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Contemporary Caelum Stellans tapestries in Aluminium by altreforme in Limited Ed
Contemporary Caelum Stellans tapestries in Aluminium by altreforme in Limited Ed

Contemporary Caelum Stellans tapestries in Aluminium by altreforme in Limited Ed

By Matteo Cibic

Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT

Animals and gods coexist in a firmament of happy objects between sea and sky: magnetic beauty, Prussian blue and ultramarine blend in a dynamic composition. in Caleum Stellans a Prus...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Tapestries

Materials

Aluminum

Fishing on the Lake of Love I, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Fishing on the Lake of Love I, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Sergey Davidovich

Located in Yardley, PA

Music of the Spanish colonies. The shells of sea clams play capriccio on the strings of the rigging of the yachts anchored by the hot beach. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

17th-18th Century By Matteo Bonechi Marine Triumph Oil on Canvas
17th-18th Century By Matteo Bonechi Marine Triumph Oil on Canvas

17th-18th Century By Matteo Bonechi Marine Triumph Oil on Canvas

Located in Milano, Lombardia

The characters illustrated are trying to swim or float in a stormy sea, while joyful putti are flying above them. The painting represents a seascape which depicts two horses of the s...

Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Buccellati six card-holders sterling silver Ocean-themed
Buccellati six card-holders sterling silver Ocean-themed

Buccellati six card-holders sterling silver Ocean-themed

By Buccellati

Located in Paris, FR

Each piece is finely crafted in sterling silver and depicts a distinctive sea creature: a shell, a crab, a seahorse, a stylized fish, a lobster, and a lionfish.

Category

20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Tiffany Studios New York Lacquered Bronze "Volcano" Humidor
Tiffany Studios New York Lacquered Bronze "Volcano" Humidor

Tiffany Studios New York Lacquered Bronze "Volcano" Humidor

By Tiffany Studios

Located in New York, NY

Profoundly influenced by German marine biologist Ernst Haeckel—whose Kunstformen der Natur (1899) helped shape the visual language of Art Nouveau—Vierthaler integrated organic motifs...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Bronze

Antique English Victorian Boulle Inkwell by JC Vickery
Antique English Victorian Boulle Inkwell by JC Vickery

Antique English Victorian Boulle Inkwell by JC Vickery

By J. C. Vickery

Located in Northampton, GB

Tortoiseshell describes a type of decorative material made from the shells of certain species of sea turtles. The shells of these turtles are composed of a hard, glossy substance cal...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Monumental Silver Viennese Enamel Mythological Stein by Karl Rössler, Bouguereau
Monumental Silver Viennese Enamel Mythological Stein by Karl Rössler, Bouguereau

Monumental Silver Viennese Enamel Mythological Stein by Karl Rössler, Bouguereau

By Karl Rössler 1

Located in New York, NY

Venus emerges from the sea upon a scallop shell, flanked by adoring putti and attended by sea nymphs, her form rendered with the idealized beauty and anatomical precision for which t...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Pitchers

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Alice Harold Murphy, The Wave
Alice Harold Murphy, The Wave

Alice Harold Murphy, The Wave

Located in New York, NY

She seems to be encountering a shell and another sea creature too. Signed, titled, and annotated 'edition of 30,' in pencil.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rare Italian Mid Century Octagonal Bertoncello Rigon Table Lamp Vintage 1960s
Rare Italian Mid Century Octagonal Bertoncello Rigon Table Lamp Vintage 1960s

Rare Italian Mid Century Octagonal Bertoncello Rigon Table Lamp Vintage 1960s

By Bertoncello, Roberto Rigon

Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW

Rare octagon shaped Roberto Rigon Bertoncello table light (probably based on the shape of a sea urchin shell) with typical Bertoncello pattern in beige, brown and caramel tones.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Lead Merchild
Lead Merchild

Lead Merchild

Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI

This classical vintage sculpture depicts a merchild atop a rock formation. This mischievous sea creature trumpets into his shell to entrance passersby and add charm to any environmen...

Category

Mid-20th Century English Statues

Materials

Lead

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock

Located in Brighton, Sussex

The enamel clock face with an eight day duration, strikes on the hour and half hour, mounted on a fluted white marble column and raised on a gilded ormolu base with a sea urchin and ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Fish Server French Rare
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Fish Server French Rare

Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Fish Server French Rare

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Big Bend, WI

This piece is a French style, pierced with sea horses and shells. It is extremely rare, possibly 1 of a kind!

Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Green quartz organic Decorative object table top natural sculpture
Green quartz organic Decorative object table top natural sculpture

Green quartz organic Decorative object table top natural sculpture

Located in London, GB

The lower border polished to reveal a wonderful sea green celadonite “shell” belonging to the original geode.

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Silver Table Garden Fountain
Silver Table Garden Fountain

Silver Table Garden Fountain

Located in Napoli, Campania

A touch of greek mythology for this table silver fountain. the top of the fountain there is a male character that pours the water on the bottom where there are 2 Poseidon figures, t...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian More Objets d'Art and Vertu

Materials

Silver

Large Stoneware Table Lamp Blue Glazing by Bodil Marie Nielsen, Denmark, 1960s
Large Stoneware Table Lamp Blue Glazing by Bodil Marie Nielsen, Denmark, 1960s

Large Stoneware Table Lamp Blue Glazing by Bodil Marie Nielsen, Denmark, 1960s

By Bodil Marie Nielsen

Located in Odense, DK

Decorated with organic elements that resembles sea fossils and shells and finished with an amazing blue speckled glazing.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware

Italian Vetro Murano Venezia Opalescent Glass and Wrought Iron Wall Light
Italian Vetro Murano Venezia Opalescent Glass and Wrought Iron Wall Light

Italian Vetro Murano Venezia Opalescent Glass and Wrought Iron Wall Light

Located in Barntrup, DE

This imposing Italian two-light wall lamp features a beautiful opalescent Murano glass lampshade in a shape of a shell or another sea creature and a wrought iron frame.

Category

1990s Italian Brutalist Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Louis XV Provencal Style, 19th Century Marble-Top Console Table
French Louis XV Provencal Style, 19th Century Marble-Top Console Table

French Louis XV Provencal Style, 19th Century Marble-Top Console Table

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Every element is sculpted in curved lines inspired by nature, and evoking shell, leaf and sea motifs . It is surmounted by a handcrafted, contoured and beveled reddish-brown, white v...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Diamond London Eye Cufflinks with White Mother of Pearl in Sterling Silver
Diamond London Eye Cufflinks with White Mother of Pearl in Sterling Silver

Diamond London Eye Cufflinks with White Mother of Pearl in Sterling Silver

By Tateossian

Located in Fulham business exchange, London

Stone: Mother of pearl is produced from calcium carbonate, from the lustrous lining in the shells of the sea substances such as pearl oysters and mussels.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Cufflinks

Materials

Sterling Silver

Michael Kneebone Amethyst Citrine Topaz Pink Sapphire Diamond Flower Pendant
Michael Kneebone Amethyst Citrine Topaz Pink Sapphire Diamond Flower Pendant

Michael Kneebone Amethyst Citrine Topaz Pink Sapphire Diamond Flower Pendant

By Michael Kneebone

Located in Austin, TX

The flower is beautifully fashioned from the South Seas oyster shell. Cabochons of amethyst, citrine, blue topaz and green amethyst have been collected and cut into pearl shapes-cab...

Category

2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold

Mikimoto 8mm Golden Akoya Pearl Necklace 17" Strand Estate Fine Jewelry
Mikimoto 8mm Golden Akoya Pearl Necklace 17" Strand Estate Fine Jewelry

Mikimoto 8mm Golden Akoya Pearl Necklace 17" Strand Estate Fine Jewelry

By Mikimoto

Located in Torrance, CA

The pearls were produced with a piece of a golden South Sea pearl shell impregnated into an Akoya pearl to produce the special golden hued Akoya pearls.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Contemporary Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 65 Pcs Dinner
Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 65 Pcs Dinner

Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 65 Pcs Dinner

By Wallace Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

The High English Renaissance styling and the concept of beauty as a whole is translated into the harmonious proportions in the center shell-symbolizing the sea-surrounded by an inter...

Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

CADDIS 7- Abstract Figurative Painting, Maroon, Yellow, White, Marine Shapes
CADDIS 7- Abstract Figurative Painting, Maroon, Yellow, White, Marine Shapes

CADDIS 7- Abstract Figurative Painting, Maroon, Yellow, White, Marine Shapes

By Chloe York

Located in Signal Mountain, TN

Small white triangles and angular rhombic shapes surround the head, reminding the viewer of sea glass or broken shells. Tentacles extend from the head, reaching for coral-like abstra...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 40 Pieces Dinner
Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 40 Pieces Dinner

Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 40 Pieces Dinner

By Wallace Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

The High English Renaissance styling and the concept of beauty as a whole is translated into the harmonious proportions in the center shell-symbolizing the sea-surrounded by an inter...

Category

20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 51 Pcs Dinner
Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 51 Pcs Dinner

Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 51 Pcs Dinner

By Wallace Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

The High English Renaissance styling and the concept of beauty as a whole is translated into the harmonious proportions in the center shell-symbolizing the sea-surrounded by an inter...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 56 Pcs Dinner
Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 56 Pcs Dinner

Sir Christopher by Wallace Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 56 Pcs Dinner

By Wallace Silversmiths

Located in Big Bend, WI

The High English Renaissance styling and the concept of beauty as a whole is translated into the harmonious proportions in the center shell-symbolizing the sea-surrounded by an inter...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Blue Porcelain Centerpiece by Sidsel Hanum
Blue Porcelain Centerpiece by Sidsel Hanum

Blue Porcelain Centerpiece by Sidsel Hanum

By Sidsel Hanum

Located in New York, NY

The tidewater’s amazing diversity of shells, corals, sea anemones, and starfish is imprinted in Sidsel’s work.

Category

2010s Norwegian Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery

Unique Green Porcelain Vessel by Sidsel Hanum
Unique Green Porcelain Vessel by Sidsel Hanum

Unique Green Porcelain Vessel by Sidsel Hanum

By Sidsel Hanum

Located in New York, NY

The tidewater’s amazing diversity of shells, corals, sea anemones, and starfish is imprinted in Sidsel’s work.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Natural Red Coral Mounted on 18th Century Giltwood Fragment
Natural Red Coral Mounted on 18th Century Giltwood Fragment

Natural Red Coral Mounted on 18th Century Giltwood Fragment

Located in Bradenton, FL

A hand-crafted sculpture specimen of natural red coral branches mounted on a 18th century giltwood urn fragment base with sea shell trim.

Category

20th Century Italian Organic Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Coral

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Sea Shells For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of sea shells is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of shell, metal and glass, all sea shells available were constructed with great care. We have 464 antique and vintage sea shells in-stock, while there are 85 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of sea shells available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Sea shells are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Victorian and Hollywood Regency styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Joseph Malekan, Molla and Chamberlains Worcester each produced beautiful sea shells that are worth considering.

How Much are Sea Shells?

Sea shells can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,058, while the lowest priced sells for $39 and the highest can go for as much as $48,000.