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Barbados Shell

CAROLINA HERRERA -Barbados Shell- Brown Beige Tortoiseshell Acetate Frames
By Carolina Herrera
Located in San Francisco, CA
by an optician before wear.Very Good Pre-Owned Condition. Marked: 1084 BARBADOS SHELL 3A25 54-16
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21st Century and Contemporary Sunglasses

CAROLINA HERRERA -Barbados Shell- Brown Beige Tortoiseshell Acetate Frames
By Carolina Herrera
Located in San Francisco, CA
by an optician before wear.Very Good Pre-Owned Condition. Marked: 1084 BARBADOS SHELL 3A25 54-16
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21st Century and Contemporary Sunglasses

Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells with Heart and Star Designs
Located in Downingtown, PA
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells, Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885 A double sailor's
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Antique 1880s Bajan Folk Art Decorative Art

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Shell

19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
Barbados, which was a very important seaport during this period. The main source for these shell pictures
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Antique 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Shell

19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
Barbadian women to make the valentines using local shells such as Barbados Keyhole Limpets and Rugose Slit
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Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Mahogany

19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine
19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine
H 9.13 in W 18.25 in D 1.25 in
Turn of the Century Double Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
Barbadian women to make the valentines using local shells such as Barbados Keyhole Limpets and Rugose Slit
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Antique Early 1900s Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Wood

Turn of the Century Double Sailor's Valentine
Turn of the Century Double Sailor's Valentine
H 9.13 in W 18.25 in D 1.25 in

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Pair of Sailor's Valentines
Located in Litchfield, CT
"Love As Deep As The Ocean" and "Home Is Where The Heart Is" Barbados, late 19th century Shells
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Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects

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Shell, Giltwood

Pair of Sailor's Valentines
Pair of Sailor's Valentines
H 15 in W 19 in D 2 in
Sailor's Double Shell Valentine, Barbados, West Indies
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's double shell valentine, Barbados, West Indies The West Indian sailor's valentine is
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Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects

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Shell

Sailor's Double Sea Shell Valentine, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Double Valentine, Barbados, circa 1885. A Victorian mahogany framed boxed Sailor's
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Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects

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Shell

Double Sailor's Valentine with Large Anchor, Barbados Barbados, West Indies
Located in Downingtown, PA
Double Sailor's Valentine with Large Anchor, Barbados Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885 The double
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Antique 1880s Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Shell

Sailor's Valentine, Remember Me, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's valentine, Remember me, Barbados, circa 1885. The double sailor's valentine is
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Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Large Double Sailor's Valentine, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large double sailor's valentine, Barbados, circa 1885. A large double sailor's valentine with
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Antique 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Shell, Mahogany

Sailor's Double Valentine-For My Dearie, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's double Valentine-For My Dearie, Barbados, circa 1885 Fabulous sailor's double
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Antique 1880s Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects

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Shell

Sailor's Valentine, Forget Me Not, Barbados, circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Valentine, Forget Me Not, Barbados, circa 1885. The double sailor's valentine has
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Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Shell

Sailor's Double Large Valentine, with Motto- Thinking of You, Barbados
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's double large Valentine, With Motto- Thinking of You. Barbados, West Indes, circa 1875
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Antique 1870s Bajan Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Shell

Sailor's Valentine, Barbados, West Indies
Located in Downingtown, PA
variety of shells in concentric and geometric patterns, centered with a pink peony enclosed within a
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Antique Late 19th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood

Sailor's Valentine, Barbados, West Indies
Sailor's Valentine, Barbados, West Indies
H 4 in W 13.86 in D 13.86 in
Double Large Sailor's Valentine with Motto "Love as Deep as The Ocean", Barbados
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large double Sailor's Valentine with motto "Love as Deep as The Ocean", Barbados, West Indes
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Antique 19th Century Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine"
Located in Downingtown, PA
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine", Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885
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Early 20th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Shell

19th C Large Folk Art Maritime Sailor's Shell Valentine Souvenir Love Token
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century sailor's shell valentine of typical octagonal form, the glazed case enclosing a
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Antique 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects

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Natural Fiber, Pine

Early 19th Century West Indies Bajan Rosewood Tiered Bookcase with Shell Motif
Located in Charleston, SC
wire cabinet doors and H-shell, wave, scroll and shell carvings. This Caribbean bookcase was likely
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Antique Early 19th Century Bajan Regency Bookcases

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Cedar, Rosewood

Large Double Sailor's Valentine with Heart and Star & Motto Home to Stay
Located in Downingtown, PA
The large sailor's valentine made of shells from Barbados has on the left side a star for with the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Bajan Victorian Decorative Art

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Shell

Sailor's Large Double Valentine
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's large double valentine, circa 1885-1910 Wonderful and colorful large sailor's valentine with a heart to one side with seahorse and flowerhead to the other. Dimension...
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Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Victorian Decorative Art

