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Pair of Triton Shell Pendants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of repurposed triton shells now light fixtures wrapped with decorative metal having curly cue
Category

20th Century American Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Shell

Pair of Triton Shell Pendants
Pair of Triton Shell Pendants
H 17 in W 7 in D 5 in
Massive MCM Italian Silver Giant Clam Shell Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
on par with Buccellati. Marvelous sculptural octopus and triton shell decoration at top right. Three
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Silver

Bronze Vase with Harvesting Putti in the Gout of Clodion, 19th Century
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Paris, FR
the triton shell, attribute of Pluto, god of wealth and abundance, while the other naked or lightly
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Urns

Materials

Bronze

1940s Triton Conch Shell Lamp On Coconut Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Triton Conch Shell Lamp On Coconut Base Natural shell Colors: Browns and Creams Needs
Category

Vintage 1940s Haitian Table Lamps

Materials

Shell, Coconut

ALFREDO BARBINI - Triton-Shaped Sea Shell
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Hawthorne, CA
An undulating Italian midcentury clear and salmon colored triton-shaped art glass sea shell with
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Minton Majolica Triton and Shell Serving Dish
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica serving dish which features a triton balancing a shell on his fish tail. Coloration
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Serving Pieces

Materials

Majolica

Natural Seashell Trumpet Triton Sea Snail
Located in Miami, FL
shells you can buy. We believe these tritons could also become restricted over the next few years in
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20th Century Unknown Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Fireplace mantle in white marble, central shell and pair of triton, Genova Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient fireplace mantle in white Carrara marble, hand-sculpted with a central shell and flanked by
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Antique 18th Century Italian Doors and Gates

Materials

Carrara Marble

Natural Seashell Trumpet Triton Sea Snail
Located in Naples, IT
Triton's trumpet or Triton snail. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the monotypic family Charoniidae
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Natural Seashell Trumpet Triton Sea Snail
Natural Seashell Trumpet Triton Sea Snail
H 7.88 in W 15.75 in D 7.88 in
Silver Plated Bowl / Vide Poche in a Shell Shape Raised On a Triton Dolphin
Located in Roma, IT
-plated brass, the carving and chiseling work done on the scales and expression of the triton fish is
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

"Triton, Merman and Mermaid, " Sculptural Vase w/ Aquatic Motif and Nudes in Blue
By Edgardo Simone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
unique vase depicts several nude figures along its upper edge -- a Triton blowing his shell-horn on one
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vases

Materials

Ceramic

The Triumph of Neptune - Italian Ceramic Statue, Late 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
. Presence of a Triton blowing into a conch shell. Originating from a table centerpiece. Dimensions: 50x30x30
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Antique Mid-19th Century Mounted Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Minton Majolica Mermen Jardiniere Turquoise Interior
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
attributed to the Sea God Neptune or to Triton), supporting shells. Cobalt blue ground version, with
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Majolica

19th Century Pair of Elkington & Company Silver Plated Lidded Chalices
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, GB
tritons blowing on conch shells set about central columns; the ovoid lidded bodies are decorated with
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Antique 19th Century English Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

"Music with Conch and Lyre, " Study for White House Piano by Dunbar Beck, 1938
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, including this scene of gods and goddesses, including a triton blowing a conch shell, and other gods with
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Trumpet snail - Ambonian Cabinet of Curiosities - Rumphius - Engraving - 18th c.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Triton-hoorns. (Trumpet or Triton snail species - Gastropod Shells, Mollusks). Description: This
Category

1740s Old Masters Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Pair of Midcentury Triton Shell Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of midcentury table lamps with organic triton shells mounted in a graceful brass bracket on a
Category

20th Century American Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Mahogany

Silverered Metal and Brass Pacific Triton Shell Bird by Binazzi
By Binazzi
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A tall handcrafted etched silvered metal and brass bird, with the body of a pacific triton shell
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Animal Sculptures

