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50 Million Year Old Eocene Fossil Giant Turtle Specimen in Stone, from Wyoming
50 Million Year Old Eocene Fossil Giant Turtle Specimen in Stone, from Wyoming

50 Million Year Old Eocene Fossil Giant Turtle Specimen in Stone, from Wyoming

By Green River Fossil Company

Located in Logan, UT

both fossil preservation and completeness. Soft-shell turtles belong to a specialized family of turtles

Category

2010s American Decorative Art

Materials

Limestone

17th Century, 'Florence Fragment' with Polished Agate Coral & a Herkimer Diamond
17th Century, 'Florence Fragment' with Polished Agate Coral & a Herkimer Diamond

17th Century, 'Florence Fragment' with Polished Agate Coral & a Herkimer Diamond

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

polished agate base with fossil shells. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Agate, Coral

19th Century Italian Gilded Fragments with Fossil Coral and Shells 'Group of 8'
19th Century Italian Gilded Fragments with Fossil Coral and Shells 'Group of 8'

19th Century Italian Gilded Fragments with Fossil Coral and Shells 'Group of 8'

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

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

Fossil Scallop Shell Bed from France, 20 Million Years Old
Fossil Scallop Shell Bed from France, 20 Million Years Old

Fossil Scallop Shell Bed from France, 20 Million Years Old

Located in London, GB

Pectens are a family of bivalve, or molluscs including the scallop and closely related to the clam and oyster. These beautifully preserved Prehistoric Scallops has been artistically ...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Natural Specimens

Materials

Limestone

Organic Fossil Unique Commode
Organic Fossil Unique Commode

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

Fossil, Giant Clam 'Tridacna Gigas'.
Fossil, Giant Clam 'Tridacna Gigas'.

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'

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

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Spiral Fossil Ammonites Shell Clip Earrings
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Spiral Fossil Ammonites Shell Clip Earrings

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage Arty Spiral Fossil Ammonites Shell Clip Earrings

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Wokingham, England

Yves Saint Laurent YSL Robert Goossens Vintage Textured Arty Spiral Fossil Ammonites Shell Snail

Category

Vintage 1960s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold Plate

Naturaly Sculpted Polished Stone Fossil
Naturaly Sculpted Polished Stone Fossil

Naturaly Sculpted Polished Stone Fossil

Located in Bellport, NY

these magnificent shell shaped fossils,then polished to enhance there natural color and beauty.What a

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier African Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Fossil Agate Coral with Iridescent Ammonites and Baroque Pearls
Fossil Agate Coral with Iridescent Ammonites and Baroque Pearls

Fossil Agate Coral with Iridescent Ammonites and Baroque Pearls

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Fossil agate coral adorned with iridescent fossil ammonites and baroque pearls. Fossil agate coral

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Coral

Fossil Embossed Ceramic Vase by Kaiser
Fossil Embossed Ceramic Vase by Kaiser

Fossil Embossed Ceramic Vase by Kaiser

Located in North Miami, FL

Wonderful bisque finish rectangular ceramic vase with embossed shell fossils. Original paper

Category

20th Century German Vases

Large Polished Natural Ammonite Fossil Sculpture/Centerpiece
Large Polished Natural Ammonite Fossil Sculpture/Centerpiece

Large Polished Natural Ammonite Fossil Sculpture/Centerpiece

Located in New York, NY

seashells resting on a heavy lucite stand. Keywords Search: 1stdibs, shell, fossil, centerpiece

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier African Decorative Objects

At Sea Between Fossils and Satellites 1
At Sea Between Fossils and Satellites 1

At Sea Between Fossils and Satellites 1

By Melisa Taylor Metzger

Located in Quebec, Quebec

, oceanic, science, fossils, iridescent, texture, sand, shells, nature In Melisa Taylor’s work, the natural

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Found Objects, Oil, Acrylic

Pair of Maitland-Smith Tessellated Fossil Stone Side Tables
Pair of Maitland-Smith Tessellated Fossil Stone Side Tables

Pair of Maitland-Smith Tessellated Fossil Stone Side Tables

By Maitland Smith

Located in New York, NY

detailed furniture using materials like shells and fossil stone. These tables have a wood foundation with

Category

20th Century Hollywood Regency Side Tables

Materials

Stone, Brass

Fossil stone coffee table, Collection Fossile, Suisse, circa 1980
Fossil stone coffee table, Collection Fossile, Suisse, circa 1980

Fossil stone coffee table, Collection Fossile, Suisse, circa 1980

Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR

Fossil stone coffee table edited by Collection Fossile in Switzerland, circa 1980. The

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone

Baldacchino Coffee Table with Shell Stone Top and Iron Base by Formations
Baldacchino Coffee Table with Shell Stone Top and Iron Base by Formations

Baldacchino Coffee Table with Shell Stone Top and Iron Base by Formations

By Formations

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

beautiful voids and shell fossils, framed by a chamfered edge. The base is made of iron mimicking turned

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktai...

