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Antiqued Rare WWII Brass Shell Case with Tapering Form Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antiqued Rare WWII Brass Shell Case with Tapering Form Side Table, Antiqued Gold Mirrored Top Spins
Category

Antique 1740s Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Gold, Brass

Army Green WWII Belt With Victorian Shell Buttons
By Morphew
Located in New York, NY
Army Green WWII Belt With Victorian Shell Buttons MORPHEW COLLECTION is made entirely by hand in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Belts

WWII Trench Art Artillery Shell Bullet Coin Ashtray
Located in Forney, TX
conflict, including a cut-down brass German 88mm anti-aircraft or tank artillery shell casing, 50BMG, six
Category

Mid-20th Century European Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

Brassed WWII Era Mortar Shell Paperweights or Bookends Midcentury
By U.S. Army
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We have taken these hollowed out WWll mortar shells and brassed them to produce these very cool
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Iron

Original Vintage War Poster Child Found A Blind WWII Ammunition Shells Modernism
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two bomb safety poster - This child found a 'blind' Accidents occur daily with blinds left on ranges Report all blinds for destruction at the end of the da...
Category

Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

WWII Wartime Painting Rouen after Bombing & Bombardment.Cathedral & River Seine
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
framework in 1940. Then in April 1944 the Allies thoroughly bombarded the city; 6,000 shells rained down
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Vintage WWII Poster Rough Handling Ruins Ammunition Safety Care Warning
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
and a rusty artillery bomb shell on the side, the warning text diagonally above and below. Good
Category

Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

WWII Ship's Bell from the Minesweeper HMS Queen of Thanet, Dated 1941
Located in London, GB
A WWII ship's bell from the Royal Navy minesweeper HMS Queen of Thanet, dated 1941. Pendant
Category

Mid-20th Century English Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Bronze

Pair of WWII "Trench Art" Nickel-Plate & Solid Brass Table Lamps, 1940's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of World War Two Nickel Plate & Solid Brass mortar shell Trench Art table lamps. Featuring
Category

Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Nickel

World War 2 / WWII Era Wooden Airplane Propeller Folk Art Mantel Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Force markings. It was not uncommon that such items as propellers and shell casings etc. were brought
Category

Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

Pinzan Murano Art Glass Genie Decanter Orange White Yellow Swirls Nautical Shell
By Alfredo Barbini, Salviati
Located in Miami, FL
. