Marine Encrustations
An Annamese stoneware with cobalt blue, Hoi An Hoard, Late 15th century
Located in seoul, KR
: some appear like they were made yesterday, while others are marked by marine encrustation, staining
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Ming Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
Silver Plated Buccellati Style Six-Light Marine Seashell Nautical Chandelier
By Mario Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
An Italian silver plated six-light chandelier, in the Buccellati style.
Designed with marine
Category
20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Silver Plate
THALASSO 6 - Abstract Figurative Green Painting on Canvas, Marine Biomorphic
By Chloe York
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"Thalasso 6" is part of an on-going series of paintings by Chloe York centered around marine
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Canvas, Acrylic
CADDIS 7- Abstract Figurative Painting, Maroon, Yellow, White, Marine Shapes
By Chloe York
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
CADDIS 7 is part of an on-going series of paintings by Chloe York centered around marine biology
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 48 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
THE DECORATOR 68 - Abstract Figurative Painting on Canvas, Marine Pink, Blue
By Chloe York
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"Decorator 68" is part of an on-going series of paintings by Chloe York centered around marine
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 60 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
THE DECORATOR 42 - Abstract Figurative Painting on Canvas, Marine Purple, Blue
By Chloe York
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"Decorator 42" is part of an on-going series of paintings by Chloe York centered around marine
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 48 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
THALASSO 4 - Abstract Figurative Mint Green Painting on Canvas
By Chloe York
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"Thalasso 4" is part of an on-going series of paintings by Chloe York centered around marine
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Estate Diamond & Shield Cut Aquamarine Gemstone Pendant
Located in MIAMI, FL
. The aqua marine has sharp edges and instantly catches the eye, sure to be complimented whenever worn
Category
1990s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Sevres Style Porcelain Lidded Candy Dish or Jewelry Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Miami, FL
, exotic birds, and marine subjects painted in reserves, or white spaces, on brilliantly coloured grounds
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Capodimonte White Glazez Porcelain Figural Centerpiece
Located in Firenze, IT
fantastic wavy edges. The bowl is connected to a long and elaborate porcelain trunk decorated with encrusted
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
Beautiful, Everlasting, Inexhaustibly Interesting, Revelatory Gyration painting
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
wreck – some of which are so encrusted with coral and marine life that their forms are unrecognisable
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Plywood, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Giclée
Mountain Water II - Abstract contemporary art - unframed archival print
By Christine Nguyen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California, Irvine.
As an artist, she is inspired by literature, science, nature, astronomy, geology, marine
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
H 41 in W 36 in D 0.01 in
Mountain Water II - Abstract contemporary art - archival print
By Christine Nguyen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California, Irvine.
As an artist, she is inspired by literature, science, nature, astronomy, geology, marine
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
H 41 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
Salt crystals, acrylic series (2015) - Cactus
By Christine Nguyen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
found objects and encrusted on photo based works on paper. The salt crystallization process is similar
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Salt crystals, acrylic series (2015) - Flight Patterns
By Christine Nguyen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
used on found objects and encrusted on photo based works on paper. The salt crystallization process is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Salt crystals, acrylic series (2015) - Fish
By Christine Nguyen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
has been used on found objects and encrusted on photo based works on paper. The salt crystallization
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
Vapor painting, hand signed 21/230 (Unique variant) from The Beautiful Paintings
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
wreck – some of which are so encrusted with coral and marine life that their forms are unrecognisable
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Birch, Giclée, Mixed Media, Acrylic
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 1 in
Calliandra Californica - n. 2 (2016) - Cyanotype - abstract contemporary art
By Christine Nguyen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
literature, science, nature, astronomy, geology, marine biology.
The layering of works, creating depth
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Salt crystals, acrylic series (2015) - Flight Patterns
By Christine Nguyen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
used on found objects and encrusted on photo based works on paper. The salt crystallization process is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Salt crystals, acrylic series (2015) - Cactus
By Christine Nguyen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
crystallization has been used on found objects and encrusted on photo based works on paper. The salt
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Mountain Water Series n. V
By Christine Nguyen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, nature, astronomy, geology, marine biology.
The layering of works, creating depth, process and nature
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Mylar, Archival Pigment
Mountain Water Series n. I
By Christine Nguyen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, nature, astronomy, geology, marine biology.
The layering of works, creating depth, process and nature
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Mylar, Archival Pigment
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By Erik Pawassar
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photograph of sun reflections on pool water surface, mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée
Kiss II (Limited Edition Reversible Cotton Blanket Wall Hanging) 59" x 70" LARGE
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
Roy Lichtenstein
Kiss II, Reversible Beach Blanket/Towel, 2013
Cotton Terry
LARGE: 59 × 70 × 3/10 inches (approx. 30 x 20 when folded)
(note that the measurements in the header are f...
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2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Cotton, Screen, Mixed Media, Textile, Laid Paper
Fish Trade Blue and white saucer, circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
The drawing captures a scene of trade on blue and white porcelain, where a woman and a man are engaged in a transaction. The woman, dressed in traditional attire, stands with a poise...
