Grotto Style

A remarkable vintage set of 4 Italian dining chairs handcrafted wood featuring four chairs with grotto-style carved details throughout the entire frame.

A remarkable vintage set of six Italian dining chairs handcrafted wood featuring four side chairs and two armchairs with grotto-style carved details throughout the entire frame.

The table is supported on a carved pine tri-form base consisting of tree branches with a large carved scallop shell. ‘Grotto’ or ‘Fantasy’ furniture was influenced by the decorati...

Heavily and beautiful patinated grotto style three light aluminium chandelier.

Pair of vintage grotto style armchairs Wooden armchair features a Venetian grotto style scalloped shell back Original silver finish patina Available to view in-situ in our Miami gal...

Grotto style shell lamp, in great original and working condition.

Grotto style carved wood stand... with a dolphin tripod base, this is a fantasy piece... a serpent winding the stem to a shell table top..... the finish is not original.... but the s...

A grotto style mirror, encrusted with many varieties of white shells and coral.

Beautifully carved and gilded pair of mirrored wall shelves in the Italian Grotto style. Reduced for Saturday Sale.

Elegant and dramatic Grotto style Console Table. Whimsical and boldly carved twin dolphins resting on a giltwood base.

Large pair of shell mounted obelisques in the grotto style.

Pair of Italian hand carved rhubarb Grotto style leaf armchairs by Bartolozzi and Maioli Chairs are made of durable solid European beechwood and finished in light brown stain in whit...

Twentieth century Venetian Grotto style wall mirror featuring a rectangular panel of mirrored glass set within a shaped frame studded with a variety of white seashells and coral frag...

Gold leafed Venetian Grotto style shellback dining chairs. Price is per chair.

Set of two Grotto Style beautifully carved armchairs. The chairs feature shell and dolphin motifs on back, arms and leg portions.

Pair of Grotto style hand carved shell back swiveling bar stools upholstered in vibrant Palm Beach Regency tropical fabric.

A fanciful grotto style cast plaster bust painted in a metallic gold and embellished with a variety of seashells and Amethyst crystals.

Italian Venetian Grotto style (19th Century) silver polychromed console table with carved sea shell form top and dolphin legs with various crustaceans on a stretcher.  

Fantastic carved and gilt wood Mirror in the Grotto style.

An unusual pair of grotto style cast plaster urns set atop pedestals.

Elegant and Dramatic Grotto Style Figural Console Table. Whimsically and boldly hand-carved twin dolphins resting on a giltwood base.

Standout pair of large table lamps ambitiously handcrafted in a grotto style assemblage of exotic seashells and presented on tuned wood bases.

A fabulous 20th century Grotto style wall mirror, the frame profusely decorated with shells, corals, stones and polished agate.

Set of four Brown Jordan Grotto style cast aluminum shell back chairs newly powder coated in light cream color and upholstered in funky mid century vinyl seats.

Glamorous set of Shell-Back Grotto style Bar Stools with Brass foot rests

Having an open shell-form top in the "grotto" style with conforming shell form wings, the antique mirrorplate of organic nearly oval form, the bottom section with splayed "feet".

This is wonderful! It is an Italian Grotto style carved putti and shell form jardiniere.

Antique grotto style natural seashell encrusted framed wall mirror profusely decorated with a wide variety of shells in overall beautifully aged surface color.

A Grotto style shell decorated mirror. Measures: Height 40 x width 30 inches.

Set of eight polished Venetian grotto style aluminum shell dining chairs. Price is for the set of eight.

Unique pair of Italian marble top side or end tables made in the neoclassical Venetian grotto style. The tables feature an iron base with mythical mermaid figures supporting the top.

Gorgeous set of eight Italian dining chairs featuring scalloped shell back carved seats in the Venetian grotto style. The set consists of six side chairs and two host chairs measurin...

Italian regency pair of walnut shell back armchairs or dining chairs made in the Venetian grotto style. The chairs feature a rich walnut frame hand-carved with a dramatic scalloped s...

