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Vintage Coastal Brown Rectangular Sea Shell Covered Box with Lid, Arthur Court
By Arthur Court
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous shell covered Folk Art box with lid. Covered in brown, black and cream conical shaped
Category

20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell, Wood

Coconut Shell Jewelry Box
By Karl Springer
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Elegant jewelry box cover with coconut shell also silver plated feet and hand details. Colors of
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Coconut Shell Jewelry Box
Coconut Shell Jewelry Box
H 4.5 in W 12 in D 8 in
Shell Box with Quilting detailing and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
knobs" on decorative boxes, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Leopard Pattern Box with Shell and Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Leopard box by KIFU PARIS showcases the brand's signature whimsical details and the incredible
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Leopard Pattern Box with Shell and Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The leopard box by Kifu Paris showcases the brand's signature whimsical details and the incredible
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Maitland Smith Marble Box Wrapped Coconut Shell & Rope
By Maitland Smith
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Maitland Smith with cast bronze monkeys lidded jewelry box cover with rope and coconut shell.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Set of 4 Pedestal Boxes in Shagreen, Shell and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
shagreen, black pen shell and cream shagreen. Each box has a bronze-patina brass knob and lined with wood
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Box in Black Shell with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Mask Box with relief by Kifu Paris is a versatile and organic piece. The amorphous top and base
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Gilt Bronze Mounted Sevres Jewel Box and Cover with Multi-Panel Scenes
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful 19th century gilt bronze mounted sevres jewel box and cover with multi-panel scenes. Of
Category

Antique 1880s French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Lacquered Paper Mache Sewing or Jewelry Box with Inlaid Carved Shell
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
mother of pearl or abalone shell and accented with flaked gilt details. The front and sides of the box
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Bruguier Tortoiseshell Swiss Fusée Singing Bird Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extremely rare, early Swiss automaton singing bird box by the famed Charles Bruguier is housed
Category

Antique 19th Century Swiss Louis XV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

"Tea Caddy" English Tortoise Shell & Mother-of-Pearl Double Compartment 19th-c.
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
the 19th century. It has a sarcophagus form with hinged cover opening to disclose two lidded
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

19C Anglo Indian Vizigapatam Stamp Box
Located in Dallas, TX
t/shell box in rectangular shape, covered with bone friezes and banding. The lid slides sideways to
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Shell

19C Anglo Indian Vizigapatam Stamp Box
19C Anglo Indian Vizigapatam Stamp Box
H 0.8 in W 3.2 in D 1.35 in
Antique Victorian Silver Card Case Trinket and Snuff Box Regency Grand Tour 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a Ladies Well Figure Tortoise Shell Silver Framed Hinged Lid Card Case of
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

2 Mexican Brass Boxes, 1960s
By Taxco
Located in Delft, NL
boxes with rosewood interior with hinged lid and 1 with square parts Abalone shell covered on top and
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Decorative Boxes

Materials

Amethyst, Brass

2 Mexican Brass Boxes, 1960s
2 Mexican Brass Boxes, 1960s
H 1.58 in W 5.71 in D 3.67 in
Art Deco shagreen Large box
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Beautifull and decorativo Large Art deco shagreen with structure in solid Walnut Wood covered
Category

Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shagreen, Wood

Art Deco shagreen Large box
Art Deco shagreen Large box
H 6.11 in W 15.36 in D 10.63 in
Talisa Jewelry Chest in Cream Shagreen, Black Pen Shell & Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Talisa jewelry chest in cream shagreen, black pen shell and brass by R&Y Augousti is a stunning
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Regency Decoupage Box, Early 19th Century
Located in valatie, NY
of decoupage. The box is covered in cut-out images of ladies in feathered hats, a couple at a table
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

A Pair of Large Japanese Lacquer Kaioke Boxes
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, late Edo, two big octagonal covered shell game boxes resting on footed stands, with makie-e
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Yellow Gold Peanut Box by S J Rose & Son
By S.J. Rose & Son
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
realistically modelled in the form of a peanut shell or monkey nut. The body of this antique gold box is
Category

Vintage 1960s British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

Mid Victorian Amboyana Ladies Jewellery Box and Writing Slope c1860
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Decoration : Bird eye maple box with amboyana edging inset with abalone and shell designs and vacant brass
Category

Antique 1860s British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Shagreen Box with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by Kifu, Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell inspired by galactic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Box in Cream Shagreen with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Mask Box with relief by Kifu Paris is a versatile and organic piece. The amorphous top and base
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Box in Coal Black Shagreen with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Mask Box with relief by Kifu Paris is a versatile and organic piece. The amorphous top and base
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Erotic Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
A scintillating Sapphic scene adorns the cover of this rare erotic snuff box. Set into the top of
Category

Antique 19th Century European Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Glass

Erotic Snuff Box
Erotic Snuff Box
H 0.88 in Dm 3.63 in
Important Renaissance Medical Box Spanish or Italian Workshop, Around 1550
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Renaissance Medical Box. Spanish Or Italian Workshop, Around 1550 Renaissance Medical
Category

Antique 16th Century Spanish Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Viennese Enamel Silver Jewelry Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This jewelry box is built similar to a Roman/Greek Pantheon with 17 Silver bordered hand painted
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Rococo Revival Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver

