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Material: Shell
Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Wall Decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very unique Italian 18th century Baroque st. Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl wall decor plaque. The extremely decorative rectangular plaque displays a stunning and m...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Wall Decor
Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Wall Decor

Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Wall Decor

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 stretch canvas as a sculptural wall piece. The natural-forming gold baroque pearl...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Canvas Relief with an 18th Century Italian Gilded Molding, Shells, and Pearls
Canvas Relief with an 18th Century Italian Gilded Molding, Shells, and Pearls

Canvas Relief with an 18th Century Italian Gilded Molding, Shells, and Pearls

Sculptural Lava Glass with an 18th Century Italian Fragment and Metal Crown Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded base with a polished green lava glass point and adorned with green mother of pearl with gold highlights and mounted on an antique metal crown base. The g...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Lava, Metal, Gold Leaf

Sculptural Lava Glass with an 18th Century Italian Fragment and Metal Crown Base
Sculptural Lava Glass with an 18th Century Italian Fragment and Metal Crown Base

Sculptural Lava Glass with an 18th Century Italian Fragment and Metal Crown Base

17th Century Italian Architectural Fragment with Carnelian Pebbles and Raw Agate
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian hand-painted ecclesiastical architectural element adorned with carnelian pebbles, gold-plated crystals, blue and yellow raw agate, and b...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz, Agate, Metal, Gold Leaf

17th Century Italian Architectural Fragment with Carnelian Pebbles and Raw Agate
17th Century Italian Architectural Fragment with Carnelian Pebbles and Raw Agate

17th Century Italian Architectural Fragment with Carnelian Pebbles and Raw Agate

19TH Century Framed French Fan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fabulous quality with exquisitely delicate lace work accented with a hand painted center panel of Venus and cupid. The stem mother-of-pearl framework is finely and dramatically dec...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Textile, Glass, Wood, Paper

19TH Century Framed French Fan
19TH Century Framed French Fan

19TH Century Framed French Fan

English paper mache face screen with inset abalone, 1830-40
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Black paper mache face screen with inlaid abalone and highlighted in gilt with an overall floral spray. These screens were used by women to shield th...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Abalone, Rosewood, Paper

English paper mache face screen with inset abalone, 1830-40
English paper mache face screen with inset abalone, 1830-40

English paper mache face screen with inset abalone, 1830-40

18th Century Italian Gilt Tabernacle Door with Baroque Pearls & Tangerine Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded and hand-carved wood tabernacle door with natural forming baroque pearls and tangerine quartz crystal points. This door once belonged on a tabernacle whic...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Gilt Tabernacle Door with Baroque Pearls & Tangerine Quartz
18th Century Italian Gilt Tabernacle Door with Baroque Pearls & Tangerine Quartz

18th Century Italian Gilt Tabernacle Door with Baroque Pearls & Tangerine Quartz

1940s Marble And Mother Of Pearl Inlayed Asian Scene In Carved Faux Bamboo Frame
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Marble And Mother Of Pearl Inlayed Asian Scene Carved Faux Bamboo Wood Frame Exquisite in every detail Unique inlay in marble Depicts a board game of Go being played Chinese ...
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1940s Vintage Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Marble, Siena Marble

1940s Marble And Mother Of Pearl Inlayed Asian Scene In Carved Faux Bamboo Frame
1940s Marble And Mother Of Pearl Inlayed Asian Scene In Carved Faux Bamboo Frame

1940s Marble And Mother Of Pearl Inlayed Asian Scene In Carved Faux Bamboo Frame

Shell Tent
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
I don't remember when and where I bought it: I fell in love with it immediately, if it were a painting. You can actually hang it on the wall, so it doesn't get damaged.
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Late 20th Century Indonesian Other Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Shell

Shell Tent
Shell Tent

Shell Tent

19th Century French Painted Paper and Mother of Pearl Fan
Located in Brea, CA
19th century French painted paper and mother of pearl fan, shadow-box framed antique ladies fan, made of mother of pearl with a hand embellished re...
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1850s French French Provincial Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

