Antique Shell

18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute.

18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute.

18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute.

18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute.

18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute.

18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute.

With a figure of Neptune holding aloft a beautiful iridescent shell enclosed by three strap-work figures. The cover surmounted by three sea horses and lion finial.

GUSTAV GURSCHNER (Austrian, 1873-1970), a sculptor, attended the School of Applied Arts in Vienna in 1888. Working under several artists, his time in Paris in 1897 proved to be most ...

Chinese tortoise shell box set with jade carving of gourds and butterfly.

[Nagasaki University Library, Catalog Number : 1889] A woman wearing a towel over her head Anesama kaburi style picks up shells. The background is the sea. There are boats with sail...

A Wonderful Sterling Silver And Tortoise Shell Vanity Powder / Trinket Box Or Jar. The Sterling Silver Top Having A Tortoise Shell Pique Inlaid Removable Lid With English Silver Marks.

A Wonderful Small Round Sterling Silver And Tortoise Shell Vanity Powder / Trinket Box Or Jar. The Sterling Silver Top Having A Tortoise Shell Pique Inlaid With Removable Lid With En...

A Wonderful Round Sterling Silver And Tortoise Shell Vanity Powder / Trinket Box Or Jar. The Sterling Silver Top Having A Tortoise Shell Pique Inlaid With Removable Lid With English ...

A Wonderful Sterling Silver And Tortoise Shell Vanity Powder / Trinket Box Or Jar. The Sterling Silver Oval Top Having A Tortoise Shell Pique Inlaid With Removable Lid With English S...

Cameo Shell Lamp Early 1900 Italy "Three Graces" engraved Metal Base with three sphinxes Perfect working order Excellent Condiction

Beautiful aged teak wood container originally used to store rice. We have added the shell inlay by hand to the top section. A multiple of uses such as storing towels, magazines, fire...

The illustration is a collection of various shells, likely representing both gastropods and bivalves: 1.

17th Century Italian candlestick fragment topped with a complete and natural ammonite shell. This Italian fragment is from a church in Florence.

Made from tortoise shell and having Rococo silver mounts, the box fitted with a chain to keep the lid open and a substantial lock to the front.

A particularly fine Chinese mother of pearl dish with silver bird decoration the underside with silver ball feet Period Early 20th century

Antique shell cameo of very fine manufacture and particular subject depicting a classical male bust, with delicate gold setting.

English gilt metal mounted tortoise shell box with oil painting of Julias Caesar.

Underside marked "Fac-Simile Eighteen Pounder Shrapnel Shell / Patent Applied for in America and Foreign Countries" 22 3/4" high x 4" diameter

Early 18th century inlaid Italian walnut and tortoiseshell vargueno. 6 drawers with fine inlay, iron hardware.

Pair of 18th century Italian gold-leaf fragments adorned with an oyster shell top with natural-forming baroque pearls on an optical calcite base. 

Lovely oval Sailors Valentine-esque shell mirror from Nantucket meticulous hand crafted with assorted shells on thick wooden frame.

Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Footed Shell Dish/Vide-Poche France, circa 1870s An exquisite Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Footed Shell Dish/Vide-Poche from France, circa the 1870s.

A stylish antique Art Deco English tortoise shell and mother of pearl tessellated box with a hinged lid and brass interior, circa 1920.

This is gorgeous and decorative stationary box decorated with "Raden" work with mother of pearl shell shining in seven colors. Raden work using mother of pearl shell shining in seven...

A Wonderful Oval Sterling Silver And Polished Tortoiseshell Jewelry / Trinket Box Decorated With Intricate Silver Pique Inlay Work, Featuring A Central Medallion Of Garland And Festo...

Joseph Heinrich's Native American-style copper, abalone, and shell-inlaid salver of circular form, the patinated copper body with rolled rim, and the center inset with numerous hand-...

The base is made out of rosewood. The shell, Melo Melo, (Family Volutidae) is mounted with reef and small shells.

Lovely mid Victorian shell cameo with a exquisitely carved Neoclassical beauty with ornate headdress and jewelry.

Pair of English Tortoise Shell Victorian Silver Mounted Tea Caddies c.1890 w/ Original Keys.

This a monumental clam shell displayed on a Victorian black wrought iron plant stand.

The handcrafted pedestal table are inlaid with mosaic marquetry panels of various precious wood and bone and shell. Dimensions 27" W × 25" D × 37" H.     

Description: Silver salad tongs with double shell, closing system, pressure spring for opening and reliefs on the handle.

Description: Smooth silver shell with reliefs and cartouche on the handle. Metal: Silver.

Description: Smooth silver shell with grooves and cartouche on the handle. Metal: Silver.

It is in turn surrounded with shell Adams Style swags and shell bordering and molding.

Early 20th Century Wood and Shell Scoop, Solomon Islands A small scoop in the shape of a whale, with three rows of inlaid notched shell triangles and three circular shell eyes.

PRESENTING A LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Bone and Shell Domed Stationery Box – ‘Alice’s Box’. Made in Vizagapatam, India, circa 1860-80.

Syrian Damascene white shell inlaid wall mirror with floral motif. Large 66" height gorgeous floral motif Damascus mirror with intricate white shell and bone inlay.

"Cauliflower" fossil agate coral adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls and shells. Fossil agate coral is Florida's state stone and is known for its unique formation that can t...

It is surrounded by the chalcedonian rosettes, fossil shells and ecphora shells. Chalcedony rosettes are natural crystal flower formations.

Complete or substantially complete turtle shells are far less common than individual shell plates, as turtle shells often separate into individual scutes after burial and fossilizati...

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...

Antiqued Rare WWII Brass Shell Case with Tapering Form Side Table, Antiqued Gold Mirrored Top Spins and maybe Locked in Place

Antique porcelain hand painted fish plate with beautiful floral decorated trim. Beautiful details.  

Nice composition in Dense Bunukwa rainforest hardwood, inlaid shell and lime. Carved wooden pig, standing, tail straight and protrudes backwards with rows of carved zig zag lines on ...

A Wonderful Large Cut Crystal And Sterling Silver With Tortoise Shell Vanity Jar Powder Box. The Crystal Base Is Of A Deeply Cut Crystal In A Hobnail Or Diamond Cut Pattern.

Pair of original 19th Century watercolors displayed in custom w=k black stained frames.

Necklace is made of antique Moroccan silver and conus shell charms with the signature Faouzi back neck charm.

Victorian Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) Cowrie shell snuff box with hinged lid, England, Ca. 1840's.

This cameo sardonyx shell features a finely detailed carved battle scene in contrasting shades.

Game table, openable, Boulle. The beautiful side table, from the 1800s, can be opened by making a rotation of the top. High quality, veneered in ebony, tortoiseshell and leather....

Antique cameo on shell. Slightly curved He represents a gentleman, face and bust engraved with precision and delicacy.