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A large Elephant's Snout Volute shell - Cymbium glans gamelan
Located in Leesburg, VA
A large Elephant's Snout Volute shell - Cymbium glans gamelan Approximate size: 12 (l) x 5.5 (w) x
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Other Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Shell Encrusted Lucky Elephant Statue in Brown Black and White, 1930s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large tall lucky sea shell encrusted elephant statue or figurine. Covered in shells, this
Category

20th Century American Folk Art More Folk Art

Materials

Shell, Wood

Vintage Maitland Smith Coconut Shell Chest of Drawers with Bronze Elephant Pulls
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
coconut shells and bronze figural elephant head drawer pulls. Ending in four beaded metal feet. Gold
Category

Mid-20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Dressers

Materials

Bronze

Very Unusual Large Nut Shell with Tribal Elephant Carving
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A rare and unusually large nut shell, skillfully etched with elephant figures and objects. Despite
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Tribal Natural Specimens

Materials

Nutwood

Early Pair of Charles Eames Fiberglass Arm Shell Chairs "Elephant Herman Miller
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early pair of Charles Eames fiberglass arm shell chairs "Elephant Hyde Grey" Herman Miller. Nice
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Dry Bar Cabinet Coconut Shell Brass Elephants & Brass Top by Lloyd Buxton
Located in Lake Worth, FL
, brass elephants & brass top bar cabinet by lloyd buxton Finished entirely of coconut shell, with solid
Category

Vintage 1970s Organic Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Elephant Hide Gray Eames Herman Miller Molded Fiberglass DAX Arm Shell Chair H B
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome example of the Charles and Ray Eames DAX fiberglass arm shell chair for Herman Miller. It
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Elephant in room
By Maggie Taylor
Located in Sante Fe, NM
shells, feathers, and other artifacts she finds at flea markets, online auctions, and in her own backyard
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Eames RSR Rocking Chair Elephant Gray
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elephant gray Herman Miller Eames fiberglass shell on rocking base. Excellent grain in the
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

1940's-50s Playground / Carnival Elephant Slide, Garden Ornament, Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage 1940's-1950's Elephant themed playground slide. Garden ornament, sculpture. Children's
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel

Large Vintage Bamileke Elephant Mask, Cameroon, Decorative, Tribal, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage Bamileke elephant mask. A Cameroonian, ebonised hardwood decorative tribal
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Decorative Art

Materials

Hardwood

Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare elephant bird egg, completely intact. The Elephant Bird, formally categorised as
Category

Antique Early 17th Century Malagasy Taxidermy

Materials

Eggshell

Maitland-Smith British Colonial Style Coconut Shell and Leather Sideboard
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
coconut border on a four door case having bronze elephant head handles in coconut panels on leather
Category

Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Sideboards

Materials

Leather, Coconut

Early 2nd Generation X Base Arm Shell Lounge Chair by Charles Eames
By Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early 2nd generation X base elephant gray arm shell lounge chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Iron

First Edition Charles Eames "Paw Chair" Swivel Fibre Glass Shell Dowel Leg Birch
By Charles Eames
Located in Hamburg, DE
Seng Chicago on the metal portion/ fibre glass shell with rope edge in color grey elephant (faded) in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

First Edition Charles Eames Paw Chair Swivel Fibre Glass Shell Dowel Leg Walnut
By Charles Eames
Located in Hamburg, DE
chair in color grey elephant, dowel legs in birch / all original parts. The awesome dowel base reads
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Steel

Hague clock by Tobias Klaaijssen Vlissinghe
Located in HAARLEM, NL
A tortoiseshell veneered Hague clock with elephant ivory mounted columns and ivory padfeet by
Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ivory, Tortoise Shell

Hague clock by Tobias Klaaijssen Vlissinghe
Hague clock by Tobias Klaaijssen Vlissinghe
H 16.15 in W 12.09 in D 5.63 in
Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
and domed lid. The Mother of Pearl with finely engraved decoration and Abalone shell iridescent dots
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
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H 4.72 in W 7.87 in D 4.72 in
19C Anglo Indian Vizigapatam Stamp Box
Located in Dallas, TX
t/shell box in rectangular shape, covered with bone friezes and banding. The lid slides sideways to
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Shell

19C Anglo Indian Vizigapatam Stamp Box
19C Anglo Indian Vizigapatam Stamp Box
H 0.8 in W 3.2 in D 1.35 in
Maitland-Smith Vintage British Colonial Style Bar Cabinet
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive mid century bar cabinet featuring an upper case crafted in coconut shell with two doors
Category

Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Dry Bars

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century Modern Eames DSS Chairs - Set of 8
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Raleigh, NC
in elephant hide grey. These chairs are in fantastic vintage condition with no chips or cracks. Minor
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Marine Elegance: Exquisite 19th-Century Hand-Colored Mollusk Illustrations
Located in Langweer, NL
elephantinum** – Known as the elephant's tusk shell, this species has a long, straight, and tusk-like shell. 6
Category

Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

Mollusk Elegance: Original 19th-Century Scientific Illustrations
Located in Langweer, NL
characteristic notch or slit on the shell's whorl. - **Dentalium elephantinum**: Tusk shell or "elephant's tusk
Category

Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

Midcentury Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Chair LAX on X Base
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
shock mounts and flat edge shell. All original and structurally sound. Elephant hide gray. The most
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Iron

Willy Guhl Biomorphic Planters, 1960s Switzerland (Multiple Available)
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Malibu, US
1960s, often referred to as his 'Clam Shell' planters. Resembling the architect's iconic elephant ear
Category

Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Cement

Marine Mollusk Masterpieces: Artistry from the Depths, Hand-Colored in 1849
Located in Langweer, NL
shells or "elephant's tusks," characterized by their long, tubular shells. 6. **Chiton squamosus**: A
Category

Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

Aquatic Elegance: Molluscan Diversity Illustrated and Hand-Colored in 1849
Located in Langweer, NL
elephant tusks. 3. **Marginella sp.** - These small gastropods have smooth, shiny shells that are often
Category

Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

Snail, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
elephant is able to twist the trunk into a spiral similar to a snail. If you blow into the shell, it will
Category

Early 2000s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Oil

DAX Armchair by Charles & Ray Eames
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rope edge fiberglass "Zenith" shell chair with a brushed steel X-base, in elephant grey.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

DAX Armchair by Charles & Ray Eames
DAX Armchair by Charles & Ray Eames
H 31.5 in W 24 in D 24 in
Charles & Ray Eames DSX Side Chair Natural Multicolor Set for Herman Miller
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
shells in the colours: Parchment, Raw Umber, Elephant Hide Grey and Black. Assembled on newly powder
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Christos J. Palios - Temptation of St Anthony Puzzle, 2020, Printed After
By Christos J. Palios
Located in Greenwich, CT
Title: Space Elephants, Proverbial Egg Shells, Swallowtail Wings Medium: Archival Pigment Canson
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

1959 Mid Century RAR Gray Rocking Chair by Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Detroit, MI
Elephant Hide Grey with a black oxide base. Original shock mounts with one new to-spec screw. Original
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

Two Late Qing Dynasty Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
vase, similarly decorated to the external shell. The body of each vase presents a rich blue enamel
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu

Rare House of Fabergé & Limoges France Porcelain Tray
By Fabergé
Located in Forney, TX
, silver, rose-cut diamonds, brilliant diamonds and translucent royal blue enamel. The miniature elephant
Category

Late 20th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

"American Oyster Catcher": An Original Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By After John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
sideways and insinuating it between the rock and the shell like a chisel, seize the bodies of gaping
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pl. IX Manege (Horsemanship)
By Denis Diderot
Located in Florham Park, NJ
encyclopedia was quite inclusive. It had examples of everything from the printing press to sea shells, cheese
Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Tribute to Morandi #29
By Bob Stuth-Wade
Located in Dallas, TX
another meditation on shells. Like the shapes of a woman's body they seem to be the reason for light and
Category

2010s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Tribute to Morandi #30
By Bob Stuth-Wade
Located in Dallas, TX
another meditation on shells. Like the shapes of a woman's body they seem to be the reason for light and
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Tribute to Morandi #31
By Bob Stuth-Wade
Located in Dallas, TX
another meditation on shells. Like the shapes of a woman's body they seem to be the reason for light and
Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Vintage Oscar de la Renta Silk Scarf with Irish Linen Cushion Pillow Pink
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
and multicolour stylised shells pattern. The forms fan out segmented into different colours of
Category

Late 20th Century European Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Linen, Silk

Eames Shell Armchair in Elephant Grey
By Charles Eames
Located in Hudson, NY
Iconic Eames shell armchair in elephant grey.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Eames Shell Armchair in Elephant Grey
Eames Shell Armchair in Elephant Grey
H 31.5 in W 25 in D 23 in
Red Vinyl Herman Miller Eames Elephant Grey DSW Dining Side Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
This original red vinyl finished Eames Herman Miller elephant grey side shell chair is a great
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Elephant
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Sculpture made of used bullet shells. Sebiha Demir rebuilds the animals with the material that
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Elephant
Elephant
H 27.56 in W 25.99 in D 19.69 in
French Bronze Elephant Clock, circa 1860
By Miroy Frères
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
French bronze elephant clock. A beautifully cast bronze elephant clock with raised trunk (a sign
Category

