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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
Original Old Handcolored Print Featuring Various Sea Shells, ca. 1852
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled antique print featuring various sea shells.
This print originates from 'A History of
Category
Antique 1850s Prints
Materials
Paper
Ciner Swarovski Brooch Crystal Sea Shell Gold tone New Old Stock 1980s
By Ciner
Located in Wallkill, NY
Ciner sea Shell Brooch. Set with Blue and Green Crystals. Measures 2.50- 63.6 mm wide x 2.36
Category
Vintage 1980s American Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gilt Metal
19th Century New England Painted Wood Sea Shell Folly
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare and likely unique five tier shell folly in the form of a pyramid or temple filled with sea
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
One of a Kind Sea Shell and Turquoise Stone
By Joseph Malekan
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful Atlantic spider seashell professionally mounted on a thousand years old petrified wood
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone
Aqua Bailer Shell - Single Bailer Sea Shell on Brown Table w/ Watered Backdrop
By Helen Oh
Located in Chicago, IL
Sea and the Philippines. This large, prehistoric sea snail shell could traditionally be used by
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Bailer Shell - Single Bailer Sea Shell on Brown Table w/ Green Watered Backdrop
By Helen Oh
Located in Chicago, IL
The simplicity of "Bailer Shell" is deceptive. The upturned pale yellow shell sits upon a deep
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Colored Antique Print of various Sea Shells and Molluscs
By F. Valentijn
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique print of various sea shells and molluscs. This print originates from 'Oud en Nieuw
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Sea Shell Sculpture with Crab Blown Glass by Alfredo Barbini
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in London, GB
Hand blown sculptural bowl in the form of a tropical conch shell with sea crab applied in clear
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
The Sea Shell - Still life Painting - Abstract Geometric By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
painting. Rich blue against a red ground sparks the light colored textured sea shell.
The Sea Shell
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 30 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
Ciner Swarovski Crystal Sea Shell Brooch Pin Never Worn -1980s
By Ciner
Located in Wallkill, NY
with hundreds of NEW OLD STOCK Designer Jewelry. This is out of a massive collection of Contemporary
Category
Vintage 1980s American Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gilt Metal
Sea Shell Carol Dauplaise Gold Gilt Earrings New Never worn- 1980s
Located in Wallkill, NY
Old stock, never worn with a Sea Shell Motif. Earrings on clip on's. Measuring 1.38 in. top to bottom
Category
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Gilt Metal
Vintage French Painted Cast Stone Sea Shell Planter Jardiniere, c.1950s
Located in Bristol, GB
with remnants of original paint and applied clam shell decoration.
Originally made to be used outside
Category
Mid-20th Century French Bohemian Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Cast Stone
H 7.09 in W 23.23 in D 12.21 in
Vintage Hollywood Regency Polished Brass Sea Shell Sculpture Pair of Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
décor. The brass has been lightly polished and the forms exude style and glamour with a touch of old
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Dominique Aurientis Gold Gilt Sea shell Earrings New, Never Worn 1980s
Located in Wallkill, NY
Dominique Aurientis Gold Gilt Seashell Earrings New old stock. Earrings are clip-ons. Matching
Category
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Gilt Metal
Set of 3 Colored Antique Prints of various Sea Shells and Molluscs
By F. Valentijn
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of three antique prints of various sea shells and molluscs. These print originate from 'Oud en
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Set of 6 Colored Antique Prints of various Sea Shells and Molluscs
By F. Valentijn
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of six antique prints of various sea shells and molluscs. These print originate from 'Oud en
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Set of 2 Colored Antique Prints of various Sea Shells and Molluscs
By F. Valentijn
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of two antique prints of various sea shells and molluscs. These print originate from 'Oud en
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Set of 4 Colored Antique Prints of various Sea Shells and Molluscs
By F. Valentijn
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of four antique prints of various sea shells and molluscs. These print originate from 'Oud en
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Still Life in Wire Basket, Basket Filled with Sea Shells & Architectural Tools
Located in Chicago, IL
pearled interior of the conch shell to the transparent orange of the protractor. The background is the
Category
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint
H 24 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
Antique French Old Mine Cut Diamond and Pearl Enamel Shell Gold Brooch
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique french 18k gold shell brooch centered with 1 large natural white south sea pearl size 8mm
Category
Antique 1890s European Brooches
Sea Shells & Water Bottle on Lacquer Tray, Oil on Panel, Still Life Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
contemplate. Four sea shells of varying shape and size and a water bottle are arranged atop a reflective
Category
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint
Queen Conch Shell Aliger Gigas Rare Souvenir Marine Arena Johns Pass Florida 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare marked mid century natural Queen Conch sea shell (Aliger gigas) souvenir from Marine Arena
Category
Late 20th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Shell
H 5.5 in W 7.25 in D 8.25 in
Dresser REEF in Shagreen and Shell Marquetry by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
The REEF 3 drawer dresser is made of sea shell marquetry with shagreen decor on the front of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Che...