Materials

Limestone, Iron

Art Moderne Steel and Fossilized Marble End Table
Art Moderne Steel and Fossilized Marble End Table

Art Moderne Steel and Fossilized Marble End Table

Located in Essex, MA

Rectangular yellow shell fossil marble top, shaped steel legs with stretcher

Category

20th Century End Tables

Materials

Marble

Contemporary Pair of Brass and Ceramic Lamps, Italy
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Ceramic Lamps, Italy

Contemporary Pair of Brass and Ceramic Lamps, Italy

Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR

Pair of natural color and shape ceramic terracotta in the mood of sea shell fossil and brass table

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Bridge
Bridge

Bridge

By Jeremy Guy

Located in Bloomfield, ON

a marble composite with inlaid shells and fossils. Guy pushes the boundaries of engineered stone to

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Stone

Pair of Italian Marble and Bronze End Tables
Pair of Italian Marble and Bronze End Tables

Pair of Italian Marble and Bronze End Tables

Located in Chicago, IL

is a rich chocolate brown, with tan and white inclusions, creating the look of mollusk-shell fossil

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian End Tables

Materials

Bronze

Pair Italian Marble & Bronze End Tables
Pair Italian Marble & Bronze End Tables

Pair Italian Marble & Bronze End Tables

Located in Chicago, IL

, creating the look of mollusk-shell fossil stone.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian End Tables

Materials

Bronze

Pair Italian Marble & Bronze End Tables
Pair Italian Marble & Bronze End Tables

Pair Italian Marble & Bronze End Tables

Located in Chicago, IL

, creating the look of mollusk-shell fossil stone.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian End Tables

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century French Restauration Period Walnut Enfilade Sideboard, Marble
Early 19th Century French Restauration Period Walnut Enfilade Sideboard, Marble

Early 19th Century French Restauration Period Walnut Enfilade Sideboard, Marble

Located in Fayetteville, AR

walnut and features its original black marble top that displays tiny fossils of shells, a feather, and a

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Sideboards

Materials

Marble

18th Century Dutch Burr Walnut Cabinet
18th Century Dutch Burr Walnut Cabinet

18th Century Dutch Burr Walnut Cabinet

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

features an array of shelves and concealed shallow drawers, probably for storing shells and fossils and

Category

Antique 18th Century Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

French 19th Century Empire Style Walnut Enfilade
French 19th Century Empire Style Walnut Enfilade

French 19th Century Empire Style Walnut Enfilade

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

, three-door case piece is topped with a stunning piece of black shell fossil marble that has rounded

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Buffets

Materials

Marble, Brass

Etched Brass + Inlaid Agate ‘Horizon’ Coffee Table by Felix De Boussy, Belgium
Etched Brass + Inlaid Agate ‘Horizon’ Coffee Table by Felix De Boussy, Belgium

Etched Brass + Inlaid Agate ‘Horizon’ Coffee Table by Felix De Boussy, Belgium

By Felix de Boussy 1

Located in Chicago, IL

Daro’s audacious furnishings featured an unlikely merging of brass, minerals, fossils, coral, shells and

Category

Antique 1670s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Metal

Carlo Scarpa 'Samo' Dining Table for Simon Gavina, Italy, 1970s
Carlo Scarpa 'Samo' Dining Table for Simon Gavina, Italy, 1970s

Carlo Scarpa 'Samo' Dining Table for Simon Gavina, Italy, 1970s

By Simon Gavina Editions, Carlo Scarpa

Located in Hellouw, NL

stone has diffused small fossils and shells and radiates a soft glow. The 'Samo' table is part of

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Granite

Rift Valley, Sonde 16
Rift Valley, Sonde 16

Rift Valley, Sonde 16

By Melisa Taylor Metzger

Located in Quebec, Quebec

green, bronze, copper, Impasto, gestural, color-field, dynamism, science, fossils, iridescent, texture

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Found Objects, Oil, Acrylic

Fossil Agate Coral with Citrine Points and Fossil Shells
Fossil Agate Coral with Citrine Points and Fossil Shells

Fossil Agate Coral with Citrine Points and Fossil Shells

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Fossil agate coral with citrine points and fossil shells. Fossil agate coral is Florida's state

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal

Fossil Agate Coral with a Cluster of Tangerine Quartz Points and Fossil Shells
Fossil Agate Coral with a Cluster of Tangerine Quartz Points and Fossil Shells

