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Jurassic Ammonite Fossil Shell
Jurassic Ammonite Fossil Shell

Jurassic Ammonite Fossil Shell

Located in Northbrook, IL

Amazing Ammonite Specimen from Madagasgar. This Fossil Shell Dates Back to the Mid Jurassic Period

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Collectibles and Curiosities

Sterling Silver Bracelet with Anadara Fossil Shell Cabochons
Sterling Silver Bracelet with Anadara Fossil Shell Cabochons

Sterling Silver Bracelet with Anadara Fossil Shell Cabochons

By Tika

Located in Arcata, CA

link bracelet features three Anadara Devincta fossil shells. These fossils, found exclusively on the

Category

2010s Link Bracelets

Driftwood Decorated with Fossil Agate Coral, Crystal and Fossil Shells
Driftwood Decorated with Fossil Agate Coral, Crystal and Fossil Shells

Driftwood Decorated with Fossil Agate Coral, Crystal and Fossil Shells

By Interi

Located in Atlanta, GA

Driftwood with fossil agate coral, crystal points, and fossil shells. As Florida’s state stone

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral, Crystal, Agate

Agate Coral with Tangerine Crystal Quartz and Fossil Shells
Agate Coral with Tangerine Crystal Quartz and Fossil Shells

Agate Coral with Tangerine Crystal Quartz and Fossil Shells

By Interi

Located in Atlanta, GA

This is agate coral with a cluster of tangerine crystal quartz points and fossil shells. As

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Coral, Crystal

Fossil Shell Triptych

Fossil Shell Triptych

Unavailable|$3,450 / set

Fossil Shell Triptych

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

This fossilized shell is full of character and texture. The rich sandy colors offer a pleasing

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Prints

Decorated Coyote Skull / Art Accessory
Decorated Coyote Skull / Art Accessory

Decorated Coyote Skull / Art Accessory

By Interi

Located in Atlanta, GA

Coyote skull decorated with polished fossil coral, fossil shells, and crystal points on an 18th

Category

Antique 18th Century Mounted Objects

Materials

Coral, Crystal

18th Century Decorated Italian Vase Fragment or Decorative Art Accessory
18th Century Decorated Italian Vase Fragment or Decorative Art Accessory

18th Century Decorated Italian Vase Fragment or Decorative Art Accessory

By Interi

Located in Atlanta, GA

18th century Italian church alter vase fragment (Florence) decorated with barnacles and fossil

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Crystal, Quartz

Artisan Sterling Gold Ammonite Fossil Earrings with Emeralds
Artisan Sterling Gold Ammonite Fossil Earrings with Emeralds

Artisan Sterling Gold Ammonite Fossil Earrings with Emeralds

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Absolutely extraordinary ammonite fossil shell sterling/gold earrings-artisan one-of-a-kind! If

Category

20th Century Organic Modern Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Sterling Silver

Artisan Gold on Sterling Ammonite Nautilus Shell Emerald Earrings
Artisan Gold on Sterling Ammonite Nautilus Shell Emerald Earrings

Artisan Gold on Sterling Ammonite Nautilus Shell Emerald Earrings

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Absolutely extraordinary pair of large Ammonite Fossil Shell Sterling/Gold Drop Earrings-Artisan

Category

20th Century Dangle Earrings

Blue Aragonite Necklace, Glow in the Dark
Blue Aragonite Necklace, Glow in the Dark

Blue Aragonite Necklace, Glow in the Dark

Located in Chesterland, OH

mother-of-pearl. Many fossil shells now composed of calcite were originally formed of aragonite. These

Category

2010s American Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century Gold Leaf Italian Fragment Set
18th Century Gold Leaf Italian Fragment Set

18th Century Gold Leaf Italian Fragment Set

By Interi

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

combination of fossil shells, polished agate coral, minerals and precious gems, usually in their matrix form

Category

Antique 18th Century European Baroque More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Quartz, Gold Leaf

Green Aragonite Necklace, Glow in the Dark
Green Aragonite Necklace, Glow in the Dark

Green Aragonite Necklace, Glow in the Dark

Located in Chesterland, OH

of aragonite, which gives a luster known as mother-of-pearl. Many fossil shells now composed of

Category

2010s American Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ammonite Fossil Matrix
Ammonite Fossil Matrix

Ammonite Fossil Matrix

Unavailable|$2,700

Ammonite Fossil Matrix

Located in Vancouver, BC

A beautiful fossil matrix exhibiting an exceptionally large piece of hand-polished ammonite.

