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Shell Tibet

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
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Scholar's Objects

Materials

Silver

1912 Tibet Silver Tangka Coin 18K Gold Earrings
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
Shell, Victory Banner, Umbrella, Lotus Flower, Vase, Golden Fish, and Endless Knot. These coins were
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21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings

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18k Gold

LB offers Large Spotted Tiger Cowrie Shell pendant Bone Brass Glass necklace
By Lorraines' Bijoux
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Lorraine’s Bijoux offers a Large Spotted Tiger Cowrie shell from Tibet with brass Repousse work
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2010s Tibetan Artisan Pendant Necklaces

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Brass

Antique Body Ornament Made of Himalayan Shells Secured to a Brass Buckle
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique body ornament from India, Nepal or Tibet, made of strands of old Himalayan shells
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Antique 19th Century Asian Collectible Jewelry

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Brass

Early 1900's Tibet Silver Tangka Coin 18K Gold Wire Earrings
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
Two silver "Tangka" coins from Tibet 1912-22 display the eight auspicious symbols of Tibetan
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21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Drop Earrings

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18k Gold

Collection of Tibetan Money
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional collection of Tibetan Money, exchange currency in shell all of them with little holes
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Vintage 1920s Tibetan Tribal Art

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Shell

Collection of Tibetan Money
Collection of Tibetan Money
H 6.7 in W 1.97 in D 1.19 in
Small Hand Knotted "Egg Shell" Rug, Florian Pretet and Lisa Mukhia Pretet
By Florian Pretet, Atelier Février
Located in Geneve, CH
Small hand knotted "Egg Shell" rug, Florian Pretet and Lisa Mukhia Pretet Made to order creation
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2010s Nepalese Modern Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Big Hand Knotted "Egg Shell" Rug, Florian Pretet and Lisa Mukhia Pretet
By Florian Pretet, Atelier Février
Located in Geneve, CH
Big Hand knotted "Egg Shell" rug, Florian Pretet and Lisa Mukhia Pretet MADE TO ORDER DIMENSIONS
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2010s Nepalese Modern Indian Rugs

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Wool, Silk

Medium Hand Knotted Egg Shell Rug by Florian Pretet and Lisa Mukhia Pretet
By Florian Pretet, Atelier Février
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium hand knotted Egg Shell rug by Florian Pretet and Lisa Mukhia Pretet Made to order creation
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2010s Nepalese Modern Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Tibetan Ceremonial Silver Studded Conch with Semi-Precious Stones
Located in Miami, FL
Tibetan ceremonial silver studded conch with semi-precious stones, used in Tibetan Buddhism prayer rituals. Invokes water and rain, and is also used to produce sounds. From a private...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Figurative Sculptures

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Multi-gemstone, Silver

Tibetan Bronze Prayer Bell, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
, including the conch shell, lotus flower, and jewel of desire. From the collection of Frances and Gary Comer.
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Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork

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Bronze

Tibetan Mountain Landscape Coffer, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
shell, the endless knot, the pair of golden fishes, the banner of victory, and the wheel of life. These
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Furniture

Materials

Hide, Wood, Paint

Tibetan Mountain Landscape Coffer, circa 1850
Tibetan Mountain Landscape Coffer, circa 1850
H 20.5 in W 26.5 in D 24.75 in
Antique 19th C. Brass Betel Nut Cutter from India Collectible Asian Artifact
Located in North Hollywood, CA
portrays a stylized birds peacock. A scissor-style cigar and betel nut shell cutter, complete with its
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Folk Art Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Antique Brass Betel Nut Cutters with Dragon Motif from India Areca nut Cutter
Located in North Hollywood, CA
shell cutter, complete with its original blade, showcase ornate decorations on its body, adorned with a
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Antique Late 19th Century Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Brass Betel Nut Cutter from India Collectible Asian Artifact
Located in North Hollywood, CA
cutter portrays a stylized peacocks. A scissor-style cigar and betel nut shell cutter, complete with its
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Folk Art Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Large Burmese Bronze Medicine Buddha, Pagan Style, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
beautiful heart shaped face topped by hair neatly arranged in the typical "snail shell curls", and
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Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 10'2" x 14'6" - 310 x 442 )
Located in New York, NY
pattern reflected across the implicit central axis. Two Gelugpa monks blowing ceremonial conch shell
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Antique Early 1800s Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

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Mid-20th Century Handmade Chinese Art Deco Pictorial Dragon Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Chinese Art Deco throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial design of a dragon in black, blue, red, goldenrod, and light blue-grey over a cream-white b...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Hand Painted Dragon Drums, 3 Pieces Set
Located in Pomona, CA
This Gorgeous pair of Antique Tibetan Drums have many years history but it still maintained it's original condition. They are all hand made from wood and leather. There are beautiful...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export More Asian Art, Objects and Fu...