19th Century French Painted Paper and Mother of Pearl Fan
19th Century French Painted Paper and Mother of Pearl Fan

19th Century French Painted Paper and Mother of Pearl Fan

No Reserve
Pair of Dutch Verre Églomisé Paintings, Original Giltwood Frames, 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Fine and rare pair of antique Dutch Verre Églomisé reverse oil paintings on glass panels - featuring moody landscapes with a castle and church, having ...
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19th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paint, Mother-of-Pearl

Pair of Dutch Verre Églomisé Paintings, Original Giltwood Frames, 19th Century
Pair of Dutch Verre Églomisé Paintings, Original Giltwood Frames, 19th Century

Pair of Dutch Verre Églomisé Paintings, Original Giltwood Frames, 19th Century

19th Century Japanese Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period
Located in London, GB
19th Century Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period, Japan A decorative 19th Century Japanese charger beautifully depicting herons and pi...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer

19th Century Japanese Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period
19th Century Japanese Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period

19th Century Japanese Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period

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 in a hinged mahogany and pine case, each side containing groups of artfully arrange...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Shell

Sailor's Valentine of Large Size with Motto "A Gift of Love"
Sailor's Valentine of Large Size with Motto "A Gift of Love"

Sailor's Valentine of Large Size with Motto "A Gift of Love"

19th Century French Painted Silk of Mother of Pearl Fan with Frame Case
Located in Brea, CA
19th Century French painted silk of mother of pearl fan, shadow-box framed antique ladies fan, made of mother of pearl with gold leaf on the outer ...
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1850s French French Provincial Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

19th Century French Painted Silk of Mother of Pearl Fan with Frame Case
19th Century French Painted Silk of Mother of Pearl Fan with Frame Case

19th Century French Painted Silk of Mother of Pearl Fan with Frame Case

No Reserve
Native American Belt Attributed to the Shinnecock People
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning hand-crafted belt featuring a beautiful turquoise stone. This very decorative native belt attributed to the Shinnecock People of the United States of America would look wo...
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20th Century American Tribal Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Shell, Fabric

Native American Belt Attributed to the Shinnecock People
Native American Belt Attributed to the Shinnecock People

Native American Belt Attributed to the Shinnecock People

21st Century Vogue Inlaid Wood and Metal Framework, Made in Italy by Hebanon
By Hebanon Fratelli Basile, Hebanon Studio
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
21st Century vogue inlaid wood and metal framework, Made in Italy by Hebanon. Features: Inlaid framework in different woods and precious mother-of-pearl details, inspired by Vogue illustrations...
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2010s Italian Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

21st Century Vogue Inlaid Wood and Metal Framework, Made in Italy by Hebanon
21st Century Vogue Inlaid Wood and Metal Framework, Made in Italy by Hebanon

21st Century Vogue Inlaid Wood and Metal Framework, Made in Italy by Hebanon

Japanese Meiji Period Shibayama Charger Featuring Cockerel
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century Meiji period charger with cockerel beautifully realised in layers of carved shell, mother of pearl and bone to stand in high relief against the black lacquered ground. P...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Shell

Japanese Meiji Period Shibayama Charger Featuring Cockerel
Japanese Meiji Period Shibayama Charger Featuring Cockerel

Japanese Meiji Period Shibayama Charger Featuring Cockerel

Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sex Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sex modesty apron (Pikuran), Mandara Mountains, Cameroon These colorful cache-sex were worn for celebrations, rituals...
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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Shell, Beads

Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sex Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sex Modesty Apron, Cameroon

Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sex Modesty Apron, Cameroon

Brass and Mother of Pearl Decorative Wall Plate, Nepalese
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful decorative brass wall plate of mother-of-pearl, orange coral, and blue turquoise cabochon elements, circa 20th Century, Nepal. Plate has round hook on back for hanging. I...
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20th Century Nepalese Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Coral, Brass

Brass and Mother of Pearl Decorative Wall Plate, Nepalese
Brass and Mother of Pearl Decorative Wall Plate, Nepalese

