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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

silver and depicts a distinctive sea creature: a shell, a crab, a seahorse, a stylized fish, a lobster

Category

20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Large 19th Century Japanese Kutani Vase
Large 19th Century Japanese Kutani Vase

Large 19th Century Japanese Kutani Vase

$4,386

H 30.32 in Dm 17.33 in

Large 19th Century Japanese Kutani Vase

Located in Brighton, Sussex

ground, inset hand painted panels depicting pagoda buildings, the sea, coral and shells.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

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

), modeled after Bouguereau’s iconic canvas. Venus emerges from the sea upon a scallop shell, flanked by

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Pitchers

Materials

Silver, Enamel

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

", welcoming anemones, algae, shells, sea creatures in its turquoise embrace. Source of inspiration for the

Category

2010s Italian Modern Tapestries

Materials

Aluminum

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

sea turtles. The shells of these turtles are composed of a hard, glossy substance called keratin

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Brass

Rare Art Deco Ceramics Panel by René Buthaud
Rare Art Deco Ceramics Panel by René Buthaud

Rare Art Deco Ceramics Panel by René Buthaud

By René Buthaud

Located in Bridgewater, CT

mythological sea-goddess as a young girl riding a sea horse and holding a shell in her hand. Titled and

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chanel Spring 2012 Karl Lagerfeld Black White Silver Size 44 Hand Painted Blazer
Chanel Spring 2012 Karl Lagerfeld Black White Silver Size 44 Hand Painted Blazer

Chanel Spring 2012 Karl Lagerfeld Black White Silver Size 44 Hand Painted Blazer

By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel

Located in San Diego, CA

Palais was transformed by huge, blinding white sea shapes—corals, shells, sea horses, stingrays—and

Category

2010s French Blazers

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

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

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

Alice Harold Murphy, The Wave

Located in New York, NY

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

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

-like green-brown druzy quartz. The lower border polished to reveal a wonderful sea green celadonite

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Lead Merchild
Lead Merchild

Lead Merchild

$4,290

H 25 in W 13 in D 13 in

Lead Merchild

Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI

sculpture depicts a merchild atop a rock formation. This mischievous sea creature trumpets into his shell to

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

$5,483

H 18.9 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock

Located in Brighton, Sussex

and raised on a gilded ormolu base with a sea urchin and shell decoration.

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

by Tiffany & Co. This piece is a French style, pierced with sea horses and shells. It is extremely

Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Silver Table Garden Fountain
Silver Table Garden Fountain

Silver Table Garden Fountain

$41,426

H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 19.69 in

Silver Table Garden Fountain

Located in Marcianise, Marcianise (CE)

on the bottom where there are 2 Poseidon figures, the plateau representing the sea with carved

Category

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

Materials

Silver

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

in a shape of a shell or another sea creature and a wrought iron frame. Two sockets for E14 size

Category

1990s Italian Brutalist Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Wrought Iron

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

workshop in Denmark in the 1960s. Decorated with organic elements that resembles sea fossils and shells and

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Victorian Black Vases with Enamel Paint, England
Pair of Victorian Black Vases with Enamel Paint, England

Pair of Victorian Black Vases with Enamel Paint, England

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

. The gold decorations are painted by hand. The themes are about nature, depicting coral and shells

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Vases

Materials

Porcelain

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

calcium carbonate, from the lustrous lining in the shells of the sea substances such as pearl oysters and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Cufflinks

Materials

Sterling Silver

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

evoking shell, leaf and sea motifs . It is surmounted by a handcrafted, contoured and beveled reddish

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Console Tables

Materials

Marble

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

produced with a piece of a golden South Sea pearl shell impregnated into an Akoya pearl to produce the

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

into the harmonious proportions in the center shell-symbolizing the sea-surrounded by an intertwining

Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

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

harmonious proportions in the center shell-symbolizing the sea-surrounded by an intertwining array of foliage

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

proportions in the center shell-symbolizing the sea-surrounded by an intertwining array of foliage, fruit, and

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

shell-symbolizing the sea-surrounded by an intertwining array of foliage, fruit, and flowers, typifying

Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

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

Unique Green Porcelain Vessel by Sidsel Hanum

$5,500

H 2.5 in W 10.6 in D 10.6 in

Unique Green Porcelain Vessel by Sidsel Hanum

By Sidsel Hanum

Located in New York, NY

shells, corals, sea anemones, and starfish is imprinted in Sidsel’s work. As the artist notes "I feel

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

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

Blue Porcelain Centerpiece by Sidsel Hanum

$5,800

H 2.2 in W 15.5 in D 15.5 in

Blue Porcelain Centerpiece by Sidsel Hanum

By Sidsel Hanum

Located in New York, NY

shells, corals, sea anemones, and starfish is imprinted in Sidsel’s work. As the artist notes "I feel

Category

2010s Norwegian Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery

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

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.