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Mexican Brass and Abalone Shell Pitcher Set with Tray and Eight Cups, 1950s
Mexican Brass and Abalone Shell Pitcher Set with Tray and Eight Cups, 1950s

Mexican Brass and Abalone Shell Pitcher Set with Tray and Eight Cups, 1950s

By Los Castillo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Elegant mid-century Mexican serving set featuring a round tray, water pitcher, and eight matching cups, crafted in solid brass with exquisite abalone shell inlay.

Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Japanese Kutani Egg shell Tea cup and snack plates set
Early 20th Century Japanese Kutani Egg shell Tea cup and snack plates set

Early 20th Century Japanese Kutani Egg shell Tea cup and snack plates set

Located in Pomona, CA

The cups are very delicate Egg shell style and have a unique bottom edge which can sits in the plates.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Gabriella Binazzi Swan Shell in Silver Plate and Shell
Gabriella Binazzi Swan Shell in Silver Plate and Shell

Gabriella Binazzi Swan Shell in Silver Plate and Shell

By Gabriella Binazzi

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Silver plate cup and shell by Gabriella Binazzi in the shape of a swan Italian work around 1970 Height 16.3 cm Length: 17.8 cm Width: 20.5 cm Good condition, only a f...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-...

Materials

Silver Plate

Solid Silver 18k Gold Plated Carrera y Carrera Calyx Cup Lion and Shell Ornament
Solid Silver 18k Gold Plated Carrera y Carrera Calyx Cup Lion and Shell Ornament

Solid Silver 18k Gold Plated Carrera y Carrera Calyx Cup Lion and Shell Ornament

By Carrera y Carrera

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

Solid silver 18k gold plated Carrera y Carrera Calyx Cup lion and shell ornament Rococo ornament handles with lion face and shells Signed nº 6312 Measures: Diameter 11.8cm 4,64 i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Rococo Decorative Bowls

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Silver

Solid Silver 18k Gold Plated Carrera y Carrera Calyx Cup Lion and Shell Ornament
Solid Silver 18k Gold Plated Carrera y Carrera Calyx Cup Lion and Shell Ornament

Solid Silver 18k Gold Plated Carrera y Carrera Calyx Cup Lion and Shell Ornament

By Carrera y Carrera

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

Solid silver 18k gold plated Carrera y Carrera Calyx Cup lion and shell ornament Rococo ornament handles with lion face and shells Signed nº 6312 Diameter 11.8cm 4,64 inches Height...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Vases

Materials

18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver

Rare Pair of Bronze Tazzas w/ Poseidon & Satyrs on Marble circa 1860s
Rare Pair of Bronze Tazzas w/ Poseidon & Satyrs on Marble circa 1860s

Rare Pair of Bronze Tazzas w/ Poseidon & Satyrs on Marble circa 1860s

Located in Shippensburg, PA

PAIR OF PATINATED BRONZE TAZZAS WITH FIGURES OF POSEIDON RAISED ON SHELL CUPS OVER SATYR FIGURES ON POLISHED BLACK MARBLE Probably French, circa mid-19th century Item # 406TDO07P An...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

18th Century Bow Porcelain Coral & Shell Encrusted Tiered Sweetmeat Centerpiece
18th Century Bow Porcelain Coral & Shell Encrusted Tiered Sweetmeat Centerpiece

18th Century Bow Porcelain Coral & Shell Encrusted Tiered Sweetmeat Centerpiece

By Bow Porcelain

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The interiors of the shell shaped sweetmeat cups are painted with sprays of flowers and butterflies and have a pink dentil border.

Category

Antique 1760s English Chinoiserie Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

French Victorian Shell Rose Cut Diamond 18 Karat Gold Lizard Brooch
French Victorian Shell Rose Cut Diamond 18 Karat Gold Lizard Brooch

French Victorian Shell Rose Cut Diamond 18 Karat Gold Lizard Brooch

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Brooch is designed with a cupped and scalloped shell Pastel pink in color with strongly iridescent mother-of-pearl Centering a stylized gold lizard accented by rose cut diamonds - ...

Category

Antique 1880s French Victorian Brooches

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Vintage Italian Gentleman's Valet
Vintage Italian Gentleman's Valet

Vintage Italian Gentleman's Valet

Located in Austin, TX

Bronze frame with finials, mahogany hanger, bronze shell cufflinks cup.

