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Antique Pair of French Carved Satin Walnut Three-Drawer Bedside Cabinets
Antique Pair of French Carved Satin Walnut Three-Drawer Bedside Cabinets

Antique Pair of French Carved Satin Walnut Three-Drawer Bedside Cabinets

Located in Nottingham, GB

Beneath the lowest drawer, each apron is scalloped and centred with a crisp, hand-carved scallop shell motif. This carved flourish transitions seamlessly into four slender, sweeping ...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Shell

Materials

Brass

Antique Ottoman Style Gilt Metal and Turquoise Cabochon Domed Brooch
Antique Ottoman Style Gilt Metal and Turquoise Cabochon Domed Brooch

Antique Ottoman Style Gilt Metal and Turquoise Cabochon Domed Brooch

Located in Nottingham, GB

Constructed with a hollow convex shell soldered to a flat base rim, the piece provides generous visual depth while remaining balanced and light enough to wear comfortably on lapels o...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Shell

Materials

Metal

Antique Coalport Hand-Painted Porcelain Twin-Handled Dish by F. H. Chivers
Antique Coalport Hand-Painted Porcelain Twin-Handled Dish by F. H. Chivers

Antique Coalport Hand-Painted Porcelain Twin-Handled Dish by F. H. Chivers

Located in Nottingham, GB

Moulded acanthus flourishes, scalloped rims, and pierced rococo scroll terminals create an ornate silhouette framed by generous shell-form lugs. A vivid rose-pink ground encircles...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Shell

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Heavy Rococo Revival Brass Candlesticks c.1900
Pair of Antique Heavy Rococo Revival Brass Candlesticks c.1900

Pair of Antique Heavy Rococo Revival Brass Candlesticks c.1900

Located in Worcester, GB

Designed in the Rococo Revival style, each features scrolling foliate stems rising to petal-shaped drip pans, above boldly cast shell-moulded bases. Heavy and impressive looking, t...

Category

Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Shell

Materials

Brass

Pair of Edward & John Barnard Victorian Sterling Silver Entree Dishes and Covers
Pair of Edward & John Barnard Victorian Sterling Silver Entree Dishes and Covers

Pair of Edward & John Barnard Victorian Sterling Silver Entree Dishes and Covers

Located in Nottingham, GB

Crafted in a shaped oval form, each dish features a moulded reeded rim accented by shell-like scrollwork and foliate elements. The domed lids are designed with conforming ornamental ...

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Shell

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Cast Metal 'Africa' Lamp Standard in the Manner of Coalbrookdale
Antique Cast Metal 'Africa' Lamp Standard in the Manner of Coalbrookdale

Antique Cast Metal 'Africa' Lamp Standard in the Manner of Coalbrookdale

Located in Nottingham, GB

Constructed as a large hollow metal casting, the underside reveals the interior structural shell and joining seams typical of large decorative architectural metalwork.

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Shell

Materials

Metal

Victorian Multi-Gem Diamond 18K Yellow Gold Silver Antique Heart Pendant Brooch
Victorian Multi-Gem Diamond 18K Yellow Gold Silver Antique Heart Pendant Brooch

Victorian Multi-Gem Diamond 18K Yellow Gold Silver Antique Heart Pendant Brooch

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Designed as a yellow gold heart shaped form centering a silver-topped fanning shell motif and floral surround Heart is channel set with calibre cut turquoise ranging in size from 1.5...

Category

1870s Victorian Antique Shell

Materials

Amber, Pink Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterlin...

Antique Mappin & Webb Victorian Sterling Silver Serving Spoons, 1887
Antique Mappin & Webb Victorian Sterling Silver Serving Spoons, 1887

Antique Mappin & Webb Victorian Sterling Silver Serving Spoons, 1887

Located in Nottingham, GB

Each spoon features a generously proportioned bowl modelled in an elegant scallop-shell form, complemented by an ornate decorative stem.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Shell

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Book Trough Stand, English, Walnut, Boxwood, Lounge Bookcase, Edwardian
Antique Book Trough Stand, English, Walnut, Boxwood, Lounge Bookcase, Edwardian

Antique Book Trough Stand, English, Walnut, Boxwood, Lounge Bookcase, Edwardian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

Delightfully mobile stand, ideal for wheeling into a hotel lounge or home library Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order Select walnut stocks present fine grain interest ...

Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Shell

Materials

Boxwood, Walnut

18th Century Portuguese Renaissance Carved Walnut Chair with Embossed Leather
18th Century Portuguese Renaissance Carved Walnut Chair with Embossed Leather

18th Century Portuguese Renaissance Carved Walnut Chair with Embossed Leather

Located in Dallas, TX

The particularly decorative front stretcher is embellished with a finely carved central shell motif framed by graceful C-scrolls, reflecting the craftsmanship of Portuguese furniture...

Category

Late 18th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Shell

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Framed Plaster Painted Architectural Wall Fragment, Paris
Late 19th Century Framed Plaster Painted Architectural Wall Fragment, Paris

Late 19th Century Framed Plaster Painted Architectural Wall Fragment, Paris

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

This sturdy fragment features Rococo decorations with a shell, flowers and a bow. This art piece would certainly be an impressive focal piece on a wall seeking a statement.

Category

Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Shell

Materials

Wood, Paint, Plaster

Three Renaissance Clocks and Watches, Antique Chromolithographs, 1849
Three Renaissance Clocks and Watches, Antique Chromolithographs, 1849

Three Renaissance Clocks and Watches, Antique Chromolithographs, 1849

Located in Langweer, NL

The second gathers a clock twenty five centimetres high with a figure of an armed man on its dome, together with four watches, one of them a crucifix watch and one a cockle shell, al...

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Shell

Materials

Paper

Dutch 19th Century Small Bombe Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Dutch 19th Century Small Bombe Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers

Dutch 19th Century Small Bombe Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers

Located in Carmine, TX

Featuring a graceful serpentine form, three spacious drawers with decorative brass hardware, a carved shell apron, and traditional claw-and-ball feet, this elegant chest showcases th...

Category

Mid-19th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Shell

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Meriden Co. Silver-Plated Egg Cruet Set with Stand & Six Cups
Vintage Meriden Co. Silver-Plated Egg Cruet Set with Stand & Six Cups

Vintage Meriden Co. Silver-Plated Egg Cruet Set with Stand & Six Cups

Located in Coral Gables, FL

An egg cup holds a soft-boiled egg upright so that the top of the shell can be opened and the contents eaten with a small spoon.

Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Shell

Materials

Metal

Italian Baroque Giltwood Mirror, c. 1800
Italian Baroque Giltwood Mirror, c. 1800

Italian Baroque Giltwood Mirror, c. 1800

Located in Savannah, GA

An Italian giltwood mirror, circa 1800, with a shaped frame carved with a shell and floral crest and rocaille scrollwork, retaining its original mirror plate. 14 1/4 in. wide x 21 3...

Category

Early 1800s Italian Baroque Antique Shell

Materials

Giltwood

Edwardian Display Cabinet Vitrine Sheraton Mahogany Inlay 1910
Edwardian Display Cabinet Vitrine Sheraton Mahogany Inlay 1910

Edwardian Display Cabinet Vitrine Sheraton Mahogany Inlay 1910

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Gorgeous Edwardian display cabinet in the Sheraton manner We date this to circa 1910 and it's crafted from mahogany with marquetry inlay work Inlay motifs include shell motifs and sa...

Category

1910s Edwardian Antique Shell

Materials

Mahogany

Régence Style Console Table, Carved Walnut and Parcel Gilt, France, 1900s
Régence Style Console Table, Carved Walnut and Parcel Gilt, France, 1900s

Régence Style Console Table, Carved Walnut and Parcel Gilt, France, 1900s

Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR

The apron centers on a pierced shell and acanthus cartouche, flowing into cabriole legs that terminate in hoof feet accented with gilt foliage.

Category

Early 20th Century French Regency Antique Shell

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique J.E.Caldwell Kings Pattern Sterling Silver Spreaders, Set of Two
Antique J.E.Caldwell Kings Pattern Sterling Silver Spreaders, Set of Two

Antique J.E.Caldwell Kings Pattern Sterling Silver Spreaders, Set of Two

By J.E. Caldwell & Co.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The well respected Caldwell & Company Jewelers was founded in 1839. The pattern shows a shell form terminal and a shaped flat blade. Perfect for pâté, or soft cheeses.

Category

1890s American American Classical Antique Shell

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Provincial Normandy Two-Part Glazed Buffet, Carved Oak, 1890s
French Provincial Normandy Two-Part Glazed Buffet, Carved Oak, 1890s

French Provincial Normandy Two-Part Glazed Buffet, Carved Oak, 1890s

Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR

Carved floral panels sit below the glass, while the lower body offers two drawers over two paneled doors, all raised on cabriole legs above a shell-carved apron. The dense ripple mol...

