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Early 20th Century Shell Money Ring
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Early 20th century shell money ring mounted on a custom made stand, Papua New Guinea.
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Early 20th Century Shell Money Ring
Early 20th Century Shell Money Ring
H 7.88 in W 6.3 in D 1.97 in
Papua New Guinea Bridal Shell Money
Located in Schellebelle, BE
A very exceptional bridal money as well in shape as in dimensions.
Category

20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Shell

Papua New Guinea Bridal Shell Money
Papua New Guinea Bridal Shell Money
H 19.69 in W 29.53 in D 3.94 in
Shell Clamp Money, Africa
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Good string of early 20th century shell money or currency from Africa. The shells have a warm
Category

Early 20th Century African Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Shell Clamp Money, Africa
Shell Clamp Money, Africa
H 17.33 in W 13.78 in D 2.37 in
Rough Necklace as Sculpture on a Wooden Panel or More Necklaces
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
bridal shell money or wedding dowry. It is possible to obtain different necklaces, if You don't want to
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Archaistic Moun...

Materials

Precious Stone

Collection of Tibetan Money
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional collection of Tibetan Money, exchange currency in shell all of them with little holes
Category

Vintage 1920s Tibetan Tribal Art

Materials

Shell

Collection of Tibetan Money
Collection of Tibetan Money
H 6.7 in W 1.97 in D 1.19 in
Antique Ethnic Tribal Kina Crescent Shell Necklaces Papua New Guinea Set of 3
Located in North Hollywood, CA
). Kina (shell money) Oject part of Pacific Cultures Collections. Purchased from the amazing private
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Shell, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl

Original Antique Russian WWI Poster Buy Military Loan More Money More Shells
Located in London, GB
Original antique World War One war loan poster - Buy Military Loan 5½% The more money the more
Category

Vintage 1910s Russian Posters

Materials

Paper

Ethiopian Leather and Shell Necklaces, Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
and money cowry shells and metal trimmings. Mounted on black metal stands. Two available, sold
Category

Vintage 1960s Ethiopian Tribal Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal

Small Money Box "Magdalena" in the Style of Stobwasser Braunschweig
Located in Hamburg, DE
the money tin is to look like tortoise shell and is kept in black and dark red. On the front of the
Category

Antique 1840s German Biedermeier Antiquities

Materials

Tin

6 Eames for Herman Miller DSS Stackable Naugahyde Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chattanooga, TN
quantity. Eames stackable fiberglass shell chairs with original brown naugahyde pads. The famous Charles
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Set of 10 Eames for Herman Miller Stacking Brown Naugahyde DSS Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chattanooga, TN
. Eames stackable fiberglass shell chairs with original brown naugahyde pads. The famous Charles and Ray
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Antique Jewelry or Side Table with Geometric Inlay & Hand-Carved Shell & Flowers
Located in Lisse, NL
delivery to your door included in our price, this really is great value for money. Maximum height x width
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Cheyenne Native American Dress
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
, cowry shell cape on both sides. This piece without any restoration. Hard to find this early and pure
Category

Antique 1870s American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Shell

Cheyenne Native American Dress
Cheyenne Native American Dress
H 50 in W 50 in D 50 in
Bon Appetit 015 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells. Hedonism is the search for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Pillows and Throws

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet

Bon Appetit 014 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells. Hedonism is the search for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Pillows and Throws

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet

Bon Appetit 010 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells. Hedonism is the search for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Pillows and Throws

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet

Bon Appetit 009 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells. Hedonism is the search for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Pillows and Throws

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet

Bon Appetit 013 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells. Hedonism is the search for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Pillows and Throws

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet

Bon Appetit 008 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells. Hedonism is the search for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Pillows and Throws

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet

Bon Appetit 011 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells. Hedonism is the search for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Pillows and Throws

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet

Bon Appetit 012 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells. Hedonism is the search for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Pillows and Throws

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet

Bon Appetit 006 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells. Hedonism is the search for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Pillows and Throws

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet

Bon Appetit 007 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells. Hedonism is the search for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Pillows and Throws

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet

Bon Appetit 005 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells. Hedonism is the search for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Pillows and Throws

