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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
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
H 40 in W 21 in D 18.5 in
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
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
H 24.5 in W 72 in D 42 in
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
H 2.76 in W 7.09 in D 4.73 in
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
H 35.25 in W 17 in D 15.5 in
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
H 66 in W 40.5 in D 4 in
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
H 39 in W 1 in D 21.75 in
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
H 35.5 in W 17.5 in D 22 in
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
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
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 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
H 42.52 in W 32.68 in D 14.57 in
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
H 3.75 in W 6.75 in D 5 in
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
H 31.75 in W 40.75 in D 20.25 in
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
H 37.5 in W 37 in D 27.25 in
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
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
H 31.5 in W 59.06 in D 39.77 in
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
H 35 in W 48.75 in D 21.5 in
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
H 80.32 in W 72.05 in D 20.08 in
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
H 80.32 in W 72.05 in D 20.08 in
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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.