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Pair of Painted Faux Wood Framed 18th Century Shell Engravings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Painted Faux Wood Framed 18th Century Shell Engravings with Marbleized Matting & later hand
Category

Antique 18th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

18th Century Shell-Edge Creamware Sauce Tureen Puce-Decorated by Neale & Co.
Located in Downingtown, PA
The large 18th century Neale & Co. creamware sauce tureen, cover, stand and ladle are each
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Pottery

Materials

Pottery, Creamware

Georgian Pinchbeck Cameo Goddess Earrings
Located in Stamford, CT
The rare, collectable metal, Pinchbeck, is setting for 18th century shell cameos of a male and
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British George III Chandelier Earrings

Materials

Pinchbeck

Engraved Nautilus shell - Netherlands, 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Engraved Nautilus shell Netherlands, 18th century 13 x 10 x 7 cm Although fragmentary this
Category

Antique 18th Century Belgian Dutch Colonial Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

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
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Art

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

18th century Spanish Tortoise Shell Vargueno from McNair Family Collection
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 18th century Spanish vargueno from the McNair family collection. Very good quality and detail
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Spanish Cabinets

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Rosewood

Early 18th Century Inlaid Italian Walnut and Tortoise Shell Vargueno
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 18th century inlaid Italian walnut and tortoiseshell vargueno. 6 drawers with fine inlay
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Cabinets

Materials

Iron

18th Century French Regence Style Walnut Mantle with Shell Carving
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French Regence Style Walnut Mantle with Shell Carving
Category

Antique 18th Century French Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Walnut

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
Category

Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Scallop Shell & Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Shell and Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Albertus Seba Shell Engravings, Pair
By Albertus Seba 1
Located in Pasadena, CA
Outstanding pair of 18th century hand-colored shell engravings by Albertus Seba (1665-1736). Plates
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Prints

Materials

Paper

18th Century Swedish Painted Blue Side Chair with Shell Carving, Slip Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Swedish Painted Blue Side Chair with Shell Carving, Slip Seat & Cabriole Legs ending
Category

Antique 18th Century Swedish Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

18th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Elestial Quartz and Ecphora Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence fragment" vase with an elestial quartz point, chalcedony rosettes
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

Impressive 18th Century Table Clock in Guilt Bronze Mounts and Tortoise Shell
Located in Lincoln, GB
18th century, guilt bronze mounted table clock, with tortoise shell. This truly is an exceptional
Category

Antique 18th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Table with Shell Carving & Side Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century French Louis XV walnut table with shell carving & side drawer.    
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair Continental Silver Cowry Shell Open Salt Cellars George III, 18th Century
Located in Gardena, CA
Pair Continental silver cowry shell open salt Cellars George III, 18th Century. Figural hand chased
Category

Antique 18th Century George III Tableware

Materials

Silver

18th Century Italian Wood Candlestick Decorated with a Crystal and Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian (Region of Liguria) wood candlestick decorated with a calcite crystal in
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Natural Specimens

Materials

Crystal

Provençal Louis XV Period 18th Century Walnut Fireplace Mantel with Carved Shell
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period Provençal walnut fireplace mantel from the 18th century, with carved shell
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Walnut

18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Chesapecten Shells & Faden Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th or 18th century Italian fragment vase with chesapecten shells, zig zag oyster fossil arms
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Massachusetts Mahogany Chippendale Desk with Shell Drop & Ogee Feet
Located in Milford, NH
supported by four ogee feet. Dates to the 18th century, Massachusetts origin, in very good overall condition
Category

Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

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
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Regency Gilded Wood Mirror, Violin Shape-Shells and Scrolls, Period 18th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
: 18th century Dimensions : height : 120cm x width : 69cm Dimensions of the mirror : height : 65cm x
Category

Antique 18th Century Louis XIV Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Austrian 18th or Early 19th Century Gilt Silver Box with Shell Motifs
Located in New York, NY
Austrian 18th or early 19th century gilt continental silver box, beautifully adorned with
Category

Antique 18th Century Austrian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver

18th Century Silver Scroll Italian Fragment with Silver Leaf Shells on Mica
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century silver scroll Italian fragment decorated silver leaf shells and mica on a mica mineral
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Fragment with a Fossil Shell on Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca fragment candlestick with a fossil shell and wulfenite on a
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

French Early 18th Century Louis XV Period Tortoise Shell and Ormolu Cartel Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and extremely high quality French early 18th century Louis XV period tortoise shell
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

3D Powdered Canvas with an 18th Century Italian Fragment and Gold Leaf Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment with gold leaf shells and gold-plated crystals on a hand painted
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Whieldon-type Large Tortoise-shell Teapot and Cover
By Thomas Whieldon Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th Century Whieldon-type Tortoise-shell Teapot and Cover, Circa 1765 The tortoise-shell molded
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Tea Sets