Triton Shell Bird Sculpture
By Binazzi
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century bird or stork sculpture crafted with silvered metal, brass, and an organic conch shell
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Triton Shell Bird Sculpture
Triton Shell Bird Sculpture
H 27 in W 22 in D 7 in
Triton Shell Bird Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century bird or stork sculpture crafted with silvered metal, brass, and an organic conch shell
Category

20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Triton Shell Bird Sculpture
Triton Shell Bird Sculpture
H 27 in W 22 in D 7 in
Pair of Triton Sea Shell Sculptures
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of unique folk art sculptures completely comprised of natural triton shells. Ball form, each
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Vintage Midcentury Bird with Shell Sculpture by Binazzi
By Binazzi
Located in Palm Beach, FL
triton shell. Featuring an exaggerated form and striking green glass eyes. Signed "Binazzi Firenze" on
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Two Mid-Century Binazzi Figural Shell Birds
By Binazzi
Located in Palm Beach, FL
metal and authentic shells. One bird with a triton shell body and the other with a clam's shell body
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Shell Engraving of a Triton Type
Located in Houston, TX
Hand painted shell engraving of a triton style shell. Engraving in framed in a black wooden frame
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Double Mother of Pearl Nautilus Sea Shells on ‘Triton’ Sterling Silver Base
By Creel and Gow
Located in New York, NY
Nautilus double with silver triton base. Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in
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2010s Italian Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique stone fountain with basin and mask, carved tritons and shell, '700 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
ancient Tuscan stone wall fountain with "baccellata" tub and mask, carved with tritons and shells
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Fountains

Materials

Stone

Double Nautilus with Italian Sterling Silver Triton Base
Located in New York, NY
What could be better than a mother-of-pearl Nautilus? Two mother-of-pearl nautilus shells. Edged in
Category

2010s Italian Neoclassical Natural Specimens

Materials

Silver

Pair of marble of Carrara Sculptures "Putti with Cornucopia"
Located in Paris, FR
mythological statuettes represent two putti holding in their hands a cornucopia in the shape of a triton shell
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique Bronze "Triton" Spout from France, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
This spectacular antique French bronze spout depicts Triton holding his conch shell skyward, while
Category

Antique 19th Century French Bathroom Fixtures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Bronze "Triton" Spout from France, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
This spectacular antique French bronze spout depicts Triton holding his conch shell skyward, while
Category

Antique 19th Century French Bathroom Fixtures

Materials

Bronze

Carved Stone Sculpture or Fountain Element of Triton and Seahorse
Located in Dallas, TX
that extend well past his lush hair and full beard. Triton is often portrayed with a shell in hand, as
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Statues

Materials

Limestone

Imposant Zinc Alloy Gargoyle, Depiction of Triton from the Mid-19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
of Triton, blowing a snail shell, carried by three dolphins. In style of the depictions of the 16th
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Fountains

Materials

Zinc

Italian sculpture in solid 800 silver reproducing the Triton fountain in Rome
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Amphitrite, and the progenitor of the Tritons. Triton had a horn made of shell, the sound of which calmed
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Iitalian Mid-Century Glass Shell
Located in San Francisco, CA
An undulating Italian mid-century clear and salmon-colored triton-shaped art glass sea shell with
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Glass

Materials

Glass

Iitalian Mid-Century Glass Shell
Iitalian Mid-Century Glass Shell
H 6 in W 5.5 in D 4.5 in
An Antique early 19th Century English fireplace mantle
Located in London, GB
and at the ends fish tailed Tritons blowing their conch shells. The pilaster jambs decorated with
Category

Antique 19th Century British Fireplaces and Mantels

Lithograph "Galatea" after Raphael's Triumph of Galatea, Framed, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
; behind them, another Triton uses a shell as a trumpet. Galatea rides a shell-chariot drawn by two
Category

