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Pair of Silver Chandeliers with Shell Motif, Sold individually
Pair of Silver Chandeliers with Shell Motif, Sold individually

Pair of Silver Chandeliers with Shell Motif, Sold individually

Located in New York, NY

Pair of 1920's Italian silver plated chandeliers with shell motif on body, 12 lights each.

Category

1920s Italian Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Silver Plate

18th Century Italian Fragment Wall Sculpture with Natural Shells and Crystals
18th Century Italian Fragment Wall Sculpture with Natural Shells and Crystals

18th Century Italian Fragment Wall Sculpture with Natural Shells and Crystals

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian fragment with coordinating natural shells, hand-applied gold leaf barnacles and shells, gold-plated chalcedony rosettes and crystal points, fused glass, and pyri...

Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Neoclassic Silver Plated Chandelier
Neoclassic Silver Plated Chandelier

Neoclassic Silver Plated Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

Circa 1920's English silver plated chandelier with shells motif. Measurements: Height: 28.5" min. drop Diameter: 21".

Category

1920s English Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Late 19th Victorian Hand-Carved Angel Skin Shell Cameo Brooch of Flora, Goddess
Late 19th Victorian Hand-Carved Angel Skin Shell Cameo Brooch of Flora, Goddess

Late 19th Victorian Hand-Carved Angel Skin Shell Cameo Brooch of Flora, Goddess

Located in Honolulu, HI

An exquisite antique Victorian cameo brooch from the late 19th century, featuring a masterfully hand-carved depiction of Flora, the mythological Roman goddess of spring, flowers, and...

Category

1880s British Victorian Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Coral, Gold Plate

3D Powdered Canvas with an 18th Century Italian Fragment and Gold Leaf Shells
3D Powdered Canvas with an 18th Century Italian Fragment and Gold Leaf Shells

3D Powdered Canvas with an 18th Century Italian Fragment and Gold Leaf Shells

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian fragment with gold leaf shells and gold-plated crystals on a hand painted gallery 1-inch canvas.

Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

A Trophy Old Sheffield Scallop Shell Shaped Serving Dish by Henry Wilkinson & Co
A Trophy Old Sheffield Scallop Shell Shaped Serving Dish by Henry Wilkinson & Co

A Trophy Old Sheffield Scallop Shell Shaped Serving Dish by Henry Wilkinson & Co

By Henry Wilkinson & Co.

Located in valatie, NY

Trophy Old Sheffield Scallop Shell Shaped Serving Dish with Conch Shell Feet by Henry Wilkinson & Co of Sheffield, With Crossed Key Mark.

Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Sheffield Plate

English Gilt Painted Shell Form Serving Dish
English Gilt Painted Shell Form Serving Dish

English Gilt Painted Shell Form Serving Dish

Located in New York, NY

English gilt painted shell form serving dish. Lobed shell shaped sweetmeat dish/plate with gold and blue band centering on small flowers and butterflies.

Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Porcelain

French Art Deco Tray with Shell Motif in Bronze and Etched Mirror
French Art Deco Tray with Shell Motif in Bronze and Etched Mirror

French Art Deco Tray with Shell Motif in Bronze and Etched Mirror

Located in Barcelona, ES

This mirrored serving tray or vanity tray features an octagon brass metal plated frame with carving floral details thorough and shell shaped handles at both sides.

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Brass, Metal

Fossil Ammonite Mortality Plate
Fossil Ammonite Mortality Plate

Fossil Ammonite Mortality Plate

Located in Scorton, GB

A genuinely extraordinary fossil shell mortality bedrock plate, expertly prepared.

Category

15th Century and Earlier North African Prehistoric Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Limestone

Lattissima Pecten Shell Slab Wall Feature 700mm [RARE & Exquisite]
Lattissima Pecten Shell Slab Wall Feature 700mm [RARE & Exquisite]

Lattissima Pecten Shell Slab Wall Feature 700mm [RARE & Exquisite]

Located in Scorton, GB

A genuinely extraordinary Pecten latissimus fossil shell mortality bedrock plate, expertly prepared by Benjamin Allison and prepared for wall display.

