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White Gold Carved Shell Art Deco Cameo Ring, 14k Vintage Silhouette
Located in Greensboro, NC
Metal Content: 14k White Gold
Stone Information:
Genuine Carved Shell Cameo
Style: Cameo
Face
Category
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
Materials
White Gold
White Gold Carved Shell Art Deco Cameo Ring, 14k Vintage Silhouette
Located in Greensboro, NC
Metal Content: 14k White Gold
Stone Information:
Genuine Carved Shell Cameo
Style: Cameo
Face Height
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Cocktail Rings
Materials
White Gold
Amazing Cameo Carved Shell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic hand carved shell with a girl carved out. Fine condition.
Category
Antique 1880s American French Provincial Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Chinese Tortoise Shell Finely Carved Box Canton 1840
Located in Gainesville, FL
Chinese tortoise shell finely carved box, Canton circ 1840, The box is carved with court scenes on
Category
Antique 1840s Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Art Nouveau Carved Shell Plate
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau carved shell plate, great artisan quality, made in France, circa 1900.
Beautiful
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Barware
Materials
Shell
Antique Italian Grotto Carved Shell
Located in London, England
Late 18th Century Italian giant clam shell in carved pine wood. Likely orginating from Venice.
A
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine, Paint
Pair of Carved Wood Nautilus Shells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century nautilus sculptures or objects of art carved from mahogany in a stylized form with a
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Tortoise Shell Carved Box with Inset Jade Butterfly and Gourd Carving.
Located in Gainesville, FL
Chinese tortoise shell box set with jade carving of gourds and butterfly. Gourds symbolize
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
H 0.75 in W 3 in D 2.75 in
Doug Lafortune Sr. Salish Carved Wood and Abalone TOTEM Pole
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
pole with abalone and shell inlays. Carved. .72” x 9” x 10”.
Period: 1953
Origin: Salish, Northwest
Category
Vintage 1950s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
19th Century Unique Folk Art Guernsey Shell Diorama Display
Located in London, GB
19th century unique Folk Art Guernsey shell diorama display
We are proud to offer a unique folk
Category
Antique 1880s British Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Antique Italian Carved Shell And Silver Cameo
Located in New Orleans, LA
Late Victorian period Italian 900 coin silver hand carved shell cameo brooch or pendant; the right
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Vintage shell cameo earrings
Located in Firenze, IT
carved at the end of the 19th century.
Cameo hand engraved on shell and filigree.
Italian workmanship
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic More Art
Materials
Steel
Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price
Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
Hand carved from a clam
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price
Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
Hand carved from a clam
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price
Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
Hand carved from a clam
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Hampadong - Kalimantan Tribal Art Carved Figure - Maile with Child
Located in Hawthorne, CA
hardwood and shell inlays carved with a beautiful natural patina effect. Elongated sculpted reptile carved
Category
Vintage 1920s Malaysian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Architectural Pediment with Barnacled Chesapecten Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian architectural pediment decorated with chesapecten Jeffersonius shells with
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Art
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
H 20 in W 9.5 in D 8.5 in
Sacred Silver and Conch Shell Trumpet, Tibet, 19th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Conch shell recipient and container for holy water used in ceremonies. Known as “Buddha ears”, they
Category
Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Scholar's Objects
Materials
Silver
Hampatong HAND-CARVED SCULPTURE: MAILE Mother & Child
Located in Hawthorne, CA
interior rain forest. Hardwood and shell carved with natural patina. Large reptile on the back of the man
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indonesian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Hardwood
Pair of antique Shell Bracelets from South-East-Asia
Located in Schellebelle, BE
An exceptional pair of South-East-Asian Bracelets made of Shell,
from the Thailand Region , Bang
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Thai Antiquities
Materials
Shell
Antique Asian Decorated Storage Bowl with Lid, Carved Out of Coconut Shell China
Located in Leuven , BE
Old Chinese carved bowl with Lid, made of Coconut Shell and decorated with Auspicious Symbols
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Metal
H 3.55 in Dm 4.97 in
Canvas Relief with an 18th Century Italian Gilded Molding, Shells, and Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf fragment with "angel wing" shells and baroque pearls and mounted on
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ancestral Dan Mask 'Deangle' with Cowrie Shells Large
Located in Torquay, GB
prosperity to the community.