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Primitive Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Mounted Prehistoric Fossil Rock Coral with Stalactite and Fossil Ammonite
Mounted Prehistoric Fossil Rock Coral with Stalactite and Fossil Ammonite

Mounted Prehistoric Fossil Rock Coral with Stalactite and Fossil Ammonite

By Interi

Located in Atlanta, GA

Prehistoric fossil rock coral with a stalactite and fossil ammonite mounted on a base. Stalactite

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

1.56 Carat Australian Opalised Shell & 18k Gold Ring
1.56 Carat Australian Opalised Shell & 18k Gold Ring

1.56 Carat Australian Opalised Shell & 18k Gold Ring

Located in MAIN BEACH, QLD

A beauty in its own category, this stunning light opal ring features an opalised shell fossil. This

Category

2010s Australian Solitaire Rings

Materials

Opal, 18k Gold

19th Century Decorated Italian Gold Pedestal Fragment
19th Century Decorated Italian Gold Pedestal Fragment

19th Century Decorated Italian Gold Pedestal Fragment

By Interi

Located in Atlanta, GA

19th century Italian gold pedestal fragment decorated with fossil pectin shells and red phantom

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Mounted Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

Ammonite and Belemnite Cluster
Ammonite and Belemnite Cluster

Ammonite and Belemnite Cluster

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Fossilized shell of ammonite, fossil bullet-shaped belemnite guards.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Unknown Sculptures

Alexis Bittar Desert Jasmine Torsade Mar Aqua Pearl Jasper Necklace
Alexis Bittar Desert Jasmine Torsade Mar Aqua Pearl Jasper Necklace

Alexis Bittar Desert Jasmine Torsade Mar Aqua Pearl Jasper Necklace

By Alexis Bittar

Located in Jackson Heights, NY

and white. Lovely Layers of satiny shell pearl, petroskey fossil and picture jasper strands.

Category

2010s Anglo-Indian Vanity Items

18 Karat Gold Ocean Shield Necklace
18 Karat Gold Ocean Shield Necklace

18 Karat Gold Ocean Shield Necklace

By ELHANATI

Located in Copenhagen, Bornholm

the traces of sea snails, sea shells and fossils.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Artist Pendant Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

Elhanati 18 Karat Gold Ocean Shield Necklace with Gems
Elhanati 18 Karat Gold Ocean Shield Necklace with Gems

Elhanati 18 Karat Gold Ocean Shield Necklace with Gems

By ELHANATI

Located in Copenhagen, Bornholm

gold have a strong reference to the traces of sea snails, sea shells and fossils.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Artist Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Opal, Agate, 18k Gold

18 Karat Gold Abyss Signature Opal Ring with White Water Opal
18 Karat Gold Abyss Signature Opal Ring with White Water Opal

18 Karat Gold Abyss Signature Opal Ring with White Water Opal

By ELHANATI

Located in Copenhagen, Bornholm

patterns in the gold have a strong reference to the traces of sea snails, sea shells and fossils.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Artist Band Rings

Materials

Opal, 18k Gold

18 Karat Gold Diamond Mask Earring with Top Wesselton VVS Diamonds
18 Karat Gold Diamond Mask Earring with Top Wesselton VVS Diamonds

18 Karat Gold Diamond Mask Earring with Top Wesselton VVS Diamonds

By ELHANATI

Located in Copenhagen, Bornholm

patterns in the gold have a strong reference to the traces of sea snails, sea shells and fossils.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Artist Drop Earrings

Materials

Opal, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold

Chinoiserie Penwork Grand Tour Treasure Cabinet Early 19th Century
Chinoiserie Penwork Grand Tour Treasure Cabinet Early 19th Century

Chinoiserie Penwork Grand Tour Treasure Cabinet Early 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

& monograms; rocks, minerals and two Wedgewood tablets; shells, fossils, crystals, unusual rocks and stones

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Cabinets

Materials

Velvet, Sycamore

Emanuel Sweert - Maria Merian - Daniel Rabel - Copper engraving 4 tulips plate 5
Emanuel Sweert - Maria Merian - Daniel Rabel - Copper engraving 4 tulips plate 5

