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Antique Pair Victorian Walnut Marquetry Pier Cabinets 19th Century
Antique Pair Victorian Walnut Marquetry Pier Cabinets 19th Century

Antique Pair Victorian Walnut Marquetry Pier Cabinets 19th Century

Located in London, GB

Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, mother of pearl, pewter, brass silver or shell) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Brass Shells

Materials

Ormolu

Historicism Cabinet Top Cabinet / Sideboard circa 1870, Walnut
Historicism Cabinet Top Cabinet / Sideboard circa 1870, Walnut

Historicism Cabinet Top Cabinet / Sideboard circa 1870, Walnut

Located in Berlin, DE

Cake stand with gallery frame and shell top. Brass handles and decorative fittings, circa 1870-1890.

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19th Century German Antique Brass Shells

Materials

Wood, Walnut

American Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Top Desk. Boston, Circa 1770
American Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Top Desk. Boston, Circa 1770

American Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Slant Top Desk. Boston, Circa 1770

Located in Charleston, SC

American Chippendale mahogany oxbow slant top four drawer desk with exposed dove tail, original brasses, fitted interior, shell carved skirt, and terminating on original claw and ba...

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18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Antique Brass Shells

19th Century Louis XVI Style French Vitrine Display Cabinet Bookcase Rosewood
19th Century Louis XVI Style French Vitrine Display Cabinet Bookcase Rosewood

19th Century Louis XVI Style French Vitrine Display Cabinet Bookcase Rosewood

Located in Sherborne, Dorset

The exterior is figured rosewood with delicate brass inlay, profusely decorated with shell and medallion, large scrolls and leaves, egg-sans-dart frieze, barley twists, brass inlay, ...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Brass Shells

Materials

Boxwood, Rosewood, Satinwood

George IV Amboyna and Parcel Gilt Center Table
George IV Amboyna and Parcel Gilt Center Table

George IV Amboyna and Parcel Gilt Center Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

Seddon (formerly Morel and Seddon), circa 1835, the circular tilt-top with an ogee molded edge above a tapering turned, and acanthus-carved pedestal and a concave-sided triangular ba...

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1830s English George IV Antique Brass Shells

Materials

Giltwood, Amboyna

19th Century French Tall Case Clock by Avenol Pere in Cherry Wood
19th Century French Tall Case Clock by Avenol Pere in Cherry Wood

19th Century French Tall Case Clock by Avenol Pere in Cherry Wood

By Avenol Pere

Located in Winter Park, FL

Subtle details including marquetry inlay and carved shell motif. Embossed brass clock surround depicting farmers with a horse drawn plow.

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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Brass Shells

Materials

Brass, Enamel

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Antique Brass Shells For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique brass shells for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique brass shells — often made from metal, brass and bone — can elevate any home. Antique brass shells have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique brass shells made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique brass shells over the years, but those made by André-Charles Boulle, Befort Jeune and Japy Frères are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Brass Shells?

Antique brass shells can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,993, while the lowest priced sells for $175 and the highest can go for as much as $558,927.