Category

15th Century and Earlier French Prehistoric Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Limestone

Old Decorative English Davenport Porcelain Butter Dish in Silver Plate Stand
Old Decorative English Davenport Porcelain Butter Dish in Silver Plate Stand

Old Decorative English Davenport Porcelain Butter Dish in Silver Plate Stand

Located in North Salem, NY

Attractive Old Davenport Porcelain Butter Dish with Silver Plate Cover with Shell Detail in a Silver Plate Stand from England.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Silver Plate

19th Century Square Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate
19th Century Square Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate

19th Century Square Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate

Located in Austin, TX

Square Majolica mermaid plate with shells on the corners, the mermaid sit on a flying fish, the border is decorated with shrimps, circa 1880.

Category

1880s Belgian Aesthetic Movement Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Ceramic

19th c. George III Wedgwood Pink Moonlight Luster Sea Shell Sauce Tureen 1810
19th c. George III Wedgwood Pink Moonlight Luster Sea Shell Sauce Tureen 1810

19th c. George III Wedgwood Pink Moonlight Luster Sea Shell Sauce Tureen 1810

By Wedgewood

Located in Litchfield, CT

Antique early 19th century English George III Wedgwood pink moonlight luster sea shell sauce tureen and under plate circa 1810. The tureen in the form of a large cockle shell, the un...

Category

Early 19th Century English George III Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Pottery

Pair of White and Green Oyster Plates, France, 1920s
Pair of White and Green Oyster Plates, France, 1920s

Pair of White and Green Oyster Plates, France, 1920s

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Charming pair of French oyster plates in glazed ceramic, dating from the 1920s. Each plate features six shell-shaped wells arranged around a central sauce compartment, highlighted by...

Category

1920s French French Provincial Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Six Longchamp Majolica Oyster Plates, France Circa 1890
Set of Six Longchamp Majolica Oyster Plates, France Circa 1890

Set of Six Longchamp Majolica Oyster Plates, France Circa 1890

By Longchamp

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

Designed for serving oysters in the elegant dining traditions of the late 19th-century, each plate features six shell-shaped wells arranged around a central circular reserve intended...

Category

19th Century French Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Faience, Majolica, Ceramic

Square White Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate Circa 1920
Square White Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate Circa 1920

Square White Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate Circa 1920

Located in Austin, TX

Square Majolica mermaid plate with shells on the corners, the mermaid sit on a flying fish, the border is decorated with shrimps, circa 1920.

Category

1920s Belgian Aesthetic Movement Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Ceramic

Coalport Plates, Serving Pieces, Exceptional Floral Painted, Feldspar Porcelain
Coalport Plates, Serving Pieces, Exceptional Floral Painted, Feldspar Porcelain

Coalport Plates, Serving Pieces, Exceptional Floral Painted, Feldspar Porcelain

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Charlottesville, VA

Coalport Periwinkle Ground Feldspar part service, 19th Century, all with differing and exceptional hand painted flowers, having a red printed mark to the reverse, comprising eleven p...

Category

19th Century English Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century English Majolica Plate by Wedgwood, circa 1875
19th Century English Majolica Plate by Wedgwood, circa 1875

19th Century English Majolica Plate by Wedgwood, circa 1875

Located in Ross, CA

Wedgwood majolica antique plate decorated with a vibrant turquoise basketweave rim and a blue tortoise shell style center.

Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Portuguese Pottery Palissy Style Majolica Lobster Wall Dish Plate, 1900
Antique Portuguese Pottery Palissy Style Majolica Lobster Wall Dish Plate, 1900

Antique Portuguese Pottery Palissy Style Majolica Lobster Wall Dish Plate, 1900

By Bernard Palissy

Located in Portland, OR

A good antique Palissy Ware style Portuguese majolica wall plate, circa 1900. The plate decorated with a large lobster to the center resting on a textured ground and flanked by two s...