Fossil Agate Coral with a Cluster of Tangerine Quartz Points and Fossil Shells

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Fossil agate coral with a cluster of tangerine crystal quartz points and fossil shells. Fossil

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Coral, Quartz, Rock Crystal

Giganto Pecten Restitutensis, Natural Fossil shell scallop on matrix
Giganto Pecten Restitutensis, Natural Fossil shell scallop on matrix

Giganto Pecten Restitutensis, Natural Fossil shell scallop on matrix

Located in MARSEILLE, FR

This natural fossil shell (Gigantopecten Restitutensis) is from Lubéron, in the south of France

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Sandstone

17th Century Italian Crucifix 'Venice' with Snowflake Obsidian and Fossil Shells
17th Century Italian Crucifix 'Venice' with Snowflake Obsidian and Fossil Shells

17th Century Italian Crucifix 'Venice' with Snowflake Obsidian and Fossil Shells

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

17th century Italian crucifix decorated with snowflake obsidian and fossil shells. The figure of

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

17th Century Scroll 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Shells on a Rock Coral Base
17th Century Scroll 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Shells on a Rock Coral Base

17th Century Scroll 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Shells on a Rock Coral Base

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

17th century Italian scroll fragment with fossil shells (ecphora) and mounted on a rock coral base

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Angel Adorned with Fossil Shells and Mounted on Aquamarine
18th Century Italian Angel Adorned with Fossil Shells and Mounted on Aquamarine

18th Century Italian Angel Adorned with Fossil Shells and Mounted on Aquamarine

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf angel with fossil shells and adorned with sparkling

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Pair of 17th Century 'Florence Fragments' with Fossil Shells & Calcite Crystals
Pair of 17th Century 'Florence Fragments' with Fossil Shells & Calcite Crystals

Pair of 17th Century 'Florence Fragments' with Fossil Shells & Calcite Crystals

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Pair of 17th century Italian candlestick bases with fossil shells and calcite crystals in matrix

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Candlestick Base with Selenite Blades and Fossil Shells
18th Century Italian Candlestick Base with Selenite Blades and Fossil Shells

18th Century Italian Candlestick Base with Selenite Blades and Fossil Shells

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian candlestick base decorated with selenite blades and fossil shells intertwined

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Pair of 17th Century Italian Vases Mounted with Ammonites and Fossil Shells
Pair of 17th Century Italian Vases Mounted with Ammonites and Fossil Shells

Pair of 17th Century Italian Vases Mounted with Ammonites and Fossil Shells

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Pair of 17th century Italian fragment vases mounted with fossil ammonites and fossil shells on

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Mounted Objects

Materials

Coral

Natural fossil of pecten shell / scallop, on custom wooden stand
Natural fossil of pecten shell / scallop, on custom wooden stand

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

Pair of Fossil Agate Coral Lamps on Lucite
Pair of Fossil Agate Coral Lamps on Lucite

Pair of Fossil Agate Coral Lamps on Lucite

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

Pair of fossil agate coral lamps with a fossil shell mounted on lucite. Fossil agate coral is

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Agate, Coral, Metal

18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Agate Coral and Fossil Oyster Shells
18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Agate Coral and Fossil Oyster Shells

18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Agate Coral and Fossil Oyster Shells

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

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

18th Century Italian Distressed Gold Leaf Decorated Candlestick
18th Century Italian Distressed Gold Leaf Decorated Candlestick

18th Century Italian Distressed Gold Leaf Decorated Candlestick

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

18th century Italian distressed gold leaf candlestick decorated with fossil shells and Baroque

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Pair of Ammonites, Ammonite Fossil
Pair of Ammonites, Ammonite Fossil

Pair of Ammonites, Ammonite Fossil

Located in Vosselaar, BE

Beautifully colored pair of Ammonites. These fossiled shells used to be the home of a Prehistoric

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Chesapecten Shells & Faden Crystals
18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Chesapecten Shells & Faden Crystals

18th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Chesapecten Shells & Faden Crystals

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

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

Hollywood Regency Brass Coffee Table by Marc D'Haenens
Hollywood Regency Brass Coffee Table by Marc D'Haenens

Hollywood Regency Brass Coffee Table by Marc D'Haenens

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

Large Ammonite
Large Ammonite

Large Ammonite

Sold|$2,191

Large Ammonite

Located in Vosselaar, BE

Large ammonite. These fossiled shells used to be the home of a Prehistoric squids between 240 and

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Chesapecten Shell & Crystal Point
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Chesapecten Shell & Crystal Point

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Chesapecten Shell & Crystal Point

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

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

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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.