Sailors Shell Valentines
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine"
Located in Downingtown, PA
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine",
Barbados, West Indies,
Circa 1885
Category
Early 20th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Antique Sailors Valentine with Niagara Falls
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming antique sailors or honeymoon valentine with an unusual horse shoe form ambitiously
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Shadow Boxes
Materials
Shell
Vintage Sailors Valentine in White Seashells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming sailor's valentine ambitiously hand crafted with white seashell specimens in star form
Category
Late 20th Century French Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Two Vintage Sailor's Valentines in a Hinged Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty pair of sailor's valentines. One with a floral motif and one with a heart, both ambitiously
Category
Late 20th Century American Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
Sailor's Valentine with Heart Design, Barbados, West Indies- Large Size
Located in Downingtown, PA
West Indian Sailor's Valentine,
Circa 1880
The large single sailor's valentine is composed from a
Category
Antique 1880s Bajan Victorian Paintings
Materials
Shell
Sailor's Valentine of Large Size with Motto "A Gift of Love"
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Valentine of Large Size with Motto "A Gift of Love",
The octagonal sailor's valentine is
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
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Victorian Taxidermy Diorama with Partridge, Germany ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Victorian Taxidermy Diorama with Partridge, Germany ca. 1900
An antique diorama with a taxidermied partridge (Perdix perdix) sitting in a handpainted landscape. Mounted in an eboniz...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early Original R & Y Augousti Paris Seashell Marquetry Box
By R & Y Augousti
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an early original lidded box designed by the famed decorative arts design firm Ria & Youri Augousti, Paris. This elegant piece boasts geometric seashell marquetry with trim a...
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1990s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Wood
19th Century English Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama
Located in London, GB
19th Century Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama
A delightful and highly decorated example of a late 19th century English folk art ships model diorama. Encased in a well-crafted glass ...
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Antique 19th Century British Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Diorama of Sailing Ship ‘Eleanor’
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century diorama of the sailing ship ‘Eleanor’ in original glazed case.
Painted antique shadowbox diorama of a three-masthead clipper ship along with tender dinghy sailing alo...
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Map of the World: An Original 18th Century Hand-colored Map by E. Bowen
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored map entitled "A New & Correct Chart of All The Known World Laid down according to Mercator's Projection" by Emanuel Bowen. It was publis...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
Jamaica Regency Sideboard, 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
This Caribbean solid mahogany with satinwood inlay vernacular sideboard is made in Jamaica, circa 1820-1840. It is one of the Rare Jamaican Regency Sideboards that exhibits an unusua...
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Antique Early 19th Century Jamaican British Colonial Sideboards
Materials
Satinwood, Mahogany
Rowland Ward Antique Diorama of Full Mount Leucistic Badger 'Meles Meles'
By Rowland Ward
Located in Leuven , BE
The badger is an omnivorous mammal with short legs for digging. He has an elongated, weasel-like head with small ears. This specimen is a European badger or Meles meles and is bigger...
Category
20th Century British Taxidermy
Materials
Organic Material
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H 23.63 in W 33.47 in D 15.75 in
Fine Mid 20th Century Terracotta Bust of a Barbadian Man, by Harold S. Pfeiffer
By Harold Sampson Pfeiffer
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The finely sculpted terracotta signed in script on the reverse together with a reference to ‘Barbados’. Raised upon a square teak base, the underside bearing written notation ‘Terrac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Terracotta
H 11 in W 5.5 in D 6 in
Contemporary American Modern Heart Shaped Seashell Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American Modern heart shaped jewelry box, with an applied seashell exterior and red velvet interior.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Coral
Mid 19th Century Sailor's Elaborate Woolie
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's elaborate woolwork, circa 1855, with a photograph of the sailor held in a woolwork frame set on the British flag on a cruciform reserve; with the "Honi Soit Qui Mal ...
Category
Antique 1850s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
Large Scale Antique Chinese Carved Cork Diorama in Ebonised Glass Display Case
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A large scale Chinese carved cork diorama in its original glass display case, early 20th Century piece, Circa 1910.
