Shell Salt
Elkington & Co Silver Plated Dolphin & Shell Salt Cellar with Silver Gilt lining
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, GB
A stunning Elkington & Co, 19th century silver plated and silver gilt Dolphin & Clam Shell Open
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Rococo Revival Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
$771 Sale Price
40% Off
H 2.56 in W 3.55 in D 2.37 in
Antique Victorian Solid Silver Salt/Butter Dish Pair Shell - Stephen Smith 1866
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this magnificent and rare Victorian solid silver shell salt/butter dish
Category
Antique 19th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian Solid Silver Shell Salts/Butter Dishes Edward Farrell 1830
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning pair of antique Georgian Rococo style solid silver shell
Category
Antique 19th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid Century Traditional Sea Shell and Brass Salt and Pepper Shakers - a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful pair of tall cylindrical sea shell-covered brass salt and pepper shakers. Sourced from a
Category
20th Century American Shaker Tableware
Materials
Metal
$120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 4.5 in Dm 2 in
Antique Georgian Armorial Sterling Silver Turtle & Shell Sweetmeat / Salt Cellar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed English George III salt cellar or sweetmeat dish.
In sterling silver.
By Thomas
Category
Antique Early 1800s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,850
H 3.5 in W 4 in D 14.5 in
Grainger Worcester Porcelain Dolphin Support Shell Shaped Salt c.1860
By Grainger Worcester
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An antique Grainger Worcester porcelain shell shaped salt dating from around 1860. The finely made
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Serving Pieces
Materials
Porcelain
$525
H 4.24 in W 3.35 in D 3.15 in
Georgian Silver Salt Spoon thread and shell bowl London 1815 Wm Chawner
By William Chawner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Georgian Silver Salt Spoon thread and shell bowl London 1815 William Chawner. Old English thread
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ray Simonini "Salt & Sea" 8x10 Oyster Shell Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
By Ray Simonini
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
featuring a close-up of an oyster shell against a calm soft grey and beige background.
About the artist
Category
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wedgwood Palissy Majolica Volute Shell and Coral Open Salt Cellar, Dated 1872
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very rarely found, early Wedgwood majolica glazed shell and coral open salt cellar – date marked
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Serving Pieces
Materials
Earthenware
$885
H 3 in W 2.5 in D 3 in
Antique Sterling Silver Salts
By Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
hold a large oyster style shell, composing the salt cellar.
Each salt is supported by a shaped swept
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
159 Pc, “Lily” Pattern Sterling Silver Flatware Service 5 Pc Setting for 18
By Frank M. Whiting & Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spoons
4 - Individual Salt Cellar Shell Spoons
3 - Olive or Pickle Forks
2 - Sugar Shell Spoons
2 Pc
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$18,995 / set
H 32.25 in W 23.375 in D 19.5 in
Italy Mid-18th Century White Majolica Center Piece by Pasquale Antonibon
Located in Brescia, IT
.
The centrepiece is composed by a tray on 6 little carved feet, 4 salt shakers shaped as shell and a
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Centerpieces
Materials
Majolica
$35,906
H 14.97 in W 19.69 in D 12.6 in
Old Vineyard by Wood & Hughes Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 88 pcs Rare
By Wood & Hughes
Located in Big Bend, WI
Salt spoon, shell bowl, 4 1/4"
1 Master salt spoon, shovel, 4 1/8"
Includes bonus brand new storage
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$15,995 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Khorassan Rug with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
, its delicate hues of abalone shell, sea salt green, soft stone blue, and faded terra cotta appear as
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Khorassan Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
20th Century Italian Silver - Cristal Venetian Replica Cruet
By Argenterie di Milano
Located in VALENZA, IT
shells form the salt holder
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver
161 Pc, “Lily” Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Service 5 Place Setting for 18
By International Silver, Frank M. Whiting & Company, Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
” (International)
7 - Citrus or Grapefruit Spoons 5.375” (Whiting patent applied for mark)
4 - Individual Salt
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$15,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 15 in W 15 in D 15 in
Recent Sales
Pair of Silver Plated Shell Salt and Pepper Holders, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A unique pair of silver plated shell salt and pepper holders with glass liners, 20th century
Category
20th Century English Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver Plate
Sea Shell, salt vessel
By Asa Jungnelius
Located in Eriksmåla, SE
Beautifully hand blown and molded Sea Shell, unique piece, for holding the salt of life.