Category
Antique 1720s Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Seashell Pendant Lamp with Mother of Pearl Flakes
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Seashell pendant lamp with mother of pearl flakes. Construction with ceiling panel made of dark-stained wood, numerous pearl flakes to nylon strings. In good condition.
D. 35cm, H. ...
Category
20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
"Fanti Fishing Boat" Modern Abstract Figurative Woodcut Print 47 of 86
By John Thomas Biggers
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract figurative woodblock print of a beach landscape with a boat. The print is stamped by the artist and titled and editioned in pencil. This print is editioned 47 of 86 and the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 14.75 in W 19 in D 0.04 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Rosewood Queen Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Rosewood Queen Bed brings to life the neoclassical revival that occurred during the reign of Napoleon III. Executed in exotic imported rosewood, it fea...
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames
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Rosewood
Mid-Century silver plated chandeliers by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier, Italy
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Catania, IT
Pair of modernist chandeliers from the 60s, designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightoiler, Italy. Made from silver plated brass. The chandelier has 5 arms and offers fifteen light sour...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Silver Plate
H 44.09 in Dm 29.5 in
Snake, Large-Scale Visionary Abstract with Mystical Creatures by Barbara Carlson
By Barbara Carlson
Located in Soquel, CA
Snake, Large-Scale Visionary Abstract with Mystical Creatures by Barbara B. Carlson
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Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
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Pair of Early 20th Century Ceramic Barbotine Seashells Wall Hanging Plates
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful pair of Majolica wall hanging plates was sculpted in France, circa 1920. Perfect for a seaside beach home, these colorful ceramic plates are embellished with seashells ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica
Blue and White Deep Beaker, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era, circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
Similar Beaker of this size and with cover is in the Helena Woolworth McCann Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and is illustrated by C. Le Corbeiller, China Trade Porcela...
Category
Antique 1690s Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Large Modernist Interior View Fauvist Palette Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique large modern interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Unsigned. Image size 35.5L x47.5H.
Category
1930s Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 49.5 in W 37 in D 2 in
French Modernist Mourlot Lithograph Vintage Air France Poster Roger Bezombes
By Roger Bezombes
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage French Travel Poster, Air France
Roger Bezombes
(1913-1994) French
Bezombes was a painter, sculptor, medalist, and designer. He studied in Paris, at the École des Beaux-Arts...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Offset, Lithograph
Howard Behrens Limited Edition Large Scale Hillside at Fira Signed Serigraph
By Howard Behrens
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage Howard Behrens original large-scale limited-edition hand-signed “Hillside at Fira” fine art serigraph on paper #246 of 250. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
H 53 in W 44 in D 1.375 in
Pair of Royal Vienna Porcelain Iridescent Pink Vases with Neoclassical Scenes
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century Louis XVI Style Royal Vienna Porcelain Iridescent pink vases with neoclassical scenes. Of rounded form these covered vases are spectacular. Each has a particul...
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Porcelain
2 French Plaster Shell Chandeliers / Pendants by Jean Charles Moreux, 1930
By Jean-Charles Moreux
Located in New York, NY
Rare French mid-century dramatic plaster pendants / chandeliers in the form of three intersecting sea shells by Jean Charles Moreux (1889-1956). Moreux was the first interior designe...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Baroque Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Plaster
Annamese stoneware pot, Hoi An Hoard, late 15th century.
Located in seoul, KR
This ceramic piece beautifully captures the scene of a sparrow perched on a small branchs, depicted with a minimalist touch. The artist skillfully conveys the sense of intimacy as th...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Ming Antiquities
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Stoneware
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Ceramic Apothecary Bottles
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Stoneware with marine encrustation.
Found in the south China sea off the Java coast.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jars
A Group of Marine Encrusted Dutch Spirit Bottles
Located in Austin, TX
and polyps. In their salvaged state, the bleached marine life bears a stark contrast chromatically and
Category
Antique 19th Century Indonesian Nautical Objects
Shenn Encrusted Box with Marine Painting
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A shell decorated box, with a ships painting, the box and painting are new, the box is antique.
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
A Shell Encrusted Box with Marine Painting
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An old box embellished with contemporary shells and a marine painting. Great attention to detail
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Vintage 1940s Canadian Boxes
Shipwreck Salvaged Medieval Blue and White Peony Vase
Located in London, GB
beautiful marine encrustations, fascinating evidence of the centuries spent undisturbed on the ocean floor.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Scholar's Objects
Silver Plated Buccellati Style Six-Light Marine Seashell Nautical Chandelier
By Mario Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
An Italian silver plated six-light chandelier, in the Buccellati style.
Designed with marine motif
Category
20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Silver Plate
H 36 in Dm 40 in L 36 in
Silver Plated Buccellati Style Six-Light Marine Seashell Nautical Chandelier
By Mario Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
An Italian silver plated six-light chandelier, in the Buccellati style.
