Antique Shell

The bamboo legs and surrounds have a tortoise shell finish. There is a white chalk signature on the back by the artist.

Central decoration featuring a scallop shell. Wooden lid (late 19th century). Hinged opening, key missing.

A superb quality Palatial French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood, satinwood and satine single door figural vitrine by the renown Parisian master craftsman an...

19th French Majolica Palissy Fish Wall Platter Decorated with a fish , ferns , lizard,shells and crawfish. 12.2 by 8.2 inches.

The exposed mahogany frames display neoclassical carved ornament, including reeded and fluted supports, fan and shell-carved terminals, and circular floral paterae to the arm support...

A large Rococo scallop shell form decorates the centre of the marble frieze, trailed by acanthus leaves.

The desk is supported by elegantly carved cabriole legs, terminating in pad feet, and features a decorative carved apron with a central shell motif. The lower section includes multip...

A pair of Italian, 18th century parcel-gilt and pale-grey painted armchairs with a shaped back decorated with shell-carved crest, scrolling armrests on a serpentine seat on cabriole ...

The hook terminates in a shell-shaped cartouche, framed by finely worked rocaille and acanthus motifs.

The base features vegetal motifs and shell ornaments. Wide ribbon inlays encircle the columns and interrupt the light-coloured maple veneer.

Executed with remarkable attention to detail, the fountain incorporates intertwined serpents, stylized foliage, shell motifs, and classical Egyptian elements that exemplify the fasci...

The thick white quartz borders lie inside a thin celadonite-basalt shell. This piece was legally and ethically sourced directly in the prestigious mines of Uruguay, South America.

The centre of the fireplace features a large scallop shell set within floral sprays, all of which are deftly carved in low relief.

It is of plain cylindrical form with straight sides and an iron-brown edge to the rim, and is fitted at either side with an applied handle modeled as an inverted ribbed shell, painte...

The tightly rendered snail-shell curls rise to the ushnisha, symbolizing the Buddha’s spiritual wisdom and enlightenment.

A rare and enchanting pair of mid-19th century cameo earrings, beautifully carved in sardonyx shell and set in bold 15ct gold frames. Each miniature scene captures a timeless moment ...

Provenance Legally discovered on private deeded land from the Dana Quarry near Shell Wyoming, with permission of the landowner.

The antique painting is presented in an ornate giltwood frame richly carved with scrolling foliage, shell motifs, and Rococo-inspired decoration. A period gallery label from Theo.

The crown surmounts a symmetrical layout where two ornate side cabinet doors—lavishly decorated with deep relief carvings of scrolling acanthus leaves, fan-shaped shell motifs, and s...

The design is distinguished by three symmetrically carved shell ornaments, positioned on both corner blocks and centrally on the lintel.

Among the most advanced of these early solutions were fully hermetic designs, in which the movement was enclosed within a sealed inner case and further protected by an outer, screw-s...

A ribbon-tied bouquet of pink lotus rises through oversized peanuts, their shells rendered in reticulated brown; beside it a blue enamel beaker holds a scroll and a branch of red cor...

Antique Louis XV Style Carved Fruitwood Console Table with Shaped Variegated Pink Marble Top Antique Louis XV style console table featuring an intricately carved fruitwood frame wit...

This circa 1855 Chinese hand painted pith painting portrays a Chinese tradition of a celebratory warrior dance to display fighting dominance; the two parties being a typical warrior ...

This sculptural object is the lid to a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) offering jar from Yunnan province, a Buddhist vessel for ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers and grains. ...

Legs are fluted and tapered with block feet, connected by an elegant X-stretcher with central oval cartouche carved with acanthus and shells. Topped with the original shaped white Ca...

The frieze centred by a crisply carved shell motif. A decorative and extremely versatile mid-18th century piece with excellent colour and rich surface throughout.

The serpentine header features a brilliantly executed, deep-relief central shell cartouche flanked by elegant trailing floral sprays.

The wider collection includes ammonites, micrasters, sharks’ teeth, various shells, belemnites and plants, all mounted to numbered wooden boards and fully annotated.

Crafted in France circa 1920, the faience wall vase is modeled in the exuberant Rococo taste with deeply molded scrolling acanthus leaves, pierced edges, and a graceful shell-form si...

