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Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A ‘FANTASTICALLY’ RARE, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY and MUSEUM QUALITY Pair of Regency Shell Art
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell, Glass, Mahogany

Tortoise Shell Art Glass Bowl, Hand Made, 1900s
Located in Norton, MA
Tortoise shell pattern glass bowl 100% hand-made depicting the pattern of tortoise with bent
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Shell Art

Materials

Glass

Rose Gold Shell Art Deco Convertible Brooch/Pendant - 10k 10k Cameo Vintage Pin
Located in Greensboro, NC
Era: Art Deco Date: 1920s - 1930s Metal Content: 10k Rose Gold & 10k Yellow Gold Stone
Category

1920s Antique Shell Art

Materials

10k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold

Exceptional Engraved WWI Brass Shell Case with Egyptian Scene
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
has an impressed KN mark to the base along with a number 2 and is an exceptional example of ‘shell art
Category

1910s Antique Shell Art

Materials

Brass

Large pair of wall planters in plaster with old gold patina 1900
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible pair of italian planters in plaster with old gold leaf patina depicting shells Art
Category

Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Shell Art

Materials

Plaster

Needlepoint Shells
Located in Bristol, CT
Hand-needlepoint c1960s panel w/ three seashells & a coral branch Art Sz: 14 1/2"H x 14 1/2"W
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Antique Shell Art

Materials

Wool

Shell Clamp Money, Africa
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Good string of early 20th century shell money or currency from Africa. The shells have a warm
Category

Early 20th Century African Other Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell

Antique Shell Clamp Money, Africa
Shell Clamp Money, Africa
H 17.33 in W 13.78 in D 2.37 in
Amazing Female Cameo Carved Shell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic hand carved shell with a girl carved out. Fine condition.
Category

Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell

19th Century Unique Folk Art Guernsey Shell Diorama Display
Located in London, GB
19th century unique Folk Art Guernsey shell diorama display We are proud to offer a unique folk
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1880s British Folk Art Antique Shell Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Decorative Oriental Object, Bracelet In Shell , on Metal Stand
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful object made of Shell, probably a bracelet Ban Chiang period, South East Asia great
Category

15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell

Vintage shell cameo earrings
Located in Firenze, IT
carved at the end of the 19th century. Cameo hand engraved on shell and filigree. Italian workmanship
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Shell Art

Materials

Steel

Vintage shell cameo earrings
Vintage shell cameo earrings
H 1.97 in W 1.07 in D 0.4 in
Antique Thai Shells Necklace Found In Germany
Located in Chicago, IL
The arrangement of these antique shells, meticulously strung together, creates a harmonious
Category

Early 20th Century Thai Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell

Shell Plaque (Barava) from Solomon Islands, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Objects crafted from the shell of the giant Tridacna clam, also known as the fossilized giant clam
Category

19th Century Solomon Islands Tribal Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell

Pair of Shell Watercolors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of original 19th Century watercolors displayed in custom w=k black stained frames.
Category

19th Century Antique Shell Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Pair of Shell Watercolors
Pair of Shell Watercolors
H 15.5 in W 14 in
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells with Heart and Star Designs
Located in Downingtown, PA
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells, Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885 A double sailor's
Category

1880s Bajan Folk Art Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Shell Work Diorama Scene
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Shell Work Diorama Scene A unique example of an early
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1920s British Folk Art Antique Shell Art

Materials

Pine

A Bobo ceremonial top decorated with cowrie shells
Located in Amsterdam, NL
a base made out of cotton with an outer decorated layer of cowrie shells. Provenance: - Collection
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell, Cotton

French Riviere Table Lamp Handmade With Shells, France Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
art in shell shell lighting   
Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell

Late Edo Period Horagai Conch Shell Trumpet
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Horagai conch shell trumpet with beautiful patination and bronze mouthpiece. This Horagai conch
Category

19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell

Woman collecting sea shells
Located in Middletown, NY
style picks up shells. The background is the sea. There are boats with sails on the beach. It is
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Shell Art

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

1S Shell
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
shells, including Nautilus 1927 (Museum of Modern Art, New York). His interest in nautilus shells was
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Shell Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

1S Shell
1S Shell
H 9.25 in W 7.25 in
2S Shell
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
of Modern Art, New York). His interest in nautilus shells was prompted by a 1927 meeting with the
Category

1920s Antique Shell Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

2S Shell
2S Shell
H 9.25 in W 7.25 in
2S Shell
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
of Modern Art, New York). His interest in nautilus shells was prompted by a 1927 meeting with the
Category

1920s Antique Shell Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

2S Shell
2S Shell
H 9.25 in W 7.38 in
Two Shells, 1927 - Edward Weston (Photography)
By Edward Weston
Located in London, GB
Two Shells, 1927 - Edward Weston (Photography) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered '14S' in pencil
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Shell Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Chinese Tortoise Shell Finely Carved Box Canton 1840
Located in Sarasota, FL
Chinese tortoise shell finely carved box, Canton circ 1840, The box is carved with court scenes on
Category

1840s Antique Shell Art

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Antique Tibetan Buddhist Conch Shell with Turquoise, Coral inlay
Located in Pomona, CA
This is handcrafted Tibetan Buddhist Natural Conch Shell made from 100% natural Conch shell with
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell

20. Curious shells
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
Category

18th Century Realist Antique Shell Art

Materials

Pigment

Pair of antique Shell Bracelets from South-East-Asia
Located in Schellebelle, BE
An exceptional pair of South-East-Asian Bracelets made of Shell, from the Thailand Region , Bang
Category

15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell

Tibetan Left turn Conch Shell Trumpet with Silver Mounted decorations.
Located in Leuven , BE
Tibetan Left turn Conch Shell Trumpet with Silver Mounts
Category

Early 19th Century Tibetan Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell

Antique WW1 1916 Trench Art Shell Case – Oak Leaf and Acorn Design - 2Y494
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This antique World War I shell case from 1916 is a remarkable example of trench art, showcasing the
Category

1910s Antique Shell Art

Materials

Brass

Chinese Antique Shell-Inlaid Lacquer Tea Tool Box, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
This is gorgeous and decorative instrument box decorated with "Raden" work of mother of pearl shell
Category

17th Century Japanese Qing Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell, Wood

18th Century Italian Architectural Pediment and Barnacled Chesapecten Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian architectural pediment decorated with chesapecten jeffersonius shells with
Category

18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Art

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

Very rare Melanesian armbands made of woven palm fibers and tiny shells
Located in Amsterdam, NL
woven palm fibers and tiny shells, dating from the 19th century (at least). This type of body
Category

19th Century Solomon Islands Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell, Natural Fiber

29cm Vintage Asian Wooden Square Brush Pot with Pearl Shell Inlay Carving
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Vintage Asian Wooden Square Brush Pot with Pearl Shell Inlay Carving – A Masterpiece of Art and
Category

19th Century Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell, Wood

14S ~ Two Shells
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Titled with artist's reference number and signed in pencil by Cole Weston with Edward Weston's facsimile signature on back of mount. Printed later by Edward's son, Cole Weston.
Category

1920s Antique Shell Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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 Antique Shell Art

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 Antique Shell Art

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 Antique Shell Art

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 Antique Shell Art

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 Antique Shell Art

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 Antique Shell Art

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 Antique Shell Art

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 Antique Shell Art

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 Antique Shell Art

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 Antique Shell Art

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 Antique Shell Art

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 Antique Shell Art

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 Antique Shell Art

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 Antique Shell Art

Materials

Engraving

Oval 19th Century French Rococo Frame with Shell Ornament
Located in Corsham, GB
with foliate running patterns and elaborate upper gesso shell and acanthus ornamentation.Measurements
Category

19th Century Antique Shell Art

Sacred Silver and Conch Shell Trumpet, Tibet, 19th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Conch shell recipient and container for holy water used in ceremonies. Known as “Buddha ears”, they
Category

19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Shell Art

Materials

Silver

Chinese Antique mother of Pearl shell silver caviar dish Asian arts
Located in London, GB
A particularly fine Chinese mother of pearl dish with silver bird decoration the underside with silver ball feet Period Early 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Shell Art

Materials

Silver

Micromosaic and Pink Shell Cameo Brooch.Early 20th century. Signed F.A.P. Florence
Located in Firenze, IT
Brooch with Cameo and Micromosaic Late 19th century - early 20th century Materials: Shell cameo
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Shell Art

Materials

Mosaic, Intaglio

Antique Dutch Colonial VOC Batavian Tortoise Shell Silver Sirih Casket 1750
Located in Portland, OR
A rare, Dutch Colonial, Batavian (now Jakarta) Dutch East Indies silver and tortoise shell Sirih
Category

1750s Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Shell Art

Materials

Silver

Shell-Inlaid Lacquer Box with Old Man and Children Design, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
shell shining in seven colors. Raden work using mother of pearl shell shining in seven colors is quite
Category

17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Shell Art

Materials

Shell, Wood

Chinese Tortoise Shell Carved Box with Inset Jade Butterfly and Gourd Carving.
Located in Sarasota, FL
Chinese tortoise shell box set with jade carving of gourds and butterfly. Gourds symbolize
Category

1890s Chinese Antique Shell Art

Materials

Jade

Vintage Shell Cameo with Diamond
Located in Chesterland, OH
This vintage unmounted Carnelian shell cameo depicting the profile of the beautiful young lady is
Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Shell Art

Materials

Diamond

Antique Royal Artillery Shell Carrier Stick Stand
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive antique shell or cordite carrier featuring a royal crest, later used as a stick stand
Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Shell Art

Materials

Leather, Canvas

Turtle Shell Fan
Located in Hong Kong, HK
in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, although not in as good a condition as this. Its
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18th Century French Artisan Antique Shell Art

Awabi Diver with shell - Japanese Woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro
By Kitagawa Utamaro 1
Located in Greenwich, CT
Utamaro Kitagawa – active ca. 1753-1806 Woodblock Print title : Awabi Diver with Shell date
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Shell Art

Materials

Ink

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Antique Shell Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of antique shell art on 1stDibs. Frequently made of shell, metal and wood, every piece of antique shell art was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an item from our selection of antique shell art — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of antique shell art, those designed in Art Nouveau, Folk Art and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. A well-made object in our assortment of antique shell art has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Interi, Loetz Glass and Tiffany Studios are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Shell Art?

Prices for a piece of antique shell art can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $25 and can go as high as $70,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,456.