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet

Bon Appetit 004 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells. Hedonism is the search for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Pillows and Throws

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet

Pair of Small 18th Century George II Mahogany Card Tables
Located in London, GB
folding card tables of rich and dark timber, on elegantly drawn shell-carved cabriole legs terminating in
Category

Antique 18th Century Irish George II Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Handcrafted Sterling Silver Artichoke Salt Shaker and Pepper Mill by Missiaglia
By Missiaglia 1846
Located in New York, NY
as a stem and features a small snail shell along with several cropped leaves. The pepper mill's well
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Table Mirror in Sterling Silver 19th Century
Located in charmes, FR
engraved silver engraved scrolls, acanthus, flowers, exploded shell and foliage monogram BE centered with a
Category

Antique 1860s French Table Mirrors

Materials

Silver

Vintage "Giada" Large Desk Lamp by Pier Giuseppe Ramella for Arteluce 'Flos'
By Arteluce, Pier Giuseppe Ramella
Located in Firenze, FI
beautiful inner blue/purple lighted rim supports two thick frosted glass shells. The switch allows
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

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

Single Yua Wenga Currency from the Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
currency piece from Papua New Guinea has been carved from a giant clam shell, with pieces of bamboo. Yua
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

Handcrafted Sterling Silver Seashell Salt Shaker & Pepper Mill Signed Missiaglia
By Missiaglia 1846
Located in New York, NY
handcrafted stylized conch shell shaker and pepper mill set showcases the skill of Missiaglia's artisans in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Old Copper Coins of Congo, Africa / Rare Objects / Folk Art/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old African coin. Before paper money and money were in circulation, bartering was
Category

20th Century Congolese Other Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

19th Century Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
profusely carved top section, incorporating foliate, ribbons, shell, cartouche and quiver, over bevelled
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Two Early 17th Century Carved Oak and Gilt French Chapel Niches
Located in Baambrugge, NL
scallop shell, oak leaves, bunches of grapes and a beautiful, large inward looking bird’s head on each
Category

Antique Early 17th Century French Architectural Elements

Materials

Oak

Pre Colombian Choker Necklace with Mother of Pearl and Beads
Located in Dallas, TX
strands strung with hundreds of black and white hand-carved shell beads. The strands are held in place by
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Life Size Swan Decoy by Frank Finney
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
carvings. As a folk artist and carver Frank works in multiple mediums including wood, stone, bone and shell
Category

20th Century American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Set of Three West African Manilla Currency Pieces on a Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
. These manillas, in circulation from the 15th and 19th centuries, were widely used as a form of money in
Category

Antique 19th Century African Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Large Size Art Deco White Alabaster & Black Veins Pendant / Flush Mount 1910s
Located in Lisse, NL
edge of this rare shade, to us, resembles the outer edge of a scallop shell, a symbol/design that was
Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Wire, Bronze, Metal, Brass

19th Century Louis XVI Style French Vitrine Display Cabinet Bookcase Rosewood
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
figured rosewood with delicate brass inlay, profusely decorated with shell and medallion, large scrolls
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines

Materials

Boxwood, Rosewood, Satinwood

Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Rocking Chair, ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
sea shells, backrest supported by a sea horse. The base features fish heads and sea snakes on booth
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

Handcrafted Sterling Silver Dolphin Salt Shaker & Pepper Mill Signed Missiaglia
By Missiaglia 1846
Located in New York, NY
shell on the neck of the trident (one of Missiaglia's signature motifs). Quite simply, these are the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Kwahu Eagle Kachina Terracotta Totem 78 Inches Tall
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
, beads, shells and other mixed media. Hospoa road katsina, Tocha hummingbird katsina, red tail hawk
Category

Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Doug Lafortune Sr. Salish Carved Wood and Abalone TOTEM Pole
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
pole with abalone and shell inlays. Carved. .72” x 9” x 10”. Period: 1953 Origin: Salish, Northwest
Category

Vintage 1950s American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Kimono Art / Tapestry, Longevity
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
hexagonal pattern, derived from the shell of a turtle. The regular hexagon is said to be the most stable
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Tapestries

