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Giacometti Style Sculptural Grotto Chair
Giacometti Style Sculptural Grotto Chair

Giacometti Style Sculptural Grotto Chair

By Diego Giacometti

Located in Dallas, TX

Grotto Side chair in the manner of Giacometti. Leather seat with a decorative leather trim.

Category

20th Century Chairs

Materials

Iron

Ceramic Pearl Pink Tridacna Clam Shell Bowl Planter or Centerpiece 1965 USA
Ceramic Pearl Pink Tridacna Clam Shell Bowl Planter or Centerpiece 1965 USA

Ceramic Pearl Pink Tridacna Clam Shell Bowl Planter or Centerpiece 1965 USA

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

Large ceramic grotto-style clamshell with pink outer glaze and pearl white cream glaze on the inside.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Boho Shell Encrusted Mirror
Vintage Boho Shell Encrusted Mirror

Vintage Boho Shell Encrusted Mirror

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Reminiscent of the sought-after "Grotto" style and traditional Sailor's Valentines, this piece features a gracefully scalloped oval frame meticulously adorned with a curated mosaic o...

Category

Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Shell, Mirror, Wood

Vintage Regency Cast Aluminum Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Vintage Regency Cast Aluminum Dining Chairs - Set of 4

Vintage Regency Cast Aluminum Dining Chairs - Set of 4

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Embrace the coastal allure of the Mediterranean with this stunning set of four Venetian Grotto-style dining chairs. Drawing inspiration from 18th-century European garden aesthetics a...

Category

Late 20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Venetian Style Parcel-Gilt Shell Form Grotto Chairs
Venetian Style Parcel-Gilt Shell Form Grotto Chairs

Venetian Style Parcel-Gilt Shell Form Grotto Chairs

Located in Wichita, KS

Beautiful pair of Venetian style parcel-gilt "Grotto" chairs. The seats are carved and are modeled as upturned shells, raised on supports carved as dolphins, ending on tripartite base.

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Early Japanese Awaji Pottery Vase Meiji Period
Early Japanese Awaji Pottery Vase Meiji Period

Early Japanese Awaji Pottery Vase Meiji Period

By Awaji Pottery

Located in Atlanta, GA

The colored glaze were artistically rendered in a melting grotto style. There is a visible cream clay base partially unglazed as well as an old collecting label.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Venetian Style Grotto Pedestals or Side Tables
Pair of Venetian Style Grotto Pedestals or Side Tables

Pair of Venetian Style Grotto Pedestals or Side Tables

Located in East Hampton, NY

Unique and rare pair of Venetian style grotto chairs with tripod bases and carved silvered sea serpents twisting up the neck of the table.

Category

Mid-20th Century Pedestals

Materials

Wood

Set of Six Neoclassical Style Grotto Clamshell Garden Chairs
Set of Six Neoclassical Style Grotto Clamshell Garden Chairs

Set of Six Neoclassical Style Grotto Clamshell Garden Chairs

By Tropitone

Located in Rio Vista, CA

The chairs feature an iconic neoclassical grotto clamshell motif with a scallop back. This style of chairs was produced in the mid-century by at least four companies in limited numbe...

Category

20th Century American Neoclassical Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Stone Inlaid "Grotto" Bird Bath
Vintage Stone Inlaid "Grotto" Bird Bath

Vintage Stone Inlaid "Grotto" Bird Bath

Located in Bradenton, FL

Vintage Stone Inlaid "GROTTO" Bird Bath. Tony Doquette Style. Vintage stone bird bath makes a wonderful statement piece for any garden.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stone Sinks

Materials

Stone

Regency Style Italian Mirrored and Gilt Cast Shell Grotto Form Console Table
Regency Style Italian Mirrored and Gilt Cast Shell Grotto Form Console Table

Regency Style Italian Mirrored and Gilt Cast Shell Grotto Form Console Table

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is a Hollywood Regency Era mirrored console table. The top is intentionally distressed mirror. The gilt shell is plaster. The back of the shell is painted to look more like a na...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Console Tables

Materials

Mirror, Plaster, Poplar

Venetian Giltwood Putti or Cherub Polychrome Grotto Console Table
Venetian Giltwood Putti or Cherub Polychrome Grotto Console Table

Venetian Giltwood Putti or Cherub Polychrome Grotto Console Table

Located in Nashville, TN

The console probably a 1910ish creation incorporating the earlier Roman antique figure. Grotto furniture designed with naturalistic shells, trees, and rock design was designed for p...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Console Tables

Venetian Grotto Hollywood Regency Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Venetian Grotto Hollywood Regency Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs - Set of 6

Venetian Grotto Hollywood Regency Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs - Set of 6

Located in Franklin Park, IL

Venetian Grotto Hollywood Regency Style Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs - Set of 6 Each armless chair measures: 18.5 wide x 21.5 deep x 37.5 high, with a seat height of 19 inches...

