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Six Italian Decorative Venetian Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto, wood framed chairs having a scalloped design with cushioned fabric seats
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Quatrain for Dessin Fournir Venetian Shell Giltwood Arm Chairs
By Quatrain
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Quatrain for Dessin Fournir Venetian She’ll Giltwood Arm Chairs. Sold in pairs, 4 pair
Category
1990s American Rococo Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Italian Georgian Dining Chairs Shell Walnut Set of 5
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Set of 5 Antique 1930s Italian Venetian
Category
Vintage 1930s Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Gold Leaf Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Chair
By Tony Duquette
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique gold leaf Venetian grotto style shell back armchair. Seat has been newly reupholstered in
Category
Vintage 1980s Spanish Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Venetian Grotto Carved Giltwood Shell Motif Table Bookstand/ Easel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Venetian Grotto Carved Giltwood Shell Motif Table Bookstand/ Easel
Add to your interior with this
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Easels
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Venetian Style Giltwood Etched Shell Design Wall Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian-style (19/20th Century) gilt shaped vertical wall mirror with an etched figure of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Venetian Grotto Style Walnut Shell Back Dining Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Italian regency pair of walnut shell back armchairs or dining chairs made in the Venetian grotto
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Venetian Mirrored Back Shell Form Double Arm Sconces
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of Venetian mirrored back, shell form, double arm sconces. The shaped mirrored back vintage
Category
20th Century Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Mirror
Late 19th c. Venetian Polychrome and Gilded Shell Top Grotto Chair
By Pauly et Cie
Located in San Francisco, CA
Naturalistically carved, the back decorated with a shell, lifting to reveal a tufted cushion back
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Side Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of 8 Venetian Grotto Style Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a daringly stylish essence to your dining room design with these Grotto style shell back dining
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Venetian Murano Green Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Shell Goblet Holder
By Compagnia Di Venezia E Murano (C.V.M.), Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
, Shell Goblet.
Venetian glass - Confections in glass 1855-1914, by Sheldon Barr.
Exquisite Glass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Late Victorian Glass
Materials
Gold Leaf
Still-Life with Shell Cup & Venetian Glass - 21st Century Contemporary Oil Paint
By Cornelis Le Mair
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Cornelis le Mair (Eindhoven, July 3rd 1944) is a Dutch painter. This Romantic painter is famous because of his 17th century paintings. As a child, Le Mair already developed a talent ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
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H 31.11 in W 27.17 in
Antique Venetian Murano Opal Shell Gold Flecks Fish Stem Italian Art Glass Vase
By Salviati, Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, antique, early Venetian / Murano hand blown clear with opalescent and gold flecks
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Grotto Giltwood Venetian Armchair
Located in Montreal, QC
Venetian Grotto, giltwood and polychrome shell back, seahorse sides and dolphin armrest in giltwood
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Venetian Grotto Style Bench
Located in East Hampton, NY
A unique and beautiful carved and gilded Venetian grotto style bench with carved shell legs and
Category
Mid-20th Century Benches
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Venetian Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century Venetian mirror. Carved wood and gesso, paint and gilt. Old mercury looking glass
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Glass, Gesso
Large 17th Venetian Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
shell.
This opulent mirror is characteristic of 17th century Venetian art. It has kept its original
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Italian Venetian Carved Fruitwood Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian (19th Century) carved fruitwood pedestal with shell top and cupids climbing tree.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Pedestals
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair Bleached Wood Venetian Open Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair bleached wood Venetian open armchairs. Pair exceptional Louis XV large Venetian carved
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Italian Venetian Painted Gilt King Headboard
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian-style (1950s) antique cream painted shaped headboard with gilt floral leaf
Category
Mid-20th Century Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
A Venetian Giltwood Mirror, Circa 1920
Located in Dallas, TX
back to the 1920s, this 32-inch tall giltwood Venetian-style mirror has a silver and gold coloration
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Set of Two, Antique Venetian Armchairs
Located in Newport Beach, CA
An elegant pair of hand carved Venetian armchairs with shell form relief work on both the apron and
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Pine
Venetian Chinoiserie Gilt and Lacquered Mirror
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Italian Venetian style mirror decorated in the chinoiserie taste featuring a hand-carved
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Italian Venetian Gondola Shaped Ceremonial Casket
Located in New York, US
Our rare, 18th century ceremonial casket in the form of a Venetian gondola is expertly carved from
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Venetian Gilded And Painted Grotto Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a scallop shell top and naturalistic tree limb support with coral and oyster shell three part
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Grand Tour Tables
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of 18th Century style Venetian Commodes
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive pair of Venetian style bombe commodes, having their original marble tops, each having
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Pair of Venetian Rococo Carved Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Venetian Rococo Carved Giltwood Mirrors.
These mirrors have elaborate pierced
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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
Italian Fruitwood Venetian Style Carved Canape Bench
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous Italian fruitwood settee or bench carved in the Venetian style. Features an interlocking
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Benches
Materials
Fabric, Fruitwood
Glamorous, Mid-18th Century, Venetian Door Surrounds
Located in Newport Beach, CA
surrounds from a Venetian palazzo. The relief carving consists of scrolls, shell-like motifs and a pair of
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Venetian Baroque Carved and Painted Bench
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With a tall scrolled back and scrolled lower frame. In the Classic Venetian sage green paint with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Benches
Materials
Wood
17th Century Venetian Console Table and Mirror
Located in Charleston, SC
This Grand Venetian console and mirror was made in Venice, Italy, during the late 17th century
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Rococo Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Fantastic Pair of Venetian Grotto Style Side Chairs
Located in East Hampton, NY
Unique pair of Venetian style grotto chairs with seahorse carved back and scallop seats in a
Category
Mid-20th Century Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Venetian Style Classical Dolphin and Clam Wall Decoration
Located in Riverdale, NY
Venetian style dolphin and clam wall decor set from the 1960's in silver leafed resin with hand
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Large Venetian Mermaid Sculpture Holding Seashell, 19th C
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare Venetian sculpture of mermaid holding seashell over her head. Shell can function as bucket
Category
Antique 1860s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Murano Art Glass Shell Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY Mid Century Murano Art Glass Shell Bowl, in the Manner of Tosso or Martens
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
20th Century Italian Silver - Cristal Venetian Replica Cruet
By Argenterie di Milano
Located in VALENZA, IT
Silver 800°°/°°° Cruet - Venetian Art replica.
