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Wood Mirror Decorated with Crystal Points and Fossil Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Shadowbox frame wall mirror decorated with faden crystal points and fossil shells.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Crystal

Sculptural Driftwood with Fossil Agate Coral, Crystal Points, and Fossil Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural driftwood with fossil agate coral, crystal points, and fossil shells. Driftwood is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Fragment with a Fossil Shell on Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca fragment candlestick with a fossil shell and wulfenite on a
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Square Mid-Century Modern 3D Fossil Shell Shape Flush Mount Lamp, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Square Mid-Century Modern 3D Fossil Shell Shape Flush Mount Lamp, 1960s Executed in ice glass
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Round Amber Mid-Century Modern 3D Fossil Shell Shape Flush Mount Lamp, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Round Amber Mid-Century Modern 3D Fossil Shell Shape Flush Mount Lamp, 1960s Executed in ice
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Fossil Shell Stone Top Demilune Two-Tier Console Table by Steve Chase
By Steve Chase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
heavy 2” fossil shell top, the bottom tier has a mirror back and it has lights with a full range dimmer
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Demi-lune Tables

Materials

Stone, Chrome

Fossil Shell Stone Top Demilune Two-Tier Console Table by Steve Chase
Fossil Shell Stone Top Demilune Two-Tier Console Table by Steve Chase
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 29.75 in W 72.25 in D 21 in
1. of 2 Round Mid-Century Modern 3D Fossil Shell Shape Flush Mount Lamp, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
1. of 2 Round Mid-Century Modern 3D Fossil Shell Shape Flush Mount Lamp, 1960s Executed in ice
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

S Shaped Diamond Opal Fossil Shell Necklace 18K Yellow Gold
Located in Suwanee, GA
S Shaped Diamond Australian Opal Fossil Shell Necklace 18K Yellow Gold. Opalized Shell Fossil is
Category

2010s American Arts and Crafts Chain Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Colorful Opal Fossil Shell Halo Diamond Engagement Ring 18K Gold
Located in Suwanee, GA
Colorful Australian Opal Fossil Shell Halo Diamond Engagement Ring 18K Yellow Gold. Free Domestic
Category

2010s American Arts and Crafts Engagement Rings

Materials

Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Base with Fossil Shells in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' base topped with a variety of fossil shells in matrix and
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Coral

Elegant Australian Opal Fossil Shell & Tsavorite Drop Earrings 18K Yellow Gold
Located in Suwanee, GA
Elegant Australian Opal Fossil Shell & Tsavorite Drop Earrings in 18K Yellow Gold. Free Domestic
Category

2010s American Arts and Crafts Drop Earrings

Materials

Opal, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

18th Century Rococo Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Shells and Barnacles
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment topped with natural forming clusters of fossil shells and barnacles
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

1970s Fossil Shell On Brass Holder and Lucite Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s Agate Stone / Ammonite Fossil on Brass Holder and Lucite Base ENTIRE Dimensions: H 6.25 W
Category

Vintage 1970s Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Agate, Brass

Group of fossil shell scallops, France, Burdigalien era, -20millions Years
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
This unique fossil piece of scallops (also called Saint Jacques shells, or scientifically
Category

2010s French Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Late 19th C Gregory Bottley Scientific Collection of Mineral Fossils Shell
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A good collection of Gregory Bottley mineral, fossils and shell all contained in there original
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Natural Fiber, Hardwood

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Shell and Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Shell and Pearls
18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Shell and Pearls
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
H 45.5 in W 11.5 in D 8 in
Sculptural 18th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Fossil Shell and Crystal Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian candlestick fragment with unpolished crystals and rare marine fossil
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Vintage Lidded Studio Pottery UFO Organic Biomorphic Fossil Shell Bowl or Dish
By Maggie Barnes
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
studio ceramic artist Maggie Barnes. Wonderful organic fossil like form and pattern with the textured
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Clay

Pair of Fossil Shell Crystal Table Lamps with Green Silk Shades by Daum France
By Daum
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of table lamps by Daum France Crystal lamp base of semi-circular form, with fossil design
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal

Natural fossil of pecten shell, on wooden stand and brass stick
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
This piece of fossil shell, named "pecten" or scallop, was found in Lubéron, south of france, and
Category

2010s French Natural Specimens

Materials

Limestone

Natural fossil of pecten shell / scallop, on custom wooden stand
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
This piece of fossil shell, named "pecten" or scallop, was found in Lubéron, south of france, and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Natural Specimens

Materials

Limestone

Fossiline Brown Shell Bookends by Nino Basso
By Design Center 1991, Nino Basso
Located in Milan, IT
decorative colors of each Ammonite fossil shell are never the same. Bases are L-shaped and made of solid
Category

2010s Italian Bookends

Materials

Marble

Fossiline Brown Shell Bookends by Nino Basso
Fossiline Brown Shell Bookends by Nino Basso
$1,719 / item
H 5.91 in W 4.93 in D 12.8 in
Pair of 18th Century Italian Vases Decorated with Shells and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century Italian gold leaf church altar vases decorated with fossil shells
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Vases