This is a Hollywood Regency Era shell form console table with grotto styling. The shell is cast plaster with a wood top.

Consisting of a two piece table and four one piece seats, make this original Italian grotto style set a magnificent find. Use it in the garden under a weeping willow, by the poolside...

Small grotto-style bracket shell shelf in gold. The top of this piece has a small scalloped top and a large shell at the bottom.

Large oyster shell Grotto mirror with replaced antiqued glass.

Lovely 5-piece Brown Jordan grotto style patio set. This includes 4 shell back chairs and matching table base.

A magnificent set of 6 Grotto-Syle Shell-Back Chairs

Wonderful intricate crafted mirror with hundreds of perfectly place. These organic shaped shells in many varieties have been formed together in a clean oval shape. A truly beautiful ...

Worked with natural sea shell specimens, resin and French plaster over wood and painted bronze, these wall appliques are stunning!

Pair of Grotto Fern stands with shell and Dolphin carving.

Whimsical Italian seashell encrusted bust with an eccentric composition depicting an 18th century dashing figure of a man complete with mustache and goatee. Presented on a custom woo...

Whimsical pair of Palm Beach regency wall sconces ambitiously decorated in a fantasy composition of exotic seashells over a metal frame in a two light classical form.

Charming neoclassic yet naive mixed media collage using a sea fan and seashells as a bouquet in a watercolor classical urn with scholastic style notes. Presented under glass in a wor...

Lofty antique Italian bisected seashell arrangement ambitiously composed in a floral motif. Presented under a convex lens in a distressed ceramic round frame.

Stylish Italian painted and giltwood armchair newly upholstered in cream velvet with spaced French brass nailhead detail. Please click KIRBY ANTIQUES logo below to view additional...

Shell encrusted four light grotto style chandelier, late 20th century.

Wooden frame encrusted with multiple variety of sea shells in the Grotto style, 1980s.

19th century Venetian walnut grotto style armchair with carved shell form seat, back with dolphin in top, carved arms in horse head forms.

19th century Venetian walnut grotto style armchair with carved shell form seat, back with dolphin in top, carved arms in horse head forms.

A fantastic coffee table in the grotto style. The base is 3 venetian brass dolphins which have a circular glass top floating above on thier tails.

Pair of Italian Venetian Grotto style armchairs with a silver gilt finish and carved shell and seahorse detail having left and right facing backs.

A large and impressive pair of late 19th early 20th century Entomology specimen cases, containing a varied collection of over one hundred insects from around the world pinned to an e...

Handmade Tulip organic modern wall light/ wall sconce, in silky smooth white plaster, created by artist Hannah Woodhouse in her London studio. Contemporary organic modern design insp...

Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...

19th century French Louis XVI style bergère marquise upholstered armchair in painted wood frame with neoclassical architecture embellished hand-carved foliates, rosettes and tapered ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare and important 18th century hand craved Italian circa 1740 Tete a Tete conversation settee What a find, I have never seen another ...

The Vintage Italian "Grotto" Chandelier is a unique and elegant lighting fixture that adds a touch of coastal charm to any room. Encrusted with sea shells and coral, this chandelier ...

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

Estate lawyers say must sell as probate close looms . Pair of unusually large and commodious giltwood fauteuil with possibly 18th century chinoiserie tapestry later associated (and a...

The Floral Swag Bed is a beautifully handcrafted statement piece in the classic French Louis XV Corbeille style. Featuring its signature rounded corners, the bed’s curved headboard a...

A rare, superb bed designed and realized by Jules Leleu in 1923, and known in only two specimens. Mahogany and amboyna burl veneer, inlaid floral marquetry, carved wood feet. Realize...

This large branch of Mediterranean coral, 'Corallium Rubrum' is mounted on a gilt bronze base. The creation of the vase-shaped base involves various techniques: lost wax casting, mol...

Lovely 18th Century shrine in polychrome cedar. Rectangular box, topped by a cut pediment carved with flowers, flanked by a pair of tips – like simplified obelisks. Sides and pair of...