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Bronze

Danish brass chandelier
Danish brass chandelier

Danish brass chandelier

Located in Los Angeles, CA

very elegant, floral 5-arm brass cup chandelier with shell-like white glass shades, the rod can be adjusted per client request

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Large Pair of Italian Cast Stone Garden Urns in the Grotto Taste
Large Pair of Italian Cast Stone Garden Urns in the Grotto Taste

Large Pair of Italian Cast Stone Garden Urns in the Grotto Taste

Located in San Francisco, CA

A large and unique pair of Italian cast stone garden urns in the "Grotto" taste; each with a cup-shaped shell-modeled body raised on a swirling coquiform pedestal to scrolled feet

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Garden Ornaments

Antique Derby School Paneled Quarter Sawn Oak S-Roll Top Desk and Chair
Antique Derby School Paneled Quarter Sawn Oak S-Roll Top Desk and Chair

Antique Derby School Paneled Quarter Sawn Oak S-Roll Top Desk and Chair

By Derby Desk Company

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique derby school desk by features quarter sawn oak construction with S-form roll top opening to interior pigeon holes and drawers; paneled sides and back; flanking drawer towers;...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Desks

Materials

Oak

French Louis XIV Style Carved Wood Chandelier
French Louis XIV Style Carved Wood Chandelier

French Louis XIV Style Carved Wood Chandelier

Located in Dallas, TX

The S-Scrolls are prominent in this chandelier, from the shape of the arms to the braces going to the centre column. There are stylized shell motifs on the candle cups and along the ...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Porcelain Sweetmeat, Sea Life & Famille Rose
19th Century English Porcelain Sweetmeat, Sea Life & Famille Rose

19th Century English Porcelain Sweetmeat, Sea Life & Famille Rose

By Chamberlains Worcester

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The base of this stand is heavily encrusted with accurately modeled seashells, decorated in bright colors and embedded on a green ground of moss seaweed. Four Famille Rose cups are s...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Beaux Arts Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Three, Modernized Vintage, Converted Gas Pendants
Set of Three, Modernized Vintage, Converted Gas Pendants

Set of Three, Modernized Vintage, Converted Gas Pendants

By Mark Bell

Located in Berkeley, CA

We have "Frankensteined" old elements with new to create 'Modernized Vintage' fixtures. The original brass shell, and ventilated glass cup shades ( love those open holes on the sides...

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

1920's American Wrought Iron 4 Light Chandelier
1920's American Wrought Iron 4 Light Chandelier

1920's American Wrought Iron 4 Light Chandelier

By CHANDELIER

Located in Denver, CO

Each of the candles are attached to an arm featuring a reticulated (pierced) gallery on top and a shell shaped cup underneath that reaches past the central body terminating in a curl...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Rustic Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron

French Terracotta Fountain
French Terracotta Fountain

French Terracotta Fountain

Located in Winter Park, FL

Adorned with a colorful glazed terracotta garland of grapes and lemons, he sits astride a toppled urn, spilling his cup into the shell shaped basin below. A large scroll with acanthu...

Category

Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Fountains

Materials

Terracotta

Bronze Statue “La Source” by Mathurin Moreau
Bronze Statue “La Source” by Mathurin Moreau

Bronze Statue “La Source” by Mathurin Moreau

By Mathurin Moreau

Located in Paris, FR

Gilt bronze sculpture titled “La Source” (The Spring), portraying a young woman drinking water from a spring using a shell as her cup. The sculpture is set on a terraced, circular ba...

Category

Antique 1880s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Dragon and Shell Cup in Silvered Finish
Dragon and Shell Cup in Silvered Finish

Dragon and Shell Cup in Silvered Finish

Located in Paris, FR

Cup dragon and shell with structure in metal in silver plated finish and with natural polished big shell cup.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver Plate

20th Century French Metal & Wooden Work Table
20th Century French Metal & Wooden Work Table

20th Century French Metal & Wooden Work Table

Located in High Point, NC

Equipped with a suite of drawers, each featuring classic shell cup handles, it offers ample storage for tools, materials, or whatever your craft may require.

Category

20th Century French Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal

A cup with a shell of Turbo marmoratus, Germany 1870.
A cup with a shell of Turbo marmoratus, Germany 1870.

A cup with a shell of Turbo marmoratus, Germany 1870.

Located in Milan, IT

A Specimen Naturale from Wuderkammer: a cup with a shell of Turbo marmoratus, knowns as the green turban, the marbled turban or great green turban.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Natural Specimens

Materials

Bronze

Cup Shell Mother-of-Pearl Made in Netherlands in 2016
Cup Shell Mother-of-Pearl Made in Netherlands in 2016

Cup Shell Mother-of-Pearl Made in Netherlands in 2016

Located in Paris, FR

Cup shell, mother-of-pearl, made in Netherlands in 2016.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Shell

Large Antique Solid Walnut Trade Counter
Large Antique Solid Walnut Trade Counter

Large Antique Solid Walnut Trade Counter

Located in LYON, FR

Functionally, it offers ideal storage: three drawers along the top featuring their superb original cast iron "shell" (cup) handles, and large open shelving at the back.

