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Zauetts Clear Murano Glass Conch Shell
Zauetts Clear Murano Glass Conch Shell

Zauetts Clear Murano Glass Conch Shell

Located in Astoria, NY

A decorative conch shell in clear, handblown Murano glass by L. Zauetts. Markings include the

Category

20th Century Italian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Abstract Spanish Mask on Custom Iron Base
Abstract Spanish Mask on Custom Iron Base

Abstract Spanish Mask on Custom Iron Base

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Carved coconut shell painted bluish green, with a Picassoesque abstract face. Spanish writing on

Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Shells in Carved Alabaster on Wood Base
Shells in Carved Alabaster on Wood Base

Shells in Carved Alabaster on Wood Base

Located in Astoria, NY

Sculptural shells, crafted of carved and polished alabaster, mounted on a rich toned wooden base

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Andrianna Shamaris Shell Inlaid Wheel in Teak Wood, Organic Modern
Andrianna Shamaris Shell Inlaid Wheel in Teak Wood, Organic Modern

Andrianna Shamaris Shell Inlaid Wheel in Teak Wood, Organic Modern

By Andrianna Shamaris

Located in New York, NY

Hand cut pieces of mother of pearl shell are carefully inlaid into this antique teak wood wheel

Category

2010s Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Hand-Blown Murano Shell in Amber with 24-karat Gold Flecks
Hand-Blown Murano Shell in Amber with 24-karat Gold Flecks

Hand-Blown Murano Shell in Amber with 24-karat Gold Flecks

Located in West Hollywood, CA

This hand-blown Murano shell in amber radiates timeless elegance, crafted by Venetian artisans with

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Tria Chair, Oak Shell, Black Metal Legs, Solid Minimalist Icon Made In Italy
Tria Chair, Oak Shell, Black Metal Legs, Solid Minimalist Icon Made In Italy

Tria Chair, Oak Shell, Black Metal Legs, Solid 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 (Sm I), a textured shell inspired glass artwork by Layne Rowe
Woven Mandala (Sm I), a textured shell inspired glass artwork by Layne Rowe

Woven Mandala (Sm I), a textured shell inspired glass artwork by Layne Rowe

By Layne Rowe

Located in London, GB

'Woven Mandala (Sm I)' is a unique handblown, sculpted and cut glass sculpture by the British

Category

2010s British Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Woven Mandala No 1, grey, cream & bronze shell-like glass object by Layne Rowe
Woven Mandala No 1, grey, cream & bronze shell-like glass object by Layne Rowe

Woven Mandala No 1, grey, cream & bronze shell-like glass object by Layne Rowe

By Layne Rowe

Located in London, GB

'Woven Mandala No 1' 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

Pair of 18th Century Italian Processional Finials with Tangerine Crystal Points
Pair of 18th Century Italian Processional Finials with Tangerine Crystal Points

Pair of 18th Century Italian Processional Finials with Tangerine Crystal Points

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

and gold leaf shells on an octagonal onyx base. The finials originally came from a church in Arezzo

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Candlestick with Angle Plated Quartz & Pearl on Selenite
18th Century Italian Candlestick with Angle Plated Quartz & Pearl on Selenite

18th Century Italian Candlestick with Angle Plated Quartz & Pearl on Selenite

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

shells on a double polished selenite base. Angle-plated quartz is an extremely rare form of quartz and

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

Shell Yellow
Shell Yellow

Shell Yellow

By Jeremy Thomas

Located in Phoenix, AZ

sculpture interacts with its surroundings, how the viewer interacts with a sculpture, and how works have

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Jörg F. Zimmermann German, Blown Glass Shell Sculpture
Jörg F. Zimmermann German, Blown Glass Shell Sculpture

Jörg F. Zimmermann German, Blown Glass Shell Sculpture

By Jörg F. Zimmermann

Located in Delft, NL

artist of organic blown glass sculptures. A Blown glass sculpture with wire mesh interior. This Shell

Category

Late 20th Century German Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Murano Art Glass Conch Shell Centerpiece Bowl Sculpture Iridescent Opalescent
Murano Art Glass Conch Shell Centerpiece Bowl Sculpture Iridescent Opalescent

