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Collection of Large Specimen Clam Shells
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A spectacular collection of five large specimen clam shells mounted on bespoke steel stands. These
Category
Late 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Steel
Large Natural South Pacific Giant Clam Shell Specimen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Massive natural Tridacna gigas South Pacific ocean giant clam shell specimen. The large shell
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Big Clam Shell Natural Specimen With Brass Pedestal. Iluminated
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
the shell is very large
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Brass
Gigas Tridacna Large Shell
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderful Gigas Tridacna (clam) shell.
It has a wonderful intact shape with a very white
Category
Early 20th Century North American Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Highly Decorative Large Natural Sea Shell #2
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Highly Decorative Natural Beautiful Sea Shell. Large size.
Category
Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Large Vintage Natural Real Sea Coral Reef Specimen Beach Decor
By Oceanic Arts
Located in Warrenton, OR
Large Vintage Natural Real Sea Coral Reef Specimen Beach Decor
A stunning piece of nature for the
Category
Early 20th Century American International Style Natural Specimens
Materials
Coral
Large Italian Scagliola Shell
Located in New York, NY
Large Italian Scagliola shell. Large sculptural shell in Scagliola with natural patina, Italy
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Scagliola
Large Highly Decorative Old Natural Sea Shell #4
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful Large Natural Highly Decorative Sea Shell. Great for decorating! I purchased a collection
Category
Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
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
Large Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell #5
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Large Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell. I purchased a collection of large shells
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Dark Brown And Black Pair Large Mussel Shells Sculpture, Indonesia, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Borneo pair of large mussel shells on stands.
Tortoise color, glossy finish.
Stands
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Natural Clam Shell
Located in Bradenton, FL
Authentic large clam shell specimen with its iconic sculptural form and sea inspired colors and
Category
20th Century Southeast Asian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Large Kyanite Mineral Adorned with Silver Leaf Shells, Kyanite & Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
a piece in this particular size. The specimen is adorned with the silver leaf shells and minerals
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver Leaf
H 8.5 in W 17 in D 6 in
Natural Ammonite Death Bed Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This is a rare, spectacular and large specimen of ammonites on matrix dactylioceras athleticum. Due to
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
Set of Micro Mosaic Shells
Located in New York, NY
Set of micro mosaic shells three natural shells filled with micro mosaic in nautical designed tones
Category
2010s American Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Clam Shell Seashell White Natural
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, relatively large, white natural clam shell seashell. Seashell is real. Beautiful as a
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Vintage Mother of Pearl Nautilus Shell
Located in New York, NY
Vintage mother of pearl nautilus shell. Beautiful large scale natural nautilus shell, perfect for
Category
20th Century Asian Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Very Unusual Large Nut Shell with Tribal Elephant Carving
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A rare and unusually large nut shell, skillfully etched with elephant figures and objects.
Despite
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Tribal Natural Specimens
Materials
Nutwood
Silver Leaf Natural Sea Shell
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Silver and copper leaf relatively large and real natural sea shell sculpture.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Copper, Silver Leaf
Engraved Nautilus shell - Netherlands, 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Engraved Nautilus shell
Netherlands, 18th century
13 x 10 x 7 cm
Although fragmentary this
Category
Antique 18th Century Belgian Dutch Colonial Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Natural Clam Shell Filled With Small Seashells
Located in Bradenton, FL
Authentic large clam shell specimen with its iconic sculptural form and sea inspired colors and
Category
20th Century Southeast Asian Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Natural Turbo Marmoratus or Green Turban Shell
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful natural specimen.
Turbo marmoratus is a large species of marine gastropod with a
Category
20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell #3
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful and Large Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell. I purchased a collection of large
Category
Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Mid Century Modern Italian Carved Wood Painted Sea Shell, Large Scale
Located in Stamford, CT
A very cool mid century Italian hand carved wooden sea shell with white painted surface. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Natural Matching Pair Whole Complete Giant Clam Sea Shell Tridacna Gugas 10"
Located in Dayton, OH
Beautiful complete natural specimen, Tridacna Gigantas / Giant Clam shell / fossil featuring
Category
Late 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
H 5.75 in W 6.5 in D 9.75 in
"Cauliflower" Fossil Agate Coral with Baroque Pearls and Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
large and could be museum-quality.
