Shell Diorama
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
Sea Life and Shell Diorama /Shadow Box
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-715 Beautiful sea life diorama including sea shells various crustaceans ,seahorse starfish
Category
Vintage 1950s Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Beautiful Antique Oval Shell Shadow Box Diorama
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely Nantucket 19th century oval shell diorama having artistically arranged collection of natural
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Shadow Boxes
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Japanese Shunga Teahouse Diorama
Located in New York, NY
Tatami. The figures are wonderfully carved of wood and gofun (oyster shell lacquer ) They are
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood, Lacquer
A pair of diorama with hermit crabs, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A natural Wunderkammer specimen a pair of marine diorama with Hermit Crab (Pagurus Bernhardus) a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Monumental LED Shadowbox Art Diorama with Taxidermy Horseshoe Crabs, In Stock
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Drones, 2022, is a techno-futuristic riff on the traditional Victorian shadowbox containing horseshoe crab carapaces collected by hand on a visit to Cape Cod.
Original artwork by Ch...
Category
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Brass
H 37.5 in W 24 in D 5 in
Illuminated Natural History Art Diorama Nature Scene with Purple Heron, In Stock
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
traditional Victorian diorama.
Original artwork by Christopher Tennant.
In stock and ready to ship
Category
2010s American Victorian Contemporary Art
Materials
Brass
H 32 in W 24 in D 6 in
A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
base of a large diorama with natural specimens of multicolored butterflies, mounted in a rectangular
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Massive 1880 Antique Ormolu Bronze Enameled Automaton Musical Bracket Clock
By Winterhalder and Hofmeier
Located in Danville, CA
painted diorama framed by an enameled bronze facade of tree foliage and accented by flora and fauna made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier.
All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique
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Brass
Japanese Asian Signed Four-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape Hunting Scene
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a hunting scene with various warriors and animals spread across a vast, mountainous landscape with lush forest. The dark...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elaborate and finely detailed carved wood, and gold lacquered Shibayama cabinet (Chigaidansu). Having beautifully applied semi-precious stone and mother of pearl decoration of flo...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
The Order of Things by Fashion Photgrapher Schoerner
By Schoerner
Located in NYC, NY
A unique book first edition print set on a circular format retains its original case.
Category
Late 20th Century American Shadow Boxes
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Pair of 19th Century Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fantastically rare and museum quality, pair of 19th century shell art floral bouquets under glass domes on stands from circa 1860.
These are a matching pair of extrem...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Glass, Mahogany
Pair of Grotto Lamps by Tess Morley
Located in London, GB
A pair of shell encrusted grotto lamps, incorporating oyster shells and conch shells, by Tess Morley.
Currently wired for the UK.
Please note: Lampshades not included.
Category
2010s Table Lamps
Materials
Shell
Sailboat Diorama
Located in Nashville, TN
Diorama with sailboat named Hope sailing through waters in Hunting Island, SC; lighthouse and steamboat in the distance. Wood shadow box.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Venetian follower of Marco Ricci - 18th century landscape painting figures
Located in Varmo, IT
Cerchia di Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676 – Venezia 1730) – River landscape with characters.
34 x 26 cm without frame, 43 x 35 cm with frame.
Oil on canvas, in carved and gilded wooden ...
Category
Early 18th Century Rococo Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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H 16.93 in W 13.78 in
Italian Venetian Peacock Tete-a-tete
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian style (19th cent.) Grotto carved and polychromed double peacock design conversation seat (tete-a-tete)
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Wooden Coat Rack / Reproduction of European Hanger Rack
By Japanese Studio
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Wooden coat rack inspired by an antique display fixture from a French boutique.
The combination of brass pipes and wood is beautiful.
Made to order (delivery approx. 6 weeks)
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Category
2010s Japanese Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Huge Monumental Victorian Taxidermy Dome with Colorfull Tropical Birds, C. 1850
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A monumental Victorian taxidermy dome, measuring H. 90 cm, with a wide variety of Tropical birds, of which many male and female pairs
England, late 19th century
Amongst the birds...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin, Glass, Plaster, Feathers
H 35.44 in W 23.63 in D 15.75 in
American Three Masted Clipper Ship in Bottle on Original Wood Stand, Circa 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
American three masted clipper ship in bottle with cloth rigging in full sail on a painted sea, flanked by a sea side town with evergreen trees, a painted light house on shore, and re...
Category
Antique 1880s American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
H 7 in W 11 in D 6 in
Coelestin Brugner Landscape with a Stork by the Water
By Colestin Brugner
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Coelestin Brugner (German 1824-1887), a landscape with a stork by the water, oil on canvas, signed (lower right), The painting measures 9 3/8"-inches high x 12 3/8"-inches wide, fram...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Georgian Paintings
Materials
Paint
19th C Glass Dome on Ebonised Base with 25 Exotic Birds-Label W.J.Hole
Located in Leuven , BE
Large oval based glass dome/shade with 26 exotic, colourful birds in naturalistic setting comprising Hummingbirds with open wings and on their nests. This Victorian arrangement is in...