Category

20th Century French French Provincial Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

Large Antique Craftsman's Table, Pine, Kitchen Island, Retail, Bench, Victorian
Large Antique Craftsman's Table, Pine, Kitchen Island, Retail, Bench, Victorian

Large Antique Craftsman's Table, Pine, Kitchen Island, Retail, Bench, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

Of substantial proportion - suitable for the larger home or retail space Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order Victorian pine shows fine grain interest and mellow cara...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Pine

Rare Chinese Neolithic Longshan Culture Black "Egg-Shell" Pottery Stem Cup
Rare Chinese Neolithic Longshan Culture Black "Egg-Shell" Pottery Stem Cup

Rare Chinese Neolithic Longshan Culture Black "Egg-Shell" Pottery Stem Cup

Located in South Burlington, VT

A rare Chinese Neolithic Longshan Culture black or dark green Egg-shell pottery stem cup. This very rare and desirable black pottery stem cup was made by potters of the Longshan Cult...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Towle Silver Plated Punch Bowl Set Flower Shell Rim with 12 Cups
Towle Silver Plated Punch Bowl Set Flower Shell Rim with 12 Cups

Towle Silver Plated Punch Bowl Set Flower Shell Rim with 12 Cups

By Towle Silversmiths

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Towle Silver Plated Punch Bowl Set Flower Shell Rim with 12 Cups. Set includes (1) Large punch bowl, (12) cups, floral and shell border, original stamp, great style and form.

Category

Late 20th Century North American Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver

Josef Pauser Germany 800 Silver Egg Shell Egg Cup with Ball Feet
Josef Pauser Germany 800 Silver Egg Shell Egg Cup with Ball Feet

Josef Pauser Germany 800 Silver Egg Shell Egg Cup with Ball Feet

Located in Washington Depot, CT

800 silver egg cup by Josef Pauser of Germany. No monogram An egg cup in the shape of a cracked egg featuring 3 ball feet. Measures approx 1 1/2" high, 1 1/2" wide diameter. Weig...

Category

20th Century Dinnerware and Flatware Sets

Materials

Silver

Solid Silver 18k Gold Plated Carrera y Carrera Calyx Cup Lion and Shell Ornament
Solid Silver 18k Gold Plated Carrera y Carrera Calyx Cup Lion and Shell Ornament

Solid Silver 18k Gold Plated Carrera y Carrera Calyx Cup Lion and Shell Ornament

By Carrera y Carrera

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

Solid silver 18k gold plated Carrera y Carrera Calyx Cup lion and shell ornament Rococo ornament handles with lion face and shells Signed nº 6312 Diameter 11.8cm 4,64 inches Height...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Vases

Materials

18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver

Pair of Natural Sea Shell Lamps with Linen Shades
Pair of Natural Sea Shell Lamps with Linen Shades

Pair of Natural Sea Shell Lamps with Linen Shades

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

Pair of natural sea shell lamps with linen shades White shells create a cup of rose clusters around the cylinder lamps.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps

Materials

Shell

Majolica Oyster Plate with Sea Shells
Majolica Oyster Plate with Sea Shells

Majolica Oyster Plate with Sea Shells

By Minton

Located in Katonah, NY

A beautiful Majolica oyster plate painted with colored glazes with three pink and three white oyster cups and a green central rondel for sauce, all enhanced by a decoration of sea sh...

Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Pottery

Exquisite Luxe Arzberg Gold & Porcelain Espresso Cup Set
Exquisite Luxe Arzberg Gold & Porcelain Espresso Cup Set

Exquisite Luxe Arzberg Gold & Porcelain Espresso Cup Set

By Arzberg

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Gold plated shells marked "PM Italy". Porcelain cups are by Arzberg Germany.

Category

Mid-20th Century Rococo More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Gold Plate

Cup and Saucer 18th Century English Porcelain Caughley Circle ca 1785
Cup and Saucer 18th Century English Porcelain Caughley Circle ca 1785

Cup and Saucer 18th Century English Porcelain Caughley Circle ca 1785

By Caughley Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

Products included tea sets, muffin plates, butter tubs, mugs, mask jugs, egg cups and drainers, custard cups, pickle shells, eye baths, asparagus servers, and toy tea and table wares.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

1970s Ribbed Milk Glass Limburg Sconces, 2 Pairs Available
1970s Ribbed Milk Glass Limburg Sconces, 2 Pairs Available

1970s Ribbed Milk Glass Limburg Sconces, 2 Pairs Available

By Glashütte Limburg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Timeless and versatile sconces by Glashutte Limburg of Germany (via Lightolier, USA), in an enclosed, half shell or cup shape; in velvety, opaline glass. The linear, waved edges and ...