Brass and Mother of Pearl Decorative Wall Plate, Nepalese

Late 19th Century Antique Jerusalem Mother of Pearl Shell Carved Plaques
Located in London, GB
A beautiful collection of five shells engraved from the Holy Land depicts a religion scenes, three of them depicts the last supper in Jerusalem, the other two depicts scenes from the...
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Late 19th Century Israeli Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Late 19th Century Antique Jerusalem Mother of Pearl Shell Carved Plaques
Late 19th Century Antique Jerusalem Mother of Pearl Shell Carved Plaques

Late 19th Century Antique Jerusalem Mother of Pearl Shell Carved Plaques

Round Wood Mirror with Fossil Clam Shells and Crystal Points
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Round mirror decorated with fossil clam shells with golden honey calcite from Rucks Pit, Florida and crystal points on a wood frame.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Crystal

Round Wood Mirror with Fossil Clam Shells and Crystal Points
Round Wood Mirror with Fossil Clam Shells and Crystal Points

Round Wood Mirror with Fossil Clam Shells and Crystal Points

Framed Middle Eastern Miniature Painting on Shell
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern miniature painting framed in a Moorish micro mosaic inlaid picture frame. Middle Eastern Persian miniature painting o...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Moorish Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Shell

Framed Middle Eastern Miniature Painting on Shell
Framed Middle Eastern Miniature Painting on Shell

Framed Middle Eastern Miniature Painting on Shell

18th Century Italian Silver Leaf Sunrays 'Group of 3' with Herkimer Diamonds
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Three 18th century Italian silver leaf sunrays with Herkimer diamonds and baroque pearls. The sunrays were once used as part of a large sunburst or halo motif in an artistic depi...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Rock Crystal, Silver Leaf

18th Century Italian Silver Leaf Sunrays 'Group of 3' with Herkimer Diamonds
18th Century Italian Silver Leaf Sunrays 'Group of 3' with Herkimer Diamonds

18th Century Italian Silver Leaf Sunrays 'Group of 3' with Herkimer Diamonds

Pair of 18th Century Irish Georgian Wall Brackets with Agate Coral and Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Irish Georgian sconces with agate coral and coordinating gold leaf baroque pearls. Fossil agate coral is Florida's state stone and is known for its unique formation that can take place over 20 million years. It's a natural gemstone that is created when Prehistoric coral is gradually replaced with agate. The pair is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the pieces and the period shows that the pair of Irish Georgian wall brackets are originally 18th century. The pairs of Georgian sconces...
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18th Century Irish Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

Pair of 18th Century Irish Georgian Wall Brackets with Agate Coral and Pearls
Pair of 18th Century Irish Georgian Wall Brackets with Agate Coral and Pearls

Pair of 18th Century Irish Georgian Wall Brackets with Agate Coral and Pearls

Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately-constructed colorful train was painstakingly created by Yoruba artisans in Nigeria in the mid-20th century. Recent designs such as this were based upon...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Shell, Fabric, Beads

Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950
Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950

Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950

Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sexe modesty apron (pikuran), Mandara Mountains, Cameroon These colorful cache-sexe were worn for celebrations, rit...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Shell, Beads

Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon

Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon

Incredible Set of 4 Red Chinoiserie Panels with Mother of Pearl Relief
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Incredible Asian artwork consisting of 4 rectangular vertical panels having meticulous mother of pearl relief against a fabulous red painted background. ...
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1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Incredible Set of 4 Red Chinoiserie Panels with Mother of Pearl Relief
Incredible Set of 4 Red Chinoiserie Panels with Mother of Pearl Relief

Incredible Set of 4 Red Chinoiserie Panels with Mother of Pearl Relief

Herbert Davis Richter, Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Pictures in the Original Frames
By H.D. Richter
Located in London, GB
Herbert Davis Richter. 'Greetings'. A Pen and ink wash painting, and 'Christmas wishes', woodblock, both signed. A pen and ink of a Pre Raph...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood, Oak

