear” powder flask carved as a fish with an open mouth surrounded by scales above a man hunting with a rifle and dogs, the underside plain, circa 1805.
“Bugbear” coconut...
Category
Antique Early 1800s Decorative Baskets
Materials
Coconut
Vivien Mallock: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Portrait Roundel, 2012
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This is the bronze maquette for a bas-relief portrait commissioned by the City of Winchester in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. The final roundel is six feet in diameter and is shaped as a Winchester Rose with Queen Elizabeth II in the centre. She is wearing a three-strand diamond necklace and the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. Signed ‘VM 1’. English, 2012.
The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara was made by the House of Garrard...
Category
2010s English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra of Wales by Count Gleichen
By Elkington
Co.
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
These bronze figures show Edward, Prince of Wales, standing in a nonchalant pose with one leg crossed over the other, a cigar in his left hand, his hat at his feet and a shotgun slung over his right arm. The elegant Princess of Wales is depicted skating, with feathers in her hat, and wearing a fur-trimmed coat and muff as the wind catches her three-quarter length skirt. Each stamped Elkington & Co Founders and G 1870. English, dated 1870.
Provenance: Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Count Gleichen.
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Count Gleichen, was the son of Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodore of Leiningen, half-sister to Queen Victoria. He ran away from school to England in 1848 and was sponsored to enter the Royal Navy by Queen Victoria. In 1854 he attained the rank of Lieutenant after serving as mate on the flagship Cumberland, where his future brother-in-law was captain and his future father-in-law was admiral. In 1866 he retired from the navy and trained with the British sculptor William Theed. As a sculptor, he carried out several portrait commissions for Queen Victoria including a statuette of Prince Alfred, her second son, and another of Prince Albert Victor...
Category
Antique 1870s English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lord Mountbatten by Greta Berlin, 1989
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This bronze is the maquette for a sculpture of Lord Louis Mountbatten wearing a naval duffel coat, peaked cap and sea boots and holding a pair of binoculars. It is set on a highly polished black stone base and inscribed on the back ‘Mountbatten Study, G. Berlin no. 3 of 3’. English, 1989.
We are indebted to Ms Berlin for her kind help in supplying the following information. “I made this piece as a working model, maquette, to show, along with another image, to the clients who were offering the commission for the nine-foot bronze of Lord Mountbatten...
Category
Vintage 1980s English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