Emanuel Sweert - Maria Merian - Daniel Rabel - Copper engraving 4 tulips plate 5

By Daniel Rabel, Emanuel Sweert, Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in EINDHOVEN, NL

selling curiosities like shells, fossils, and bulbs; he ws the first to recognize the true commercial

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Other Paintings

Materials

Paper, Paint, Parchment Paper

White Porcelain Contemporary Art Object by Daria Surovtseva
White Porcelain Contemporary Art Object by Daria Surovtseva

White Porcelain Contemporary Art Object by Daria Surovtseva

Located in Paris, FR

could be described as paleontological, mysterious structures that could be as much like fossils, or

Category

2010s French Futurist Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Flamingo Bird Sculpture Sterling Silver Nautilus Shell Home Silverware
Flamingo Bird Sculpture Sterling Silver Nautilus Shell Home Silverware

Flamingo Bird Sculpture Sterling Silver Nautilus Shell Home Silverware

Located in Viana do Castelo, PT

members of the subclass nautiloidea and are often considered "living fossils”. The nautilus shell is a

Category

Late 20th Century Modernist Centerpieces and Tazzas

Materials

Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver

Fossil Shell Marble and Ebonized Wood Coffee table
Fossil Shell Marble and Ebonized Wood Coffee table

Fossil Shell Marble and Ebonized Wood Coffee table

Located in Water Mill, NY

Unusual Fossil Shell Mable Top and Ebonized Wool Coffee Table with Gilt Details

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Hand Carved Base with Siliquaria and Fossil Shells
18th Century Italian Hand Carved Base with Siliquaria and Fossil Shells

18th Century Italian Hand Carved Base with Siliquaria and Fossil Shells

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian hand carved base with a rare form of siliquaria and coordinating fossil shells

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Free-Forming Copper and Fossil Shells
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Free-Forming Copper and Fossil Shells

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Free-Forming Copper and Fossil Shells

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

17th century Italian vase with free-forming copper and fossil shells on a polished petrified wood

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Copper

Ammonite Fossil Shell on Stand
Ammonite Fossil Shell on Stand

Ammonite Fossil Shell on Stand

Located in New York, NY

An ammonite shell fossil from an extinct mollusc related to cuttlefish. Its name "ammonite

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indonesian Collectibles and Curiosities

17th Century Italian Candlestick Base with a Selenite Blade and Fossil Shells
17th Century Italian Candlestick Base with a Selenite Blade and Fossil Shells

17th Century Italian Candlestick Base with a Selenite Blade and Fossil Shells

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

17th century Italian candlestick base decorated with a selenite blade, and various fossil shells

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Monumental Fossil Shell Table Lamp Foot Bisque Porcelain, 1960s Kaiser Porcelain
Monumental Fossil Shell Table Lamp Foot Bisque Porcelain, 1960s Kaiser Porcelain

Monumental Fossil Shell Table Lamp Foot Bisque Porcelain, 1960s Kaiser Porcelain

By AK Kaiser

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Porzellan, Germany. Its in sea shell and Reef style. This light requires one European E27 / 110 Volt Edison

Category

Vintage 1960s German Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Opal and Crystalized Fossil Necklace
Opal and Crystalized Fossil Necklace

Opal and Crystalized Fossil Necklace

By Sylva & Cie

Located in New Orleans, LA

timeless design displays an organic beauty thanks to the dazzling crystalized fossil shell that forms the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

White Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Large AK Kaiser Porcelain Vase with a White Shell Fossil Pattern
Large AK Kaiser Porcelain Vase with a White Shell Fossil Pattern

Large AK Kaiser Porcelain Vase with a White Shell Fossil Pattern

By AK Kaiser

Located in Oirlo, LI

Vintage white bisque porcelain vase with a unique ammonite shell fossil relief. A beautiful

Category

Vintage 1960s German Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Sculptural Bronze Gueridon by Peter Van Heeck
Sculptural Bronze Gueridon by Peter Van Heeck

Sculptural Bronze Gueridon by Peter Van Heeck

By Peter Van Heeck

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

Bronze gueridon with amonites and fossils shell stone top.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Gueridon

Materials

Bronze

Decorated 19th Century French Crucifix and Bisque Corpus Christi
Decorated 19th Century French Crucifix and Bisque Corpus Christi

Decorated 19th Century French Crucifix and Bisque Corpus Christi

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

19th century French crucifix with metal filigree and a bisque corpus Christi decorated with fossil

