Venetian Grotto Chairs

Gorgeous pair of 19th c. Venetian grotto chairs, very well preserved

venetian silver-leafed seahorse carved grotto chair

Outlandish Venetian silver-gilt and carved wood chair and table both in the form of open scallops, the legs decorated in coral and fantasy sea creature designs.

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Pair of unusual 18th century Venetian silvered carved wood grotto chairs in the shape of scallops.

Maitland Smith recreation of a classic Italian 19th C carved wood and lacquer, shell form Italian grotto chair with dolphin arms.

A Pair of 20th Century Venetian Grotto Chairs. Venetian Grotto furniture was originally created for the artificial grottos of Royal palace gardens.

This whimsical 19th-century Venetian grotto chair is carved from gorgeous dark brown walnut.

Elegant set of four Venetian Grotto style shell back dining chairs produced in Italy in the Hollywood Regency taste.

A fine Venetian Grotto silvered rocking chair with animal figures with seashell motif.

Gold leafed Venetian Grotto style shellback dining chairs. Price is per chair.

Set of four Venetian Grotto shell back chairs. Dimensions: 24.5" W x 24" x 39" T, seat height 19".

Gorgeous set of eight Italian dining chairs featuring scalloped shell back carved seats in the Venetian grotto style.

The back resembles a Venetian Grotto shell. It has splayed legs with lines carved down the front of the two front chairs.

Set of eight polished Venetian grotto style aluminum shell dining chairs.

The back resembles a Venetian Grotto shell. It has paw arms and splayed legs.

Venetian carved wood "Mecca" Grotto chair in the style of Pauly Et Cie.

19th century Venetian Grotto shell chair.

Italian regency pair of walnut shell back armchairs or dining chairs made in the Venetian grotto style. The chairs feature a rich walnut frame hand-carved with a dramatic scalloped s...

Rare and complete 19th century carved and gilt Venetian swan Grotto chair. Realistically and exquisitely carved swan.

This is a beautiful antique North Italian walnut and parcel gilt Venetian grotto music stool, with an ornate shell carved seat, circa 1880 in date. The revolving adjustable seat i...

Venetian carved wood grotto chair with dolphin motif

These rare early 19thC grotto arm chairs have a carved seashell back and seat. The arms are carved dolphins. Note the intricate leg details also.

Venetian stained mahogany grotto chair. Shell carved back and seat with dolphin arms.

A pair of Venetian Grotto or "Fantasy" chairs. These chairs are from a prominent Miami Estate and have been painted white for the "garden" room of this home.

A pair of Venetian carved wood silver leaf grotto chairs. Whimsically carved chairs with shell back and seat, dolphin arms and legs in a sea horse tail motif.

Hand-carved and painted, parcel gilt, Venetian grotto chair with faux drapery and tassels.

Carved wood shell back dining chairs.

Set of four Italian wood grotto chairs, hand-carved and ebonized. Upholstered in a dark charcoal cotton/silk fabric with cream cord and tassel pattern.

This is a great pair of iconic, circa 1950 Venetian gold leafed grotto chairs. The chairs are newly upholstered in a luxurious Italian blush-pink silk velvet.

A whimsical fantasy hand carved chair by the great Venetian craftsman of the era. This lovely piece features an unique seahorse carved back and scallop shell seat retaining much of i...

Pair of antique Venetian grotto chairs with well detailed carved dolphin arms / shell backs / conch legs.

Venetian grotto style shell back chair in antique gold leaf.

Italian Venetian Grotto (19th century) shell carved back and seat with carved seahorse and sea dragon arm supports and rocker heads. Extremely popular in the late 19th century, Fanta...

This is a beautiful original example of the Italian grotto chair. It retains it's original hand painted finish and aged patina. It is solid with no repairs.  

Eight Venetian grotto style scalloped shell back dining chairs.

Set of four Venetian Grotto style shell back chairs in white wash finish.

Hollywood regency set of six Italian handcrafted dining chairs featuring a Venetian shell back or scalloped design back.