Category

1890s French French Provincial Antique Shell

Materials

Glass, Oak

Pair of Antique carved oak side chairs, France 18th century
Pair of Antique carved oak side chairs, France 18th century

Pair of Antique carved oak side chairs, France 18th century

Located in Meulebeke, BE

Each chair features a scrolled crest rail with a central shell and floral motifs, three vertical splats with arched detailing, and a shaped lower rail echoing the apron’s curves.

Category

18th Century French Regency Antique Shell

Materials

Oak

Antique carved oak side chair, France 18th century
Antique carved oak side chair, France 18th century

Antique carved oak side chair, France 18th century

Located in Meulebeke, BE

The chair features a scrolled crest rail with a central shell motif and delicate floral carvings, flanked by three vertical splats with arched detailing.

Category

18th Century French Regency Antique Shell

Materials

Oak

Vintage Community Ascot Sheffield Large Victorian Silver Plated Platter Bar Tray
Vintage Community Ascot Sheffield Large Victorian Silver Plated Platter Bar Tray

Vintage Community Ascot Sheffield Large Victorian Silver Plated Platter Bar Tray

By Community

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Community Ascot Sheffield Large Victorian Silver Plated Platter Bar Tray. Item features ornate shell form twin handles, scalloped edged, etched center, original hallmark.

Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Shell

Materials

Silver Plate

A Pair of 18th C. Pair Swedish Rococo Side chairs
A Pair of 18th C. Pair Swedish Rococo Side chairs

A Pair of 18th C. Pair Swedish Rococo Side chairs

Located in East Point, GA

These antique chairs from Sweden have shell-carved top rails, curvy back splats, and a front apron beneath the seat that is carved in the same shell motif as the top rail.

Category

18th Century Swedish Antique Shell

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

18th Century Whieldon Glazed Tea Pot With a Mushroom Lid
18th Century Whieldon Glazed Tea Pot With a Mushroom Lid

18th Century Whieldon Glazed Tea Pot With a Mushroom Lid

Located in South Paris, ME

Whieldon glazed teapot in wonderful condition. 18th century Whieldon wares are easily distinguished by the sponged colors that give the ceramic a clouded or tortoise shell appearance...

Category

Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Shell

Materials

Ceramic

Royal Launching casket presented to The Princess of Wales, by James Yolland
Royal Launching casket presented to The Princess of Wales, by James Yolland

Royal Launching casket presented to The Princess of Wales, by James Yolland

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

The base also features traditional dolphins at each foot, with scallop shells at the centre of each face. Inside the casket is lined with blue silk, with white wood mounts at the bas...

Category

Early 1900s Antique Shell

Materials

Silver

Late 19th-century Louis XV-style Bench with Needlework Upholstery
Late 19th-century Louis XV-style Bench with Needlework Upholstery

Late 19th-century Louis XV-style Bench with Needlework Upholstery

Located in San Francisco, CA

CARVING: The hand-carving on this piece is excellent, crisp, and deep.The serpentine aprons features a beautiful, central carved cartouche shell motif bursting with scrolling foliage...

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Shell

Materials

Brass

René Lalique “Coquilles No. 1” Opalescent Glass Plate, France, circa 1924
René Lalique “Coquilles No. 1” Opalescent Glass Plate, France, circa 1924

René Lalique “Coquilles No. 1” Opalescent Glass Plate, France, circa 1924

By René Lalique

Located in MAASTRICHT, LI

Designed in 1924, this celebrated Art Deco model features four large, radiating shells rendered with finely articulated ribs. The opalescent glass gives the shells a luminous, pearle...

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Shell

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Amazing Portuguese Center Table 19th Century
Amazing Portuguese Center Table 19th Century

Amazing Portuguese Center Table 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Amazing Portuguese Center Table 19th Century in chestnut wood with carvings, scalloped front, decorated with vegetal motifs, shells, angels and sphinxes. Rests on legs with curved k...

Category

19th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Shell

Materials

Chestnut

Pair of Antique 18th Century Imperial Vienna Porcelain Sauce or Gravy Boats
Pair of Antique 18th Century Imperial Vienna Porcelain Sauce or Gravy Boats

Pair of Antique 18th Century Imperial Vienna Porcelain Sauce or Gravy Boats

By Imperial Vienna Porcelain

Located in Philadelphia, PA

With polychrome 'Streublumen' decoration throughout and an Osier rim and shell moulded lip. Bases bear a blue underglaze Bindenschild beehive mark and a painter's mark in puce no....

