Antique Shell

Here are descriptions of the shells as labeled in the engravings: From the first image: 1.

A decorative collection of 33 individual museum cased shell specimens, card lidded boxes with circular glass top.

French Bronze and Crystal Shell-Shaped Box, circa 1860

An original antique Georgian architectural pine frieze wall panel c.1800, handcarved with scallop shell to the centre and scrolling foliage. Fitted with string for hanging, this anti...

Quality antique WW1 trench art brass empty shell case having a quality WW1 trench art empty shell case with beautiful decoration with leaves and a crest with 'ROBAI' engraved to the ...

Description: Silver bonboneiro with engravings and shells with two wings as handles. Metal: Silver.

An exceptional and well engraved WWI brass shell case with and Egyptian style scene set below script dating from around 1915.

The dish is elegantly hand-painted, featuring intricate depictions of marine life, including vibrant shrimp, shells, and delicate sea-inspired motifs. The ceramic is sculpted into a ...

Description: Chiseled silver snuff box with half-shells and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French.

Built of cast iron, and shaped as a shell with foliage repousse decor, the patinated bucket stands on escargot feet over a scalloped apron.

Weight: 9.2 Grams Stone: Shell Cameo, Seed Pearl Measurements: 37.44 x 30.23 x 14.14mm Metal: 14k Yellow Gold Item #: BR-1895-052226-02

19th century Swedish Gustavian grey painted settee with shell and foliate carving with turned stretcher bottom and gently curved legs.

Description: Silver wall tray with shell reliefs and applications. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese.

Description: Fruit bowl centerpiece in cut crystal and silver base with shells, garlands and floral motifs. Metal: Silver.

Description: Silver tray with engravings, shells and floral motifs on the surroundings, resting on three raised feet.

Elegant hand-carved ebonized wood table with a faux tortoise shell top. The shapely scalloped shape with curved and carved legs with gilt shell in the top.

Description: Silver inkwell with three reservoirs, bell and shell-shaped base resting on three claw-shaped feet.

Description: Silver Morrões Tray and Scissors with raised floral motifs and resting on four shell-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese.

The tabletop is designed to emulate a turtle shell shape, it's in good conditions overall considering use and age.

Description: Silver paddle with shell shape and harlequin on the handle. Metal: Silver.

Description: Silver inkwell in the shape of a "helmet" on rosewood with shells, friezes and a stamp box. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese.

Description: Silver wine jug embossed with shells, scrolls and flowers. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese.

Beautiful section of an amethyst geode, unusually thin in cross section and resembling a shell with gorgeous deep purple amethyst lining.

Description: Silver tray and scissors with cutouts and floral motifs in relief and resting on four feet with flowers and shells. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown.

Antique Victorian Stamped Brass Openwork Brooch with Shell & Foliate Motifs, c.1890 A striking Victorian stamped brass brooch, circa 1880–1900, featuring an elegant openwork lattice ...

Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs, bell, two pen holders and resting on a base with three shell-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese.

Description: Silver ashtray with shell-shaped reliefs and four cigarette holders.

Description: Silver basket for bread/fruit with tilting handle, revealed and cut out with shells and palms. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese.

Description: Set of eleven silver teaspoons with reliefs and shell-shaped handles. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese.

Description: Victorian silver bell trimmed with shells and garlands, resting on a corded base and three zoomorphic feet.

A fine Victorian oval brooch centred by a carved shell cameo depicting a classical female profile, the pale relief presented against a rich carnelian coloured ground and surrounded b...

Description: Set of twelve silver coffee spoons with golden shells and raised cartouches on the handles. Metal: Silver.

A wonderful 19th century gilt oval picture frame in the French Rococo style, elaborately decorated with foliate running patterns and elaborate upper gesso shell and acanthus ornament...

Description: Silver toothpick holder with a mermaid figure resting on a shell with reliefs and a base with floral motifs, resting on four feet.

The warm orange-brown shell contrasts elegantly with the soft matte gold frames, giving the piece a rich classical presence.

Antique Tibetan Tribal Necklace Conch Shell Heishi & Old Dzi Beads, Featuring Bronze Ritual Pendant A striking museum-grade Tibetan tribal necklace, hand-assembled from an exceptiona...

Description: Set of twelve silver coffee spoons and sugar shovel with shell-shaped engravings on the handles. Metal: Silver.

A finely carved Mid-Victorian shell cameo brooch depicting a classical Bacchante in profile, her flowing hair adorned with vine leaves and clusters of grapes.

This genuine Burmese amber specimen dates back approximately 99 million years and contains a fully preserved snail shell with associated debris. It formed during the Late Cretaceous ...

A superb boiled cardboard catchall or fruit bowl from the Napoleon III era. Its refined scallop shell shape, adorned with delicate golden tile motifs on a black background, perfectly...

Very fine antique english bisque porcelain centerpiece bowl with blue scalloped floral / shell motif to exterior. Unmarked.

Massive World War I brass artillery shell case marked "Polte Magdeburg Juni 1911" fitted with custom round pillbox cushion upholstered in sea foam green faux leather.

Antique frame decorated with stylized shells, original gilding with patina. (Frame width: 2.5 cm / 0.98 in.)

Antique 12k White Gold Shell Cameo with Diamond Accent Brooch, featuring a beautifully hand-carved shell cameo depicting a refined classical figure.

C. 19th Century Rare sized carved & gilt, empire mirror w/ shell finial & floral decoration.

Antique 17k yellow gold diamond shell cameo brooch, finely carved and titled “Two Sisters.”

Italian sculptor (17th-18th century) - Triton playing a conch shell. 22 x 22 x h 51 cm. Full-length figure in patinated bronze on a rocaille carved and gilded wood base.

Beautiful medium sized rectangular carved wood mirror having gilded highlights and lovely scallop shell decoration at the top.

Large Majolica Shell Nautilus Vase Urn signed Choisy Le Roi, circa 1890.

Antique Shell Lithographs “Unio” – Hand-Colored Plates by Sowerby, 1860s A pair of beautifully detailed 19th-century hand-colored lithographs depicting various species of freshwater...

A beautifully weathered 19th-century Italian marble holy water font, hand carved in a graceful shell form and originally salvaged from a Catholic church.

18th-century Bow Porcelain Underglaze Blue Shell Sweetmeat or Pickle Dish, Circa 1755 The Bow factory sweetmeat or pickle stand has three clam dishes raised on a stand encrusted wi...

Cameo hand engraved on shell and filigree. Italian workmanship, typical of Naples and the areas around Vesuvius.

A Large First World War Leather Shell Carrier Stick Stand An impressive and rare, larger-sized shell carrier featuring a rich, original color and its intact leather handle.

"Coconut Shell Carved Ritual Cup – Iatmul People, Sepik River, Png" Antique Carved Coconut Shell Ritual Bowl – Iatmul People, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea (c. 1880–1930) Material: C...

The plates feature: a spiny lobster and crayfish on a rocky shore; a hermit crab in its shell with a crayfish nearby; an arrangement of sea shells and mussels including a conch, horn...

The chest opens with three generously proportioned drawers, each adorned with finely carved shell motifs framing the original escutcheons, a decorative feature characteristic of late...