This particular Spirit is stunning with delicately carved typical Dan
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Leaf Shell, Bowl, Wall Object, Solid Wood, Handcrafted
By Eckehard Weimann
Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria
A special object, sculpture with charisma.
Handmade by the German designer Eckehard Weimann, like all his organic furniture and objects, originally worked out with folds and defo...
Category
2010s German Organic Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Art Deco 10 Karat Yellow Gold Carved Shell Cameo Ring
Located in Addison, TX
This intricately carved shell cameo ring is as stunning as it is unique in 10 karat yellow gold
Category
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Signet Rings
Materials
10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Pair of Carved Wood Nautilus Shells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century nautilus sculptures or objects of art carved from mahogany in a stylized form with a
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Carved Shell Cameo Pendant with Diamonds
By Artisan NYC
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Carved Shell Cameo Pendant with Diamonds with butterfly and flower motif. This pendant
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Silver
18 Karat White Gold Carved Abalone Shell Ring with Tahitian Pearl and Diamonds
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Objets d'Art wearable sculpture on your hand, an organically unique carved abalone shell ring
Category
Early 2000s American Contemporary Figurines and Sculptures
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage Shell Cameo with Diamond
Located in Chesterland, OH
This vintage unmounted Carnelian shell cameo depicting the profile of the beautiful young lady is
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Models and Miniatures
Materials
Diamond
"Face Mask, " Wood and Cowry Shells created in New Guinea circa 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
carved wood and cowry shells for eyes.
Mask: 29 x 8 in, includes a metal stand.
Category
1940s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Wood
Coconut Shell Engraved Tribal Bowl from Nias, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This hand crafted and tribal engraved bowl originates from Nias Island Indonesia. It features tribal motifs along the rim and a beautiful hand hewn texture along its basin. It is cra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Coconut
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H 2.76 in Dm 7.68 in
19th C. Chinese Figural Carved Wood Lacquer Scholars/ Offering / Opium Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
embodies the intricate craftsmanship and cultural significance of Chinese art. This stand combines carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Materials
Shell, Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Powder Horn Form of Turtle Shell, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A Unique and lovely lacquer powder horn in the form of a turtle shell from 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Vintage South Seas Carved Teak Mermaid
Located in Nantucket, MA
carved upright figure holding a carved shell, with deeply carved flowers in grooved hair flowing down
Category
Early 20th Century Pacific Islands Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
Chinese Eighteen Luohan Walnut Shell Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
20th-century snuff bottle is made of a polished walnut shell, lightly carved with eighteen luohan
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Plastic, Walnut
Carved Pine Half Hull Model of a Coasting Schooner
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Carved Pine Half Hull Model of a Coasting Schooner, circa 1920, a hollow-carved shell half
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Old Japanese Scholar's Stone/Tortoise Shell Type Stone/AppreciationStone/suiseki
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Suiseki, but it is for viewing without splashing water.
This is a stone called "turtle shell stone".
It
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Other Scholar's Objects
Materials
Stone
H 11.23 in W 10.83 in D 9.45 in
Inuit Stone Carving of a Otter with Shell Signed Drake
Located in Lambertville, NJ
This is a wonderful Inuit carving of an otter playing with a shell. 7” long by 3” by 3” tall
Category
Late 20th Century North American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Art Deco Hand Carved Portrait Shell Cameo Gold Pin Pendant Estate Fine Jewelry
Located in Montreal, QC
Carved oval Cameo is securely set in a Handmade 14K yellow Gold bezel and and filigree surround
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Brooches
Materials
14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Kwahu Eagle Kachina Terracotta Totem 78 Inches Tall
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
, beads, shells and other mixed media. Hospoa road katsina, Tocha hummingbird katsina, red tail hawk
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
Vintage Shell Cameo G.Noto
Located in Chesterland, OH
This vintage unmounted Carnelian shell cameo depicting the profile of the beautiful young lady with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Victorian Models and Miniatures
Antique Victorian Cameo Shell Princess
Located in Chesterland, OH
This Victorian unmounted Carnelian shell cameo depicting the right-facing profile of the Princess
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Models and Miniatures
White Gold Carved Shell Cameo & Diamond Art Deco Brooch, 10k Vintage Silhouette
Located in Greensboro, NC
:
Genuine Carved Shell Cameo
Natural Diamond
(one small accent)
Cut: Single
Measurements:
Tall: 1 27/32
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown More Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, White Gold
"Dan Mask, " Carved Wood created in Liberia circa the 1950s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
various aspects of their lives.