Category

Vintage 1970s Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Famous Caribbean Artist Amos Ferguson Folk Painting, Motherhood
Famous Caribbean Artist Amos Ferguson Folk Painting, Motherhood

Famous Caribbean Artist Amos Ferguson Folk Painting, Motherhood

By Amos Ferguson

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Initially, Ferguson painted on cheap pieces of paper, conch shells and plastic cups; however, he quickly graduated to painting on large pieces of cardboard and boxes.

Category

Mid-20th Century Bahamian Folk Art Paintings

Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholder
Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholder

Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholder

Located in Sarasota, FL

A handmade nautilus shell cup and (Mexican? European?) Silver candleholder from a collection of 6.

Category

Vintage 1970s Candle Holders

Materials

Silver

Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholder
Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholder

Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholder

Located in Sarasota, FL

A handmade nautilus shell cup and Mexican? European?) Silver candleholder from a collection of 6.

Category

Vintage 1970s Unknown Candle Holders

Materials

Silver

Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholder
Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholder

Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholder

Located in Sarasota, FL

European?) Silver and nautilus shell cup candleholder from a collection of 6. No makers mark.

Category

Vintage 1970s Unknown Candle Holders

Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholder
Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholder

Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholder

Located in Sarasota, FL

A nautilus shell cup and (Mexican? European?) Handmade silver candleholder in the shape of a swan from a collection of six pieces.

Category

Vintage 1970s Candle Holders

Materials

Silver

Pair of Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholders
Pair of Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholders

Pair of Nautilus Shell Cup Candleholders

Located in Sarasota, FL

A pair of handmade nautilus shell cup and (Mexican? European?) Silver candleholders from a collection of 6.

Category

Vintage 1970s Unknown Candle Holders

French Antique Buffet Cabinet Cupboard Dresser 19th Century Painted
French Antique Buffet Cabinet Cupboard Dresser 19th Century Painted

French Antique Buffet Cabinet Cupboard Dresser 19th Century Painted

Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury

Original antique French buffet dresser, white with crackled and chippy paintwork all over, the moulded dentil cornice over two doors enclosing two shelves within, three frieze drawer...

Category

Antique 19th Century Buffets

Materials

Wood

Natural Pearl Diamond Antique Pendant
Natural Pearl Diamond Antique Pendant

Natural Pearl Diamond Antique Pendant

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

A dangling layered Natural Pearl is set on a yellow gold clam shell cup. The beautiful Pearl measures 8.96 by 7.13 mm suspended from a 16 inch long 14KT cable link chain.

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Platinum

Haberdashery Chest of Drawers Shop Counter Oak Antique Loft Industrial Style
Haberdashery Chest of Drawers Shop Counter Oak Antique Loft Industrial Style

Haberdashery Chest of Drawers Shop Counter Oak Antique Loft Industrial Style

Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury

Magnificent antique 19th century Haberdashery Golden oak shop counter chest of 42 drawers circa 1875 from the Victorian era, the rectangular lift off counter top over forty two pull-...

Category

Antique 1870s British Late Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Pair of Art Nouveau Sconces
Pair of Art Nouveau Sconces

Pair of Art Nouveau Sconces

Located in Alexandria, VA

Pair of 3-light candle-burning sconces with foliate arms. Tulip candle cups, foliate bobeches, shell & foliate backplates & 1 lily in center of each.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces

Large 19th Century Terracotta Figure of Mother and Child
Large 19th Century Terracotta Figure of Mother and Child

Large 19th Century Terracotta Figure of Mother and Child

Located in Miami, FL

Large terracotta figural group of mother and child; an infant child climbing on its mothers lap reaching for a shell-form cup she's holding above her head. After 43 years of busin...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Gianni Versace Iconic Vintage 1992  Jeweled Bustier
Gianni Versace Iconic Vintage 1992  Jeweled Bustier

Gianni Versace Iconic Vintage 1992 Jeweled Bustier

By Gianni Versace

Located in Cloverdale, CA

The bust is made of stunningly jeweled Swarovski crystal cups that resemble sea shells. The cups are lightly padded.

Category

1980s Italian Clothing

Mother of Pearl Caviar Spoons and Butter Knifes and Serving Cup Holder Shells
Mother of Pearl Caviar Spoons and Butter Knifes and Serving Cup Holder Shells

Mother of Pearl Caviar Spoons and Butter Knifes and Serving Cup Holder Shells

Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE

Large set of caviar spoons and butterknives and serving cup holder shells, 1960. A beautiful large mother of pearls set from 20 spoons (4.72in.), 8 butter knifes (4.72in), 1 large...

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

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Shell Cup For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the shell cup you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each shell cup for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, shell and ceramic. If you’re shopping for a shell cup, we have 9 options in-stock, while there are 8 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect shell cup — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A shell cup is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made shell cup has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Rozenburg Porcelain, Pickard and Towle Silversmiths are consistently popular.

How Much is a Shell Cup?

Prices for a shell cup start at $60 and top out at $60,000 with the average selling for $2,301.