Category
2010s Swedish Serving Pieces
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Sterling Silver Ruffled Shell Pattern Salt Spoons ~ 6
Located in Naples, FL
Add a touch of elegance to your dining table with this antique sterling silver salt spoon set. The
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Salt or Spice Cellar in an Original Shell
By Jarosinski & Vaugoin
Located in Vienna, Vienna
This solid sterling silver is a Classic naturalistic salt are spice cellar with a really shell. It
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair Continental Silver Cowry Shell Open Salt Cellars George III, 18th Century
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
Pair Continental silver cowry shell open salt Cellars George III, 18th Century. Figural hand chased
Category
Antique 18th Century George III Tableware
Materials
Silver
H 1.75 in W 2.75 in D 2.25 in
Shell Salt Dish Set
Located in Richmond, VA
Rare, vintage pewter shell salt dish set of four with spoons. Stamped Metzke.
Dish measures 1.25
Category
20th Century Serving Pieces
Materials
Pewter
Sterling Silver Nautilus Shell Salt Cellar
Located in Nottingham, GB
Sterling Silver Nautilus Shell Salt Cellar
Good condition
From a private collection.
Free
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Nautilus Shell Salt Cellar
Located in Nottingham, GB
Sterling Silver Nautilus Shell Salt Cellar
Good condition
From a private collection.
Free
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Nautilus Shell Salt Cellar
Located in Nottingham, GB
Sterling Silver Nautilus Shell Salt Cellar
Good condition
From a private collection.
Free
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Hand-Crafted Indian Mother of Pearl Shell Salt & Pepper Shaker Set
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Hand-Crafted Indian Mother of Pearl Shell Salt & Pepper shaker set
Hinged pot
metal trim
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Majolica Worcester Shell Salt
By Royal Worcester
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Royal Worcester Majolica salt which features a shell, coral and seaweed. Colouration: cream, green
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Serving Pieces
Materials
Majolica
Pair of Nautical Silver-Mounted Shell Salt Cellars with Spoons
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pair of Portuguese Nautical Silver-Mounted Shell Salt Cellars with Spoons
Origin: Portugal, Lisbon
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver
Signed Venini Murano 12 Piece Art Glass Italian Conch Shell Salt Dishes
By Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Incredible Set of 12 Italian Murano Art Glass Conch Shell Master Salt Dishes. Every single piece is
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Very Fine Pair of Fiddle, Thread and Shell Salt Spoons by George Adams
Located in London, GB
The salt spoons are modeled in the Fiddle, Thread & Shell pattern, which is double struck. The
Category
Antique 1850s English More Dining and Entertaining
Exceptional and Very Unusual Pair of George III Salt Cellars by Paul Storr
Located in London, GB
fiddle, thread and shell Salt Spoons, double struck, which were also made in London in 1806 by the
Category
Antique Early 1800s English More Dining and Entertaining
Nautilus Shells for Salt for an Elegant Table
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
For You sea home ( or to dream it) : pair of nautilus shells for salt on faux coral base with
Category
Late 20th Century Indonesian International Style Serving Bowls
Materials
Silver
A Fine Bow Porcelain Triple Shell-form Salt
Located in Downingtown, PA
The salt in the form of three large deep moulded shells painted on the interior with puce flowers
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Rococo Platters and Serveware
Antique Georgian Silver Salt Spoons Rococo Shell Design - 1824
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer these fabulous solid silver Georgian salt spoons made in London, 1824
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Portuguese Palissy Majolica Mussel Shell & Crab Claw Double Salt Cellar
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage Portuguese Palissy style majolica double salt dip or salt and pepper cellar, in the form
Category
20th Century Portuguese Revival Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Early Wedgwood Majolica Snail Shell and Coral Salt Cellar, circa 1872
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very rarely found, early Wedgwood Majolica glazed shell and coral open salt cellar in the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Serving Pieces
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Sterling Silver Shell Dishes Trio Salt/Butter Cellars - Georgian 1807
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this Georgian trio of solid sterling silver salt/butter shell dishes with
Category
Antique 19th Century Rococo Revival Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 1.58 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Early Wedgwood Majolica Conch Shell and Coral Open Salt Cellar, circa 1872
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very rarely found, early Wedgwood Majolica glazed conch shell and coral open salt cellar – date
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Rococo Revival Serving Pieces
Materials
Earthenware
English Minton Majolica Dolphin Pedestal and Shell Open Salt Cellar, circa 1864
By Minton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Minton, a Majolica glazed open salt cellar with a Mythology theme in the Renaissance Revival
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Serving Pieces
Materials
Earthenware
Eames Arm Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An Eames fiberglass arm shell chair with rare salt and pepper wool blend upholstery and taupe
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century French Porcelain Oyster Plates, Set of Ten
By Charles Pillivuyt & Cie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
for dipping sauce, lemons or salt, with a shell edge border. Marked "Pillivuyt France."