Antique 1860s French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Elephant and Tortoise Sterling Silver Ashtray
By Patrick Marvos
Located in London, GB
piece rich in African symbolism, it features Tapiwa the bull elephant supporting tortoise shells and an
Category

2010s Zimbabwean Ashtrays

Materials

Sterling Silver

Amedeo "Elephant" Cameo Ring with Yellow Sapphires
By AMEDEO
Located in New York, NY
18mm cornelian shell cameo featuring "Elephant", set on sterling silver, green nano ceramic with
Category

2010s Italian Artisan Dome Rings

Materials

Yellow Sapphire, Sterling Silver

Anglo Indian Pair Rosewood Side Tables-Elephant Legs. Elaborate Bone Inlay
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
elephant form bone inlay legs. late 19th/early 20th century
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Bone

Fabergé Heritage Rose Gold & Diamond Necklace w/ Elephant Locket, US Clients
By Fabergé
Located in London, GB
guilloché enamel, which opens to reveal a miniature elephant cast in 18k yellow gold with two diamonds for
Category

2010s British More Jewelry

Materials

White Diamond, Rose Gold

Pair of Charles and Ray Eames Fiberglass 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles and Ray Eames 'Shell' chairs, 1960s Fiberglass, elephant hide grey H-Base, black tubular
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

GRACIE - trompe l'oeil ceramic elephant sculpture that looks like outsider art
By Keith Schneider
Located in Seattle, WA
scraps of paper, old wooden toys, discarded pencils with labels worn, used shell casings, obsolete maps
Category

2010s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze, Underglaze

Vitra Organic Chair in Rock Credo and Oak by Charles Eames & Eero Saarinen
By Charles Eames, Vitra, Eero Saarinen
Located in New York, NY
seat shells in large quantities, as exemplified by Charles and Ray Eames‘s famous plastic armchair or
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Chairs

Materials

Wool, Oak

HOOH 10-1
By Keizaburo Okamura
Located in New York, NY
from mythological creatures to birds and elephants. However, even when drawing the more common animals
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Pigment, Wood

Four Vintage Silver Boxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four Japanese silver (plate) boxes. Hexagonal box depicts Elephants. The cigar holder has an
Category

20th Century Japanese Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

CdG Style Unique Gold Necklace Carved Faux Turtle Nut Ivory
By Couleurs de Géraldine
Located in Amsterdam, NL
contemporary feel. 18 karat gold holds a luxuriously polished faux turtle shell teardrop. The turtle shell is
Category

2010s Italian Contemporary Drop Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

JANINE JANET SHELL ELEPHANT
Located in New York, NY
Shell encrusted elephant with trunk raised, on a mother of pearl base. Janine Janet (1913-2000) was
Category

Vintage 1960s French Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Abalone

JANINE JANET SHELL ELEPHANT
JANINE JANET SHELL ELEPHANT
H 17 in W 9 in D 18.5 in
Elephant Hide Grey Zenith Eames Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
gliders. Fiberglass shell elephant hide grey
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Elephant Hide Grey Zenith Eames Chair
Elephant Hide Grey Zenith Eames Chair
H 31.5 in W 25 in D 23 in
Vintage Handmade Elephant Figurine Sculptural Shell Art
By Arthur Court
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Handmade elephant sculpture oyster shell Art. Measures: 12 tall x 12.25 deep x 5.5 wide. Preowned
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Eames for Herman Miller Elephant Gray Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s elephant hide grey fiberglass shell chairs, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Charles Eames Elephant Grey Fiberglass Side Shells Manufactured by Herman Miller
By Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Matched set of four "Elephant Gray" side shells (scoops) designed by Charles and Ray Eames
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 6 Eames DSS Side Shell Chairs in Elephant Hide Grey for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Set of 6 matching elephant hide grey side shells on stacking bases. Designed by Ray and Charles
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

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Shell Elephant For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic shell elephant available at 1stDibs. A shell elephant — often made from fiberglass, plastic and metal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the shell elephant you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A shell elephant, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made shell elephant over the years, but those crafted by Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames and Herman Miller are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Shell Elephant?

A shell elephant can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,195, while the lowest priced sells for $334 and the highest can go for as much as $12,368.