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Cesare Toso Murano Glass Grape Vine Chandelier (2)
Located in Hanover, MA
Boston's North End, Joe Tecce's. Every nook and cranny of Tecce's was decorated like a grotto with tile
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron

Shell Encrusted Rectangular Keepsake Box with Red Silk Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Long rectangular shell encrusted box. Carefully applied shells decorate the top and bottom edges of
Category

20th Century English Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell, Silk, Paper

Shell Encrusted Rectangular Keepsake Box with Green Silk Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Long rectangular shell encrusted box. Carefully applied shells decorate the top and bottom edges of
Category

20th Century English Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell, Fabric, Paper

Mid-Century Modern Abalone Tile Decorated Square Pedestal Stand End Table Mint
By Enrique Garcel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Abalone tile decorated square pedestal stand end table mint!
Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Shell

Vintage Tessellated Coconut Shell Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
table lamp that this clad in polished tessellated coconut shell tiles. The lamp is elegant and will work
Category

Late 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Coconut

19th Century Tiled Cast Iron Fireplace Insert
Located in London, GB
shell border tiles included. Dimensions: Width 34 inch Depth 12 inch Height 36 inch (Pattern
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Victorian Cast-Iron Fireplace Tiled Insert
Located in London, GB
bars, hood, finished with a set of alexandra urn tiles with tortoaise shell half boarder tiles
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Ancient Maiolica Tiles, Rampini Manufactory, Pavia, 1693-1704
By Siro Antonio Africa
Located in Milano, IT
Six maiolica “ambrogette” (tiles) Rampini manufactory, painter probably Siro Antonio Africa Pavia
Category

Antique Early 1700s Italian Baroque Ceramics

Materials

Maiolica

1980s Enrique Garcel style Tessellated Abalone Shell Console Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Charleston, SC
art deco Tessellated Abalone Shell tile console table is elegant, in great condition, and ready to be
Category

Vintage 1980s Philippine Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Abalone, Wood

Exceptional Coconut Tiled Veneer Writing Desk with Ebony Wood Accents
Located in East Hampton, NY
Incredible detail work in the small coconut shell mosaic tiles - natural and organic. Very heavy
Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ebony, Coconut

Pair of Heavy Decorative Bowls, Kneeling Acts, Nudes, Shell Gilded, Malachite
Located in Berlin, DE
shells made of gilded metal. Base with malachite tiles.
Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Malachite, Metal, Gold Plate

Mother of Pearl Decorative Box
Located in New York, NY
Decorative box with hand inlaid mother of pearl shell rectangular tiles.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell

Mother of Pearl Decorative Box
Mother of Pearl Decorative Box
H 2 in W 6 in D 4 in
Fine Flemish Baroque Late 17th Century Tortoiseshell Cabinet on Stand
Located in London, GB
and tortoiseshell 'tiled' floor, mirrored panels and hand painted back panel depicting a fountain in a
Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Ebony, Pine

Classic Tesselated Fossil Stone and Inlaid Brass Coffee Table by Maitland Smith
Located in Casteren, NL
style with its ionic fluted pillars ending in a scroll or volute. The table is covered in small tiles
Category

Vintage 1980s Philippine Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Copper

Syrian Inlaid Table, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
natural patina is evident: the table has lost a few tiles of its shell inlay and there is a shrinkage
Category

Antique Late 19th Century End Tables

Materials

Shell, Wood

Incredible 19th Century Continental Tortoiseshell and Silver Collectors Cabinet
Located in Charleston, SC
drawers, bone and ebony "tile" floors, and a painted scene reflected as halls with mirrors.  
Category

Antique 19th Century European Cabinets

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Antique Tortoise Mother of Pearl Veneer Table Lamp, Original Finial
Located in Lomita, CA
with an oval shaped brass neck, clad in bricked tiles of tortoise shell and mother of pearl, on a
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Louis XV Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock by St Martin, Paris, circa 1720
Located in Norwich, GB
straw from a scallop shell over leafy corner mounts. Shaped bead-bordered glazed door applied with an
Category