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

18th-Century Niccolò Gualtieri Pair of Engravings of Sea Shells
By Niccolo Gualtier
Located in Downingtown, PA
Framed copperplate engravings of sea shells, Niccolo` Gualtieri (editor). Giuseppe Menabuoni
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Georgian Prints

Materials

Paper

18th Century French Carved Variegated Marble Shell Church Stoup
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved in France circa 1750, this antique shell form dish was originally at the entrance door
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Marble

18th Century Italian Fragment Base with Mica in Matrix and Silver Leaf Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian base decorated with mica in matrix, and silver leaf shells on an
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Silver Leaf, Metal

18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Agate Coral and Fossil Oyster Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th or 18th century Italian fragment vase with agate coral, zig zag oyster fossil arms, fossil
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral

Pair of 18th Century Italian Vases Decorated with Shells and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century Italian gold leaf church altar vases decorated with fossil shells
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Vases

Materials

Gold Leaf

Swedish Rococo Original Painted Carved Shell Detailed Chair, circa 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A lovely 18th century Swedish Rococo single chair which is full of original character. It was made
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs

Materials

Oak

18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral and a Silver Leaf Shell
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
coordinating silver-leaf shell. The hand-carved, 18th century silver candlestick top originally came from a
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Agate, Silver Leaf

PORTUGUESE COMMODE 18th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE COMMODE 18th Century Portuguese 18th Century in mahogany wood with carvings. Box with
Category

Antique 18th Century Portuguese Renaissance Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

PORTUGUESE COMMODE 18th Century
PORTUGUESE COMMODE 18th Century
H 36.62 in W 40.56 in D 20.48 in
Antique Fireplace Mantle White Carrara Marble, Sculpted Shell, 18th Century Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique fireplace in white Carrara marble, hand-carved mantle with central shell and decorations on
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Carrara Marble

Continental 18th Century Tortoiseshell and Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking Continental 18th century Tortoiseshell and giltwood mirror. The original mirror plate is
Category

Antique 18th Century Unknown Wall Mirrors

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mirror

Antique Gray Arched and Lacquered Door with Carved Shells, 18th Century, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
shells and original gooseneck iron, from a noble house of the 18th century in Italy. The frame with
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Doors and Gates

Materials

Wood

Italian style "bargueño". Tortoiseshell, wood, bronze. 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
of the furniture responds to a very widespread and valued model in 17th century Europe, of which the
Category

Antique 18th Century European Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Bronze

Italian 18th Century Walnut Credenza
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely handsome Italian 18th century walnut credenza from Tuscany. The credenza has cut
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Italian 18th Century Walnut Credenza
Italian 18th Century Walnut Credenza
H 39.5 in W 62 in D 20.5 in
Important Portuguese Dresser 18th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese dresser 18th century in carved walnut wood and plated with other woods, with gilding
Category

Antique 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Dressers

Materials

Wood

Important Portuguese Dresser 18th Century
Important Portuguese Dresser 18th Century
H 33.86 in W 39.38 in D 22.05 in
18th Century French Louis XV/Provincial French Buffet with Black Shell Marble
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century French Provincial French Buffe*t with Black Shell Marble *Buffet de Chasse (Hunt
Category

Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Buffets

Materials

Marble, Iron

Antique Fireplace in Red Marble with Carved Central Shell, 18th Century, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient fireplace in "Breccia Pernice" red marble, with hand carved shell on the fronton of the
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Breccia Marble

Silver Cup "Tembladera", 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
almost the first two thirds of the 18th century, except in the capital, where Rococo shapes are already
Category

Antique 18th Century European Neoclassical More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Silver

Silver Cup "Tembladera", 18th Century
Silver Cup "Tembladera", 18th Century
H 1.78 in W 5.91 in D 4.14 in
Silver Cup "Tembladera", 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
relegated to centers of somewhat less importance in the 18th century. Compare pieces such as the silver
Category

Antique 18th Century European Neoclassical More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Silver

Silver Cup "Tembladera", 18th Century
Silver Cup "Tembladera", 18th Century
H 1.19 in W 5.71 in D 4.34 in
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18th Century Shell For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 18th century shell you’re looking for. Each 18th century shell for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, bone and metal. There are 383 variations of the antique or vintage 18th century shell you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 18th century shell — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A 18th century shell made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Rococo — is very popular. A well-made 18th century shell has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Interi, Reverenda Fabrica Sancti Petri and Wedgwood are consistently popular.

How Much is a 18th Century Shell?

Prices for a 18th century shell can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $85 and can go as high as $110,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,615.