The scene is of a Chinese village life and landscape, an exception...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cork
H 13.88 in W 21.25 in D 9.25 in
Decorative Wood Carved Tramp Art Keepsake Box or Sailors Valentine with Heart
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A superb Folk Art sailors valentine Tramp Art keepsake box. Wide in form, this beautiful Primitive wood carved box features the letters S and M with a heart between on both sides. Tw...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Metal
H 5.5 in W 11 in D 6 in
Antique 19th C Victorian Diorama with 40 taxidermy Indian birds by W.D.Dawes
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique 19th C Victorian Diorama of 40 taxidermy tropical birds, labellled by W.E.Dawes, variously perched on branches and groundwork ,set within its original three glass ebonised ca...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Taxidermy
Materials
Organic Material
H 39.77 in W 8.67 in D 30.71 in
Victorian Taxidermy Diorama with White Wagtail ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Victorian Taxidermy Diorama with white wagtail ca. 1900
An antique diorama with a taxidermied white wagtail sitting in a handpainted landscape. Mounted in a wooden case with ebonize...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Wood
Beautiful Antique Oval Shell Shadow Box Diorama
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely Nantucket 19th century oval shell diorama having artistically arranged collection of natural shells against pale blue background. The old world frame is dark wood and there's...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Shadow Boxes
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Early 20th century clockwork Automaton Diorama
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century clockwork Automaton Diorama
A truly wonderful example of an early 20th Century Dutch clockwork automaton diorama. The animation takes place after both clockwork me...
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Victorian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
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Pair of Sailor's Valentines
Located in Litchfield, CT
"Love As Deep As The Ocean" and "Home Is Where The Heart Is"
Barbados, late 19th century
Shells
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Giltwood
19th Century Folk Art Maritime Sailor's Shell Valentine Souvenir Love Token
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century sailor's shell valentine of typical octagonal form, the hinged glazed case enclosing
Category
Antique 19th Century European Nautical Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber, Pine
H 11.62 in W 11.62 in L 11.62 in
19th C Large Folk Art Maritime Sailor's Shell Valentine Souvenir Love Token
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century sailor's shell valentine of typical octagonal form, the glazed case enclosing a
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber, Pine
H 15.16 in W 15.16 in D 1.97 in
Vintage Sea Shell Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming sailors valentine hand crafted in an ambitious composition of exotic sea shells with a
Category
Late 20th Century French Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Mirror
Sailor's Double Shell Valentine, Barbados, West Indies
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's double shell valentine,
Barbados,
West Indies
The West Indian sailor's valentine is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
Magnificent Sailor's valentine. Great composition and complexity. In excellent condition. Valentine
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Sailors valentine composed in precise geometric patterns using an impressive array of petite
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Sailor's Double Sea Shell Valentine, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Double Valentine,
Barbados,
circa 1885.
A Victorian mahogany framed boxed Sailor
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Round Sailor’s Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
Sailor's shellwork valentine with an arrangement of shells of various shapes and colors centering
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Shadow Boxes
Materials
Shell
Sailor's Large Double Valentine
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's large double valentine,
circa 1885-1910
Wonderful and colorful large sailor
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
Sailor's Valentine Accent Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. Known as a sailor's valentine. (Top is 9" diameter.)
Category
Antique 19th Century English Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass, Shell
Sailor's Valentine, Barbados, West Indies
Located in Downingtown, PA
of the sailor's valentine, and the intricate shell display cases influenced the busy designs of these
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
Sailor's Valentine, Remember Me, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's valentine,
Remember me,
Barbados,
circa 1885.
The double sailor's valentine is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Large Double Sailor's Valentine, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large double sailor's valentine, Barbados,
circa 1885.
A large double sailor's valentine with
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
Sailor's Valentine, Forget Me Not, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Valentine,
Forget Me Not,
Barbados,
circa 1885.