Materials
Brass
African Textile Panel with Shells
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Old African textile panel with shells,: You can mount on a panel for wall, or place on table, or
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Modern Textiles
Materials
Raffia
Victorian Antique Diamond And Natural Pearl Shell Brooch Circa 1880
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Victorian diamond and pearl shell brooch c.1880s, the three-dimensional scallop shell
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
Still Life with Angel Wing Shells - Shell Collection w/ 23K Gold Leaf Backdrop
By Helen Oh
Located in Chicago, IL
dark wood frame measuring 25h x 19w inches.
Helen Oh
Still Life with Angel Wing Shells
oil and 23K
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of 2 Nesting Tables in Shagreen and Shell Marquetry by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
white sea shell marquetry on the lower one.
The feet have an old brass patina.
This set of side tables
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Futurist Nesting Tables and Stackin...
Materials
Brass
H 23.63 in W 24.81 in D 15.75 in
Shell 1 (Abstract Black and White Mixed Media Grid Collage with Graphic Shell)
By David Dew Bruner
Located in Hudson, NY
and white lines of the sea shell. Marbled paper and pops of beige and yellow made with colored pencil
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Galatea Nymph Albani Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
), carried in triumph over the waters holding a drape swollen by the wind. The scene takes place in the sea
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
there were many predators and prey was scarce. However, the seas were rich in fish, shellfish, starfish
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art
Materials
Other
19th Century Unique Folk Art Guernsey Shell Diorama Display
Located in London, GB
. Filled with sea plants and wonderful selection of shells. This wall mounted display would look wonderful
Category
Antique 1880s British Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
"Costis" Snail Shell Black Pearls Necklace with Watch-Like Clasp
Located in Athens, GR
"Costis" Snail Shell Black Pearls Necklace with Watch-Like Clasp
This necklace features an
Category
2010s Italian Modern Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, 18k Gold
"Costis" Snail Shell White Pearls Necklace with Watch-Like Clasp
Located in Athens, GR
"Costis" Snail Shell White Pearls Necklace with Watch-Like Clasp
This necklace features an
Category
2010s Italian Modern Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Summer by the Sea, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1956
By John Philip Falter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
-flight gear, a conch shell; in new and old ways youngsters savor the glamour of imaginative play. That
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gubelin 1960 Gilbert Albert Organic Earrings in 18kt Gold Abalone Shell & Pearl
By Gubelin
Located in Miami, FL
abalone shells from the seas close to the Philippines Islands.
Pearls: Mount with a pair of cultured
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Modern Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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W 0.83 in L 1.03 in
Gubelin by Gilbert Albert 1960 Swiss Organic Bracelet 18Kt Gold Abalone Shell
Located in Miami, FL
was crafted, with organic maritime elements from the sea in solid yellow gold of 18 karats, with
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Modernist Link Bracelets
Materials
Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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W 1.12 in L 8.25 in
Set of 2 Tables METEOR in Genuine Shagreen and Shell Marquetry by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
black sea shell marquetry on the lower one.
The feet have an old brass patina.
This set of side tables
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Futurist Nesting Tables and Stackin...