Category

Early 20th Century Portuguese Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Pottery

Napoleon III French Leather Cased 3-Piece Sterling and Agate Desk -Writing Set
Napoleon III French Leather Cased 3-Piece Sterling and Agate Desk -Writing Set

Napoleon III French Leather Cased 3-Piece Sterling and Agate Desk -Writing Set

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Napoleon III French Leather-Cased 3-Piece Sterling and Agate Desk Writing Set, France, Circa 1870 An exquisite antique leather-cased three-piece sterling and agate writing set, a fi...

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Silver Plate, Sterling Silver

Los Castillo Taxco Pelican Creamer, Sugar & Serving Tray, Mexican Silversmithing
Los Castillo Taxco Pelican Creamer, Sugar & Serving Tray, Mexican Silversmithing

Los Castillo Taxco Pelican Creamer, Sugar & Serving Tray, Mexican Silversmithing

By Los Castillo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The fish features iridescent abalone shell inlay, adding color and movement against the luminous silver-plated surfaces.

Category

15th Century and Earlier Modern Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Brass, Silver Plate, Silver

A Large 19th Century gilt mirror
A Large 19th Century gilt mirror

A Large 19th Century gilt mirror

Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB

A large 19th century gilt mirror, probably French or Italian with an arched plate, shell cresting and scrolling acanthus decoration.

Category

1880s Italian Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Giltwood

Rare George II-Period Carved Gesso And Giltwood Mirror
Rare George II-Period Carved Gesso And Giltwood Mirror

Rare George II-Period Carved Gesso And Giltwood Mirror

Located in Lymington, GB

To the base, rosettes and further leaf carving and the punch-decorated apron centred by a crisply-carved shell. The original soft-bevelled plate is merely lightly foxed – providing ...

Category

Early 18th Century English George II Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

English Porcelain Blue Scale Part Dessert Service, Worcester
English Porcelain Blue Scale Part Dessert Service, Worcester

English Porcelain Blue Scale Part Dessert Service, Worcester

Located in New York, NY

Richly painted with 'Fancy Birds' within whimsical landscape vignettes, the blue border gilt with half-flowerheads and husks and edged with rocaille scrolls, comprising: a sauce ture...

Category

1780s Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Porcelain

Large Dinnerware Set by Luneville, France, circa 1930
Large Dinnerware Set by Luneville, France, circa 1930

Large Dinnerware Set by Luneville, France, circa 1930

Located in New York, NY

This set contains: 29 soup plates 44 dinner plates 15 desert plates 3 tureens 1 salad bowl 7 large round dishes 6 large oval dishes 1 centre de table 8 knife rests 1 small ...

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Porcelain

A George II Walhut Chest on Stand Circa 1730
A George II Walhut Chest on Stand Circa 1730

A George II Walhut Chest on Stand Circa 1730

Located in Forest Row, East Sussex

A George II Walnut Chest on Stand. Cabriole legs with shell motif. Original back plates with original brass furniture.

Category

1730s English George II Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Walnut

Antique Chromolithographs of Peacock Tiger-Flower, Crocus & Ixia – 1897
Antique Chromolithographs of Peacock Tiger-Flower, Crocus & Ixia – 1897

Antique Chromolithographs of Peacock Tiger-Flower, Crocus & Ixia – 1897

Located in Langweer, NL

Plate 255 depicts the Peacock Tiger-Flower (Tigridia pavonia), a striking bulbous plant with bright orange petals and intricate red markings, often referred to as the “Mexican shell ...

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Paper

Set of 6 Brass Twin Wall Lights, Rococo Revival Style, Vintage, 1920
Set of 6 Brass Twin Wall Lights, Rococo Revival Style, Vintage, 1920

Set of 6 Brass Twin Wall Lights, Rococo Revival Style, Vintage, 1920

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

A Set of 6 Unusual Brass Twin Wall Lights This is a very attractive set of lights they each have 2 sconces and a large shell design on the back plate The lights are in good vintag...