Murano Art Glass Conch Shell Centerpiece Bowl Sculpture Iridescent Opalescent

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Rare, large and spectacular murano organic abstract art glass conch shell centerpiece sculpture

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Smoked Glass

Mid-Century Modern Shell Glass Art Table Sculpture Signed Chihuly 1990s Blue
Mid-Century Modern Shell Glass Art Table Sculpture Signed Chihuly 1990s Blue

Mid-Century Modern Shell Glass Art Table Sculpture Signed Chihuly 1990s Blue

By Dale Chihuly

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

For your consideration is a striking, vessel hand blown glass contemporary art piece, signed on the bottom by Dale Chihuly, dated 1994. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 12....

Category

1990s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

18th Century Silver Scroll Italian Fragment with Silver Leaf Shells on Mica
18th Century Silver Scroll Italian Fragment with Silver Leaf Shells on Mica

18th Century Silver Scroll Italian Fragment with Silver Leaf Shells on Mica

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

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

18th Century Italian Fragment with Tourmaline and Gold Leaf Shells on Pyrite
18th Century Italian Fragment with Tourmaline and Gold Leaf Shells on Pyrite

18th Century Italian Fragment with Tourmaline and Gold Leaf Shells on Pyrite

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

coordinating gold leaf shells on a pyrite matrix base. The 18th century fragment originally came from a church

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Tourmaline, Pyrite, Gold Leaf

20th Century Tribal Papua New Guinea Shell Ring Currency Group Set of 6
20th Century Tribal Papua New Guinea Shell Ring Currency Group Set of 6

20th Century Tribal Papua New Guinea Shell Ring Currency Group Set of 6

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Offered by Callie Morgan Oakes 20th Century Tribal Papua New Guinea Yua Shell Ring Currency Group

Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Natural Fiber

Mid-Century Modernist Pair of Nautilus Shell Bookends in Lustrous Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Pair of Nautilus Shell Bookends in Lustrous Brass

Mid-Century Modernist Pair of Nautilus Shell Bookends in Lustrous Brass

Located in New York, NY

shell- a Classic inspiration in modern design (for everything from Vladimir Kagan chairs to Patek

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

17th Century Italian Decorated Altar Base
17th Century Italian Decorated Altar Base

17th Century Italian Decorated Altar Base

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

17th century Italian (Tuscan) alter-base decorated with a fossil clam shell and calcite crystal

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Barbro Åberg, Organic Shell, Ceramic Sculpture, Denmark, 2021
Barbro Åberg, Organic Shell, Ceramic Sculpture, Denmark, 2021

Barbro Åberg, Organic Shell, Ceramic Sculpture, Denmark, 2021

By Barbro Åberg

Located in New York, NY

Åberg's works, made largely in black and white, are often purely sculptural, even playfully non-utilitarian. Rough surfaces inspired by geology are set in contrast to a refined ele...

Category

2010s Danish Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Abstract Bronze Nautilus Shell Sculpture

Abstract Bronze Nautilus Shell Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Vintage abstract bronze nautilus shell sculpture on travertine base.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Travertine, Bronze

Real Turtle Shell Wall Sculpture
Real Turtle Shell Wall Sculpture

Real Turtle Shell Wall Sculpture

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Real authentic turtle shell. Color Dark Brown wired for hacking or you can simply lay on a table

Category

1990s Naturalistic Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin

Black Shell with Big Black Pearl
Black Shell with Big Black Pearl

Black Shell with Big Black Pearl

Located in Valencia, ES

. Minimalistic. Abstract. Spheres: from molecules to planets. Look around: mono sphere or billions of small

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Steel

TUSK I (Shell work)
TUSK I (Shell work)

TUSK I (Shell work)

By Blott Kerr-Wilson

Located in Shaftesbury, Dorset

This intimate piece is by the world leading shell artist Blott Kerr Wilson. Her work is widely

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

French Chrome Shell Sculpture Ca. 1960's
French Chrome Shell Sculpture Ca. 1960's

