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Maitland Smith Figural Bronze Monkey Desk Lamp with Pen Shell Shade
By Maitland Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith figural bronze monkey desk lamp with pen shell shade. Item features original pen
Category

Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Arts & Crafts Lamp with Shell Shade - Stickley era W7320 / ON SALE
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Arts & Crafts Lamp with Shell Shade (Pink & Ivory Colored) - Stickley era W7320 Beautiful Vintage
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Maitland Smith Figural Bronze Monkey Desk Lamp With Pen Shell Shade 27"
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
branch, holding an adjustable banker style pen shell shade. The bronze is mounted to a round wooden
Category

Late 20th Century British Colonial Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp with Capiz Shell Shade, West Germany 1970s
By Fischer Leuchten
Located in Beograd, RS
Capiz shell shade, which provides beautiful light. Made in West Germany by Fischer Leuchten in 1970s
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Bamboo Task Lamp with Coiled Leather Base and Natural Abalone Shell Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
speckled-bamboo column, and an adjustable abalone-shell shade with green and brown tones and an iridescent
Category

2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Speckled Bamboo Task Lamp with Scallop Shell Shade and Coiled Seagrass Base
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
adjustable lion’s paw scallop-shell shade made from a matching pair. Unlacquered-brass hardware, an army
Category

2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Articulated Bamboo Table Lamp with Plaster Abalone Base and Abalone Shell Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
adjustable natural abalone sea-shell shade with iridescent mother-of-pearl interior. Unlacquered-brass
Category

2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Bamboo Table Lamp with Black Leather and Marble Base and Scallop Shell Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
speckled-bamboo column and adjustable white scallop-shell shade, sourced from a Florida collector
Category

2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

Wonderful Brass Desk Lamp from Finland with Shell Shade
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Munich, DE
Attributed to Paavo Tynell. An unknown and bigger version of the lamp you regular see, but unsigned. Purchased from an art collectors home in cologne. They bought the lamp 50 years a...
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Ferdinand Barbedienne 3 Graces Bronze and Lead Capiz Shell Shade Table Lamp
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb, absolutely incredibly detailed bronze and capiz shell lamp made in the 1870s era
Category

Antique 1870s Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

'Lavender Lion's Paw' Table Lamp in Nickel with Natural Scallop Shell Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
switch, its shade is constructed from a matching pair of sustainably sourced, naturally translucent
Category

2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cement, Nickel

Art Deco Articulated Brass Gooseneck Desk Lamp with Decorated Shell Shade, 1920s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Shell Shaped Shade on a circular brass weighted base 1920s.
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Articulated Brass Gooseneck Desk Lamp with Decorated Shell Shade, 1920s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Shell Shaped Shade on a circular brass weighted base 1920s.
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Table Lamp Carved in Wood with Shell Shade Brown Color, France, 1950
By Alexandre Noll
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp, is a sculpture, wood with a shade in Shell. We Have an Old Patina and a Brown
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Late Art Deco Bronze Table Lamp with Capiz Shell Shade, Austria 1950s
Located in Beograd, RS
beautiful Art Deco motif, featuring absolutely breathtaking shade done in Capiz shell, with a very
Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Lion's Paw Table Lamp in Chrome & Terra Cotta w/ Scallop Shell Shade [In Stock]
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, and olive cloth-covered cord with contrasting khaki inline switch, its shade is constructed from a
Category

2010s American Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

'Lion's Paw' Table Lamp in Brass and Terra Cotta with Real Scallop Shell Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
-covered cord with contrasting inline switch, its shade is constructed from a matching pair of sustainably
Category

2010s American Table Lamps

Materials

Cement, Brass

Bronze Art Noveau Style Figural Mermaid Table Lamp with a Conch Shell Lamp Shade
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Excellent rendition of a Tiffany style lamp, bronze with a conch shell shade. Beautifully cast with
Category

Vintage 1970s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

A large Tortoise Shell And Brass Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A very tall table lamp with tortoise shell shade. The stepped base of polished stone adorned with a
Category

Late 20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

A large Tortoise Shell And Brass Table Lamp
A large Tortoise Shell And Brass Table Lamp
H 30.71 in W 14.97 in D 10.63 in
French Art Deco Clam Shell Table Light in Brass and Oak, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very early table light with adjustable clam shell shade. Besides the centerpiece in stained oak
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Boho Twisted Wrought Iron and Pen Shell Floor Lamp
By Maitland Smith
Located in west palm beach, FL
wrought iron base paired with a beautifully crafted pen shell shade. Its combination of rustic and elegant
Category

Mid-20th Century Philippine Rustic Floor Lamps

Materials

Stone, Wrought Iron

Mid Century Large Shell Lamp stamped Rougier
By Maison Rougier
Located in Dallas, TX
made of an ivory acrylic shell shade on a black square base with brass accents. The mid century shell
Category

Vintage 1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage Brass Leaf Shaped Floor Reading Lamp in Style of Tommaso Barbi
Located in Elkton, MD
Vintage brass shell shade floor lamp with base diameter of 10 inches. Extends up to 50 inches in
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

French Brass Flexi Stem Shell Lamp c1920
Located in Southampton, GB
Brass, oversized shell shade lamp. Flexible stem. This will be fully wired and PAT tested. France
Category