Materials

Silk, Thread

Japanese Kimono Art / Tapestry, Longevity
Japanese Kimono Art / Tapestry, Longevity
H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 0.4 in
Kimono Art / Japanese Wall Art /Textile Art -Longevity-
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
hexagonal pattern, derived from the shell of a turtle. The regular hexagon is said to be the most stable
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Silk, Acrylic

Superb Pair of Tortoiseshell Pagoda Loungers by John Wisner for Ficks Reed
By Ficks Reed, John Wisner
Located in Atlanta, GA
detail. Beautiful cordovan tortoise shell lacquer finish. Fabulous design, quality and craftsmanship
Category

Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Hardwood, Cane

Suite of 4 Walter Knoll “Turtle” Armchairs – in Lime Green Fabric
Located in Barrowford, GB
light marks to the plastic-shell of the chairs and metal framework, are as well-presented as is possible
Category

2010s Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Rare France Limoges Porcelain & Bronze Bathroom Set Washbasin Mirror Pendant Etc
By Limoges
Located in Lisse, NL
. - A shell design porcelain and bronze soap holder (for wall mounting). - A toilet paper holder with
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets

Materials

Bronze

Bust of David Von Schulzenheim, Signed by Erik Gustav Göthe, Sweden, Dated 1821
Located in New York, NY
public health service, he devoted a significant amount of passion and money to beautify the palace and
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Gustavian Busts

Materials

Plaster

Northern Plains Breastplate
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northern Plains bone tube breastplate with brass beads, Russian blues and shell conch having one
Category

Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Bone

Northern Plains Breastplate
Northern Plains Breastplate
H 18 in W 13 in D 1 in
Antique 17th Century Dutch Oak and Ebony Two-Door Renaissance Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
makes this piece unique and off museum quality. The frieze has a central shell ornament flanked by
Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Ebony, Oak

Collection of Four 19th Century African Tribal Currency's
Located in Mjöhult, SE
singularly to buy food, musical instruments, beads, shells etc, or it could be tied up in bundles of 5, 10 or
Category

Antique 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

Rare France Limoges Porcelain / Bronze Bathroom Set Mirror Pendant Washbasin Etc
By Limoges
Located in Lisse, NL
light pendant light. - A shell design porcelain and bronze soap holder (for wall mounting). - A toilet
Category

Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Wall Mirrors

Materials

Bronze

Boin Taburet - 322pc Flatware Set + 15pc Platter Set, 950 Sterling & Vermeil
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Wilmington, DE
Plus a 15pc. Serving Platter Set in Their Classic Shell Pattern, Absolutely Magnificent, circa late
Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Sterling Silver

Materials

Vermeil, Sterling Silver

Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Lords and by 1921 the extravagant spendthrift was running short of money. His mansions, Whitehaven
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon
Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon
H 22.5 in W 27 in D 48 in
Northwest Coast Wooden Doll with Thunderbird, Eagle Mask
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
and abalone shell on button at back. Approximately 7" wide/long by 4" high. Bench; carved from cedar
Category

Vintage 1920s American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Black Forest Horn Table and Stools
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
are carved antler and brass shell casings. Would function well as multiple lamp table, hors d'oeuvres
Category

Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Tables

Materials

Antler, Wood

Black Forest Horn Table and Stools
Black Forest Horn Table and Stools
H 27 in W 34 in D 26 in
Large Bronze Desk Stand with Inkwells Letter Rack and Porcelain Ink Holders
Located in Lisse, NL
side table and there is plenty of space for writing paper, envelopes etc. In the beautiful, shell
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Inkwells

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany Studios Gilt Bronze and Favrile Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
YORK 630". Shade is in very good to excellent condition. There is a shell-shaped flake on the outside
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

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Shell Money For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal shell money for your home. A shell money — often made from metal, shell and wood — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a shell money, we have 42 options in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect shell money — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each shell money bearing mid-century modern, modern or Art Nouveau hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one shell money that is appealing in its simplicity, but Missiaglia 1846, Limoges and Arteluce produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Shell Money?

A shell money can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,738, while the lowest priced sells for $209 and the highest can go for as much as $163,828.