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Sterling Silver Salts, Victorian
By Henry William Curry
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
large shell.
The surface of each salt is embellished with details reproducing the anatomical features
Category
Antique 1870s British Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Circa 1970 Madeira by Towle Sterling Silver 59-Piece Flatware Set
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
8" host forks & two 9 7/8" host knives; serving spoon 8.5"; serving fork 8.25"; sugar shell 5 7/8
Category
Vintage 1970s American Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wentworth Ralph Lauren Tortoise Shell Salt and Pepper Shakers
By Ralph Lauren
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly beautiful salt and pepper shakers by Ralph Lauren in tortoise shell. The alluring beauty
Category
1990s American Hollywood Regency Serving Pieces
Materials
Shell
Mexican Mid Century Alpaca & Abalone shell salt & Pepper Shakers Rare
Located in San Diego, CA
Great elegant collectible salt & pepper shakers & tray with abalone shell and alpaca , Mexico 1970
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Abalone, Alpaca
Traditional Table Sea Shell Brass Salt and Pepper Shakers a Pair 1950s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful pair of tall cylindrical sea shell covered brass salt and pepper shakers. Sourced from a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art More Dining and Entertaining
Materials
Brass
12 Sterling Silver Salt Cellars Place Card Holders Shell
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set 12 sterling silver salt cellars place card holders in the shape of a shell
Silver hallmark 800
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
George III English Sterling Silver Shell Motif Salt Spoons, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of English sterling silver salt spoons, circa 1790 - 1800, London, England.
The spoons
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Majolica Pottery Fish and Shell Pedestal Master Salt Cellar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
yellow fins, his tongue extends towards the bi-color shell that holds the salt. The pedestal is a rocky
Category
Antique 1870s French Aesthetic Movement Serving Pieces
Materials
Earthenware
H 4.5 in W 3 in D 5.5 in
Watcombe Majolica Glazed Pottery Seated Bear Table Salt
By Watcombe
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
work base and resting its front paws on the rim of a large shell shaped bowl. The salt is hand painted
Category
Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Pottery
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
Vintage Sterling Silver Seashell Open Pair Salt Cellars with Spoons
Located in Rome, Rome
feet
- The spoons are gilded and shaped like little shell
- Weight: 71 gr (1 salt and 1 spoon)
- The
Category
20th Century Italian For The Table
A Silver Gilt-mounted Shell Salt Marked 1838
By Charles Reily & George Storer
Located in London, GB
salt comprising a shell with a silver-gilt liner on a coral branch support, the whole supported on a
Category
Antique 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles
Hester Bateman, Set of Four Shell Bowl Salt Spoons, London, 1784
By Hester Bateman
Located in London, GB
Extremely attractive set of George III sterling silver shell bowl salt spoons.
Made by Hester
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver
Teapot drab coloured salt-glazed stoneware with crabstock handle and shell paw f
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Teapot drab coloured salt-glazed stoneware with crabstock handle and shell paw feet. The white
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English More Dining and Entertaining
H 3.75 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Pottery Salt Laze Teapot Relief Decorated in Blue with Shells Foliage and Birds
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A fine and rare salt glaze relief modelled teapot of small proportions decorated with pectin motifs
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English More Dining and Entertaining
H 5.5 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Antique Scroll Design Sterling Silver Salt Spoon
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
Antique scroll design sterling silver salt spoon #SS-729 with shell bowl, this collectible salt
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Marie Helene de Rothchild Sterling Saltcellar
Located in Summerland, CA
Set of two pair ( four pieces) Sterling salt cellars. Shell motif with hinged lid and open dish
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Gucci Faux Shotgun Shell Salt and Pepper Shaker Set Made Italy Double G
By Gucci
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage pair of circa 1980's Gucci Double G logo faux shotgun shell salt and pepper set in silver
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Tableware
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Brass
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Shell Salt For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the shell salt you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A shell salt — often made from ceramic, metal and earthenware — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect shell salt — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right shell salt, those designed in Folk Art, Georgian and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made shell salt has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Wedgwood, Minton and Royal Worcester are consistently popular.
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A shell salt can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $642, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $5,500.
Finding the Right Dining-entertaining for You
Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?
Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.
Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.
“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”
Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.
At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.
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