Designed with marine
Category
20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Silver Plate
Pink Decorator- Abstract Figurative Painting on Canvas, Marine Pink, White
By Chloe York
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"Pink Decorator" is part of an on-going series of paintings by Chloe York centered around marine
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 36 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
19th Century English Porcelain Sweetmeat, Sea Life & Famille Rose
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An English hard-paste porcelain, marine themed Sweetmeat or Pickle stand, attributed to Chamberlain
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Beaux Arts Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Louis XV Royal Presentation Sword
By François-Thomas Germain, Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier
Located in New Orleans, LA
France, to the Captain of the Corsairs, Alain Porée. Adorned by a myriad of gilt marine motifs, it is one
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Arms, Armor and Weapons
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Silver
Ritual Ceramic Pot or Kendi, Red Coloration, Sawankhalok Thailand, 15th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
condition. The color has faded, and the marine encrustations have not been removed.
Dimensions: 9.25 x 6.5 x
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Thai Rustic Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 6.5 in W 6.5 in D 9.25 in
Shell Encrusted Box with Marine Painting
By Gael Ryan
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Shell encrusted box with a painting of a clipper ship. The shells and painting are contemporary
Category
20th Century Boxes
15th Century Chinese Blue and White Vase from the Hoi An Shipwreck
Located in London, GB
reveals areas of beautiful marine encrustations, fascinating evidence of the centuries spent undisturbed
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Ceramics
Cartier 18k Yellow, White Gold and Diamond Marine Link Short Collar, circa 1970s
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
of evidence of the brand’s everlasting prestige. 18-karat gold marine links — so named for their
Category
20th Century French More Necklaces
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Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Large Ancient Roman Shipwreck Salvaged Amphora, 100 AD
Located in London, GB
A large and beautifully encrusted ancient Roman Amphora, sea salvaged and dating to the 1st-2nd
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Urns
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Large Ancient Roman Shipwreck Salvaged Amphora, 100 AD
Located in London, GB
A large and beautifully encrusted ancient Roman transport Amphora, sea salvaged and dating to the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Mounted Objects
Materials
Pottery
Large Ancient Roman Shipwreck Salvaged Amphora, 100 AD
Located in London, GB
A large and beautifully encrusted ancient Roman transport Amphora, sea salvaged and dating to the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Urns
Period Ming Dynasty Storage Jar
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique ceramic storage jar. Glazed stoneware with marine encrustation. Found in the South China
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases
Shipwreck Vessels
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique ceramic, stoneware, storage jars with marine encrustations.
Dimensions left to right
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities
Large Shell Encrusted Shipwreck Jar
Located in Westport, CT
, barnacles, coral layers and marine worms.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Urns
Extra large, beautifully encrusted ship wreck jar
Located in Westport, CT
A large shell encrusted jar from Southern China sea. Original heavily glazed surface completely
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Vases
Exceptional Office Inkwell, Gilded Bronze Mounted Shell, Germany, 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
antiquity, the marine world and its curiosities fascinate mankind; but
this is only by the end of the
Category
Antique 18th Century German Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
H 6.11 in W 4.14 in D 4.14 in
19th Century Antique French Sevres Pair of Porcelain Plates
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
contemporary dress; vessels decorated with flowers, putti, exotic birds, and marine subjects painted in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Sèvres Louis XVI Hand-Painted Porcelain Tray Platter
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
; vessels decorated with flowers, putti, exotic birds, and marine subjects painted in reserves, or white
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Pair of Sevres Plates, Signed
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
contemporary dress; vessels decorated with flowers, putti, exotic birds, and marine subjects painted in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Sevres Bronze and Porcelain Urn
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
, draped, or in contemporary dress; vessels decorated with flowers, putti, exotic birds, and marine
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Antique 19th Century French Urns
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Sevres Pair of Bronze and Porcelain Urns
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
contemporary dress; vessels decorated with flowers, putti, exotic birds, and marine subjects painted in
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Antique 19th Century French Urns
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Antique French Sèvres Pair of Porcelain and Bronze Urns
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
contemporary dress; vessels decorated with flowers, putti, exotic birds, and marine subjects painted in
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Antique 19th Century French Urns
Materials
Bronze
Sevres Style Porcelain Charger, circa 1845
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
contemporary dress; vessels decorated with flowers, putti, exotic birds, and marine subjects painted in
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Sevres Hand-Painted Plates
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
contemporary dress; vessels decorated with flowers, putti, exotic birds, and marine subjects painted in
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Antique 18th Century French Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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Marine Encrustations For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of marine encrustations available for sale. Each of these unique marine encrustations was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, metal and porcelain. Marine encrustations have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of marine encrustations to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Rococo marine encrustations are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made marine encrustations over the years, but those made by Christine Nguyen and Chloe York are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Marine Encrustations?
Marine encrustations can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,930, while the lowest priced sells for $2,000 and the highest can go for as much as $30,000.
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