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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
Pair of Shell Grotto Garden Chairs, 20th Century
Located in Bagshot, GB
Unusual and rare shell Grotto Garden chairs, 20th century.
It has taken us a long time to source
Category
Mid-20th Century British Rococo Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Composition
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 Maison Jansen, Serge Roche
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
Rock Crystal, Limestone, Marble, Wire
19th Century Italian Grotto Shell Commode
Located in New York, NY
19th century Italian grotto shell commode with faux grey marble painted serpentine top over a
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Shell
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
Carved Wood Grotto Style Shell Stool
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grotto style carved wood shell stool.
Category
20th Century Stools
Materials
Wood
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 New York, 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
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
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
Italian Antique Wooden Grotto Stool w/Carved-Shell Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful Italian Venetian carved-wood grotto chair, with adjustable height, from the turn of the
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Stools
Materials
Wood
Venetian Grotto Carved Giltwood Shell Motif Table Bookstand/ Easel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Venetian Grotto Carved Giltwood Shell Motif Table Bookstand/ Easel
Add to your interior with this
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Easels
Materials
Giltwood
Set of Four Grotto Shell Chairs and Matching 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
Pair of Venetian Grotto Style Walnut Shell Back Dining Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Italian regency pair of walnut shell back armchairs or dining chairs made in the Venetian grotto
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
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
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
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Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th c. Venetian Polychrome and Gilded Shell Top Grotto Chair
By Pauly et Cie
Located in San Francisco, CA
Naturalistically carved, the back decorated with a shell, lifting to reveal a tufted cushion back
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Side Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of 19th C. Italian Grotto Carved Giltwood Putti & Shell Wall Brackets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th Century Italian Grotto Carved Giltwood Putti & Shell Wall Brackets
Italy, Circa 1850s
Category
Antique 19th Century Wall Brackets
Materials
Giltwood
Hollywood Regency Era Grotto Style Shell Form Console Table Att. Grosfeld House
By Grosfeld House
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Hollywood Regency Era shell form console table with grotto styling. The shell is cast
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Console Tables
Materials
Plaster, Wood
H 33 in W 38 in D 14 in
The Grotto Chair
Located in Banbury, GB
An exceptional model Grotto chair, the scallop shell back to scallop shell seat connected with
Category
2010s English Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Stone Inlaid "GROTTO" Bird Bath
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage Stone Inlaid "GROTTO" Bird Bath. Tony Doquette Style.
Vintage stone and shell bird bath
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stone Sinks
Materials
Stone
Mid-Century French Hand Carved Chestnut Piano Grotto Stool with Shell Motif
Located in Dallas, TX
This carved antique fruitwood grotto stool was created in France, circa 1950. Perfect as a piano
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Stools
Materials
Chestnut
H 23 in W 17 in D 17.5 in
Dolphin Grotto Mirror
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A finely carved oval grotto mirror with stylized dolphins centred by a scallop shell.
We are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Mantel Mirrors and Firepla...