French Chrome Shell Sculpture Ca. 1960's

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Stamford, CT

Abstract chrome shell sculpture. This piece was purchased by Pierre Cardin at store in France

Category

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

Materials

Chrome

Lacquered Wood and Gold Shell Sculpture, Mussel
Lacquered Wood and Gold Shell Sculpture, Mussel

Lacquered Wood and Gold Shell Sculpture, Mussel

By Dominique Pierrat

Located in Mareil-Marly, Yvelines

Shell sculpture in the shape of mussel made of lacquered lime wood and gold leaf. Influenced by

Category

2010s French Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Laquered Wood and Gold Shell Sculpture, Turitella 01
Laquered Wood and Gold Shell Sculpture, Turitella 01

Laquered Wood and Gold Shell Sculpture, Turitella 01

By Dominique Pierrat

Located in Mareil-Marly, Yvelines

24.8” shell sculpture made of lacquered pearwood and gold leaf on a steel stand by Dominique

Category

2010s French Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Laquered Wood and Gold Shell Sculpture, Turitella 03M
Laquered Wood and Gold Shell Sculpture, Turitella 03M

Laquered Wood and Gold Shell Sculpture, Turitella 03M

By Dominique Pierrat

Located in Mareil-Marly, Yvelines

shell sculpture made of lacquered walnut wood and gold leaf on a steel Stand by Dominique Pierrat

Category

2010s French Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

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

Contemporary Sculpture 'Pithváva Praegressus II' 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

Large Stoneware Clam Shell Bowl by Philip Thomason
Large Stoneware Clam Shell Bowl by Philip Thomason

Large Stoneware Clam Shell Bowl by Philip Thomason

Located in London, GB

A large contemporary stoneware clam shell bowl by Philip Thomason of Cudworth. Prices include 20

Category

2010s British Abstract Sculptures

Contemporary Placuna Anima Maris Sculpture by Rowan Mersh and Bob Lorimer, 2017
Contemporary Placuna Anima Maris Sculpture by Rowan Mersh and Bob Lorimer, 2017

Contemporary Placuna Anima Maris Sculpture by Rowan Mersh and Bob Lorimer, 2017

By Rowan Mersh

Located in London, GB

Sculpture made of capiz shells by Rowan Mersh in collaboration with designer Bob Lorimer.  

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Bronze Object by Marion Wunderlich, Germany, 2012
Bronze Object by Marion Wunderlich, Germany, 2012

Bronze Object by Marion Wunderlich, Germany, 2012

By Marion Wunderlich

Located in Munich, DE

Bronze object "Atlantic Bombshell" by Marion Wunderlich, Germany, 2012. Casted brass, real abalones, painted, covered with gold leaf, completely filled with crystal stones.

Category

2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Lost Legend of the Song Dynasty by Valerie von Sobel
Lost Legend of the Song Dynasty by Valerie von Sobel

Lost Legend of the Song Dynasty by Valerie von Sobel

By Valerie von Sobel

Located in Cathedral City, CA

Assemblage by Los Angeles artist Valerie von Sobel. Work on stand. Comes with an audio telling the story Hang Bo Ra.

Category

2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Shell Dance Vl

Shell Dance Vl

By Howard Kalish

Located in New York, NY

Howard Kalish’s work has been shown in numerous public installations, sculpture parks and art

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Lacquer

Shell Dance 1

Shell Dance 1

By Howard Kalish

Located in New York, NY

Howard Kalish’s work has been shown in numerous public installations, sculpture parks and art

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Lacquer

Shell Dance ll (Flamenca)
Shell Dance ll (Flamenca)

Shell Dance ll (Flamenca)

By Howard Kalish

Located in New York, NY

Howard Kalish’s work has been shown in numerous public installations, sculpture parks and art

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Lacquer

“Verdant”, glazed green ceramic  with wavy shell
“Verdant”, glazed green ceramic  with wavy shell

“Verdant”, glazed green ceramic with wavy shell

By Elaine Lorenz

Located in New York, NY

undulate in their openness. Always looking for new materials and methods, the artist has made sculpture in

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Wood, Glaze

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