The fossil agate coral and natural specimens are put together in a
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Coral
Queen Conch Shell Aliger Gigas Rare Souvenir Marine Arena Johns Pass Florida 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
species varies according to developmental age. The adult animal has a very large, solid and heavy shell
Category
Late 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
H 5.5 in W 7.25 in D 8.25 in
Giuliano Tincani Lapis Lazuli Specimen Sculpture on Nickel Plated Brass Base
By Giuliano Tincani
Located in Miami, FL
a one-of-a-kind large Lapis Lazuli specimen that was searched for and selected by Giuliano Tincani
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Brass, Nickel
H 9 in W 2.38 in D 1.5 in
Late 19th-Early 20th White Bailer Shell Pectoral, Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
These large shell pectorals were worn ceremonially by men and women in Papua New Guinea - please see
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
H 10 in W 7.5 in D 4 in
Pair of Organic Sculptural Sea Shells on Marble Bases by Les Hunter Designs
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous pair of organic sculptural sea shells on white marble bases by Les Hunter Designs of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
Antique 19th Century Giant Clam Shell
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique 19th century giant clam shell. Also known by its Latin name Tridacna gigas, this clam is
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
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
Italian Mid-Century Monumental Carved Wood Painted Sea Shell
Located in Stamford, CT
Large scale hand carved sea shell painted in white with an ocher wash. This impressive piece will
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Geode Section with Rare Amethyst Formation and Intense Green Shell
Located in London, GB
a blanket of amethyst crystals. The borders are polished to reveal the beautiful celadonite shell
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
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H 14.97 in W 5.91 in D 4.73 in
Coco De Mer Shell circa 1900s Seychelles, Perfect for Your Wunderkammer
Located in London, GB
Shell. A complete coco de mer the perfect object to place in your Wunderkammer or cabinet of curiosities
Category
Antique 19th Century Seychellois Other Natural Specimens
Materials
Coconut
Large Amethyst Chapel
Located in London, GB
This large amethyst chapel, a complete half of the original geode, shows
deep purple amethyst
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
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 amethyst chapel with calcite and stalactites
Located in London, GB
Another large amethyst chapel, the corresponding half of the original geode,
showing deep purple
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Swarovski Crystal Encrusted Starfish by Douglas Cloutier
By Douglas Cloutier
Located in New York, NY
Large Starfish encrusted with Swarovski crystals and
miniature shells by Artist Douglas Cloutier
Category
1990s American Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal
Natural Seashell Trumpet Triton Sea Snail
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful natural specimen, Charonia is a genus of very large sea snail, commonly known as
Category
20th Century Unknown Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Seashell
Located in New York, NY
A relatively large natural seashell from the sea. A great decorative object as shown. In neutral
Category
Early 20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Natural Seashell Trumpet Triton Sea Snail
Located in Naples, IT
A beautiful natural specimen, Charonia is a genus of very large sea snail, commonly known as
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Giant Clam on a Footed Base
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Authentic large clam shell with graceful flowing lines and variegated organic colors. Presented on
Category
20th Century Solomon Islands Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
Seashells in Wood Centerpiece Vessel
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful large grouping of all natural seashells. Vessel contains over 50+ matte white and
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell, Wood
Fossil Agate Coral with Iridescent Ammonites
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
mineral. This particular piece of agate coral is exceptional large and could be museum-quality.
Fossil
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Coral
A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
base of a large diorama with natural specimens of multicolored butterflies, mounted in a rectangular
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Complex Natural Geode Slice with Amethyst and Quartz
Located in London, GB
This large and thick slice preserves a complex arrangement of two interlocking
geodes, one with a
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Tyrannosaurus Rex Tooth in Fossil Matrix
Located in London, GB
of Salt Lake City in 1992.
An incredibly rich fossil matrix, with a large Tyrannosaurus rex tooth
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
Pair of Carved Fossilized Limestone Bookends with Many Fossils Visible
Located in Morristown, NJ
beige limestone with a large number of spiral shell gastropods, nautiloids, and other fossils polished
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Green organic formation
Located in London, GB
“shell” belonging to
the original geode.
This piece was legally and ethically sourced directly in the
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Small Agate Geode with World-Class Blue Banded Agate and Galaxy Druzy
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
large, deep purple amethyst crystals with the rare Golden Goethite, making it a truly unique and
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
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H 6.3 in W 6.3 in D 5.5 in
Small Agate with Amethyst Geode with Deep Purple Amethyst and Sea Blue Agate
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
large, deep purple amethyst crystals with the rare Golden Goethite, making it a truly unique and
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
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H 6 in W 6 in D 5.5 in
Blurry Purple on Rhomboidal Quartz Amethyst
Located in London, GB
on a thin celatonite shell, left in its rough condition.
This piece was legally and ethically
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Gem Grade Amethyst Geode Sculpture, Uruguay
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amethyst Geode is 9.5"H x 7.5"W x 8.5"D, without stand. This specimen has a large clear cathedral quartz
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Quartz, Amethyst, Rock Crystal
Exceptional Quality Amethyst in a Jaw like Formation
Located in London, GB
and thin exterior
shell.
This piece was legally and ethically sourced directly in the prestigious
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Bellowing Smoke Quartz Cloud Formation
Located in London, GB
bellowing smoke cloud
and sat on a sky blue agatised shell.
This piece was legally and ethically sourced
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Coral like Round Geode with Polished Borders
Located in London, GB
. The borders polished to reveal the celdonite shell with the exterior
basalt still visible.
This
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Quartz
19th Century Large Collection of Victorian Conchology Shell Specimens Taxidermy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large collection of late Victorian shell specimens, the majority housed in its pine box with each
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Blown Glass, Paper, Pine
H 5.12 in W 3.55 in D 0.99 in
Giant South Sea Clam Shell
Located in Malibu, CA
this is a real clam shell in very good condition. Authentic large clam shell with graceful flowing
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indonesian Garden Ornaments
Materials
Shell
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