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Large Antique Stripped Walnut Wood Rococo Style Mirror
Large Antique Stripped Walnut Wood Rococo Style Mirror

Large Antique Stripped Walnut Wood Rococo Style Mirror

Located in Dallas, TX

This is a fabulous hand-carved, Rococo style, stripped walnut wood mirror. Rococo or Rocaille in French, refers to pebbles and shells in grottos.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Walnut

Grotto Style Piano Stool
Grotto Style Piano Stool

Grotto Style Piano Stool

Located in Long Island City, NY

Venetian Grotto Style Adjustable Piano Stool

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Stools

Materials

Mahogany

Venetian Grotto Style Side Table
Venetian Grotto Style Side Table

Venetian Grotto Style Side Table

Located in San Francisco, CA

fantastical Venetian Grotto style side table with knarled knotted tripod feet below irreguler fluted neck, top in shell form with painted finish

Category

20th Century American Tables

Materials

Wood

Metal console in a grotto style
Metal console in a grotto style

Metal console in a grotto style

Located in New York, NY

An unusual composition and metal console in a grotto style, partially gilt, with a fitted marble top

Category

20th Century Console Tables

Materials

Composition, Metal

Pair of Grotto-style Shell Lamps
Pair of Grotto-style Shell Lamps

Pair of Grotto-style Shell Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of white painted grotto-style shell lamps. Bases originally from 1960's with shells added at a later date

Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

4 Grotto Style, Shellback, Dining Chairs
4 Grotto Style, Shellback, Dining Chairs

4 Grotto Style, Shellback, Dining Chairs

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Elegant set of 4 Italian Grotto Style Dining room chairs, carved in the manner of shells, with a silver highlighted faux finish.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Dining Room Chairs

Italian grotto style silvered bronze 6-light chandelier
Italian grotto style silvered bronze 6-light chandelier

Italian grotto style silvered bronze 6-light chandelier

Located in San Francisco, CA

Italian grotto style silvered bronze six-light chandelier, the open cage form cast as branching intertwining coral shoal with whelk and starfish surmoutned by a corona of conch and c...

Category

20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6

Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Set of six solid wood carved dining chairs in the Italian grotto style feature shell design and upholstered seats.

Category

Vintage 1980s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6

Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Set of six solid wood carved dining chairs in the Italian grotto style feature shell design and upholstered seats.

Category

Vintage 1980s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Rare Grotto Style Sofa Attributed to Manufacture Pauly & Co, Venezia, Italy
Rare Grotto Style Sofa Attributed to Manufacture Pauly & Co, Venezia, Italy

Rare Grotto Style Sofa Attributed to Manufacture Pauly & Co, Venezia, Italy

By Pauly & Co.

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

This rare sofa in the "Grotto" style is attributed to the Manufacture Pauly & Co in Venezia, Italy, in the late 19th century.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Sofas

Materials

Paint, Wood

Grotto Style Side Table
Grotto Style Side Table

Grotto Style Side Table

Located in San Francisco, CA

octagonal antiqued mirror drink table with individually cut mirrored edges and hand applied silver leafing raised
above whimsical carved gilt wood grotto feature
restin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American End Tables

Carved "Grotto" Style Stand
Carved "Grotto" Style Stand

Carved "Grotto" Style Stand

Located in Woodbury, CT

A Fantastic Piece of Italian Grotto Furniture, Elaborately Carved with a Shell Top, Seahorse Inspired Legs and a Sea Serpent Wound Around the Pedestal. Wonderful Walnut or Fruitwood ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Shell Decorated Grotto Style Mirror
Shell Decorated Grotto Style Mirror

Shell Decorated Grotto Style Mirror

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Uniquely adorned with shelves over an iron framed mirror - - spectacular scale and design. Truly eye catching !

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Iron

Venetian Grotto Style Piano Bench
Venetian Grotto Style Piano Bench

Venetian Grotto Style Piano Bench

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Fine 19th century elaborately carved swivel stool with traces of gilding on shell carved seat.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Large Grotto Style Sconces
Pair of Large Grotto Style Sconces

Pair of Large Grotto Style Sconces

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Venetian grotto influenced wall mounted lamps. Priced as pair

Category

Vintage 1960s American Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Plaster

Two Pairs of Grotto Style Sconces
Two Pairs of Grotto Style Sconces

Two Pairs of Grotto Style Sconces

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Two different pairs of seashell sconces. Go grotto! Priced per pair.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Plaster

Pair of Venetian Grotto Style Chairs
Pair of Venetian Grotto Style Chairs

Pair of Venetian Grotto Style Chairs

Located in Oakland, CA

A pair of high styled shell back chairs in polished aluminum by Brown and Jordan. Dramatic form and brilliant finish. Priced as pair.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Italian Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Mirror

Italian Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Mirror

Located in San Francisco, CA

The cartouche shaped mirror plate with a frame encrusted with both fresh and saltwater shells.