Herbert Davis Richter, Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Pictures in the Original Frames
Herbert Davis Richter, Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Pictures in the Original Frames

Herbert Davis Richter, Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Pictures in the Original Frames

Artistic Mosaic Handmade Marble Mosaic Mother of Pearl
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Artistic Mosaic Handmade Marble Mosaic Mother of Pearl
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Marble Mosaic Mother of Pearl

Artistic Mosaic Handmade Marble Mosaic Mother of Pearl

Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sexe modesty apron (pikuran), Bana Guili people, Mandara Mountains, Cameroon An unusual cache-sexe made of blue and yellow beads so scattered ...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Beads, Shell

Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon

Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon

Artistic Mosaic Handmade Glass and Marble Mosaic Mother of Pearl
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Artistic Mosaic Handmade Glass and Marble Mosaic Mother of Pearl
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Glass and Marble Mosaic Mother of Pearl

Artistic Mosaic Handmade Glass and Marble Mosaic Mother of Pearl

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Teak Wood Temple Door with Shell Inlay
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Antique temple door in teak wood with the remnants of the original pretty coral color. We added the shell inlay by hand. Great as a headboard, cof...
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1930s Primitive Vintage Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Shell, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Teak Wood Temple Door with Shell Inlay
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Teak Wood Temple Door with Shell Inlay

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Teak Wood Temple Door with Shell Inlay

Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately-constructed colorful train was painstakingly created by Yoruba artisans in Nigeria in the mid-20th century. Recent designs such as this were based upon sashes that s...
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Shell, Fabric, Beads

Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950
Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950

Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Teak Wood Temple Door with Shell Inlay
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Antique temple door in teak wood with remnants of the original color. We added the shell inlay by hand. Great as a headboard, coffee table or simp...
Category

1930s Primitive Vintage Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Shell, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Teak Wood Temple Door with Shell Inlay
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Teak Wood Temple Door with Shell Inlay

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Teak Wood Temple Door with Shell Inlay

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 barnacles and crystal quartz points. The 18th century architectural pediment originall...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Architectural Pediment with Barnacled Chesapecten Shells
18th Century Italian Architectural Pediment with Barnacled Chesapecten Shells

18th Century Italian Architectural Pediment with Barnacled Chesapecten Shells

Artistic Mosaic Handmade Gold & Platinum Leaf Mother of Pearl
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Marble, Aluminum, Platinum, Gold Leaf

Artistic Mosaic Handmade Gold & Platinum Leaf Mother of Pearl
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Gold & Platinum Leaf Mother of Pearl

Artistic Mosaic Handmade Gold & Platinum Leaf Mother of Pearl

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Temple Door with Shell Inlay
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Antique temple door in teak wood with the original pretty coral color. We added the shell inlay by hand. Great as a headboard, coffee table or sim...
Category

1930s Primitive Vintage Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Reclaimed Wood, Shell, Wood, Teak

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Temple Door with Shell Inlay
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Temple Door with Shell Inlay

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Temple Door with Shell Inlay

19TH Century Framed French Fan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautifully painted with soft hues portraying ladies in a garden setting. The 16 " arm " mother-of-pearl frameworks elaborately pierced carved. The fan is mounted in a custom made gi...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Wood, Paper

19TH Century Framed French Fan
19TH Century Framed French Fan

19TH Century Framed French Fan

Pollaro Eggshell Inlay and Lacquer Fish Art Inspired by Jean Dunand
By Jean Dunand, Pollaro
Located in Hillside, NJ
Red, white, and black Art Deco styled art featuring stylized fish and geometric shapes. Handmade by Pollaro artisans utilizing traditional Asian eggshell inlay and lacquer...
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2010s American Art Deco Shell Decorative Art

Materials

Eggshell, Lacquer

Pollaro Eggshell Inlay and Lacquer Fish Art Inspired by Jean Dunand
Pollaro Eggshell Inlay and Lacquer Fish Art Inspired by Jean Dunand

Pollaro Eggshell Inlay and Lacquer Fish Art Inspired by Jean Dunand

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