Antique 1720s French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Rocking Chair in Galvanized Laser-Cut Steel Frame and Veg Tan Leather Sling
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, soft shell for release and rest of your body. Laser cut precision is utilized to create dimpled cross
Category

2010s American Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Cut Steel

1940's Vicke Lindstrand, a Pair of Ceramic Seashell Vases, Upsala Ekeby, Sweden
By Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shell vases designed by Vicke Lindstrand for Upsala Ekeby. Can be purchased separately as well
Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Simon Shepherd, Phed
Located in Manchester, GB
tiles, laid on a hollow fibreglass shell, meaning the work is lighter than expected, and easily wall
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Simon Shepherd, Phed
H 11.82 in W 15.75 in D 7.88 in
One-of-a-Kind Iron Set, Two Tables and Two Columns, France, circa 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
gold highlights. The tables have sloping edges, decorated with scallop shells, and glass tops, with
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Side Tables

Orifices 2x2
Located in São Paulo, SP
, ears, eyes, we would be isolated in our own shell, within ourselves, without receiving stimuli and
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Orifices 2x2
Orifices 2x2
H 2.76 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Orifices 3x1
Located in São Paulo, SP
, ears, eyes, we would be isolated in our own shell, within ourselves, without receiving stimuli and
Category

2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Orifices 3x1
Orifices 3x1
H 2.76 in W 14.57 in D 7.88 in
Simon Shepherd, Phed
Located in Manchester, GB
and covered in concrete render. However the bricks are thin ceramic tiles, laid on a hollow fibreglass
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Simon Shepherd, Phed
H 11.82 in W 15.75 in D 7.88 in
Rana Lounge Chair by Nanna Ditzel, New Edition
By Nanna Ditzel, Sika Design
Located in Courbevoie, FR
integrating a shell on a frame in one piece, and was the beginning of the rediscovery of the natural material
Category

Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Armchairs

Materials

Rattan

Rana Lounge Chair by Nanna Ditzel, New Edition
Rana Lounge Chair by Nanna Ditzel, New Edition
H 29.14 in W 29.53 in D 32.29 in
Dutch Delft, 1740-1760, Biblical ceramic Plaque with Moses and the Bronze Snake
By Delft
Located in Verviers, BE
shells. The plaque is painted with the biblical theme of Moses and the bronze snake. The painting is
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Minton Celadon Parian Porcelain Sculpture, Venus and Cupid, Victorian, 1861
By Minton
Located in London, GB
Victorian era. The group is of Venus and her son Cupid, seated in a shell. Minton was one of the pioneers
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Carved Lamp Table, Anglo Indian, Teak, Tilt Top, Colonial, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
scrolled scallop shell toes This is an ornate antique carved lamp table, with a versatile tiling top
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Side Tables

Materials

Teak

Table by Joseph André Motte
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in PARIS, FR
he designed the seat shells that can still be seen today. Together, they proposed a new style, known
Category

Vintage 1950s French Dining Room Tables

Materials

Ash, Mahogany

Table by Joseph André Motte
Table by Joseph André Motte
H 28.35 in W 59.06 in D 36.23 in
Still Life with Hummingbirds, Botanical Still Life Photograph with Bird, Crystal
By Lisa A. Frank
Located in Kent, CT
bouquet, a crystal geode and shell to the left. Edition 4/15. Printed on archival Simply Elegant Gold
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Art Nouveau Pearl Mermaid Porcelain Plaque by Emile Jacob
By Emile Jacob
Located in Chicago, US
suggest the interior of an oyster’s shell. The ultimate pearl, a female nude, is voluptuously modeled
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

