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Porcelain Wall installation 6 pieces  Martha Pachon Rodriguez Italy Contemporary
Porcelain Wall installation 6 pieces  Martha Pachon Rodriguez Italy Contemporary

Porcelain Wall installation 6 pieces Martha Pachon Rodriguez Italy Contemporary

Located in London, GB

sea creatures and the underwater world using slabs of extreme fineness allowing her to obtain stunning

Category

2010s Italian Organic Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

Ammonite Fall - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper

Ammonite Fall - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper

By Jeff Conroy

Located in Chicago, IL

A 65 million year old sea creature is captured here through the art of Gyotaku by Jeff Conroy

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Blue Saphire Ammonite - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper

Blue Saphire Ammonite - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper

By Jeff Conroy

Located in Chicago, IL

A 65 million year old sea creature is captured here through the art of Gyotaku by Jeff Conroy

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Lavender Ammonite - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper

Lavender Ammonite - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper

By Jeff Conroy

Located in Chicago, IL

A 65 million year old sea creature is captured here through the art of Gyotaku by Jeff Conroy

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Lemmon Twist Ammonite - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper

Lemmon Twist Ammonite - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper

By Jeff Conroy

Located in Chicago, IL

A 65 million year old sea creature is captured here through the art of Gyotaku by Jeff Conroy

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Rock Pool 18 Karat Yellow Gold and Diamond Ring
Rock Pool 18 Karat Yellow Gold and Diamond Ring

Rock Pool 18 Karat Yellow Gold and Diamond Ring

By Jennifer House

Located in Chertsey, GB

sea creatures. It captures the essence of mystery and allure, reminiscent of the depths of a

Category

2010s British Contemporary Band Rings

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Bittersweet Cephalopod
Bittersweet Cephalopod

Bittersweet Cephalopod

By Jenny Brown

Located in Boston, MA

Commentary: The Unique Bittersweet Cephalopod is a creature of Jupiter's sunset seas, not yet found in any

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Pen

Vintage Blue Italian Ceramic Umbrella Stand by C.A.S. Vietri (circa 1950s)
Vintage Blue Italian Ceramic Umbrella Stand by C.A.S. Vietri (circa 1950s)

Vintage Blue Italian Ceramic Umbrella Stand by C.A.S. Vietri (circa 1950s)

By C.A.S. Vietri

Located in London, GB

, this impressive piece features a delightful sea creatures motif. The structure is vibrant turquoise

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Umbrella Stands

Materials

Ceramic

Very Large French Silvered Bronze Jardinière in the Manner of Christofle
Very Large French Silvered Bronze Jardinière in the Manner of Christofle

Very Large French Silvered Bronze Jardinière in the Manner of Christofle

By Christofle

Located in London, GB

takes the form of a hippocampus, the mythological sea creature often depicted as the chariot-driver for

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Bronze

Anemone Pendant Lamp by Mirei Monticelli
Anemone Pendant Lamp by Mirei Monticelli

Anemone Pendant Lamp by Mirei Monticelli

Located in Geneve, CH

shape inspired by the soft-bodied sea creatures that give the collection its name. The lampshade reveals

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Fabric

Bieung (Photograph, Print, Exotic, Blue, White, Light)

Bieung (Photograph, Print, Exotic, Blue, White, Light)

By Young Jin Choi

Located in Brighton, GB

migratory birds and sea creatures. Young-Jin Choi spent 3 years documenting this environmental disaster

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Vintage Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver and 18-Karat Gold Pen by Jean Schlumberger
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver and 18-Karat Gold Pen by Jean Schlumberger

Vintage Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver and 18-Karat Gold Pen by Jean Schlumberger

By Tiffany & Co., Jean Schlumberger

Located in North Miami, FL

of whimsy and interruptions of natural forms. Much of his inspiration came from sea creatures

Category

Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver

Large French Art Deco Silver and Parcel-Gilt Bronze Fish Sculpture, M.L Simard
Large French Art Deco Silver and Parcel-Gilt Bronze Fish Sculpture, M.L Simard

Large French Art Deco Silver and Parcel-Gilt Bronze Fish Sculpture, M.L Simard

By Marie Louise Simard

Located in New York City, NY

silver and gold. This deep sea creature would be an addition to any room in your home, restaurant, hotel

Category

20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Mid-Century Sculptural Goblet in Opaque Midnight Glass
Mid-Century Sculptural Goblet in Opaque Midnight Glass

Mid-Century Sculptural Goblet in Opaque Midnight Glass

Located in Villaverla, IT

spheres. These hand-shaped flourishes—reminiscent of mythical sea creatures and classical architectural

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Tako, Original Painting
Tako, Original Painting

Tako, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

brown background creates a striking contrast against the white sea creature. Made with a mixture of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Tangerine Ammonite - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper
Tangerine Ammonite - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper

Tangerine Ammonite - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting on Mulberry Paper

By Jeff Conroy

Located in Chicago, IL

A 65 million year old sea creature is captured here through the art of Gyotaku by Jeff Conroy

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

18th-Century Portuguese Azulejo Tile Mermen, A Pair
18th-Century Portuguese Azulejo Tile Mermen, A Pair

18th-Century Portuguese Azulejo Tile Mermen, A Pair

Located in Downingtown, PA

pair features muscular, bearded mythological sea creatures—likely Tritons—with their arms raised

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art

Materials

Delft

"Lychee Abundance" Green Duan Stone Auspicious Desk Ornament
"Lychee Abundance" Green Duan Stone Auspicious Desk Ornament

"Lychee Abundance" Green Duan Stone Auspicious Desk Ornament

Located in Taichung, TW

fish (a mythological sea creature) and cranes soaring skyward. In classical Chinese culture, this

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Antique French Gilt Bronze Baroque Clock - Fully Restored and Working
Antique French Gilt Bronze Baroque Clock - Fully Restored and Working

Antique French Gilt Bronze Baroque Clock - Fully Restored and Working

Located in Belper, Derbyshire

that evoke the movement of the sea, with stylised mythical sea creatures emerging to form the scrolling

Category

Antique 19th Century Baroque Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Émile Gallé "L'Hippocampe" Vase
Émile Gallé "L'Hippocampe" Vase

Émile Gallé "L'Hippocampe" Vase

By Émile Gallé

Located in New York, NY

eyes of the sea creatures are fashioned from cabochons backed with red, gold, and black foil, lending

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Glass

Astarta Large Ceramic Pendant Lamp by Makhno
Astarta Large Ceramic Pendant Lamp by Makhno

Astarta Large Ceramic Pendant Lamp by Makhno

Located in Geneve, CH

creatures. They glow magically in the air, as if among the gentle waves of the sea. NATURA is meant to

Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ceramic

Purvis Young Mixed Media on Poster Board with Seahorse Fabric & Painted Warriors
Purvis Young Mixed Media on Poster Board with Seahorse Fabric & Painted Warriors

Purvis Young Mixed Media on Poster Board with Seahorse Fabric & Painted Warriors

By Purvis Young

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Young’s improvisational style. Notably, the sea creatures beneath—seahorses, bubbles, leafy tendrils

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Art Deco WMF Table, Desk Lamp, Red, Orange, White Black Glass and Chrome Sphere
Art Deco WMF Table, Desk Lamp, Red, Orange, White Black Glass and Chrome Sphere

Art Deco WMF Table, Desk Lamp, Red, Orange, White Black Glass and Chrome Sphere

By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik

Located in North Miami, FL

sea creatures from the water. The glass portion alone is 12" H x 13" D. Sorry the photos do not do

Category

Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Iconic Thierry Mugler Archival SS1989 Les Atlantes Stingray Dress Sexy
Iconic Thierry Mugler Archival SS1989 Les Atlantes Stingray Dress Sexy

Iconic Thierry Mugler Archival SS1989 Les Atlantes Stingray Dress Sexy

By Thierry Mugler

Located in Berlin, BE

group of models in jumpsuits with fish gills on the hips emerged as futuristic sea creatures. Jacket

Category

1980s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Duan Inkstone in Purple Robe Jade Box
Duan Inkstone in Purple Robe Jade Box

Duan Inkstone in Purple Robe Jade Box

Located in Taichung, TW

the Guizhou Zipaoyu box depicts an ao fish (a mythological sea creature) and cranes soaring skyward

Category

2010s Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone, Jade

TIFFANY & CO. 1970 Schlumberger Long Rotini Necklace Sautoir In 19Kt Yellow Gold
TIFFANY & CO. 1970 Schlumberger Long Rotini Necklace Sautoir In 19Kt Yellow Gold

TIFFANY & CO. 1970 Schlumberger Long Rotini Necklace Sautoir In 19Kt Yellow Gold

By Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co.