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of 18th Century Italian Vases Decorated with Shells and Baroque Pearls
Pair of 18th Century Italian Vases Decorated with Shells and Baroque Pearls
$2,010 Sale Price / set
35% Off
H 17 in W 4 in D 4 in
Sea Flower
By Geraldine Larkin
Located in London, GB
Crystal fossil, shells, and pearls with hand embroidered lace on cashmere base.
Category

2010s British Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Crystal

Sea Flower
Sea Flower
$2,940
H 17.33 in W 13.19 in D 2.17 in
Orthoceras Fossil Silver Cufflinks 'Limited Edition, 40 Pairs'
By Tateossian
Located in Fulham business exchange, London
feature on the outside of fossil shells to create a sculptural pattern. The fossil has been set within the
Category

2010s British Cufflinks

Materials

Silver

Vintage Decorative fossil stone Sculpture sculpure, maroccan Orthoceras
Located in Milano, IT
fossils are typically found in a black limestone matrix, with the shell "tail" of the ancient squid-like
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Limestone

Vintage Decorative fossil stone Sculpture sculpure, maroccan Orthoceras
Vintage Decorative fossil stone Sculpture sculpure, maroccan Orthoceras
$596 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11.82 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Pair of 18th Century Italian Scroll Fragments with Agate Coral and Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
and applied coordinating agate coral and fossil shells. The hand-carved gold leaf scrolls have natural
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Animal Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Gold Leaf

Fossils scallops and oyster (gigantic pecten restitutensis) on wooden stand
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Aesthetic combination of scallops shell fossils, called gigantopecten restitutensis, and an oyster
Category

2010s French Natural Specimens

Materials

Limestone

Fossil Ammonite Mortality Plate
Located in Scorton, GB
A genuinely extraordinary fossil shell mortality bedrock plate, expertly prepared. This remarkable
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier North African Prehistoric Natural Speci...

Materials

Limestone

Fossil Ammonite Mortality Plate
Fossil Ammonite Mortality Plate
$7,405
H 27.17 in W 33.08 in D 3.94 in
Gernan Vintage Set of Two White Bisque Porcelain Vases by Kaiser, 1960s
By AK Kaiser
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of two beautiful midcentury white bisque porcelain vases with ammonite fossil shell relief by
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Gernan Vintage Set of Two White Bisque Porcelain Vases by Kaiser, 1960s
Gernan Vintage Set of Two White Bisque Porcelain Vases by Kaiser, 1960s
$978 Sale Price / set
26% Off
H 14.57 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Fossiline Set of Black Bookends by Nino Basso
By Design Center 1991, Nino Basso
Located in Milan, IT
Mounted on chic slabs of slate in an L shape, these bookends feature authentic manticoceras fossil
Category

2010s Italian Bookends

Materials

Marble

Fossiline Set of Black Bookends by Nino Basso
Fossiline Set of Black Bookends by Nino Basso
$1,604 / item
H 5.91 in W 4.93 in D 12.8 in
18th Century Italian Architectural Element with Hand-Cast Plaster Angels
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
fossil shells and gold baroque pearls. The gilded architectural element was originally created for a
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Architectural Elements

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Elestial Quartz and Ecphora Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
surrounded by the chalcedonian rosettes, fossil shells and ecphora shells. Chalcedony rosettes are natural
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills Large Circular Collage Wall Sculpture
By Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills 1
Located in Monrovia, CA
fossils, shells and other natural materials with a thick natural coating. As you can see the circular
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Shell Fossil Hardstone Side Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Shell Fossil Hardstone Side Table, with turned form stem surmounted by circular top. 20" H x 12.25
Category

20th Century Neoclassical Side Tables

Materials

Stone

Shell Fossil Hardstone Side Table
Shell Fossil Hardstone Side Table
$1,200
H 20 in W 12.25 in D 12.25 in
Shell Fossil Marble Column Pedestal
Located in Astoria, NY
Shell Fossil Marble Column Pedestal, round top and base. 39.25" H x 12" Diameter. Provenance: From
Category

Early 20th Century Neoclassical Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Marble

"Cauliflower" Fossil Agate Coral with Baroque Pearls and Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
"Cauliflower" fossil agate coral adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls and shells. Fossil
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Coral

"Cauliflower" Fossil Agate Coral with Baroque Pearls and Shells
"Cauliflower" Fossil Agate Coral with Baroque Pearls and Shells
$2,625 Sale Price
25% Off
H 11.5 in W 19 in D 14 in
Round Wood Mirror with Fossil Clam Shells and Crystal Points
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Round mirror decorated with fossil clam shells with golden honey calcite from Rucks Pit, Florida
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Crystal

