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Silver cowrie shell with engraved floral motifs
Silver cowrie shell with engraved floral motifs

Silver cowrie shell with engraved floral motifs

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver cowrie shell with engraved floral motifs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Asian

Category

20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Silver

ALFREDO BARBINI - Triton-Shaped Sea Shell
ALFREDO BARBINI - Triton-Shaped Sea Shell

ALFREDO BARBINI - Triton-Shaped Sea Shell

By Alfredo Barbini

Located in Hawthorne, CA

An undulating Italian midcentury clear and salmon colored triton-shaped art glass sea shell with

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

John Newman, (American, b. 1952) Mixed Media Sculpture
John Newman, (American, b. 1952) Mixed Media Sculpture

John Newman, (American, b. 1952) Mixed Media Sculpture

By John Newman

Located in Chicago, IL

mixed-media sculptures. The unique expressive piece is constructed of straw, shell, cast acrylic

Category

1990s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Morden Sculpture In Wood And Metal by Børge 2013
Morden Sculpture In Wood And Metal by Børge 2013

Morden Sculpture In Wood And Metal by Børge 2013

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Danish Morden Sculpture of Wood And Metal by Danish Artist "Børge", dated 2013

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Contemporary one of a kind Nocturne Shell Room Divider
Contemporary one of a kind Nocturne Shell Room Divider

Contemporary one of a kind Nocturne Shell Room Divider

Located in 1204, CH

With a keen interest in the uncomfortable relationship between intimacy and voyeurism, Middernacht & Alexander thrive on investigating the psychological aspects of everyday life. Per...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Set Of Three Lacquered Tessellated Egg Shell Spheres, Mid 20th Century
Set Of Three Lacquered Tessellated Egg Shell Spheres, Mid 20th Century

Set Of Three Lacquered Tessellated Egg Shell Spheres, Mid 20th Century

Located in Stamford, CT

Set of three graduated spheres with a wonderful eggshell lacquered finish in a triangular patterns. Clearly hand carved, none are exact spheres which only adds to their charm. This a...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Eggshell

Tria Chair, Black Plywood Shell, Golden Legs, Minimalist Icon Made in italy
Tria Chair, Black Plywood Shell, Golden Legs, Minimalist Icon Made in italy

Tria Chair, Black Plywood Shell, Golden Legs, Minimalist Icon Made in italy

By Lorenz+Kaz

Located in Milan, Lombardy

An iconic chair with a plywood shell, in wood veneered (natural or lacquered). Combined with the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Oak, Plywood

Tria Chair, Oak Shell, Black Chrome Metal Legs, Minimalist Icon Made in Italy
Tria Chair, Oak Shell, Black Chrome Metal Legs, Minimalist Icon Made in Italy

Tria Chair, Oak Shell, Black Chrome Metal Legs, Minimalist Icon Made in Italy

By Lorenz+Kaz

Located in Milan, Lombardy

An iconic chair with a plywood shell, in wood veneered (natural or lacquered). Combined with the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Oak, Plywood

Woven Mandala Blue Jade (Med III), a shell inspired glass artwork by Layne Rowe
Woven Mandala Blue Jade (Med III), a shell inspired glass artwork by Layne Rowe

Woven Mandala Blue Jade (Med III), a shell inspired glass artwork by Layne Rowe

By Layne Rowe

Located in London, GB

'Woven Mandala Blue Jade (Med III)' is a unique handblown, sculpted and cut glass sculpture by the

Category

2010s British Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Woven Mandala Blue Jade (Med I), dark shell inspired glass artwork by Layne Rowe
Woven Mandala Blue Jade (Med I), dark shell inspired glass artwork by Layne Rowe

Woven Mandala Blue Jade (Med I), dark shell inspired glass artwork by Layne Rowe

By Layne Rowe

Located in London, GB

'Woven Mandala Blue Jade (Med I)' is a unique handblown, sculpted and cut glass sculpture by the

Category

2010s British Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Vintage Boho Hand Carved Wooden Lady With Nautilus
Vintage Boho Hand Carved Wooden Lady With Nautilus

Vintage Boho Hand Carved Wooden Lady With Nautilus

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

lady holding a large beautiful shell. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate

Category

Late 20th Century Bohemian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses on Boulle Stands 32"(81cm)
Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses on Boulle Stands 32"(81cm)

Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses on Boulle Stands 32"(81cm)

By Guillaume Coustou

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very impressive striking pair of French bronze Marly horses after Guillaume Coustou the elder 1677-1746. Mounted on ebonized, boulle inlaid pedestals. Batch 80 N/H

Category

Antique 19th Century French Classical Greek Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Sago Peg, Abelam/Wosera People, Papua New Guinea
Early 20th Century Sago Peg, Abelam/Wosera People, Papua New Guinea

Early 20th Century Sago Peg, Abelam/Wosera People, Papua New Guinea

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Sago peg, tapak, Abelam/Wosera people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Sago pegs are used to secure a screen mesh during the preparation of sago flour. This example depicts a ...

Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Ceramic sculpture cup by Annick Bailly
Ceramic sculpture cup by Annick Bailly

Ceramic sculpture cup by Annick Bailly

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Bailly. With its abstract, shell-like form, this sculpture has links with Georgia O'Keeffe and Valentine

Category

2010s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Abstract Sculpture "Relationship" Cycle Locked in a Shell
Abstract Sculpture "Relationship" Cycle Locked in a Shell

Abstract Sculpture "Relationship" Cycle Locked in a Shell

Located in GDAŃSK, PL

Multidimensional, surreal ceramic sculptures with anthropomorphic shapes Challenge evolutionary

Category

2010s Polish Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Pink Pearl" inside its yellow and pink shell sculpture
"Pink Pearl" inside its yellow and pink shell sculpture

"Pink Pearl" inside its yellow and pink shell sculpture

By Marilyn Davidson

Located in New York, NY

Pink Pearl of the title rests inside its yellow and pink ‘shell’ form. Outside, the shell is

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Rubber, Plaster, Wood, Oil

Glass Shell
Glass Shell

Glass Shell

By Brad Abrams

Located in San Antonio, TX

Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1965, Abrams received his formal education at the California College of the Arts, studying under Marvin Lipofsky. He was further influenced under t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Abstract Sculpture, Ceramic, Raku, Cycle Locked in a Shell
Abstract Sculpture, Ceramic, Raku, Cycle Locked in a Shell

Abstract Sculpture, Ceramic, Raku, Cycle Locked in a Shell

Located in GDAŃSK, PL

Multidimensional, surreal ceramic sculptures with anthropomorphic shapes challenge evolutionary

Category

2010s Polish Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

“What Remains”, golden ceramic shells
“What Remains”, golden ceramic shells

“What Remains”, golden ceramic shells

By Elaine Lorenz

Located in New York, NY

What Remains, two curving golden ceramic shells, open to reveal clusters of empty pods. Always

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Black Shell
Black Shell

Black Shell

By Brad Abrams

Located in San Antonio, TX

Warm glass sea shell sculpture made of recycled, smokey award glass in custom metal stand. Born

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Egg-shell star burst
Egg-shell star burst

Egg-shell star burst

By Tim Hawkinson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Medium: egg shells and cyanoacrylate Tim Hawkinson is a master at conjuring both organic and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Clam Shell with Stars

Clam Shell with Stars

By Moe Spector

Located in New York, NY

Carved Mimosa wood

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Lacquered Wood and Gold Shell Sculpture, Snail
Lacquered Wood and Gold Shell Sculpture, Snail

Lacquered Wood and Gold Shell Sculpture, Snail

By Dominique Pierrat

Located in Mareil-Marly, Yvelines

Snail-shaped sculpture made of lacquered walnut, eggshell and gold leaf. The precisely calculated

Category

2010s French Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Dark Shell Tree by Alain Mailland  wood sculpture
Dark Shell Tree by Alain Mailland  wood sculpture

Dark Shell Tree by Alain Mailland wood sculpture

By Alain Mailland

Located in Santa Clarita, CA

, animal, marine, and cosmic. The sculptures seem to pulse with life, echoing the expansive beauty of

Category

2010s Other Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Grey Marble Shell by Angela Hawkins
Grey Marble Shell by Angela Hawkins

Grey Marble Shell by Angela Hawkins

By Angela Hawkins

Located in London, GB

A grey marble sculpture in the form of a shell by Angela Hawkins Signed with monogram British

Category

Vintage 1980s British Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Contemporary Sculpture 'Pithváva Praegressus III' by Rowan Mersh, 2017
Contemporary Sculpture 'Pithváva Praegressus III' by Rowan Mersh, 2017

Contemporary Sculpture 'Pithváva Praegressus III' by Rowan Mersh, 2017

By Rowan Mersh

Located in London, GB

Free-standing sculpture hand-made using Dentalium seashells by English artist Rowan Mersh.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

21st Century Untitled Shell by Laura Soto Acrilic, Resin, Glitter
21st Century Untitled Shell by Laura Soto Acrilic, Resin, Glitter

21st Century Untitled Shell by Laura Soto Acrilic, Resin, Glitter

By Laura Soto

Located in Milan, IT

Wall hanging. Acrilic, resin, glitter. oil, glue, paper, found plastic fragments, house paint, spray paint, ephemera.  

