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English Shell Grotto House
Located in London, GB
An English shell grotto modelled on a cottage, with doors and a glazed window with mirror interior
Category

Vintage 1930s English More Folk Art

Materials

Shell

English Shell Grotto House
English Shell Grotto House
H 13 in W 20.48 in D 11.03 in
Shell grotto candle, flower holder, for indoor, protected outdoor space.
Located in Sullivans Island, SC
This shell grotto candle, flower holder inspired by the sea is an elegant display of shells for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Candlesticks

Materials

Shell

Four Shell Grotto Chairs and Coordinating Table
By Brown Jordan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of four Grotto chairs newly upholstered and powder coated. The set are a compliment to any
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Aluminum

Italian Mid-Century Silver Clam-Shell Grotto Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved wood grotto chair, in shell and dolphin motif, from the mid 20th century. This
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Chairs

Materials

Wood

Post Modern White Ceramic Shell Grotto Motif Table Lamp - 1980s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A vintage post-modern white ceramic shell motif table lamp. Glazed in a crisp white ceramic, this
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Seahorse Serpent Shell Grotto Black Gold Parcel Gilt Tall Pedestal Table(s)
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful patinated parcel gilt 20th century tall Venetian grotto occasional table featuring
Category

20th Century Italian Rococo Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

French Encrusted Shell Grotto Side Table by Serge Roche for Maison Jansen, 1940
By Serge Roche, Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Important French Grotto Side or End Table or Gueridon by Serge Roche for Maison Jansen
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Limestone, Rock Crystal, Wire

Sea Shell Encrusted Grotto Style Console Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage Grotto Style Seashell Encrusted Console Table is a striking and unique piece that combines
Category

Mid-20th Century French Bohemian Console Tables

Materials

Shell, Wood

Antique Italian Grotto Carved Shell
Located in London, England
Late 18th Century Italian giant clam shell in carved pine wood. Likely orginating from Venice. A
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine, Paint

Antique Italian Grotto Carved Shell
Antique Italian Grotto Carved Shell
H 4.73 in W 13.39 in D 7.88 in
Grotto Shell Chairs, Three Available
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved fruitwood frames with stylized dolphin-form arm from the mid 1900s. The chairs has very high quality and are unusually generous in proportions. The height of the back is ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chairs

Materials

Fruitwood

Italian Grotto Style Onyx Shell Ashtrays
Located in Queens, NY
6 Italian Grotto-style (20th Century) brown onyx shell form ashtray/soap dish with a fluted and
Category

20th Century Italian Rustic Ashtrays

Materials

Ash

Vintage Shell Back Midcentury Grotto Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Reupholstered in Michelle Nussbaumer Ikat Fabric
Category

Mid-20th Century American Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian Mid-Century Grotto Style Sea Shell Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century Grotto-style (1940s) console table with sea shell decoration and cabriole legs.
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Romantic Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Neoclassical Carved Walnut Grotto Shell Stool Swivels
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Highly carved walnut swiveling stool with a shell motif and a tripod base. Cabriolet legs with paw
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Baroque Stools

Materials

Walnut

Magnificent Anthony Redmile Grotto Modern Sea Shell Shellwork Encrusted Table
By Anthony Redmile London
Located in Forney, TX
visually striking and most impressive sculptural natural sea shell encrusted X-form cross-stretcher base
Category

Late 20th Century European Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Pair of Gold Leaf Grotto Shell Back Chairs
By Tony Duquette
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of gold leaf grotto shell back side chairs. These have been professionally restored, gold
Category

Vintage 1940s Spanish Hollywood Regency Chairs

Materials

Beech

Gold Leaf Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Chair
By Tony Duquette
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique gold leaf Venetian grotto style shell back armchair. Seat has been newly reupholstered in
Category

Vintage 1980s Spanish Rococo Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Coastal Grotto Faux Shells Mirror or Centrepiece
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage Grotyo Coastal Relirf Faux Shell Mirror. Great coastal decor piece.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Organic Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Composition

French Terracotta Grotto Shell Shaped Planter or Jardiniere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully designed Terracotta Planter or Jardiniere in the shape of a Shell or Conch Shell
Category

20th Century French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Terracotta

Vintage Italian Shell Encrusted Grotto Jewelry Box Re-Lined Interior c. 1950
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This finely crafted Italian shell-encrusted jewelry box exudes a charming Grotto style, typical of
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Shell

Set of Six Gold Leaf Grotto Shell Back Chairs
By Tony Duquette
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of six gold leaf grotto shell back side chairs. Professionally restored, gold leafed and
Category