Large Fruit Bowl - Dimensions - 11 5/8" Wide x 9" Deep x 4 3/4" High. Pair of Shell Shaped Serving Dishes - Dimensions - 9 1/2" Wide x 9 3/4" Deep x 1 7/8" High (Each).

Two Gelugpa monks blowing ceremonial conch shell trumpets face one another. In the usual pillar rug configuration, there is but one monk.

Circa 1880, it is in remarkable condition. A pearl found in a shell is a subject of historic significance in numerous cultures.

The lower section surmounted with gilt bronze sea-shells and ending with a floral rosette with a hanging cut-blown-glass sphere.

Deeply carved floral swags to frieze and bracketed jambs, scrolled foliage to frieze and outside of jambs. A carved shell with ribbons to centre of frieze, with serpentine shaped she...

The central medallion is an intricate, shell-like form in shades of midnight blue and ivory, radiating outward with fluid floral tendrils and encircled by sweeping arabesques.

These antique petite-sized chests from Italy each feature curvy serpentine bodies embellished about their top and side in a Siren and shield motif, and about their drawer fronts in a...

The front and lid retain finely executed inlaid reserves, one depicting a conch shell and the other a bird amongst foliage, positioned above and below the central bone escutcheon.

The two kneeling figures, resting on stylised dolphins above a scrolling wave-form base, raise their arms to support an upper shell-shaped platform. The male figure, with thick curli...

Signed in the lower right and held in a splendid late 19th-century Louis XIV Revival gilt frame with a broad, richly ornamented swept profile, finely cast with scrolling acanthus fol...

Finely crafted and richly decorative, the spoons were executed in the Louis XV taste, featuring graceful Rococo-inspired ornamentation characterized by scrolling foliage, shell motif...

The backplates rise in a fan-like arrangement of deeply modeled C-scrolls, curled leaves and central shell-like ribbing, creating the theatrical movement associated with Italian deco...

The lower part is centred by a large shell and mounted with putti and sirens supporting a garland of flowers, the whole raised on a stand carved with gilt tritons, dolphins and satyr...

The central ornament, with its shell-like and acanthus-inspired carving, gives the composition a refined decorative presence.

This sculptural object is the lid to a Yuan-dynasty (1271-1368) offering jar from Yunnan province, a Buddhist vessel for ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers and grains. A...

The cabinet features twin doors with traditional astragal glazing bars and an arched pediment centered by a finely carved shell motif, all supported by cabriole legs terminating in d...

The detailed preservation highlights the distinctive anatomy of the species, including the textured shell surface, articulated limbs, and pincers. The natural stone matrix further en...

This exceptional desk chair is crafted to the highest standards, showcasing classic Georgian design and fine attention to detail It stands on elegant cabriole legs terminating in pad...

Very decorative pair of heavily carved solid oak hall chairs in the Jacobean revival taste Exceptional pierced backrests with intricate foliate carving and central shell motifs Circa...

It has a decorative pair of handles with a shell outer edge.  It is splendid and luxurious and will look fabulous on your sideboard with decanters and glasses.  

The profiled mantle shelf follows the gently curved line of the frieze, which features a finely carved shell cartouche at its center. The jambs are detailed with crisp fluting and to...

Each with an imbricated shell carving at the hooped crestrail over a back splat with gadrooned scrollwork and diapered panel, flanked by shaped molded uprights, the drop-in seats are...

The heart of the front is formed by a beautifully carved shell, flanked by elegantly fanning foliage and curling rocaille work.

P5103), features a similar placement of the patera, though as an idealized shell, also framed with stringer inlays with inverted corners.

The painting is well presented in a gilt effect frame with swept rails finished with shell and acanthus ornamentation. Signed 'S. Y. Johnson' to the lower right and dated 1913.

At the center of the scene, the two ironclads exchange heavy cannon fire amid dense clouds of smoke and steam. Shells strike the water around the ships, sending great columns of spra...

This stunning contrast between the deep black lacquer, the warm gold, and the luminescent shell highlights the exceptional skill of the artisans.

Below, the beautifully shaped apron displays an elegant serpentine profile enriched by a delicately carved central shell and scrolling motif—one of the defining decorative elements o...

Of rectangular form, the carved giltwood frame richly ornamented with scrolling rocaille interwoven with naturalistically carved oak leaves and acorns, the whole centred by a bold sh...

They stand on a small scalloped leg, they are a twisted decorated belly, edges are adorned with frames and shells. Removable covers with a small flower handle.