Viennese Enamel Silver Jewelry Box
Viennese Enamel Silver Jewelry Box
H 7.25 in W 5.25 in D 4.25 in
Gilt Heavy Bronze Repousse Rectangular Jewelry/Decorative Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
corners. A red velvet fabric covered the interior of the box. The scutcheon of the box is adorned with
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Sonia Jewelry Chest in Cream Shagreen, Black Pen Shell and Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Sonia jewelry chest in cream shagreen, shell and brass by R&Y Augousti is a stunning piece to
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Victorian Sterling Silver Tea Caddy/Box
By Hukin & Heath
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
silver box has a naturalistic textured form, replicating the seed's shell. This antique sterling silver
Category

Antique 1880s British Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver Tea Caddy/Box
Victorian Sterling Silver Tea Caddy/Box
H 5.63 in W 3.7 in D 5.08 in
Early 19th Century Gold and Enamel Box, Swiss Work
Located in Paris, FR
shell motif. The sides of the box are ornamented with gold, floral motifs set on a royal blue background
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swiss Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold

A Rare Antique Swiss Gold & Enamel Jewelled Vinaigrette Box Late 18th C
Located in London, GB
Thanks for looking at this superb object of vertu. This box is in the form of a boat, the cover
Category

Antique 1780s Swiss Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold

Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
Green tortoiseshell tea caddy from England. With two interior covers raised on four silver ball
Category

Antique 1870s English Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
H 6 in W 7 in D 4 in
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
), covered with a mother-of-pearl mosaic. The tesserae, cut from the shell of the green turban sea snail
Category

Antique 16th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver

Seashell Tissue Holder Cover Box
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful vintage seashell [sea shell] tissue box holder cover, circa 1960s. Box is wood and
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Victorian Bathroom Fixtures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Seashell Tissue Holder Cover Box
Seashell Tissue Holder Cover Box
H 5.25 in W 11.25 in D 6.5 in
Chinese Antique Shell-Inlaid Lacquer Tea Tool Box, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
This is gorgeous and decorative instrument box decorated with "Raden" work of mother of pearl shell
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Shell, Wood

Silver Cowrie Shell Snuff Box Edinburgh c1823
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Sterling silver cowry shell snuff box Date : Hallmarked in Edinburgh for an uknown maker
Category

Antique 1820s Scottish Georgian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

19th Century Scottish Silver Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Georgian cowrie shell snuff box Date : c1820 Period : George III / Regency Origin
Category

Antique 1830s Scottish Regency Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Antique English Double Shell Silver Plated Folding Biscuit Barrel or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique biscuit barrel or box was made by the Reproduction Sheffield & Silver Plate firm of
Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage Tea Caddy Box Conch Shell Art & Craft Flower Chicken Hand Painting
Located in Hampshire, GB
Vintage wooden Tea Caddy Box Conch Shell Oriental Flower and Chicken Hand Painting Impressive
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Arts and Crafts Tea Sets

Materials

Metal, Brass

Shell Side Table with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
knobs" on decorative boxes, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Shell Breakfast Table with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
" on decorative boxes, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Shell Side Table with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
knobs" on decorative boxes, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Sculptural Dining Table in Shell & Stainless Steel by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Chital Dining table is a stunning piece, a statement in any space. The black pen shell inlaid
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Sculptural Dining Table in Shell & Bronze Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Chital Dining table is a stunning piece, a statement in any space. The black pen shell inlaid
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Shell Side Table with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell inspired by galactic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Shell Side Table with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
knobs" on decorative boxes, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Shell Inlaid Dining Table with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
pen shell inlaid top sits on a long clustered geometric and sculptural bronze-patina brass base. This
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Shell Console with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
boxes, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell inspired by galactic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Shell Vase with Brass and Quilted Details by Kifu, Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
knobs" on decorative boxes, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Brass

Shell Inlaid Breakfast Table with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
pen shell inlaid top sits on an ethereal geometric and sculptural bronze-patina brass base. This piece
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Shell Inlaid Dining Table with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
pen shell inlaid top sits on a pair of geometric and sculptural bronze-patina brass bases. This piece
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Constellation Coffee Table in Shagreen, Shell and Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
knobs" on decorative boxes, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Constellation Mirror in Shagreen Shell & Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell inspired by galactic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Convex Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Pattern Dining Table with Shell & Bronze Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell inspired by galactic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Shagreen Pattern Dining Table with Shell & Bronze Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
boxes, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell inspired by galactic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Backgammon Tray in Shagreen, Shell and Bronze Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
knobs" on decorative boxes, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Coffee Table in Shagreen Shell and Bronze Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
" on decorative boxes, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of Shagreen and shell
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Ice Bucket in Shagreen, Shell and Bronze Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
, gold bar boxes and an extravagant inlay pattern mix of shagreen and shell inspired by galactic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Barware

Materials

Brass

Pair of Sculptural Brass Floor Lamps with Shell Inlay by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
in bronze-patina brass and each with a beautiful blue pen shell inlaid piece. The amorphous shapes
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Shell Covered Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of shell covered boxes is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique shell covered boxes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using shell, wood and fabric. Shell covered boxes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Shell covered boxes bearing Arts and Crafts or Folk Art hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Arthur Court produced beautiful shell covered boxes that are worth considering.

How Much are Shell Covered Boxes?

Prices for shell covered boxes start at $75 and top out at $1,720 with the average selling for $667.