Vintage 1940s Spanish Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Beech

Set of 4 Venetian Grotto Style Scalloped Shell Back Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a daringly stylish essence to your dining room design with these Grotto style shell back dining
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Vintage Grotto Style Shell Back Dining Chairs. Set of 6
Located in Wichita, KS
Six Italian regency painted walnut shell back dining chairs made in the Venetian grotto style
Category

20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Grotto Style Italian Giltwood Carved Putti and Shell Form Jardiniere
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is wonderful! It is an Italian Grotto style carved putti and shell form jardiniere. It is a
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Poplar

Lovely Antique Grotto Shell Souvenir du Croisir Inkwell Art Nouveau
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite antique inkwell is a stunning example of Art Nouveau design, shaped like a grotto
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Inkwells

Materials

Metal

Incredible Carved Walnut Grotto Shell Style Glass Top Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
above a gorgeous, large shell motif. The table is in good condition with minor and shown dings, losses
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Console Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Mid-Century Italian Carved Wood White Lacquer Shell & Dolphin Grotto Chair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a fun chair! It is a mid-century white lacquered shell form grotto chair with carved
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Bergere Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique French Carved Upholstered Wood Grotto Shell Motif Chairs - A Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful pair of petite antique hand-carved wood grotto chairs. Imported from France, this pair
Category

Antique 19th Century French Hollywood Regency Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 8 Venetian Grotto Style Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a daringly stylish essence to your dining room design with these Grotto style shell back dining
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Italian Hollywood Regency Shell Form Grotto Console Hall Table & Mirror - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Pair of Antique Italian Hollywood Regency Shell & Marble Grotto Console Hall Table & Mirror
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Pier Mirrors and Console Mi...

Materials

Marble

Venetian Grotto Style Scalloped Black Painted Wood Shell Back Arm Desk Chair 70s
By Andre Groult
Located in St. Louis, MO
Single Grotto style scalloped wood shell back arm dining side or desk chair in lacquered in black
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Foam, Walnut

Large Vintage Grotto Style Seashell Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
century in the Italian grotto style of the 18th and 19th century. In wonderful vintage condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century Wall Mirrors

Materials

Shell, Mirror

Italian Grotto Style Shield Scallop Shell Back Cerused Wood Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Charming set of 4 chairs handmade in Italy.
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Italian Gilt Grotto Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Renaissance shell-decorated Grottos. Dimensions: 27.25" W x 17.25" D x 33" H.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Console Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Italian Gilt Grotto Table
Italian Gilt Grotto Table
H 33 in W 27.25 in D 17.25 in
Antique Italian Grotto Style Framed Seashell Arrangement or Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty antique Italian bisected seashell arrangement ambitiously composed in a floral motif. Presented under a convex lens in a distressed ceramic round frame.
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Other Decorative Art

Materials

Shell, Hardwood

Venetian Grotto Style Gold Leaf Chair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Venetian grotto style shell back chair in antique gold leaf.
Category

Vintage 1980s Spanish Hollywood Regency Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Venetian Grotto Style Gold Leaf Chair
Venetian Grotto Style Gold Leaf Chair
H 39.5 in W 20 in D 20 in
Pair of Vintage Grotto Style Seashell Wall Sconces
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical pair of Palm Beach regency wall sconces ambitiously decorated in a fantasy composition of exotic seashells over a metal frame in a two light classical form.
Category

20th Century American Bohemian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Shell

Antique Italian Mixed Media Grotto Style Collage with Seashells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming neoclassic yet naive mixed media collage using a sea fan and seashells as a bouquet in a watercolor classical urn with scholastic style notes. Presented under glass in a wor...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Art

Materials

Coral

Pair of Italian Gilt Grotto Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
. Inspired by Renaissance shell-decorated Grottos. Dimensions: 27.25" W x 17.25" D x 33" H.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Console Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Italian Gilt Grotto Tables
Pair of Italian Gilt Grotto Tables
H 33 in W 27.25 in D 17.25 in
Pair of Vintage Grotto Style Seashell Encrusted Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of large table lamps ambitiously handcrafted in a grotto style assemblage of exotic
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Shell, Wood

19th Century Venetian Gilded, Carved Wood Grotto Style Table
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Mid-19th century, Venetian grotto style table. Shell form top, mythical dolphin, sitting atop three
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Side Tables

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Italian Crab-Form Grotto Chairs, Attributed to Pauly et Cie, Venice
By Pauly et Cie
Located in London, GB
centuries, who designed and built whole rooms as shell-encrusted pavilions, to resemble grottos. These
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Early 19th Century English Model of a House with Cork and Shell
Located in London, GB
A most unusual model of a Detached House The façade constructed of wine corks, with a grotto
Category