The original 18th century is from a private
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver
Fine 19th Century Italian Venetian Carved Giltwood Armchair
Located in Benington, Herts
stylised shell within over scrolled uprights, above a newly upholstered grey silk padded and dished seat
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
19th Century Venetian Gilded, Carved Wood Grotto Style Table
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Mid-19th century, Venetian grotto style table. Shell form top, mythical dolphin, sitting atop three
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Side Tables
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Rocking Chair, ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
An antique handcarved Venetian rocking chair in grotto design. Seat and backrest in the shape of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Fine Venetian Rococo Gilt and Yellow-Painted Console Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th century Fine Venetian Rococo Gilt and yellow painted console table. The serpentine top over a
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of Venetian Style Grotto Pedestals or Side Tables
Located in East Hampton, NY
Unique and rare pair of Venetian style grotto chairs with tripod bases and carved silvered sea
Category
Mid-20th Century Pedestals
Materials
Wood
Italian Antique Wooden Grotto Stool w/Carved-Shell Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful Italian Venetian carved-wood grotto chair, with adjustable height, from the turn of the
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Stools
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian 18th Century Venetian St. Floor Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of Italian 18th century Venetian st. patinated wood, faux tortoise shell and
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century, Pair of Barocchetto Venetian Lacquered Giltwood Armchairs
Located in IT
18th Century, Pair of Barocchetto Venetian Lacquered Giltwood Armchairs
This refined and important
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
H 43.71 in W 26.38 in D 23.63 in
19th Century Pair of Giltwood Mirrors in Venetian Style
Located in Paris, FR
acanthuses, flowers and foliage. The tops of the mirrors are adorned with painted angel heads and shells in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Antique Venetian Carved Gold Giltwood Throne Chairs, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning pair of antique Venetian throne or court chairs with carved shells, foliate details, and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Club Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
L116 Small Venetian Wrought Iron Lantern with Red Glass
Located in Canton, MA
curled to make the shell of the lantern. Red glass panels. Slight irregularity of shape shows the
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Pair of Venetian Carved and Giltwood Mirrors, Italy, circa 1750
Located in Rome, IT
a stylized shell ornamentation.
Original gilding in a very good condition.
Provenience from a
Category
Antique 1750s Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Pair of Venetian Carved and Giltwood Mirrors, Italy, circa 1750
Located in Rome, IT
a stylized shell ornamentation.
Original gilding in a very good condition.
Provenience from a
Category
Antique 1750s Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Sea Shell Sculpture with Crab Blown Glass by Alfredo Barbini
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in London, GB
Hand blown sculptural bowl in the form of a tropical conch shell with sea crab applied in clear
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Commode, 18th Century, Italian, Venetian, Walnut, Small, Original Brassware
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
wallpaper possibly original. Standing on later feet incised and carved with a scallop shell. Bracket feet at
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
H 35.04 in W 41.74 in D 20.87 in
IMPORTANT LARGE PAINTING Venetian School 18th Century H 275cm / 108.26 inches
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT LARGE PAINTING Venetian School 18th Century
with a mythological subject depicting the
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 108.27 in W 54.34 in D 54.34 in
Vintage Venetian Tapestry Inspired by Tiepolo, The Minuet, Carnival Scene
By Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Located in Dallas, TX
72967 Vintage Venetian Tapestry Inspired by Tiepolo, The Minuet, Carnival Scene. This vintage
Category
Late 20th Century French Rococo Western European Rugs
Materials
Canvas
LB vintage Mexican Pinwheel pendant Stunning Venetian beads Lava stone necklace
By Lorraines' Bijoux
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Lorraine’s Bijoux offers a Vintage Mexican,
Onyx,Sterling Silver, and Paua shell, mid 20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Retro Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Onyx, Opal, Sterling Silver
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Dm 2 in L 20 in
Venetian 19th Century Giltwood Carved "Vernis Martin" Style Decorated Credenza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and rare Italian Venetian 19th century giltwood carved Rococo "Vernis Martin" style
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Credenzas
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 102.25 in W 60.5 in D 22 in
Fine Pair of Venetian Carved and Giltwood Mirrors, Italy, circa 1750
Located in Rome, IT
a stylized shell ornamentation.
Original gilding in a very good condition.
Provenience from a
Category
Antique 1750s Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors
18th Century Pair of Large Venetian barocchetto Lacquered ed Giltwood Armchairs
Located in IT
18th Century Pair of Large Venetian Barocchetto Lacquered ed Giltwood Armchairs
The fine and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Nutwood, Giltwood
H 46.46 in W 26.78 in D 27.56 in
Signed & Labeled Salviati Venetian / Murano Art Glass Snail Paperweight Figurine
By Salviati
Located in Philadelphia, PA
and white swirl shell.
Marked to the base 'Salviati' along with an original Salviati & Co. sticker
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
H 2 in W 2.38 in D 5.63 in
19th Century Pair of Venetian Mirrors Appliqués with Original Mirror Plate
Located in Wichita, KS
A special pair of Venetian appliqués with original mirror plate, later painted wood with delicate
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint
H 41.3 in W 17.75 in D 1 in
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