A set of six Venetian grotto style scalloped shell back dining chairs.

Elegant set of four Venetian Grotto style shell back dining chairs produced in Italy in the Hollywood Regency taste.

Naturalistically carved, the back decorated with a shell, lifting to reveal a tufted cushion back and seat. The pedestal base is shaped into rock formations, polychrome decorated. T...

Vintage Hollywood Regency Venetian Grotto Shell Back Dining Chairs - Set of 4.

Venetian Grotto Hollywood Regency Style Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs - Set of 6 Each armless chair measures: 18.5 wide x 21.5 deep x 37.5 high, with a seat height of 19 inches...

Each wooden chair features a Venetian grotto style scalloped shell back, with padded black upholstered seat, on four curved legs.

Six Italian regency painted walnut shell back dining chairs made in the Venetian grotto style. These chairs feature detailed carvings on both the shell pattern and saber legs.

Beautiful pair of Venetian style parcel-gilt "Grotto" chairs. The seats are carved and are modeled as upturned shells, raised on supports carved as dolphins, ending on tripartite base.

Stunning pair of 1950s Venetian Grotto carved shell back chairs, in vintage original condition with some wear and patina to the gold leaf finish.

Unique and rare pair of Venetian style grotto chairs with tripod bases and carved silvered sea serpents twisting up the neck of the table.

Embrace the coastal allure of the Mediterranean with this stunning set of four Venetian Grotto-style dining chairs. Drawing inspiration from 18th-century European garden aesthetics a...

A beautiful Italian Venetian carved-wood grotto chair, with adjustable height, from the turn of the 19th and 20th century.

The so-called grotto chair, made from clusters of shell-form elements, was introduced in the 1880s by one Signor Pauly of Venice. At the time, in an increasingly industrialized world...

Venetian Grotto Chair- Shell Form-dyed fruitwood late 19th century to early 20th century

Venetian hand carved seashell seat and back, with arms in the form of grotto dolphins raised on splayed legs carved as oyster shells.

Only one left!! Scallop shell form in polished aluminum, extremely stylish. Priced as set., We had 8 of these, we've sold four. The four still available have different upholstery.

Pata de Elefante Small Table Lamp — Atomic Collection by Isabel Moncada Named ""Elephant's Foot"" for its bold, bulbous base, the Pata de Elefante Small is one of Isabel Moncada's m...

Each with a rectangular plate within a stiff leaf, entwined vine and fleur de lis carved surround, the cresting centred by an armorial shield for the Thorold baronets surmounted by a...

Corner sofa attributed to Gio Ponti, upholstered in a black and white silk fabric by Christian Lacroix

A large precious stone and silver-gilt flower model by Asprey. English, 20th century. Measures: 47cm high x 14cm wide x 12 cm depth. Crafted in fine Faberge style, this piece is...

This refined object dates to the first half of the 19th century, and was probably used for obi, kimono sashes, which were hung over it. The gold decorations on the black-lacquered g...

Majolica Purple flower Violet Cache Pot signed Delphin Massier Circa 1890.

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING A FINELY CARVED BLACK FOREST WALNUT WALL PLAQUE DEPICTING AN EAGLE WITH PREY ABOVE EAGLETS IN THEIR NEST, SET AGAINST A MOUNTAINOUS BACKDROP. From our Blac...

A rare and early example from Wilhelm Kåge’s iconic Argenta series, produced at the Gustavsberg porcelain factory in 1938. Crafted in stoneware with an unusual mottled brown glaze — ...

A very rare faux bois concrete confident or tête-à-tête (conversation seat). This beautiful garden bench has the appearance of tree bark, found in the Provence region of France, c. 1...

The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...

Extraordinary 19th century English ladies secretaire desk or writing table. The two part desk was made in the Chinoiserie revival period of Europe in the mid-19th century. The desk f...

A fabulous polychromed Green lacquered and gilt japanned cocktail cabinet-on-stand, retailed by Harrods and bearing their ivorine label, circa 1940's in date.   The two-door cabinet ...