The double sailor's valentine has
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Caribbean Mahogany Table with Sailor's Valentine, circa 1840
Located in Downingtown, PA
Caribbean mahogany table with sailor's valentine top,
circa 1840
The Victorian mahogany table
Category
Antique 1830s Caribbean William IV Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
A Fine Large Double Sailor's Valentine
Located in Downingtown, PA
heart, the outline also in red shells and the centre in green.
THE SAILOR'S VALENTINE
A sailor
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Antique 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects
Sailor's Double Valentine-For My Dearie, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's double Valentine-For My Dearie,
Barbados,
circa 1885
Fabulous sailor's double
Category
Antique 1880s Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Antique Folk Art Red Cat Shell Valentine
Located in Downingtown, PA
Antique red cat sailor's Valentine,
Probably American,
Circa 1880-1920
The remarkable sailor
Category
Antique 1890s Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Double Sailor's Valentine with Large Anchor, Barbados Barbados, West Indies
Located in Downingtown, PA
, albeit some examples were made into the early 20th century.
Sailors’ valentines are a form of shell
Category
Antique 1880s Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
H 9.13 in W 18.25 in D 1.25 in
Sailor's Double Large Valentine, with Motto- Thinking of You, Barbados
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's double large Valentine,
With Motto- Thinking of You.
Barbados, West Indes,
circa 1875
Category
Antique 1870s Bajan Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
H 1.5 in W 23.25 in D 12.75 in
Romantic Sailors Valentine with a Floral Theme
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty sailors valentine with a floral theme, lovingly crafted with a myriad of shell species and
Category
20th Century Maldivian Folk Art Nautical Objects
Extremely Rare Sailor's Valentine Made for American Market, circa 1845-1865
Located in Downingtown, PA
Extremely rare Sailor's Valentine made for American Market,
circa 1845-1865
The sailor
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Large Double Sailor's Valentine with Heart and Star & Motto Home to Stay
Located in Downingtown, PA
The large sailor's valentine made of shells from Barbados has on the left side a star for with the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Bajan Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
H 3 in W 28.13 in D 14.13 in
Double Large Sailor's Valentine with Motto "Love as Deep as The Ocean", Barbados
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large double Sailor's Valentine with motto "Love as Deep as The Ocean",
Barbados, West Indes
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
H 12.75 in W 25.75 in D 1.63 in
Pair of Curios Mythical Merman Shellwork Grotto Grotesques Wall Sconces Lights
Located in Lowestoft, GB
hanging.
Very much in the manner of sailors valentine and souvenir work from the 19th century and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Natural Fiber
H 21.66 in W 15.75 in D 7.49 in
Double Sailor's Shell Valentine, Barbados, 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
A double sailor's valentine, arranged multi-color shells in a hinged octagonal wooden case with
Category
Antique 1880s Bajan Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
Sailor's Valentine
Located in New York, NY
Sailor's Valentine in traditional octagonal wood frame. Filled with purples, pinks, browns, whites
Category
20th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Vintage Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Sailors Valentine crafted with patience and care as a romantic offering displaying sea shells in a
Category
20th Century American Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
Sailor's Double Seashell Valentine
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Double Seashell Valentine
The double sailor's valentine of seashells within the
Category
20th Century Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Antique Sailor's Valentine Mirror
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual antique sailors valentine hand crafted in the 19th century with well chosen sea
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
Two-Part Sailor's Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Romantic two-part sailor's valentine with one side a flower and one a heart, both surrounded by a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Sailor's Valentine with Seashells, Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Sailor's Valentine with Seashells,
Barbados, West Indies,
Circa 1885
The West Indian
Category
Antique 1880s Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Sailor's Double Valentine with Compass Rose and Heart, Barbados
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's double valentine with compass rose and heart,
Barbados, West Indies,
circa 1885.