Materials
Brass
H 23.63 in W 24.81 in D 15.75 in
Sailor's Valentine with Heart Design, Barbados, West Indies- Large Size
Located in Downingtown, PA
. By the mid-1800s, sea shells were brought back from the Caribbean to Europe and America for use in
Category
Antique 1880s Bajan Victorian Paintings
Materials
Shell
Italian style "bargueño". Tortoiseshell, wood, bronze. 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
price and high demand for furniture with sea turtle shell can be explained by the scarcity of material
Category
Antique 18th Century European Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
17th-18th Century By Matteo Bonechi Marine Triumph Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
above them. The painting represents a seascape which depicts two horses of the sea pulling a large shell
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 25.6 in W 31.5 in D 1.97 in
Mediterranean Capriccio, Oil on canvas by Abraham Storck, circa 1680
By Abraham Jansz Storck
Located in Paris, FR
( Well Known French Expert in Paris)
Within a tortoise-shell Turtle
This oil on canvas of the golden age
Category
17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Allegory of four elements, pupil of Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601-1678)
Located in PARIS, FR
holding a cornucopia. On the left Amphitrite holds a conch shell from which water and fish flow, Urania
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Photography
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Iridescent Ammonite wall plate
Located in London, GB
Ammonites are perhaps the most widely known fossil. These creatures lived in the seas between 240
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Collectibles and Curiosities
Japanese Fine Antique Octopus Fishing Pot- Rare Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
used to trap octopus on old Japan's high seas coastline areas. Also known as a takotsubo it dates to
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Garden Ornaments
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Octopus Fishing Pot
Located in South Burlington, VT
octopus on old Japan's high seas coastline areas. Also known as a tako tsubo it dates to the Meiji period
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pottery
English Brass Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of heavy old English brass candelabra, each with two candleholders. A sea-life design
Category
Antique 19th Century English Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
Large Italian Gilt Florentine Round Beveled Mirror (Diameter 27)
Located in Austin, TX
, featuring a round beveled mirror plate surrounded by pierced foliate scrolls and sea shells.
With
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Large Fossilized Sand Dollar, One of a Kind #W2G
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Clypeaster Echinoid (Sea Urchin)
Miocene Period (5 - 23 million years old)
Morocco
3.75 h x 6.5
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Other Nautical Objects
Materials
Other
A Set of Four Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Ceiling Washers, Venice ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
handcarved Venetian corner lamps in grotto design. Each with detailed sea shell carvings and a silver finish
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
H 7.09 in W 18.51 in D 13.78 in
Turtle Cocktail Ring Made of Citrine, Orange Sapphires, Tsavorites and Diamonds
By Evangeline London
Located in London, GB
As old as time, the turtle is a survivor. Its strong shell, centuries old protects it from
Category
2010s British Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Materials
Citrine, Diamond, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Rocking Chair, ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
sea shells, backrest supported by a sea horse. The base features fish heads and sea snakes on booth
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Still Life with Sailboat, Nautilus and Nike, Oil and Silver Leaf on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
shell and a replica of Nike - the Winged Victory Sculpture in the Louvre - are the subject of this small
Category
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Leaf
Still Life with Nike and Sailboat, Objet d'Art, Gold Leaf and Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
dollar, a nautilus shell and a replica of the Winged Victory from the Louvre - combine into a calm
Category
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wartime Still Life Watercolor by Important British Ceramic Pottery Sculptor 1945
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
landscape of tidal estuaries, reeds, fish, shells and patterns of water on sand that greatly influenced his
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
H 19.89 in W 16.54 in D 0.48 in
Pair of Early 19th Century Triton Candlesticks Storm Lanterns by Wood & Caldwell
By Wood & Caldwell
Located in London, GB
messenger of the sea, blowing a conch shell to calm or raise the waves.
In art and literature, Tritons have
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
H 21.26 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
La Medecine Operatoire Dessinee d'Apres Nature par N.H. Jacob
By Daniel Spoerri
Located in London, GB
19 cm / 12.6 x 9.5 in
Additional Information: The collage consisted of various objects (sea shells
Category
1990s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Pigment, Plastic
Sail and Nike, Still Life with Toy Boat and Winged Victory, Silver Leaf and Oil
Located in Chicago, IL
are millions of years old. That their designs are virtually unchanged from ancient times to the
Category
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Leaf
H 12 in W 9 in D 2 in
Tahitian Pearl Necklace Natural Color
Located in Southbury, CT
necklace you didn't realize you absolutely require. This rope of exotic sea pearls weighs 103 grams —which
Category
2010s American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Silver
René Lalique Plique-à-jour Enamel and Natural Pearl Breton Lion and Seaweed Pend
By René Lalique
Located in New York, NY
artwork, crafted in glass in 1904, was "Hand with Seaweed and Shells". Though there is no surviving
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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