Green Aragonite Necklace, Glow in the Dark
Located in Chesterland, OH
made of aragonite, which gives a luster known as mother-of-pearl. Many fossil shells now composed of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Scallop Shell & Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Genuine Cluster Trilobite (Ptychopariida) with Shell Fossils on Matrix
Located in New York, NY
Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the most primitive species known. The earliest species occurred in the second half of the Lower Cambrian...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Nautical Objects

Materials

Other

19th Century Italian Gilded Fragments with Fossil Coral and Shells 'Group of 8'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Group of sculptural 19th century Italian gilded fragments mounted with fossil coral and adorned
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Mounted Objects

Materials

Coral, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Clam Shell on Cut Rock Coral Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick with a fossil clam shell and gold leaf barnacles
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Coral, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral and a Silver Leaf Shell
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
coordinating silver-leaf shell. The hand-carved, 18th century silver candlestick top originally came from a
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Agate, Silver Leaf

Organic Fossil Unique Commode
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
This exceptional round shaped commode is covered with marquetry of oceanic fossil. It has three
Category

2010s French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Shell

Organic Fossil Unique Commode
Organic Fossil Unique Commode
$23,060
H 33.47 in W 49.22 in D 21.66 in
Opalised Iridescent Ammonite Fossil
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A complete prehistoric Cleoniceras opalised iridescent ammonite fossil, originating from Madagascar
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Opalised Iridescent Ammonite Fossil
Opalised Iridescent Ammonite Fossil
$1,541
H 9.85 in W 8.86 in D 6.7 in
Magnussen Ponte Mactan Stone or Fossil Stone Shell Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
with a pearl inside. This stunning table is made of rough edged brick motif Mactan stone or Fossil
Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine

Natural fossil of Giganto pecten / scallop shell and chlamys in lacquered frame
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
This authentic natural fossil display is a very nice and uncommon piece, by its shape and
Category

2010s Decorative Art

Materials

Stone, Limestone

"Fossils and shells" Oil cm. 100 x 120 Yellow, Brown 1960
Located in Torino, IT
Giacomo Soffiantino (Turin 1929 - Turin, 2013) He taught at the artistic high school and at the Albertina Academy in Turin. He was a pupil of Francesco Menzio, Aldo Bertini and Mario...
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fossil Agate Coral with Iridescent Ammonites
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Fossil agate coral adorned with iridescent fossil ammonites. The grey piece of fossil agate
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Coral

Antique Fossil Engraving - Multivalves and Marine Fossils - Plate LXVII, ca.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
fossils include: A1, A3: Marine Shells B1, B2, B3, B4, B5: Bivalves and Oysters C1, C2, C3: Various
Category

Antique 1760s Prints

Materials

Paper

Large Fossil Stone Ammonite
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/6416 - Large fossil stone shell - Ammonites were predatory Prehistorie cephalopod mollusks which
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy International Style Natural Sp...

Materials

Stone

Large Fossil Stone Ammonite
Large Fossil Stone Ammonite
$1,677 Sale Price
20% Off
H 15.36 in W 17.72 in D 5.52 in
Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90-100 Million Years Old
Located in Warrenton, OR
Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90-100 Million Years Old. The Conlinoceras Tarrantense
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90-100 Million Years Old
Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90-100 Million Years Old
$650 Sale Price
25% Off
H 3.5 in W 4.5 in D 1.5 in
Large Polished Prehistoric Ammonite Display Specimen for Fossil Collectors
Located in Warrenton, OR
Large Polished Prehistoric Ammonite Display Specimen for Fossil Collectors This ammonite is of the
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Unknown Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90 to 100 Million Years Old
Located in Warrenton, OR
Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90 to 100 Million Years Old. A rare and highly sought
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90 to 100 Million Years Old
Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90 to 100 Million Years Old
$1,488 Sale Price
20% Off
H 6 in W 6 in D 2.5 in
A Stunning Knobby Ammonite Fossil Specimen, About 93 Million Years Old
Located in Warrenton, OR
A Stunning Knobby Ammonite Fossil Specimen, About 93 Million Years Old. This is a very beautiful
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

Classic Tesselated Fossil Stone and Inlaid Brass Coffee Table by Maitland Smith
Located in Casteren, NL
made from fossil stone in a variety of colors. Each tile is unique and shows an intricate fossil
Category

Vintage 1980s Philippine Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Copper

18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick Base with Fossil Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base with fossil coral and coordinating shells
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Coral, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

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Fossil Shells For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of fossil shells available for sale. Each of these unique fossil shells was constructed with extraordinary care, often using shell, stone and wood. We have 27 antique and vintage fossil shells in-stock, while there are 7 modern editions to choose from as well. Fossil shells have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of fossil shells to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Baroque and Rococo fossil shells are of considerable interest. Fossil shells have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Interi, AK Kaiser and Brendan Bass are consistently popular.

How Much are Fossil Shells?

Prices for fossil shells start at $262 and top out at $24,319 with the average selling for $1,850.