Category
20th Century British Taxidermy
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
H 24.41 in W 15.75 in D 0.79 in
Taxidermy Composition with Rare Exotic Birds in a Large Bowed Glass Case
Located in Leuven , BE
A wonderful glass case with a selection of 20 rare exotic birds in a natural environment of tree branches and grass. The case has a rare bowed front glass and is in good condition fo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Organic Material
H 27.96 in W 40.16 in D 9.45 in
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Unique Dorothy Draper Style Mirrored Pair of Shell & Brass Flower Diorama Lamps
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Spectacular Pair of shell and wax flowers with brass leaves and tendrils garnished with a brass
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
H 31 in W 6 in D 9.5 in
Victorian Shell Diorama
Located in London, GB
A large Victorian shell diorama depicting a row of terraced houses, in stained pine case
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
19th Century Natural History Display Shell Diorama
Located in London, GB
19th century Natural History display shell Diorama
A beautifully displayed 19th century
Category
Antique 1880s British Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Natural Fiber, Pine
Vintage Three Dimensional Shell Diorama
Located in Hudson, NY
The whimsical diorama done in a shadowbox frame and composed completely of shells depicts an
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Shadow Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Walnut Shell "European Landmarks" Dioramas
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare 19th century walnut shell "European Landmarks" dioramas
The walnuts appear to be whole and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Still Life Shellwork Dioramas, Italian, circa 1875
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pair of three dimensional Still Life Dioramas.
Beautiful and scarce, depicting floral motifs made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Shadow Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Shell, Silk
19th Century Tourist Diorama of Port of Canton in China
Located in Chicago, IL
This tourist diorama depicting the port of Canton, China was made from paper, shells, wooden frame
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood, Paper
Mushroom Diorama: Composition Created Using Seashells, Coral and Crustaceans
Located in New York, NY
Mushroom Diorama: Composition created using seashells, coral and crustaceans mounted on black
Category
20th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Coral
Three English Framed Diorama Pictures
Located in Essex, MA
Three cut paper and shell mounted and fabric pictures by Theo Townsend. Provenance: G. Heywood Hill
Category
20th Century English Shadow Boxes
A Natural Wunderkammer Marine Italian Diorama with a Tiggerfish circa 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A beautiful marine aquarium diorama with natural Wunderkammer Specimen of a triggerfish (Balistidae
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Glass
Pair of Sea Life and Shell Dioramas or Shadow Boxes
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful pair of sea life dioramas or shadow boxes, including seashells, various crustaceans
Category
20th Century American Shadow Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Diorama with Hermit Crab, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A natural Wunderkammer specimen a marine diorama with Hermit Crab (Pagurus Bernhardus) a brunch
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Nautical Objects
Materials
Coral
Pug Dogs Playing in the Library a Victorian Diorama
Located in Rochester, NY
A detailed diorama of pugs playing in the library. Multi-media including silk, paper, watercolor
Category
Antique 19th Century European Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood, Paper, Shell
Victorian Sea Still Life Diorama under Glass with Okimono Bone Octopus
Located in Haarlem, NL
Sea shell still-life under glass cloche with a carved bone octopus okimono, little shells, a crab
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Bone, Shell, Glass, Wood
A diorama with hermit crabs, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A natural Wunderkammer specimen a marine diorama with Hermit Crab (Pagurus Bernhardus) a brunch
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass, Fruitwood
Stunning Pair of African Grey Parrots in Illuminated Case by Christopher Tennant
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
wisteria in an illuminated update on the traditional Victorian diorama.
Original artwork by Christopher
Category
2010s American Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
H 38.5 in W 25.25 in D 10 in
Mirrored Dining Table by Grosfeld House
Located in New York, NY
Grossfeld House.
This rare and possibly unique table features a large recessed diorama in a
Category
Vintage 1930s American Dining Room Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Mahogany, Mirror
19th Century English Diorama
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century English Diorama
with Two Hand-painted Dogs and Shell Decoration. c. 1850
Diorama of a trophy fish with curved glass.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Decorative taxidermy mount of a fish featured with a background of aquatic plants and shells, in a
Category
20th Century English Taxidermy
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique French Sea Shell Floral Display under Glass Dome, France, circa 1870
Located in Houston, TX
shells this diorama was assembled with the utmost care to be seen from all directions. The oval shaped
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Blown Glass, Wood
H 18.25 in W 11 in D 6 in
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Shell Diorama For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the shell diorama you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each shell diorama for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using shell, wood and glass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect shell diorama — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A shell diorama is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian and Folk Art styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Shell Diorama?
Prices for a shell diorama start at $650 and top out at $19,500 with the average selling for $1,650.
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