Category

Antique 19th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Important Marc D'Haenens Brass Coffee Table with Inlaid Polished Ammonite
Important Marc D'Haenens Brass Coffee Table with Inlaid Polished Ammonite

Important Marc D'Haenens Brass Coffee Table with Inlaid Polished Ammonite

Located in Antwerp, BE

. Form and graphics inspired by the center ammonite fossil shell, European, circa 1970s. Measure: L 130

Category

Vintage 1970s European Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Marc D'Haenens Brass Coffee Table with Inlaid Polished Ammonite
Marc D'Haenens Brass Coffee Table with Inlaid Polished Ammonite

Marc D'Haenens Brass Coffee Table with Inlaid Polished Ammonite

By Marc D'haenens

Located in Antwerp, BE

. Form and graphics inspired by the centre ammonite fossil shell, European, circa 1970s. Measure: L

Category

Vintage 1970s European Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair of 18th Century Italian Scroll Fragments with Agate Coral and Shells
Pair of 18th Century Italian Scroll Fragments with Agate Coral and Shells

Pair of 18th Century Italian Scroll Fragments with Agate Coral and Shells

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

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

18th Century Italian Candlestick with Angle Plated Quartz & Pearl on Selenite
18th Century Italian Candlestick with Angle Plated Quartz & Pearl on Selenite

18th Century Italian Candlestick with Angle Plated Quartz & Pearl on Selenite

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

pearl, fossil shells, and selenite base are put together in a sculptural form - creating a piece that

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

17th Century Italian Vase with a Hystrivasum Shell on an Antique Metal Stand
17th Century Italian Vase with a Hystrivasum Shell on an Antique Metal Stand

17th Century Italian Vase with a Hystrivasum Shell on an Antique Metal Stand

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

17th century Italian fragment decorated with a fossil hystrivasum shell and small shells on an

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Sunray with Tangerine Crystal Points on Angle-Plated Quartz
18th Century Italian Sunray with Tangerine Crystal Points on Angle-Plated Quartz

18th Century Italian Sunray with Tangerine Crystal Points on Angle-Plated Quartz

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

forming baroque pearls, and fossil shells on an angle plated quartz. Angle-plated quartz is an extremely

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Crucifix with a Bronze Figure of Christ and Baroque Pearls
18th Century Italian Crucifix with a Bronze Figure of Christ and Baroque Pearls

18th Century Italian Crucifix with a Bronze Figure of Christ and Baroque Pearls

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

pearls, polished minerals, and fossil shells. The crucifix originally came from a church in Tuscany

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Religious Items

Materials

Rock Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf

Fossil Turtle Shell
Fossil Turtle Shell

Fossil Turtle Shell

Located in London, GB

Fossil Turtle Shell

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Decorative Objects

Shell Fossil Marble Column Pedestal
Shell Fossil Marble Column Pedestal

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

Shell Fossil Hardstone Side Table
Shell Fossil Hardstone Side Table

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

Midcentury French Composition of Corals, Shells and Fossils
Midcentury French Composition of Corals, Shells and Fossils

Midcentury French Composition of Corals, Shells and Fossils

Located in Valladolid, ES

One of a kind composition of shells, fossils and corals. From a private French collection

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

Materials

Shell

Collectors piece fossil Tortoise Shell mounted on custom acrylic base
Collectors piece fossil Tortoise Shell mounted on custom acrylic base

Collectors piece fossil Tortoise Shell mounted on custom acrylic base

By Pietra Gallery

Located in Polanco, CDMX

ago Fossil of a terrestrial turtle belonging to the “Testudinae” that inhabited what is now the

Category

2010s Mexican Organic Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Acrylic, Tortoise Shell

18th Century Decorated Italian Candlestick Artifact with a Fossil Clam Shell
18th Century Decorated Italian Candlestick Artifact with a Fossil Clam Shell

18th Century Decorated Italian Candlestick Artifact with a Fossil Clam Shell

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian candlestick fragment with a fossil clam shell and honey calcite inclusions

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Pierre Magnussen Ponte Shell Console Table Fossil Stone
Pierre Magnussen Ponte Shell Console Table Fossil Stone

Pierre Magnussen Ponte Shell Console Table Fossil Stone

By Magnussen Furniture

Located in Miami, FL

A carved fossil stone console table. Classic design with a large shell holding the top. The console

Category

Vintage 1980s American Console Tables

Materials

Stone

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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.