For Scout A, Very Good Dog: Modern Baroque Style Floral Still Life Digital Print
By Lisa A. Frank
Located in Hudson, NY
collaged twisted vines, dried leaves, pink, yellow, and purple flowers, and turtle shells in intricate
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital

Cabinet in Ash and Mahogany by Joseph André Motte, Group 4, Charon, 1954
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in PARIS, FR
he designed the seat-shells that can still be seen today. Together, they proposed a new style, known
Category

Mid-20th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Ash, Mahogany

For Scout A, Very Good Dog: Modern Baroque Style Floral Still Life Digital Print
By Lisa A. Frank
Located in Hudson, NY
twisted vines, dried leaves, pink, yellow, and purple flowers, and turtle shells in intricate patterns to
Category

2010s Baroque Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital

Four Green Chairs 771 by Joseph André Motte, Steiner, 1958
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in PARIS, FR
metro stations for which he designed the seat-shells that can still be seen today. Together, they
Category

Vintage 1950s French Chairs

Materials

Metal

Minton Pair of Tazzas, White Parian Porcelain Cherubs Hunting, Victorian ca 1880
By Minton
Located in London, GB
factory. Minton supplied huge quantities of tablewares, tiles, and other items to the USA in the 19th
Category

Antique 1780s English Victorian Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

Panel with Snakes, Turtles, and Dove (Archival Digital Printed Collage Panel)
By Lisa A. Frank
Located in Hudson, NY
display of fungi, snakes, turtle shells, picture frames, and a dove . Frank's panels are carefully created
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Digital

Eucalyptus with Turtles and Honeycomb (Archival Digital Printed Collage Panel)
By Lisa A. Frank
Located in Hudson, NY
display in various shades of green of Eucalyptus, turtle shells, honeycomb, and blackberries. Frank's
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Digital

Panel with Snakes, Turtles, and Dove (Archival Digital Printed Collage Panel)
By Lisa A. Frank
Located in Hudson, NY
shells, picture frames, and a dove . Frank's panels are carefully created by digitally collaging every
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Digital

Panel with Snakes, Turtles, and Dove (Archival Digital Printed Collage Panel)
By Lisa A. Frank
Located in Hudson, NY
shells, picture frames, and a dove . Frank's panels are carefully created by digitally collaging every
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Digital

Eucalyptus with Turtles and Honeycomb (Archival Digital Printed Collage Panel)
By Lisa A. Frank
Located in Hudson, NY
of Eucalyptus, turtle shells, honeycomb, and blackberries. Frank's panels are carefully created by
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Digital

Eucalyptus with Turtles and Honeycomb (Archival Digital Printed Collage Panel)
By Lisa A. Frank
Located in Hudson, NY
of Eucalyptus, turtle shells, honeycomb, and blackberries. Frank's panels are carefully created by
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Digital

Antique Burmese Organic Clay Terracotta Pot
Located in Vienna, AT
millennia to turn objects from clay into terracotta, tiles, and bricks. The kiln was warmed up with hardwood
Category

Antique Early 1900s Burmese Other Ceramics

Materials

Clay, Terracotta

Victor Vasarely Screen Print Abstract, Geometric Squares Cubes Hexagon
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Detroit, MI
their geographical heritage. Denfert refers to the works influenced by the white tiled walls of the
Category

Mid-20th Century Op Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

Buffet Cabinet by Ferruccio Laviani for Fratelli Boffi, Italy
By Fratelli Boffi, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Milan, Italy
-carved base and finished in aged golden leaf. The floral decorations, curls and shells immediately recall
Category

2010s Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

"Matador" Shell and Coral Mosaic Portrait
By Carl Malouf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
store windows in NY, also created the 4 mosaic tiles on ceiling in the Shell Room at the Headley-Whitney
1980s Maitland-Smith Penshell Round Pedestal Dining Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Geneva, IL
shell tiles, which are a rich, mottled, dark brown color. A narrow inlaid band on the top creates a
Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Dining Room Tables