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Shell

Sailor's Large Double Valentine
Sailor's Large Double Valentine
H 12 in W 25 in D 1.5 in
Antique Group of Three British Colonial Star Form Sailors Valentines
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming group of three 19th Century sailors valentines handcrafted in exotic seashells ambitiously arranged in decorative order around images of sailing ships as seen through a conv...
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Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Victorian Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Shell

Antique Round British Colonial Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
decorative order around an image of sailboats in a bay with coral and shells as seen through a convex lens.
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Early 20th Century Bajan British Colonial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Glass, Paint

Double Sailor's Shell Valentine, Barbados, 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
A double sailor's valentine, arranged multi-color shells in a hinged octagonal wooden case with
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Antique 1880s Bajan Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Shell

Sailor's Valentine with Seashells, Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Sailor's Valentine with Seashells, Barbados, West Indies, Circa 1885 The West Indian
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Antique 1880s Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects

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Shell

Sailor's Double Valentine with Compass Rose and Heart, Barbados
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's double valentine with compass rose and heart, Barbados, West Indies, circa 1885. The
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Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Shell

19th Century Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
picture featuring a central heart and the motto "From Barbados" within concentric rings of colorful shells
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Antique Mid-19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Mahogany

19th Century Sailor's Valentine
19th Century Sailor's Valentine
H 9.25 in W 18.25 in D 1.25 in
Antique 19th Century Sailor's Valentine in Wrought Iron Table Frame
Located in Peabody, MA
majority of these were purchased in the Barbados, which was typically the last port of call for New England
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Antique Mid-19th Century Bajan Folk Art More Folk Art

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Wrought Iron

Sailor’s Valentine Pocket Watch Aqua Chalcedony Labradorite Necklace, Antigua
By Karen Sugarman Designs
Located in Colleyville, TX
colorful shells found during their travels, these beautiful mosaics were originally housed in wooden boxes
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21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Beaded Necklaces

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Chalcedony, Labradorite, Cultured Pearl, Vermeil, Sterling Silver

Collection of Coastal Large and Small Sea Shells
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Collection of coastal large and small sea shells. Set of 7 sea shells of different sizes. From: 4
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Vintage 1980s Bajan Bohemian Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Double Sailor's Valentine
Located in Stamford, CT
, circa 1860s. The piece features text that reads, "A Present from Barbados." Made in Barbados. Please
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Antique 1860s Bajan More Folk Art

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Shell, Glass, Mahogany

Double Sailor's Valentine
Double Sailor's Valentine
H 9 in W 9 in L 9 in
Two Similar Large Shell Work Sailor's Valentine Pictures, Ca. 1850
Located in Great Barrington, MA
smaller cased shell work valentines that were produced in the West Indies during 19th century. Both of
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Antique 19th Century Bajan Victorian Decorative Art

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Vintage Large Shellwork Sailor's Valentine
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Sailor's Valentine, Shellwork, 20th Century. The impressive Valentine shellwork has a cover which is now displayed separately. The valentine is in an octagonal mahogany box...
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20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Art

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Shell

SUPER RARE ViNTAGE HIGHLY COLLECTABLE SAILOR'S VALENTINE SHELL DISPLAY TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare and highly collectable Sailor's shell Valentine gift side table with exhibition case top P...
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20th Century Arts and Crafts Tables

Materials

Shell, Hardwood

20th Century Extra Large Shellwork Sailors Valentine Panel Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An extra large shellwork display/panel, worked in a variety of specimens, heightened with watercolour and arranged with a star to the centre surrounded by floral blooms, housed in an...
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Late 20th Century English Taxidermy

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Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine

Decorative Wood Carved Tramp Art Keepsake Box or Sailors Valentine with Heart
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A superb Folk Art sailors valentine Tramp Art keepsake box. Wide in form, this beautiful Primitive wood carved box features the letters S and M with a heart between on both sides. Tw...
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Antiquities

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Metal

Mid 19th Century Sailor's Elaborate Woolie
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's elaborate woolwork, circa 1855, with a photograph of the sailor held in a woolwork frame set on the British flag on a cruciform reserve; with the "Honi Soit Qui Mal ...
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Antique 1850s English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Mid 19th Century Sailor's Elaborate Woolie
Mid 19th Century Sailor's Elaborate Woolie
H 29.5 in W 36.63 in D 1.5 in
Group of Three Antique Anchor Form Sailors Valentines, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique group of three sailors valentines from the West Indies in an unusual anchor form, hand decorated in exotic seashells and featuring pincushions, giving function to form. Price...
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Early 20th Century English British Colonial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Felt

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Barbados Shell For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Barbados shell available at 1stDibs. Each Barbados shell for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using shell, wood and mahogany. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Barbados shell, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each Barbados shell bearing Victorian, Folk Art or Regency hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Barbados Shell?

The average selling price for a Barbados shell at 1stDibs is $8,000, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $24,500 for the highest priced.