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Leather, Wood

Large British Military Officer's Campaign Trunk of Brass-Bound Camphor
Located in Austin, TX
A large handsome rectangular British military officer's Campaign trunk of camphorwood featuring hand-cut brass binding and hardware, with interior compartments, and resting on bracke...
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Trunks and Luggage

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Metal, Brass

Tibetan Tiger Rug Pure Wool Hand Knotted by Djoharian Collection
By djoharian-design
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
A Tibetan tiger rug, hand knotted in Nepal. This traditional Tiger rug design is typically found on antique rugs called Khaden. It describes a small sized rug of about 3 x 6 ft that...
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2010s Nepalese Art Deco Central Asian Rugs

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Wool

Renoir Matisse Mid Century Polished Copper Gold Black Enamel Clip On Earrings
By Renoir
Located in London, GB
Renoir Matisse polished copper and anodized mid century clip on earrings, featuring beautiful gold and black flecked enamel. Measuring length 2.8cm / 1.1 inch by maximum width 2.7cm ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Victorian Gold & Enamel Mourning Hair Locket Brooch Seed Pearls
Located in Wallkill, NY
Wonderful VICTORIAN 14K GOLD Mourning Pin Locket. This has a glass back that would have housed a lock of hair or a picture of your loved one that had passed on. Looks like it has not...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Brooches

Materials

Onyx, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel

Renoir Matisse Copper Mid Century Gold Black and White Enamel Drop Link Necklace
By Renoir
Located in London, GB
Renoir Matisse polished copper and anodized mid century link necklace, featuring beautiful pale gold and black enamel drops flecked with white. Measuring length, including the chain,...
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Mid-20th Century American Modernist Drop Necklaces

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Tibetan Tiger Rug Pure Wool Hand Knotted Red Green by Djoharian Collection
By djoharian-design
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
A Tibetan tiger rug, hand knotted in Nepal. This traditional Tiger rug design is typically found on antique rugs called Khaden. It describes a small sized rug of about 3 x 6 ft th...
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2010s Nepalese Art Deco Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tibetan Tiger Rug Wool Silk Hand Knotted Pink Silver by Djoharian Collection
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
A pink and silver Tibetan Tiger rug, hand knotted in Nepal. This traditional Tiger rug design is typically found on antique rugs called Khaden. It describes a small sized rug of abo...
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2010s Nepalese Art Deco Central Asian Rugs

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Wool, Silk

British Military Officer's Campaign Chest or Dresser of Brass-Bound Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome British military officer’s Campaign Ware chest of drawers or dresser, from the 19th century, featuring a patinated mahogany exterior with two short drawers over three long...
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal, Brass

Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle. Known as a Ghurra, individually carved from a single piece of wood having different geometric forms, a circle, a rectangle and a double frustum....
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Antique 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle
Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle
H 8 in W 2.75 in D 2.25 in
Eisenberg Enameled Turtle Brooch / Pendant 1980s
By Eisenberg
Located in Wallkill, NY
A massive piece of Eisenberg and the colors art spectacular. Measuring 3.2 inches / 81.6 mm top to bottom 2.46 inches / 62.5 mm. It can be worn as a brooch and hung from your choice...
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Vintage 1980s American Brooches

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Enamel, Gilt Metal

Rug & Kilim’s Tiger-Skin Rug in White with Gold & Black Pictorial
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This rug design is a bold new addition to Rug & Kilim’s Tigers Collection. Our collection spans several cultures and recaptures iconic pictorial styles in folk art and handmade antiq...
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2010s Nepalese Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tibetan Rug Hand Knotted Silk Wool Meditation Mat Kampa Dzong Djoharian Design
By djoharian-design
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
A stunning Tibetan rug in checkerboard design. This traditional checkerboard rug design is typically found on antique rugs called Khaden. It describes a small sized rug of about 3 x ...
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2010s Nepalese Modern Central Asian Rugs

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Wool, Silk

18th Century Rosewood Box
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An exquisite 18th-century rosewood box, adorned with brass mounts throughout, showcasing its exceptional quality and craftsmanship. The attention to detail in the woodwork and the br...
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Antique 18th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

18th Century Rosewood Box
18th Century Rosewood Box
H 14 in W 20 in D 11 in
Judith Leiber Hummingbird Bird Brooch and Earrings French Enamel
By Judith Leiber
Located in Wallkill, NY
24K gold plated Judith Leiber Hummingbird brooch in the original box. This glorious bird has riveted construction and has wonderful visual depth. The bird's wings are textured to emu...
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1990s American Brooches