Materials

Shell, Wood

Louis XV Tortoiseshell Boulle clock, circa 1720
By Antoine St Martin
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
a straw from a scallop shell over leafy corner mounts. Shaped bead-bordered glazed door applied with
Category

Antique 1720s French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Fireplace in Expressive Marble
Located in Gembloux, BE
by a shell-cartouche, flanked by scrolled endblocks, descending on shaped, panelled jambs. Fireplace
Category

Antique 1860s Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Fireplace in Expressive Marble
Fireplace in Expressive Marble
H 44.49 in W 51.58 in D 15.75 in
Louis XV-Style Fireplace, Carrara Statué
Located in Gembloux, BE
emanating from the central scallor shell. Scrolled shell endblocks are above angled fluted, panelled jambs
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Louis XV-Style Fireplace, Carrara Statué
Louis XV-Style Fireplace, Carrara Statué
H 42.92 in W 64.18 in D 16.54 in
LOUIS XV Style Fireplace In Rococo Manner
Located in Gembloux, BE
decorated with a small bollection. And centred with a beautiful ornate flowered shell and a rich foliage
Category

Antique 1870s Belgian Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

LOUIS XV Style Fireplace In Rococo Manner
LOUIS XV Style Fireplace In Rococo Manner
H 45.28 in W 65.75 in D 15.75 in
Louis XV Fireplace in Vivid Red Marble
Located in Gembloux, BE
resting on the fine shaped frieze, which is centered by a shell cartouche, flanked by scrolled endblocks
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Louis XV Fireplace in Vivid Red Marble
Louis XV Fireplace in Vivid Red Marble
H 41.34 in W 64.18 in D 13.78 in
LOUIS XV-Style FIREPLACE Soft-toned Saint Rémy Marble
Located in Gembloux, BE
. The center of the slightly curved frieze is ornated with a powerful-carved shell. It stood recently in
Category

Antique 1870s European Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Unique Silver Tree Bark Server
By Michele Oka Doner
Located in New York, NY
work translates natural forms--plant fronds, berries, shells, and life observed beneath the lens of the
Category

1990s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Unique Terrible Chair sculpture
By Michele Oka Doner
Located in New York, NY
work translates natural forms--plant fronds, berries, shells, and life observed beneath the lens of the
Category

1970s Modern Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Monumental Capiz Shell Tile Mirror
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Capiz shell mirror. Beautiful square tiles of shell mixed with tile of mirror
Category

Early 20th Century North American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Shell, Mirror

Mitchell Gaudet Green Scalloped Art Glass Shell Paperweight Palmette Tile
By Mitchell Gaudet
Located in Dayton, OH
"Mitchell Gaudet Born 1962) is active or lives in Louisiana. Mitchell Gaudet is known for Glass sculpture-found objects. Measures: 12" From New Orleans, Mitchell Gaudet creates glas...
Category

Late 20th Century Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Spherical capiz shell pendant
Located in New York, NY
HL3609 A large spherical lantern made of fine capiz shell tiles held in a copper foil and
Category

Vintage 1950s American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Shell

Maitland Smith Pen Shell Coffee / Side Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Fulton, CA
Maitland-Smith organic modern square "Pen Shell" coffee table. Warm shades of brown tiles mounted
Category

20th Century Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Shell, Wood

Maitland Smith Pen Shell Coffee  / Side Table
Maitland Smith Pen Shell Coffee  / Side Table
H 12.25 in W 27.75 in D 27.75 in
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Tile Shell For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tile shell for your home. Each tile shell for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using shell, metal and wood. There are 113 variations of the antique or vintage tile shell you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tile shell — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A tile shell made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with louis xv — is very popular. A well-made tile shell has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Maitland Smith, Minton and Delft are consistently popular.

How Much is a Tile Shell?

Prices for a tile shell start at $185 and top out at $60,000 with the average selling for $2,764.