Category

20th Century Italian More Mirrors

Materials

Shell, Glass, Wood

Set of 4 Venetian Grotto Style Chairs
Set of 4 Venetian Grotto Style Chairs

Set of 4 Venetian Grotto Style Chairs

Located in Oakland, CA

A set of 4 highly styled shell back chairs in polished aluminum by Brown and Jordan. Dramatic form and brilliant finish. Priced as a set. COM

Category

Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

English Victorian Shell or Grotto Style Settee
English Victorian Shell or Grotto Style Settee

English Victorian Shell or Grotto Style Settee

Located in Southampton, NY

English Victorian Whimsical Shell Or Grottto Style Settee. A Very Unusual Form For English Upholstered Furniture. The Ribbed Upswept Back And Integrated Arms Are On Two Front Turned ...

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Settees

Painted Grotto Style Tete a Tete Bench
Painted Grotto Style Tete a Tete Bench

Painted Grotto Style Tete a Tete Bench

Located in New York, NY

White Laquered

Category

20th Century Italian Benches

Materials

Wood

Pair of Italian Grotto-style arm chairs
Pair of Italian Grotto-style arm chairs

Pair of Italian Grotto-style arm chairs

Located in Essex, MA

2 Arm chairs, silvered surface with polychrome decoration, new gray-striped fabric with double biased welt

Category

Italian Chairs

Materials

Walnut

A Pair Of Grotto Style Cast Iron Tables
A Pair Of Grotto Style Cast Iron Tables

A Pair Of Grotto Style Cast Iron Tables

Located in New York, NY

A most unusual pair of 19th century French iron grotto tables, cast in naturalistic detail and in high relief to simulate the effect of an abundance of leaves, fruit and flowers grow...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Side Tables

Materials

Iron

19th Century Venetian Fantasy Grotto Style Revolving Bench
19th Century Venetian Fantasy Grotto Style Revolving Bench

19th Century Venetian Fantasy Grotto Style Revolving Bench

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Fashioned with a shell form swivel seat. The stool is nicely carved with a mellow fruitwood patina. Superb quality and details.

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Fruitwood

Spectacular Pair of  Carved and Gessoed Grotto Style Consoles
Spectacular Pair of  Carved and Gessoed Grotto Style Consoles

Spectacular Pair of Carved and Gessoed Grotto Style Consoles

Located in Water Mill, NY

Spectacular pair of Italian carved and gessoed grotto sylye consoles with crossed dolphins and faux marble tops.

Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Console Tables

Superb Set of 4 Grotto Style Shell Back Chairs
Superb Set of 4 Grotto Style Shell Back Chairs

Superb Set of 4 Grotto Style Shell Back Chairs

Located in Miami, FL

set of 4 grotton style, shell back chairs, lacquered to spec in a high gloss chinese chippendale red.
For additional, consoles, credenzas, sideboards, bureaus, desks, dresser...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Chairs

Materials

Wood

Grotto Style Shell Decorated Console  -  One Of A Kind
Grotto Style Shell Decorated Console  -  One Of A Kind

Grotto Style Shell Decorated Console - One Of A Kind

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

One of a kind. Uniquely adorned with shells over iron. The table is fitted with a custom marble top. Spectacular scale and design with " eye popping " appeal. The console is nearly ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Iron

Pair of Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Three Light Sconces
Pair of Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Three Light Sconces

Pair of Grotto Style Shell Encrusted Three Light Sconces

Located in San Francisco, CA

Each of naturalistic form, with three spiraling arms issuing from a serpentine backplate, encrusted with shells of various sizes, electrified.