The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
Antique 19th Century Sailor's Valentine in Wrought Iron Table Frame
Located in Peabody, MA
A rare mid 19th century Sailor’s Valentine mounted as a table in a wrought iron frame. These
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Bajan Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Seashell Encased Console Table American Sailor Folk Art Mosaic Valentine, Maine
Located in Camden, ME
Extraordinary Folk Art shell table or console created in the late 19th-early 20th century from the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Console Tables
Materials
Shell
H 28 in W 28.5 in D 18 in
Unusual Large Sailor's Valentine in Square Form with Original Label
Located in Nantucket, MA
Bahamas from 1878-1925. The majority of the sailors valentines that came from the Bahamas in the late 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Art
Pair of Victorian 19th Century Glass Domes with Sailor Shell Flowers
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Also known as Sailor's Valentines, these works of art are meticulously fashioned from hundreds of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Natural Specimens
Two Victorian Shell Flower Arrangements in Glass Cases
Located in London, GB
were called ‘Sailor’s Valentines’ in the Victorian period. They acquired this name since sailor
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Large 1930s Folk Art Shell Encrusted Owl in Brown Black and White
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
became popular with the creation of the sailors valentine. A painstaking process, artisans began to
Category
20th Century Philippine Primitive Primitives
Materials
Shell
Fanciful Shell Covered Box with Marine Painting
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Nautical box decorated as a sailors valentine, intricately covered in assorted sea shells and a
Category
20th Century Canadian Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes
Three Victorian Shellwork Flower Arrangements
Located in Richmond, London
boxes, mirrors, frames etc. Shell-works like these are sometimes referred to as ‘Sailor’s Valentines
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Sailor's Valentine
By Meg Withstandley
Located in New York, NY
A traditional Sailor's Valentine by Nantucket artist Meg Withstandley.
Sailors Valentines
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
Pair Victorian Sailor’s Valentine Shell Pictures
Located in London, GB
Pair Victorian Sailor’s Valentine Shell Pictures in Oak Frames c.1860.
Sailors' valentines
Category
Antique 19th Century British More Folk Art
A Shellwork Sailor's Valentine
Located in London, GB
A 19th century double octagonal sailor's valentine
within a hinged mahogany frame with latch
Category
Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Mahogany, Glass, Shell
Intricate Sailor's Valentine Shell Picture of Doves and a Heart
Located in London, GB
An interesting and decorative Sailor's Valentine shell picture of doves and a heart, c.1880. Set in
Category
Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
19thc Octagonal Double Sailor's Valentine
Located in Essex, MA
pair of 9" high octagonal mahogany boxes are each filled with sea-shell designs mounted on colored
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects
For Auld Lang Syne Sailor's Valentine
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Fine Sailor's Valentine made out of shells with the legend, 'For Aud Lang Syne' incorporated in the
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects
Wonderful Sailor's Valentine Double Frame 1860s
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Wonderful intact Sailors' Valentine made entirely from shells. This example was made in Barbados a
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects
Sailor's Valentine Double Frame with New Year Greeting 1860s
Located in Manalapan, NJ
Wonderful intact Sailors' Valentine made entirely from shells. This example was made in Barbados a
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects
Tramp Art Shadow Box Frame with Shell Collage
Located in Manalapan, NJ
the style of sailor's valentines popular gifts sailors would give to their sweethearts after returning
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Shadow Boxes
Sailor's Valentine
Located in Litchfield, CT
case opens to shell work, one depicting a heart.
Fine condition, missing a small group of shells on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Nautical Objects
19th Century Pair Of Italian "Sailor's Valentine" Sea Shell Gondola Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Rare Pair Of Italian Handmade 19th Century Victorian Folk Art "Sailor's Valentine" Venetian
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Shell
H 7 in W 15 in D 3.75 in
Two Similar Large Shell Work Sailor's Valentine Pictures, Ca. 1850
Located in Great Barrington, MA
smaller cased shell work valentines that were produced in
the West Indies during 19th century. Both of
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Victorian Decorative Art
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Sailors Shell Valentines For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of sailors shell valentines is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of shell, wood and glass, all sailors shell valentines available were constructed with great care. Sailors shell valentines have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Folk Art and Victorian sailors shell valentines are consistently popular styles.
How Much are Sailors Shell Valentines?
Sailors shell valentines can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $5,150, while the lowest priced sells for $1,150 and the highest can go for as much as $35,000.
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