Located in Miami, FL

natural forms. He was especially inspired by the sea creatures and others animals. He was an exceptional

Category

Vintage 1970s American Modernist Chain Necklaces

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Olympus Art Certified, Three Colors Sapphire, Diamond, Tsavorite Octopus Ring
Olympus Art Certified, Three Colors Sapphire, Diamond, Tsavorite Octopus Ring

Olympus Art Certified, Three Colors Sapphire, Diamond, Tsavorite Octopus Ring

Located in Istanbul, TR

love with very intelligent and skilled sea creatures you are going to be in love with The Octopus Ring.  

Category

2010s Turkish Modern More Rings

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Rose Gold

Darling Fish: Black Diamond Baroque Pearl Fish Pendant in 18K White Gold
Darling Fish: Black Diamond Baroque Pearl Fish Pendant in 18K White Gold

Darling Fish: Black Diamond Baroque Pearl Fish Pendant in 18K White Gold

Located in Wan Chai District, HK

shape of the pearl gives this sea creature an enchanting, organic silhouette that captures the beauty of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Black Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold

Modernist Futuristic Diver Bronze Sculpture, First Born by Sakari Kannosto 2022
Modernist Futuristic Diver Bronze Sculpture, First Born by Sakari Kannosto 2022

Modernist Futuristic Diver Bronze Sculpture, First Born by Sakari Kannosto 2022

By Sakari Kannosto

Located in Helsinki, FI

the series "Waiting". The figure is part diver, part sea creature, part human—an imagined being shaped

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Porcelain Plate Hand Painted in England by Caroline Leigh C. 1825
Antique French Porcelain Plate Hand Painted in England by Caroline Leigh C. 1825

Antique French Porcelain Plate Hand Painted in England by Caroline Leigh C. 1825

Located in Katonah, NY

activities — shooting arrows, gathering coral, riding fantastical sea creatures, or carrying emblems of

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Large 19th Century French Painted Faience Porquier Beau Quimper Serving Platter
Large 19th Century French Painted Faience Porquier Beau Quimper Serving Platter

Large 19th Century French Painted Faience Porquier Beau Quimper Serving Platter

By Grande Maison HB Quimper

Located in Dallas, TX

mythical dragons or winged sea creatures. The oval shaped platter with scalloped edges is decorated with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

Marine Splendor: Hand-Colored Zoophytes of the 19th Century
Marine Splendor: Hand-Colored Zoophytes of the 19th Century

Marine Splendor: Hand-Colored Zoophytes of the 19th Century

Located in Langweer, NL

achievements of the 19th century. The delicate hand-coloring highlights the natural elegance of these sea

Category

Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

Mermaid
Mermaid

Mermaid

By Erté

Located in Greenwich, CT

by choosing the intriguing legendary sea creature whose upper body is that of a woman, and whose

Category

20th Century Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bijoux et Objets de Jean Schlumberger  (Book)
Bijoux et Objets de Jean Schlumberger  (Book)

Bijoux et Objets de Jean Schlumberger (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

was especially inspired by sea creatures and other animals. Diana Vreeland wrote that Schlumberger

Category

20th Century Beaded Necklaces

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Sea Creatures For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of sea creatures available for sale. The range of distinct sea creatures — often made from ceramic, metal and wood — can elevate any home. There are 36 antique and vintage sea creatures for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Sea creatures have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Sea creatures are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made sea creatures over the years, but those made by Adam Henderson, Anst. v. C. Schach and C.A.S. Vietri are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Sea Creatures?

Prices for sea creatures can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, sea creatures begin at $125 and can go as high as $38,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,400.