Category

20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces

Exceptioanal Set of 4 lacquered Grotto Style Shell Back Chairs
Exceptioanal Set of 4 lacquered Grotto Style Shell Back Chairs

Exceptioanal Set of 4 lacquered Grotto Style Shell Back Chairs

Located in Miami, FL

Exceptional set of 4 lacquered shell back chairs. Each chairs has a seperate seat,see pics. Rich Chinese Chippendale red lacquer, lucious finish.
For addtional chairs, armchai...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Grotto Console Table
Grotto Console Table

Grotto Console Table

Located in High Point, NC

Grotto Style Realistic Carved and Painted Wooden Console Table Depicting Windsweep Cypress Trees in Rocky Outcrop with Doves with Travertine Marble Top (only one table available)

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Set of Four Hollywood Regency Style Grotto Side Chairs in Silver
Set of Four Hollywood Regency Style Grotto Side Chairs in Silver

Set of Four Hollywood Regency Style Grotto Side Chairs in Silver

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This set of four grotto style side chairs date from the 1950s-1960s and are cast aluminum which have been professionally restored with silver color automotive paint and upholstered i...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Side Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Italian Silver and Gold Giltwood Mirrors
Pair of Italian Silver and Gold Giltwood Mirrors

Pair of Italian Silver and Gold Giltwood Mirrors

Located in Stamford, CT

Excellent pair of heavily carved Hollywood Regency or Grotto style silver and gold giltwood mirrors.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

A Painted Root End Table
A Painted Root End Table

A Painted Root End Table

Located in Hudson, NY

Here is a great painted root end table with a grotto style base and small top. The white washed painted roots and top have a faded and distressed patina.

Category

Unknown End Tables

Materials

Paint

Cast Iron Sculptural Palm Leaf Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Cast Iron Sculptural Palm Leaf Dining Chairs, Set of 6

Cast Iron Sculptural Palm Leaf Dining Chairs, Set of 6

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Deep gloss green finish and tropical upholstery complete these grotto style chairs. Good condition with minor imperfections consistent with age.

Category

Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Iron

Handsome Black Forest Cave à Liqueur

Handsome Black Forest Cave à Liqueur

Located in Dallas, TX

Handsome 19th Century Black Forest Cave à Liqueur holding 4 diminutive etched crystal liqueur decanters & 7 etched crystal liqueur glasses on the inside and, on the outside, hunting ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Barware

Materials

Fruitwood

Venetian Style Grotto Stool
Venetian Style Grotto Stool

Venetian Style Grotto Stool

Located in Montecito, CA

Fabulous hand carved shell stool with tripod base. The wood has a warm patina and appropriate aging. Carved details on the apron and feet add to the overall charm of this European pi...

Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Stools

Materials

Walnut

George III style grotto mirror

George III style grotto mirror

Located in London, GB

A grotto mirror decorated with shells, in the George III style, possibly by Anthony Redmile, circa 1970.

Category

Vintage 1970s English More Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Italian Rococo Style Giltwood Grotto Wall Bracket
Italian Rococo Style Giltwood Grotto Wall Bracket

Italian Rococo Style Giltwood Grotto Wall Bracket

Located in San Francisco, CA

Robustly carved in the form of a sea urchin supporting a shell. Patinated intricate detailed features

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Brackets

Materials

Metal

Grotto Bombay Chest of Drawers Tony Duquette Style
Grotto Bombay Chest of Drawers Tony Duquette Style

Grotto Bombay Chest of Drawers Tony Duquette Style

Located in Miami, FL

Whimsical shell encrusted bombay chest of drawers, Tony Duquette style. Chest has four drawers with two circular pulls as shown. Chest has an amazing patterned shell top. Warm crea...

Category

20th Century American American Craftsman Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Venetian Style, Shell-Back Grotto Chairs in Polished Aluminum
Venetian Style, Shell-Back Grotto Chairs in Polished Aluminum

Venetian Style, Shell-Back Grotto Chairs in Polished Aluminum

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Suite of six disco cool, polished aluminum, venetian style grotto chairs. A very successful post-modern appropriation of an antique form.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Mid 20th Century Carved Walnut Venetian Grotto Armchair
Mid 20th Century Carved Walnut Venetian Grotto Armchair

Mid 20th Century Carved Walnut Venetian Grotto Armchair

Located in Charlotte, NC

An Italian Venetian style grotto armchair, unbranded. Walnut with a decoratively carved shell shaped back, curved arms with pad hand rests, neutral beige color open weave fabric upho...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Other Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Pair of Italian Giltwood Grotto Stools Upholstered in Leather, circa 1870
Pair of Italian Giltwood Grotto Stools Upholstered in Leather, circa 1870

Pair of Italian Giltwood Grotto Stools Upholstered in Leather, circa 1870

Located in San Francisco, CA

A very rare pair of Italian carved and giltwood stools in the grotto or fantasy furniture style. This pair is carved to imitate vines and branches.

Category

Antique 1860s Italian Baroque Benches

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood

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Grotto Style For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal grotto style for your home. Each grotto style for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and shell. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer grotto style, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A grotto style is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Hollywood Regency, Mid-Century Modern and Rococo styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made grotto style over the years, but those crafted by Maitland Smith, Pauly et Cie and Tropitone are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Grotto Style?

A grotto style can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,800, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $28,500.