Antique 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Architectural Models

Materials

Shell, Cork

Vintage Pink and Purple Ceramic Majolica Clam Shell Candle Holder and Bowl Set
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
" in black. The pair of candle holders are in the same Hollywood Regency or Grotto shell motif. Each
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Hollywood Regency Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Silver Metal Sea Shell Baptismal Dish Catch All or Trinket Tray, Japan
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Metal Grotto style shell dish in a silver hue. Standing on three rounded footed feet, this dish
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Metal, Silver

French Bronze Cherub Dish Gilt Tazza Decorative Bowl After Clodion
Located in Potters Bar, GB
with pebbles and shells, typical of grottos and fountains. The overall quality to the casting is superb
Category

Vintage 1980s Serving Bowls

Materials

Bronze

Cesare Toso Murano Glass Grape Vine Chandelier (x2)
Located in Hanover, MA
decorated like a grotto with tile, shells and these glass grapes light fixtures brought back from Italy by
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron

Circa 1750 Bleached Oak Rococo Console Table with Royal Flemish Red Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Rococo aesthetic was taken from nature in the form of rockwork, grotto ornaments, shells, and foliate
Category

Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XV Console Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble

Exceptional Late George II Mahogany Settee, Made for Anne Basset
By William Hallett
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, 5th Baronet of Netherton, attributed to William Hallett. The double scallop-shell back centred on a
Category

Antique 1750s English George II Settees

Materials

Mahogany

Venetian Late 19th Century Pine Putto and Shell Grotto Stool
Located in Suffolk, GB
A highly decorative Venetian late 19th century pine putto and shell Grotto adjustable stool. The
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Stools

Materials

Pine

'Scallop Shell' Contemporary, Traditional Wallpaper in Plaster/Green
By Barneby Gates
Located in Pewsey, Wiltshire
shell grottos, these pretty scallop shells bring touch of British beach-combing nostalgia to your walls
Category

2010s British Wallpaper

Materials

Paper

'Scallop Shell' Contemporary, Traditional Wallpaper in Red
By Barneby Gates
Located in Pewsey, Wiltshire
a sample. Regularly used in garden design and shell grottos, these pretty scallop shells bring
Category

2010s British Wallpaper

Materials

Paper

Superb Rare Late 19th Century Italian Finely Carved Pine Grotto Work Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb rare late 19th century Italian finely carved pine Grotto work table. This unusual
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Tables

Materials

Pine

Unique Art Grotto Folk Art Skull Made of Shells & Pebbles
Located in Paris, FR
Skull art grotto, Folk Art, made of shells and pebbles. Genuine vanity very expressive, signed at
Category

2010s French Arts and Crafts Decorative Art

Materials

Stone

Grotto.
Located in Vulpellac (Costa Brava), ES
Italian model of a cave. Nineteenth century southern Italy.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Coral

Grotto.
Grotto.
H 26.97 in W 31.89 in D 10.63 in
19th Century Lacquered Italian Shell Shaped Grotto Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
19th Century Lacquered Italian Shell Shaped Grotto Stool
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Stools

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Dining Table c1910 Art Nouveau Art Deco, Rare Find Hollywood Italian Grotto
Located in France, FR
Carved dark walnut legs Italian inspiration from antique grotto shell furniture and reminiscent of early
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Mecca Silver Gilt and Polychrome Consoles
Located in San Francisco, CA
bases in pristine and unrestored condition with rocaille motifs, the sides accented with grotto shell
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Console Tables

Vitrine Cabinet Art Nouveau Art Deco Sideboard Rare Find Hollywood Italian
Located in France, FR
door Figured burr walnut Scalloped edges With key Italian inspiration from antique grotto shell
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vitrines

Materials

Walnut, Wood

Credenza Sideboard Art Nouveau Art Deco Buffet Rare Find Hollywood Italian
Located in France, FR
Figured burr walnut Scalloped edges Carved dark walnut With key Italian inspiration from antique grotto
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Credenzas

Materials

Wood, Walnut

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Shell Grotto For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the shell grotto you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each shell grotto for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and shell. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer shell grotto, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each shell grotto bearing Hollywood Regency, Neoclassical or Rococo hallmarks is very popular. Brown Jordan and Tropitone each produced at least one beautiful shell grotto that is worth considering.

How Much is a Shell Grotto?

Prices for a shell grotto can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $100 and can go as high as $22,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,600.