Category

18th Century Austrian Rococo Antique Shell

Materials

Porcelain

Louis Majorelle "Pies et raisins" Buffet
Louis Majorelle "Pies et raisins" Buffet

Louis Majorelle "Pies et raisins" Buffet

By Louis Majorelle

Located in New York, NY

Majorelle recreates this trompe-l’œil contest in marquetry: wooden magpies appear tempted by grapes made from shell, advertising the virtuosity of the ébéniste.

Category

Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Shell

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of Italian Rococo Revival Giltwood Mirrors, Circa 1850–1870
Pair of Italian Rococo Revival Giltwood Mirrors, Circa 1850–1870

Pair of Italian Rococo Revival Giltwood Mirrors, Circa 1850–1870

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A highly decorative pair of mid-19th century Italian giltwood mirrors, richly carved in the Rococo Revival manner with exuberant scrolling acanthus, shell motifs, and deeply contoure...

Category

19th Century Rococo Antique Shell

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Victorian Goddess Woman Cameo Enamel Locket Pendant Necklace Gold Belle Epoque
Victorian Goddess Woman Cameo Enamel Locket Pendant Necklace Gold Belle Epoque

Victorian Goddess Woman Cameo Enamel Locket Pendant Necklace Gold Belle Epoque

Located in New York, NY

The gold work is exquisite 19th Century Etruscan Revival Gold work with elegant hand applied braided designs. The hand carved shell cameo depicts a neoclassical Goddess Maiden Woman...

Category

19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Shell

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 10k Gold

Pair of Antique Royal Portraits, Charles VIII and Louise of Savoy, 1882
Pair of Antique Royal Portraits, Charles VIII and Louise of Savoy, 1882

Pair of Antique Royal Portraits, Charles VIII and Louise of Savoy, 1882

Located in Langweer, NL

The first sheet reproduces Charles VIII, King of France from 1483 to 1498 and Louis XII's predecessor, in a black cap with a jeweled badge, a fur collared crimson robe and a heavy go...

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Shell

Materials

Paper

Eighteenth Century French Veined Statuary Marble Fireplace
Eighteenth Century French Veined Statuary Marble Fireplace

Eighteenth Century French Veined Statuary Marble Fireplace

Located in London, GB

Eighteenth century French Statuary marble fireplace, removed from a property on Charles Street, Mayfair, with elegant, carved scallop shell to the centre of the frieze flanked by flo...

Category

18th Century French Louis XV Antique Shell

Materials

Marble

Antique Pair of Art Deco Bow-Fronted Burr Walnut Bedside Cabinets
Antique Pair of Art Deco Bow-Fronted Burr Walnut Bedside Cabinets

Antique Pair of Art Deco Bow-Fronted Burr Walnut Bedside Cabinets

Located in Nottingham, GB

Beneath, the front elevation is elevated on short cabriole legs carved with scallop-shell motifs across the knees and ending in shaped pad feet, while solid cut-out bracket feet supp...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Shell

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Early George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase with Carved Swan Neck Pediment
Early George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase with Carved Swan Neck Pediment

Early George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase with Carved Swan Neck Pediment

Located in Charlottesville, VA

An early George III period mahogany bureau bookcase, the swan neck pediment with carved rosette terminals and a blind-fretwork tympanum above a dentil cornice and fret-carved frieze,...

Category

18th Century English George III Antique Shell

Materials

Brass

Unique 17th Century Cabinet Portrait and Scallop
Unique 17th Century Cabinet Portrait and Scallop

Unique 17th Century Cabinet Portrait and Scallop

Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL

The lower panel shows a large scallop shell in a shaped cartouche. The cabinet stands on round bun feet, and the door still has its lock with a key and tassel.

Category

17th Century French Renaissance Antique Shell

Materials

Wood

Oak Victorian Settle Hall Bench Farmhouse 1880
Oak Victorian Settle Hall Bench Farmhouse 1880

Oak Victorian Settle Hall Bench Farmhouse 1880

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Fine Victorian carved oak hall settle dating from circa 1880 Elaborately carved throughout with geometric, foliate and shell motifs High panelled back with decorative carved crest Gr...

Category

1880s Antique Shell

Materials

Oak

Coral Red and Ruby Monochromes, Two Chinese Color Plates, 1911
Coral Red and Ruby Monochromes, Two Chinese Color Plates, 1911

Coral Red and Ruby Monochromes, Two Chinese Color Plates, 1911

Located in Langweer, NL

Plate 173: One of a group of three vases (No. 1), and one of a pair (No. 2), in egg-shell porcelain. Covered with a beautiful ruby glaze, the last color of the Chinese palette; the p...