Antique 19th Century Prints

Materials

Glass, Paper

Diana and her Nymphs bathing
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Triumph of Amphitrite surrounded by nereids, putti and tritons and seated in a shell-chariot (graphite
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Late 18th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Antique Triton Shell with Marble Base
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful 19th century trumpet sea shell rests on a black marble base with gilt bronze details
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Marble

Antique Triton Shell with Marble Base
Antique Triton Shell with Marble Base
H 17.72 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Georgian Serpentine Stationery Box, circa 1760
Located in Richmond, London
patinated surface and the exquisitely engraved triton shell inlay on the lid. A chic object to store one's
Category

Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Georgian Serpentine Stationery Box, circa 1760
Georgian Serpentine Stationery Box, circa 1760
H 14.18 in W 8.67 in D 11.23 in
Vintage Giant Horned Syracusan Spindle Triton Conch Sea Shell Snail Horse
Located in Dayton, OH
Aptyxis syracusana, common name Syracusan spindle shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine
Category

Late 20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

Double Nautilus with Italian Sterling Silver Triton Base
Located in New York, NY
What could be better than a mother of pearl Nautilus? Two mother of pearl nautilus shells. Edged in
Category

2010s Italian Neoclassical Natural Specimens

Materials

Silver

Double Nautilus with Italian Sterling Silver Triton Base
Located in New York, NY
What could be better than a mother-of-pearl Nautilus? Two mother-of-pearl nautilus shells. Edged in
Category

2010s Italian Neoclassical Natural Specimens

Materials

Silver

Pair of Large Triton Seashells with Silver Plate, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting pair of mid century Italian triton seashell specimens, now objects of art, with silver
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Silver Plate

Carved Vicenza Triton Sea Centaur Sculpture or Fountain Element from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
that extend well past his lush hair and full beard. Triton is often portrayed with a shell in hand, as
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Statues

Materials

Limestone

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Set Of Four Salts, John S. Hunt c.1855
By John Samuel Hunt
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid 19th Century Victorian solid silver set of four salts, formed as tritons pulling shells
Category

Antique 19th Century British Other Serving Pieces

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver

Old Master Drawing Manner of Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 18th Century or Earlier
By Peter Paul Rubens
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Old master drawing Manner of Sir Peter Paul Rubens 18th century or earlier. Triton sounding a
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Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Drawings

Materials

Paper

'Neptune' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print
By Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Located in London, GB
Triton is ordered by Neptune to blow his conch-shell to summon the waters to retreat. However, it is also
Category

1620s Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pacific Triton seashells chandelier
Located in Santa Monica, CA
seashell 3 lites chandelier new wiring
Category

20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

English Baroque Triton / Merman
Located in San Francisco, CA
shell. A Triton is the male equivalent of a mermaid and is seen first in classical antiquity. A dealer
Category

Antique 19th Century English Baroque Garden Ornaments

Materials

Metal

English Baroque Triton / Merman
English Baroque Triton / Merman
H 25.5 in W 20 in D 13 in
Pair of Bronze Urns
Located in London, GB
Pair of Victorian Bronze Urns with Handles in the Form of Tritons resting on Scallop Shells c.1860
Category

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Objects

Pair of Bronze Urns
Pair of Bronze Urns
H 14.18 in Dm 8.67 in
Bronze Old Palace Free-Standing Fountain
Located in Liverpool, GB
the whole, two large, masterfully made tritons blowing into the sea shells (on the lower floor of the
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20th Century European Neoclassical Fountains

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Old Palace Free-Standing Fountain
Bronze Old Palace Free-Standing Fountain
H 98.43 in W 51.19 in D 51.19 in
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Triton Shell For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the triton shell you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A triton shell — often made from shell, metal and silver — can elevate any home. There are 11 variations of the antique or vintage triton shell you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a triton shell — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A triton shell, designed in the Neoclassical, Mid-Century Modern or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one triton shell that is appealing in its simplicity, but Alfredo Barbini and Minton produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Triton Shell?

A triton shell can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,350, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $26,383.