This particular mask has a commanding, yet gentle presence. The carved
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Writings 117, Cheung Yee, handmade cast paper painting dark brown, turtle shells
By Cheung Yee (Zhang Yi)
Located in Santa Fe, NM
questions were carved onto the bone or shell in oracle bone script using a sharp tool. Intense heat was then
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Handmade Paper
French Carved Snuff Box, Mid-19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The elaborately carved snuff box with a scene of two mermaids on the cover and deeply carved shell
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Nautical Objects
Materials
Boxwood
Italian Carved Solid Walnut Kneeler from 1600s in Patina
Located in Cesena, FC
Lombard / Venetian kneeler from the 1600s, in patina
Solid walnut with Greek carved details under
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Antiquities
Materials
Walnut
Turner Rococo Carved Mirror
By Turner Wall Art
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful detail in this Turner Wall Mirror. Heavily detailed Rococo style with floral and shell
Category
20th Century American Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Composition
Italian Folk Art Fish Sculpture from 18th/19th Century Fragments Found Objects
Located in Forney, TX
driftwood, shell, and carved giltwood, displayed on a black painted stand
Dimensions: (approx)
21" High, 31
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Driftwood, Giltwood, Reclaimed Wood
H 21 in W 31 in D 8 in
Burmese Mandalay carved wood figure of the standing Buddha
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Burmese Mandalay carved wood figure of the standing Buddha on a square base, the left hand is in
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
New Breath, Hand Carved Italian Alabaster Stone Sculpture
Located in Doylestown, PA
. Hand carved by the artist from alabaster stone that was imported from Italy. The base also is carved
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
H 22.5 in W 7.5 in D 5.5 in
Solomon Islands Santa Cruz Hand Carved Conical Head "Duka" Figure, 1930s
Located in South Burlington, VT
pacific comes from a private oceanic collection.
This is a Solomon Islands Santa Cruz hand carved figure
Category
Early 20th Century Solomon Islands Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
Coastal Folk Art Sea Shell Encrusted Table Lamp with Harp
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
living room or nightstand. The lamp itself is created from wood and has a square base with carved detail
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Shell
Carved Owl Cameo Shell Pendant with Emerald & Pave Diamonds
By Artisan NYC
Located in New York, NY
"Diamond:2.03ct,
Silver:9.16g,
Emerald:0.98ct,
Cameo:16.72ct"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco More Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Silver
Antique Carved Shell Yellow Gold Cameo Dress Ring
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive carved shell and 18 karat yellow gold cameo dress ring; part of our
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Cocktail Rings
Materials
Yellow Gold
Old Vintage Pair Native American Folk Art Portraits Signed JP Macett
Located in South Burlington, VT
Vintage pair (2) Folk Art or Outsider Art Portraits of Native Americans. The female displays
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oak
Oceanic Carved Hardwood Lime Spatula, Papua New Guinea
Located in Stamford, CT
A Papua New Guinea hand carved ebony lime spatula covered with continuous swirl designs etched on
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
Carved Shell Cameo Dangle Earring with Flower Shape Ruby & Diamonds
By Artisan NYC
Located in New York, NY
"18K:15.76g,
Diamond:0.46ct,
,Ruby:1.8ct,
Shell Cameos:44.45
Size: 56X29MM"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
early 20th Century Set of Four Peruvian Carved Gourds
Located in Haarlem, NL
Set of four antique carved gourds from Peru, three little ones with silver settings and decorations
Category
Early 20th Century Peruvian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sterling Silver
Small Italian Carved Marble Shell Basin or Vide Poche, 20th C
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in Italy during the 1900’s, this small marble shell basin would make a great vide-poche
Category
20th Century Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Marble
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