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Shell

Materials

Paper

Antique Bohemian Art Nouveau Iridescent Glass Ewer with Maiden Handle
Antique Bohemian Art Nouveau Iridescent Glass Ewer with Maiden Handle

Antique Bohemian Art Nouveau Iridescent Glass Ewer with Maiden Handle

Located in Nottingham, GB

At the bottom, a spreading, pierced pedestal base is cast with scrolling acanthus and shell-like rocaille motifs, lending stability to the slender vertical profile.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Shell

Materials

Metal

Antique Dutch Burled Wood Commode or Chest
Antique Dutch Burled Wood Commode or Chest

Antique Dutch Burled Wood Commode or Chest

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Handsome 19th century Dutch commode handcrafted in burled walnut featuring a dramatic tortoise shell like book matched top on a serpentine case with three drawers, brass hardware and...

Category

19th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Shell

Materials

Brass

Antique A Japanese Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll, Meiji Period
Antique A Japanese Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll, Meiji Period

Antique A Japanese Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll, Meiji Period

Located in Norton, MA

Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted with intricate mixed-media armor, si...

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Shell

Materials

Metal

Antique A Japanese Musha Standing Ningyo Samurai Doll, Edo 1800s
Antique A Japanese Musha Standing Ningyo Samurai Doll, Edo 1800s

Antique A Japanese Musha Standing Ningyo Samurai Doll, Edo 1800s

Located in Norton, MA

Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted with intricate mixed-media armor, si...

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Shell

Materials

Metal

Classic Large French Rococo Oval Gilt Wall Mirror The Mirror is exquisite
Classic Large French Rococo Oval Gilt Wall Mirror The Mirror is exquisite

Classic Large French Rococo Oval Gilt Wall Mirror The Mirror is exquisite

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Classic Large French Rococo Oval Gilt Wall Mirror The Mirror has an exquisite Gold Leaf Frame in the Rococo Style, it is superbly decorated with shells, swags and leaves The large...

Category

1860s Antique Shell

Materials

Giltwood

Early 19th Century Neoclassical Mahogany Wall Mirror Gilt Carved Accents, c.1810
Early 19th Century Neoclassical Mahogany Wall Mirror Gilt Carved Accents, c.1810

Early 19th Century Neoclassical Mahogany Wall Mirror Gilt Carved Accents, c.1810

Located in Perkasie, PA

The upper section is embellished with finely carved and gilt decorative motifs, including a central shell with radiating foliate elements and additional gilt floral ornament at the c...

Category

1810s French Neoclassical Antique Shell

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

Pair of Antique Heraldic Prints, Stained Glass and Cardinal's Arms, 1882
Pair of Antique Heraldic Prints, Stained Glass and Cardinal's Arms, 1882

Pair of Antique Heraldic Prints, Stained Glass and Cardinal's Arms, 1882

Located in Langweer, NL

The border is a checkerboard of scallop shells and initials in red, yellow and blue. The plates come from Louis XII et Anne de Bretagne, Chronique de l'Histoire de France, by Paul L...

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Shell

Materials

Paper

Bronze Mermaid Fountain Garden Statue Siren Female Figurine
Bronze Mermaid Fountain Garden Statue Siren Female Figurine

Bronze Mermaid Fountain Garden Statue Siren Female Figurine

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Fantastic bronze mermaid fountain Cast from bronze with lovely patina Of course being bronze this can live outside with no fear of rusting Piece is a fountain - the inlet tube is und...

Category

1650s Antique Shell

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th century oak and embossed leather armchairs
Pair of 19th century oak and embossed leather armchairs

Pair of 19th century oak and embossed leather armchairs

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Complete with original brown leather with embossed fish and shell design set into a circular ornate border.

Category

1890s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Shell

Materials

Leather, Oak

Natural Fossil Ammonite "Kranaosphinctes" from madagaster. Custom stand
Natural Fossil Ammonite "Kranaosphinctes" from madagaster. Custom stand

Natural Fossil Ammonite "Kranaosphinctes" from madagaster. Custom stand

Located in MARSEILLE, FR

Total weight with stand : 28,5kg Height on stand : 56cm Width : 38cm It shows red opalescence on some parts of the shell, which is not common on this kind of fossil.