Vintage 1920s French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

French Brass Flexi Stem Shell Lamp c1920
French Brass Flexi Stem Shell Lamp c1920
H 22.4 in W 5.9 in D 5.9 in
Art Deco Alabaster Pendant Chandelier
Located in Darmstadt, DE
French bronze chandelier from the Art Deco period with alabaster shell shade, suspended from three
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Antique English "Anglo-Japan" Victorian Hand Painted Bamboo Cupboard/ Étagère
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
cupboard/ étagère with embossed panel sides; "tortoise shell" shaded bamboo; fabulous hand painted original
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Corner Cupboards

Materials

Lacquer, Bamboo

Vintage Industrial Dugdills Machinist's Adjustable Factory Desk Lamp, C.1930
By Dugdills
Located in London, GB
shell shade. Great articulating motion makes this lamp very versatile. Base debossed with makers name
Category

Vintage 1930s English Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Abalone & Bamboo Articulated Sconce with Natural Seashell Shade [Hardwired]
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
natural abalone sea-shell shade with iridescent mother-of-pearl interior, sourced from a vintage
Category

2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Abalone & Fluted Brass Wall Sconce with Natural Seashell Shade [Corded]
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, and an adjustable green abalone shell shade with iridescent blue mother-of-pearl interior, sourced
Category

2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Abalone & Fluted Brass Wall Sconce with Natural Seashell Shade [Hardwired]]
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, and an adjustable green abalone shell shade with iridescent blue mother-of-pearl interior, sourced
Category

2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

L’Escargot Table Lamp in Coiled Brown Leather with Natural Sea Snail Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
column rises to a vintage matte-white sea-snail-shell shade with subtle brown and tan striations, sourced
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Abalone & Bamboo Articulated Wall Sconce with Natural Seashell Shade [Corded]
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
natural abalone sea-shell shade with iridescent mother-of-pearl interior, sourced from a vintage
Category

2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Stunning Art Deco Marble & Bronze Statue Articulated Shade Table Lamp Wall Light
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, bronze statue and gold gilt bronze shell shade A good looking well made a decorative lamp, it has an
Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

‘L’Escargot Lamp’ in Coiled Black Leather with Natural Sea Snail Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
steel column rises to a vintage matte-white sea-snail-shell shade with subtle flecks of black and brown
Category

2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Concrete, Brass

Vintage Handmade Shell Lamp with Parchment Shade
Located in New York, NY
silk cord and custom parchment shade. Please see our detailed photos.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Materials

Cement

Serge Mouille - White Antony Sconce Wired for US Market - IN STOCK!
By Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Brass

Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce in White - IN STOCK!
By Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Table lamp in Mother Pearl by Rausch, Germany around 1960s.
Located in Lot/Drogenbos, BE
Large Flowerball fantastic lamp in Mother of Pearl (Capiz Shell) shade which diffuses light on a
Category

Vintage 1960s Table Lamps

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Serge Mouille - Black Antony Sconce - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, which is simple and natural in design
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, which is simple and natural in design
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce in Black - UL Listed - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, which is simple and natural in design
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Black Antony Sconce
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce in Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Black Antony Sconce - UL LISTED!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Black Antony Sconce
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce in White - IN STOCK!
By Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Black or White Antony Sconce Wired for US Market!
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Pair of Black Antony Sconces - UL Listed - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Pair of Black Antony Sconces Wired for US Market - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Pair of Black Antony Sconces - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Pair of Black Antony Sconces - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Pair of Black Antony Sconces - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

'Queen Helmet Conch Shell' Bamboo Floor Lamp with Vintage French Parasol Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Model No. 014 is a one-of-a-kind art lamp featuring a vintage rice-paper shade constructed from an
Category

2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Concrete, Brass

Pair Brass Tortoise Chapman Floor Lamps in the Style of Tommoso Barbi
By Chapman Manufacturing Company, Tony Duquette, Tommaso Barbi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
brass tortoise / Turtle Shell Shade. The pair are definitely in the style of Tommaso Barbi, or Tony
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Brass Base with Iridescent Shell Scallop Edge Shade Floor Lamp Torchere MINT!
By Laurel, Stiffel, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass Base with Iridescent Shell Scallop Edge Shade Floor Lamp Torchere MINT! The shade is 16" in
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce in White
By Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Brass, Aluminum, Steel

Midcentury Glass Lamp with Bamboo Shade
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's American glass lamp with shells and bamboo shade. Measurements: Shade Diameter
Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Shell, Bamboo, Glass

Large 48" Resin Seashell Organic Drum Shade Chandelier
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large 48" diameter resin seashell organic drum shade chandelier featuring a large drum made of sea
Category

1990s Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Shell

Shell Decorated and Filled Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
shells applied to the top of the jar. The lamp is completed by a sand colored silk shade and a shell
Category

20th Century Unknown Table Lamps

Materials

Shell, Glass

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Shell Shade For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the shell shade you’re looking for. Each shell shade for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and shell. Find 23 options for an antique or vintage shell shade now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect shell shade — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A shell shade made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made shell shade over the years, but those crafted by Contemporary Liting Inc., Frederick Cooper and Maison Charles are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Shell Shade?

The average selling price for a shell shade at 1stDibs is $1,369, while they’re typically $650 on the low end and $5,642 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Lighting for You

The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.

Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.

Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat. 

Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.

As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.

There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation

With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.

The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Questions About Shell Shade
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Using a lampshade as a guide, line up a row of pre-drilled capiz shells until you reach the desired length. String them together by using a fishing line and finish by tying the strands onto the lamp shade. Alternatively, shop a selection of capiz shell items on 1stDibs.

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