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin

LARGE Tabletop Vintage Armani Glasses Shop Display in Tortoise Shell Case
LARGE Tabletop Vintage Armani Glasses Shop Display in Tortoise Shell Case

LARGE Tabletop Vintage Armani Glasses Shop Display in Tortoise Shell Case

By Giorgio Armani

Located in Phoenix, AZ

shop display contains both the glasses and its coordinating tortoise shell case.

Category

Late 20th Century American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

“Revolver”, wavy shell swirls in rich browns
“Revolver”, wavy shell swirls in rich browns

“Revolver”, wavy shell swirls in rich browns

By Elaine Lorenz

Located in New York, NY

“Revolver”, its wavy shell in rich browns, displays swirling chambers around the spherical form

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite

Glass Sculpture Shell
Glass Sculpture Shell

Glass Sculpture Shell

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glass sculpture in opaque white, black, grey, and white

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Wood Abstract Sculpture, Shell Shape, Brown Color, France, 1960
Wood Abstract Sculpture, Shell Shape, Brown Color, France, 1960

Wood Abstract Sculpture, Shell Shape, Brown Color, France, 1960

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This sculpture is in wood, in brown color. The shape in at the same time, abstract, and in a shell

Category

Vintage 1960s French Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Tessellated Stone Sculpture Resembling a Large Shell
Tessellated Stone Sculpture Resembling a Large Shell

Tessellated Stone Sculpture Resembling a Large Shell

By Maitland Smith

Located in Miami, FL

Modern tessellated stone sculpture resembling a large shell, 1990s.

Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Petite Bronze Articulated Oyster Shell French Sculpture
Petite Bronze Articulated Oyster Shell French Sculpture

Petite Bronze Articulated Oyster Shell French Sculpture

Located in Chicago, IL

A charming small French bronze articulated bronze oyster sculpture, vide poche. Unsigned.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Giant Whelk Conch Sea Shell Living Sculpture & Air Plant on Spalted Maple Base
Giant Whelk Conch Sea Shell Living Sculpture & Air Plant on Spalted Maple Base

Giant Whelk Conch Sea Shell Living Sculpture & Air Plant on Spalted Maple Base

Located in Chattanooga, TN

plant is alive, reclaiming the shell as it's home. The living sculpture exhibits the tenacious ability

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Maple

1970s Vintage Shell Bouquet
1970s Vintage Shell Bouquet

1970s Vintage Shell Bouquet

Located in Pasadena, CA

Vintage shell bouquet wrapped in copper wire. Originally purchased at the Laguna Sawdust Festival

Category

Vintage 1970s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Woven Mandala No 3, a grey & bronze shell-like glass sculpture by Layne Rowe
Woven Mandala No 3, a grey & bronze shell-like glass sculpture by Layne Rowe

Woven Mandala No 3, a grey & bronze shell-like glass sculpture by Layne Rowe

By Layne Rowe

Located in London, GB

'Woven Mandala No 3' is a unique handblown, sculpted and cut glass sculpture by the British artist

Category

2010s British Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Matthew Burton Ceramic Shell
Matthew Burton Ceramic Shell

Matthew Burton Ceramic Shell

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Matthew Burton Shell Sculpture signed and dated 1993. Matthew Burton had a Ceramics Gallery in

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century Decorated Italian Candlestick Artifact with a Fossil Clam Shell
18th Century Decorated Italian Candlestick Artifact with a Fossil Clam Shell

18th Century Decorated Italian Candlestick Artifact with a Fossil Clam Shell

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian candlestick fragment with a fossil clam shell and honey calcite inclusions

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Early 20th Century Tribal Shell Currency Ring from Papua New Guinea
Early 20th Century Tribal Shell Currency Ring from Papua New Guinea

Early 20th Century Tribal Shell Currency Ring from Papua New Guinea

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Offered by CALLIE MORGAN OAKES Early 20th Century Shell Currency from Papua New Guinea Made

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Marcello Fantoni Decorative Sea Shell
Marcello Fantoni Decorative Sea Shell

Marcello Fantoni Decorative Sea Shell

By Marcello Fantoni

Located in Chicago, IL

Signed Fantoni Italy Decorative Ceramic Sea Shell

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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