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Pair of Grotto Lamps by Tess Morley
Located in London, GB
A pair of shell encrusted grotto lamps, incorporating oyster shells and conch shells, by Tess
Category
2010s Table Lamps
Materials
Shell
Grotto Giltwood Venetian Armchair
Located in Montreal, QC
Venetian Grotto, giltwood and polychrome shell back, seahorse sides and dolphin armrest in giltwood
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Venetian Grotto Style Bench
Located in East Hampton, NY
A unique and beautiful carved and gilded Venetian grotto style bench with carved shell legs and
Category
Mid-20th Century Benches
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
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 Grotto Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual Grotto table, with a rectangular flame veneered mahogany top on a branching coral cast
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Console Tables
Materials
Metal
Grotto Form Seahell Dish
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
shell form bowl and sea serpent handle. The piece is cast in aluminun and brass, and we have had the
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Serving Pieces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
19th Century Carved Wood Grotto Table
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th Century Carved wood Grotto Side Table, Impressive intricate naturalistic carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
The Monumental Grotto Garden Oyster Chair
Located in Banbury, GB
An exceptional carved teak garden/Grotto chair. The large back carved stylistically in the form of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Armchairs
Materials
Teak
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
Vintage Anthony Redmile Grotto Style Shellwork Decorated Glass Top Table
By Anthony Redmile London
Located in Forney, TX
rectangular beveled glass top, over stunning artistic sculptural natural sea shell encrusted X-form cross
Category
Late 20th Century European Folk Art Center Tables
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Venetian Gilded And Painted Grotto Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a scallop shell top and naturalistic tree limb support with coral and oyster shell three part
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Grand Tour Tables
Materials
Giltwood
English Rococo Grotto Chairs Carved Seats 1930
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous and on trend pair of English grotto chairs
Elegant carved with rococo motifs including
Category
Vintage 1930s Chairs
Materials
Wood
Fantastic Pair of Venetian Grotto Style Side Chairs
Located in East Hampton, NY
Unique pair of Venetian style grotto chairs with seahorse carved back and scallop seats in a
Category
Mid-20th Century Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gorgeous Fruitwood Grotto Piano Stool, Venice, circa 1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A beautiful carved antique fruitwood grotto stool, the bench standing on cabriole legs joined with
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Stools
Materials
Pine
Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Rocking Chair, ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
An antique handcarved Venetian rocking chair in grotto design. Seat and backrest in the shape of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
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 Venetian Style Grotto Pedestals or Side Tables
Located in East Hampton, NY
Unique and rare pair of Venetian style grotto chairs with tripod bases and carved silvered sea
Category
Mid-20th Century Pedestals
Materials
Wood
Grotto, Table, Oak, 19 Century, Serpent, Carved, Scroll, Medullary Ray
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
incorporate shell detailing inside the scrolls
This table is crisply carved with characteristic grotto
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Baroque Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Large Sterling Shell
Located in East Hampton, NY
An exceptionally beautiful grotto style sterling silver conch shell embellished with additional
Category
Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Set of 8 Italian Grotto Mid-Century Carved Wood Shellback Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 Italian Grotto mid-century carved wood dining chairs (2 arm / 6 sides) in shell form
Category
20th Century Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
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
A Set of Four Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Ceiling Washers, Venice ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
handcarved Venetian corner lamps in grotto design. Each with detailed sea shell carvings and a silver finish
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
H 7.09 in W 18.51 in D 13.78 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
Antique William IV Shell Gilt Bronze Double Inkwell with Pen Rest Candle Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
shells and gilt bronze. The double inkwell features two scalloped fluted glass containers complete with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European William IV Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
H 6.75 in W 9.5 in D 8.25 in
Pair of Shell Shaped Bronze Andirons
Located in East Hampton, NY
Very nice pair of shell shaped bronze andirons in the grotto style.... very good condition and a
Category
Mid-20th Century Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
19th Century Putti and Shell Gilt Wall Brackets
Located in East Hampton, NY
Pair of lovely Italian gilt cherub and shell carved wall brackets.... in the grotto style.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Wall Brackets
Materials
Giltwood
Six Italian Decorative Venetian Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto, wood framed chairs having a scalloped design with cushioned fabric seats
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
French Cheese Spreader in the Shape of a Shell with Four Knives
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Recently acquired from Paris...A unique set of four cheese spreaders in a holder of a resin shell
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Grosfeld House Shell Console Table in Silver Leaf and White Lacquer, 1940s
By Grosfeld House
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stunning 1940s Hollywood Regency silver-leafed shell console table with white lacquered top and
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Console Tables
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
H 31.88 in W 37.88 in D 14.63 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
Pair of Vintage Echo Pink Silk Shell Fabric with Irish Linen Cushion Pillow
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
exquisite ‘vintage collection’ silk Echo fashion scarf in a peachy pink color with stylized Classic shell
Category
20th Century American Pillows and Throws
Materials
Textile
H 10.5 in W 24.5 in D 5 in
Chinoiserie Pagoda
By Renzo Mongiardino
Located in New York, NY
Mongiardino emanating from marine inspired grotto base with four masks issuing water into large shell basin
Category
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Shell, Wood
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
A 19th century, Louis XV style Statuary marble rococo chimneypiece
Located in London, GB
scene of heraldic unity takes places within a scallop shell; a safehold from demons thanks to the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Statuary Marble
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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.
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