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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

17th Century Italian Candlestick with a Selenite Blade Cluster and Fossil Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian candlestick base decorated with a selenite blade cluster, fossil shells. This
Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

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

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

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

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

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

18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Agate Coral and Fossil Oyster Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
with fossil shells and a baroque pearl. The zig zag oyster fossils act as arms on the fragment vase
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral

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

18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Chesapecten Shells & Faden Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th or 18th century Italian fragment vase with chesapecten shells, zig zag oyster fossil arms
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

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

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

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 Bookends Sculpture #4 by Nino Basso
By Design Center 1991, Nino Basso
Located in Milan, IT
fossil shells that date back to millions of years ago. Design Center love the shape and texture of this
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookends

Materials

Marble

Fossiline Bookends Sculpture #2 by Nino Basso
By Design Center 1991, Nino Basso
Located in Milan, IT
unique because the natural form and the decorative colors of each Ammonite fossil shell are never the
Category

2010s Italian Modern Bookends

Materials

Marble

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Coral on a Rock Coral Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
miniature fossil shells. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Coral

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

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Chesapecten Shell & Crystal Point
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a chesapecten shell, crystal point, and fossil shells on a petrified
Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

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

Fossil Platter with Shell
Located in Clinton Township, MI
The platter is round with white fossils and black stone. Measures 12 inches in diameter. Good
Category

Late 20th Century More Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Agate Mineral Plaque Attr. to Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
, gems, fossils, shells and corals boomed in the seventies. In almost each city appeared a store that
Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Agate, Brass

"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

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

50 Million Year Old Extinct Fossil Gar Specimen, Green River Formation, Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
This fossil mural features an exquisitely preserved fossil Masillosteus janei, an extinct species
Category

2010s American Decorative Art

Materials

Limestone

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

1 of 14 Fossil Volcano Lava Shell Sconces, Germany 1970s
Located in Berlin, BE
1 of 14 FAT LAVA GLAZED FANTASTIC GERMAN STUDIO POTTERY IN CHOCOLATE & PEARL GLAZE WITH FOSSIL
Category

Vintage 1970s German Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ceramic

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
H 33.47 in W 49.22 in D 21.66 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

"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

Large Natural Tropaeum Ammonite Fossil
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A superb naturally occurring tropaeum ammonite fossil mounted on one of our exclusive large display
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Large Natural Tropaeum Ammonite Fossil
Large Natural Tropaeum Ammonite Fossil
H 18.51 in W 18.12 in D 10.04 in
Fossil, Giant Clam 'Tridacna Gigas'
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Fossile clam shell (Tridacna Gigas). These giant clam shells can live up to 100 years or more. The
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Philippine Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Fossil, Giant Clam 'Tridacna Gigas'
Fossil, Giant Clam 'Tridacna Gigas'
H 11.82 in W 33.47 in D 19.69 in
1 of 24 Fossil Volcano Goebel Shell Sconces Fat Lava Wall Lights Lamps
Located in Berlin, BE
1 of 24 fat lava glazed fantastic German studio pottery in chocolate and orange glaze with fossil
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

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

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
H 15.36 in W 17.72 in D 5.52 in
Mounted Polished Orthoceras Fossil Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A natural prehistoric polished Orthoceras fossil panel mounted on a bespoke steel stand
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Stone

Mounted Polished Orthoceras Fossil Panel
Mounted Polished Orthoceras Fossil Panel
H 21.26 in W 8.27 in D 7.88 in
Fossil Prepped Ammonite From Madagascar
Located in New York, NY
expertly fossil cleaned or prepped to reveal the finely formed spines and shell. Ammonites are an extinct
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Fossil Prepped Ammonite From Madagascar
Fossil Prepped Ammonite From Madagascar
H 3.75 in W 4 in D 1.125 in
Steve Chase Martin Brattrud Chrome Leather Swivel Chairs on Casters- A Pair
By Martin Battrud, Steve Chase
Located in Miami, FL
tables with fossil shell tops. For his seating, Chase’s palette ranged from bright pastels to modest
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Tyrannosaurus Rex Tooth in Fossil Matrix
Located in London, GB
Tyrannosaurus Rex Tooth in Fossil Matrix. Late Cretaceous, circa 65 Million years before present
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Tyrannosaurus Rex Tooth in Fossil Matrix
Tyrannosaurus Rex Tooth in Fossil Matrix
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H 10.79 in Dm 8.67 in
Prehistoric Ammonite Fossil or Natural Specimen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
fossil is free standing and could be used as a unique design element as a natural specimen sculpture, or
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Prehistoric Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

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' Vase with Fossil Barnacle Clusters
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian vase mounted with a fossil barnacle cluster and sitting on a petrified wood
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Petrified Wood, Shell, Wood

Pair of Natural Striped Chambered Nautilus Half Shells
Located in Leesburg, VA
Pair of Natural Striped Chambered Nautilus Half Shells Nautilus Pompulus Philippines; harvested in
Category

20th Century Philippine Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Black Coral on a Pyrite Crystal Base with a Fossil Seashell
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Rare black coral on a pyrite crystal base with a fossilized seashell. The combination of the glittery silver pyrite and the alluring shape of the black coral creates a sculptural ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Pyrite

Genuine Natural Calcified Ammonite Fossil, '2.3 LBS'
Located in New York, NY
Museum-quality, fossilized and calcified ammonite shell with an iridescent, opalized shimmer
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Genuine Polished Orthoceras Fossil Statue (24.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Orthoceras ("straight horn") is a slender, elongate shells with the middle of the body chamber
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Unknown Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matched Pair Split Ammonite fossil mineral specimens Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matched Pair Split Ammonite fossil mineral specimens Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

A large Elephant's Snout Volute shell - Cymbium glans gamelan
Located in Leesburg, VA
A large Elephant's Snout Volute shell - Cymbium glans gamelan Approximate size: 12 (l) x 5.5 (w) x
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Lucite and Fossil Infused Cast Stone Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lucite and fossil infused cast stone coffee table, stunning (54" W x30" D) stained cast stone slab
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Cast Stone

Vintage Decorative Halved Ammonite, African, Fossil, Display Plinth, Cretaceous
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative halved ammonite. An African, opalized fossil on display plinth, dating
Category

Late 20th Century African Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Natural Fiber, Wood

Two Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills Birds White Ivory Stone and Fossil Stone
By Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills 1
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant pair of birds in white ivory stone with beige fossil stone mounted on a square base. The
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Victorian Mahogany Collector’s Cabinet with a Fossil Marble Top
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian mahogany collector’s cabinet with a fossil marble top, of rectangular form with a
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Marble

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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.