Category

15th Century and Earlier Art Deco Antique Shell

Materials

Stone, Steel

Pair, French Old Paris Style Gilt Porcelain Fruit Coolers or Ice Pails 19th C.
Pair, French Old Paris Style Gilt Porcelain Fruit Coolers or Ice Pails 19th C.

Pair, French Old Paris Style Gilt Porcelain Fruit Coolers or Ice Pails 19th C.

Located in Atlanta, GA

The white glazed porcelain is enriched with fine gilt linework, bead-and-scroll ornament, and shell-acanthus style molded details, giving the pair the refined dessert-service charact...

Category

19th Century French Art Deco Antique Shell

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage French Provincial / Louis XV Style Side Table
Vintage French Provincial / Louis XV Style Side Table

Vintage French Provincial / Louis XV Style Side Table

Located in Trenton, NJ

Below, the shaped apron continues the flowing silhouette and is centered by a carved shell motif. Additional carved details transition into four slender cabriole legs, each following...

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Shell

Materials

Wood

Exceptional Antique Irish George II Mahogany Footstool ca. 1750
Exceptional Antique Irish George II Mahogany Footstool ca. 1750

Exceptional Antique Irish George II Mahogany Footstool ca. 1750

Located in Nottingham, GB

The rectangular upholstered seat is supported by four substantial cabriole legs, each elaborately carved at the knee with shells, pendant bellflowers and multiple opposing scroll mot...

Category

18th Century Antique Shell

Materials

Silk, Mahogany

Minister's desk with drawers – Napoleon III period – Solid walnut
Minister's desk with drawers – Napoleon III period – Solid walnut

Minister's desk with drawers – Napoleon III period – Solid walnut

Located in NAVILLY, FR

The handles, carved directly from the solid wood in the form of double volutes and shell motifs, constitute the main ornamental detail.

Category

1880s European Napoleon III Antique Shell

Materials

Nutwood

Antique Seed Pearl and Yellow Gold Bar Brooch - circa 1890
Antique Seed Pearl and Yellow Gold Bar Brooch - circa 1890

Antique Seed Pearl and Yellow Gold Bar Brooch - circa 1890

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

The antique bar brooch displays a feature seed pearl to the center held in a scallop shell design. The scallop shell is ornamented with twenty-three further seed pearls of varying s...

Category

1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Shell

Materials

Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Ancient Lampstands, a Perfume Casket and a Funeral Pyre Relief, 1842
Ancient Lampstands, a Perfume Casket and a Funeral Pyre Relief, 1842

Ancient Lampstands, a Perfume Casket and a Funeral Pyre Relief, 1842

Located in Langweer, NL

The lampstand at the left has a curving, branch like shaft with scrolling arms, from which two lamps hang on chains, one in the form of a shell; it stands on a broad base with three ...

Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Shell

Materials

Paper

Lion and Horse Drinking Vessel after a Sixteenth Century Design, 1851
Lion and Horse Drinking Vessel after a Sixteenth Century Design, 1851

Lion and Horse Drinking Vessel after a Sixteenth Century Design, 1851

Located in Langweer, NL

The horse is braced on the shell of a large tortoise, which forms the base, set on a patch of grassy ground, with the tortoise's whiskered, bearded head turned up at the front.

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Shell

Materials

Paper

Art Deco Table Lamp by Raymond Subes
Art Deco Table Lamp by Raymond Subes

Art Deco Table Lamp by Raymond Subes

By Raymond Subes

Located in NANTES, FR

High-quality wrought-iron base. Alabaster shade (shell-shaped). Attributed to Raymond Subes. Electrified, with an E14 socket.

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Shell

Materials

Alabaster, Wrought Iron

New Guinea Islander of Prinses Marianne Strait, Hand-Colored Print, 1854
New Guinea Islander of Prinses Marianne Strait, Hand-Colored Print, 1854

New Guinea Islander of Prinses Marianne Strait, Hand-Colored Print, 1854

Located in Langweer, NL

He wears a blue band around his upper arm and a blue belt set with a white shell, and two rectangular marks are drawn on his chest.

Category

Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Shell

Materials

Paper

Pair of French 19th Century Hand-Carved Porous Limestone Basins / Planters
Pair of French 19th Century Hand-Carved Porous Limestone Basins / Planters

Pair of French 19th Century Hand-Carved Porous Limestone Basins / Planters

Located in Antwerp, BE

Characterized by an asymmetrical, shell-like contour, both vessels feature a distinct hand-hewn overflow notch/spout at the lip and retain their original central drainage hole throug...

Category

Mid-19th Century French Rustic Antique Shell

Materials

Limestone

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