Category

1920s Rococo Revival Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Brass

George II Giltwood Mirror, circa 1735
George II Giltwood Mirror, circa 1735

George II Giltwood Mirror, circa 1735

Located in London, GB

The apron is decorated with further scrolling acanthus and scallop shell carving. The bevelled plate appears to be original with overall foxing.

Category

18th Century British George II Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Giltwood

Marine Mollusk Diversity: Sponges, Abalones, Limpets, and Chitons, 1845
Marine Mollusk Diversity: Sponges, Abalones, Limpets, and Chitons, 1845

Marine Mollusk Diversity: Sponges, Abalones, Limpets, and Chitons, 1845

Located in Langweer, NL

**Oscabrion écaillieux (a & b)** - This could refer to a species of chiton, which have distinctive eight-plated shells. The print is from the 'Dictionnaire Classique des Sciences Na...

Category

1840s Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Paper

Pair of 19th Century Spode Porcelain Ice-Pails
Pair of 19th Century Spode Porcelain Ice-Pails

Pair of 19th Century Spode Porcelain Ice-Pails

By Spode

Located in London, GB

An early 19th century pair of porcelain ice-pails with gilt leaf decorated borders, part of a dessert service, comprising 20 plates, 3 shell dishes, 3 circular dishes, 4 oval dishes,...

Category

Early 19th Century English George III Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Porcelain

Giltwood Mirror in the Manner of Thomas Chippendale
Giltwood Mirror in the Manner of Thomas Chippendale

Giltwood Mirror in the Manner of Thomas Chippendale

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in London, GB

With an elaborately caved gold leaf framed with free scrolling lappet branches in the rococo style, the base with inverted cabriole legs and a central shell and leaf cartouche, the p...

Category

19th Century English George III Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Giltwood

Pair Of French Marquetry Bombe Commodes With Specimen Marble Tops
Pair Of French Marquetry Bombe Commodes With Specimen Marble Tops

Pair Of French Marquetry Bombe Commodes With Specimen Marble Tops

Located in Bridgeport, CT

The front with intricate shell form escutcheon plates and each with a key.

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Marble, Metal

Italian 18th Century Giltwood Mirror
Italian 18th Century Giltwood Mirror

Italian 18th Century Giltwood Mirror

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The very impressive top crown has a central urn joined to one at each corner with swaging garlands amidst scrolled acanthus leaves and a pierced wreath with a large top shell. All or...

Category

18th Century Italian Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Large George II Silver Salver London 1738 by John Tuite
Large George II Silver Salver London 1738 by John Tuite

Large George II Silver Salver London 1738 by John Tuite

By John Tuite

Located in Cornwall, GB

A large and impressive George II octagonal silver salver with pie crust edge and shell decoration. The central plate engraved with cornucopia of fruits and flowers amidst patterned a...

Category

1730s English George IV Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Sterling Silver

American Bronze Statue of Mythological Figure holding a Sundial by Robert Aitken
American Bronze Statue of Mythological Figure holding a Sundial by Robert Aitken

American Bronze Statue of Mythological Figure holding a Sundial by Robert Aitken

By Robert Ingersoll Aitken

Located in Katonah, NY

A bronze figural sundial with satyr figure by American sculptor Robert Ingersoll Aitken (1878-1949), the satyr holding a large stylized shell while crouched beneath it, the shell top...

Category

1910s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Bronze

Frie Onnaing French Art Nouveau Barbotine Majolica Asparagus & Shell Plate
Frie Onnaing French Art Nouveau Barbotine Majolica Asparagus & Shell Plate

Frie Onnaing French Art Nouveau Barbotine Majolica Asparagus & Shell Plate

By Onnaing

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A deep plate with a shaped rim and a scallop shell motif sauce well bordered by a curved spear.

Category

Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Shell Plate

Materials

Earthenware

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