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
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells with Heart and Star Designs
Located in Downingtown, PA
A Sailor's Keepsake: The Art of the Barbados Shell Valentine
"Double the Affection": An Antique
Category
Antique 1880s Bajan Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
Double Sailor's Valentine "Forget Me Not" Signed and Dated "Barbados, 1915"
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Double Sailor's Valentine, Signed and Dated "Barbados, 1915," a pair of handcrafted shell
Category
Vintage 1910s Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
$6,200
H 8.88 in W 17.5 in D 1.25 in
19th Century Large Sailor's Valentine in Mahogany Case, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Large Sailor's Valentine in Mahogany Case, circa 1880, a hand-crafted shell collage with
Category
Antique 1880s Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
$4,800
H 13.63 in W 13.5 in D 1.5 in
Early Large Sailor's Valentine in Ebonized Case, circa 1920
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Large Sailor's Valentine in Ebonized Case, circa 1920, a hand-crafted shell collage with
Category
Vintage 1920s Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
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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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Giltwood
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
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
Category
Antique 1880s Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
H 9.13 in W 18.25 in D 1.25 in
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
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
Category
Antique 1880s Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
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
Category
Antique 1870s Bajan Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
H 1.5 in W 23.25 in D 12.75 in
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
H 12.75 in W 25.75 in D 1.63 in
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
Category
Early 20th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Nautical Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber, Pine
H 15.16 in W 15.16 in D 1.97 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Bajan Regency Bookcases
Materials
Cedar, Rosewood
H 66 in W 62 in D 22 in
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Bajan Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
H 3 in W 28.13 in D 14.13 in
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...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine - "Home Sweet Home" circa 1870
Located in Nantucket, MA
local shells such as Barbados Keyhole Limpets and Rugose Slit Limpets ( both Fissurella barbadensis
Category
Antique 1870s Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
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...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Victorian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
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.
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 1880s Bajan Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
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
Category
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Bajan Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Category
Antique Early 1900s Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Chalcedony, Labradorite, Cultured Pearl, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
H 4 in Dm 1.89 in L 30 in
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 1860s Bajan More Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Glass, Mahogany
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Bajan Victorian Decorative Art
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Located in Marbella, ES
French style wrought iron greenhouse with doors and windows that open outwards. Ready for glass panels to be installed.
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Materials
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Lithographs after the original botanical drawings by Hooker.
Original color
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Unique 19th Century French Shop Sign with a Grouse
Located in Buisson, FR
Brilliant and unique shop-sign.
A painted grouse made out of sheet iron or zinc that is placed within a hand forged iron frame that is made to hang.
France circa 1850-1900
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Materials
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Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
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Materials
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H 19.3 in W 11.42 in D 1.97 in
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Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pair of 19th Century Swedish painted and decorated pine commodes. 1890
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Edwardian Valentine Diorama of a Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
Edwardian Valentine Diorama of a Ship
Date: Circa 1900
Origin: England
Materials: chromolithograph, wood, glass
Dimensions: 10 3/4 inches diameter x 2 inches deep (27 cm x 5.08cm...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art
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Antique 1904 Swedish Large Chocolate Tin
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A charming antique 1904 Swedish large dome top trunk shaped chocolate tin would add a beautiful Scandinavian accent to most anywhere in your house. The exterior is a stunning turquoi...
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Antique Wall Hanging Turtle Shell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty 19th century wall hanging turtle shell created by mother nature with its iconic form and unique organic patched color scheme.
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Materials
Organic Material
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Canvas
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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.
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