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Gold Plate, Enamel

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Tibetan Ritual Conch Shell with Silver and Stones
Located in Fossano, IT
Tibetan ritual conch shell. Made with a Shankha (turbinella pyrum), that is a holy shell with
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Mid-20th Century Tibetan Scholar's Objects

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Silver

11th Century Carved Conch Shell
Located in Hudson, NY
played like a horn. This conch shell was later traded up into Tibet where such shells are particularly
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Antiquities

Antique Tibetan Carved Conch Dorje (Thunderbolt)
Located in Hudson, NY
A ritual thunderbolt or Dorje carved from a conch shell. Used by Tibetan Lamas for meditation and
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Antique Mid-18th Century Tibetan Antiquities

Store closing March 31. Tibetan Necklace Published in History of Beads w Dzi
Located in Santa Fe, NM
elements consist of these materials: chank shell, coral, turquoise, agate and dzi beads, simulated amber
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Textiles

Materials

Beads

Sacred Silver and Conch Shell Trumpet, Tibet, 19th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Tibetan silver and conch shell recipient and container for Holy Water used in ceremonies. All conch
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Scholar's Objects

Materials

Silver

Tibetan Conch Shell with Turquoise, Silver and Coral Inlays, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A ceremonial conch shell from Tibet, circa 1900. This traditional piece is carefully inlaid with
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Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Other Natural Specimens

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Coral, Silver

Antique Body Ornament Made of Himalayan Shells Secured to a Brass Buckle
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique body ornament from India, Nepal or Tibet, made of strands of old Himalayan shells
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Antique 19th Century Asian Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Brass

Modern Tibetan Carpet with Gold Border, Gold Snail Shell Spiral Allover Field
Located in New York, NY
The sand field displays rows and offset rows of small snail shell spirals developing from
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1990s Tibetan Modern Central Asian Rugs

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Wool, Silk

Tibetan Turquoise Beaded Box
Located in Chicago, IL
and a circle of shells on the lid handstitched onto a black woven cotton lining.
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21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Tribal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell, Beads

Tibetan Turquoise Beaded Box
Tibetan Turquoise Beaded Box
H 4.5 in Dm 4.75 in
Tibetan Painted Door
Located in New York, NY
jewels of Buddhism and bells of song. Two snow lions the emblem of Tibet (standing on lotus flower
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Antique 1890s Tibetan Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas, Fir, Lacquer

Tibetan Painted Door
Tibetan Painted Door
H 54 in W 37 in D 4 in
Carved Sea Shells from Tibet also known as Dung-Dkar
Located in Haarlem, NL
in Tibet. Before Buddhism was introduced to the region, the Tibetan religion was the shamanistic “Bon
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Musical Instruments

Carved Sea Shell from Tibet also known as Dung-Dkar
Located in Haarlem, NL
in Tibet. Before Buddhism was introduced to the region, the Tibetan religion was the shamanistic
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Decorative Objects

20th Century Antique Tibetan Buddhist Conch Shell with Turquoise, Coral Inlay
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 5in H x 16in W x 8in D Circa: 1900-1940 Origin: Lhasa, Tibet Material: Sea shell
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Coral

19th Century Tibetan Silver and Conch Shell Horn
Located in New York, NY
Tibetan silver and conch shell trumpet, referred to as 'dung dkar' ???????? in Tibetan (meaning
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Musical Instruments

Materials

Silver, Metal

20th Century Turkmenistan Wedding Headdress on Stand
Located in Miami, FL
stand. The headdress is handmade with fabric, shells and embossed and engraved metal in the ancient
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Late 20th Century Tibetan More Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Buddhist auspicious symbols, including the parasol, the banner of victory, the conch shell, the treasure
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Religious Items

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Brass, Copper

Vintage Brass Meditation Cymbals, Original Copper Case, Tibet, circa 1940
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage brass meditation cymbals, original copper case, Tibet, circa 1940. The circular copper case
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Vintage 1940s Tibetan Religious Items

Materials

Copper

Tibetan Censer
Located in Santa Fe, NM
auspicious symbols decorate the sides; conch shell (thoughts of the Buddha), lotus flower (purity), Wheel of
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Antique Early 1900s Tibetan More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Brass, Copper, Gold

Tibetan Censer
Tibetan Censer
H 8.5 in W 20.5 in D 3.5 in
Vintage Copper Incense Traveling Case, Original Metal Mounts, Tibet, circa 1940
Located in Houston, TX
and chain, Tibet circa 1940. This slender case was carried as a protective environment for sticks of
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Vintage 1940s Tibetan Antiquities

Materials

Copper

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Shell Tibet For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic shell Tibet available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of shell, metal and silver, every shell Tibet was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a shell Tibet, we have 9 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a shell Tibet — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A shell Tibet, designed in the Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Shell Tibet?

Prices for a shell Tibet start at $295 and top out at $7,700 with the average selling for $775.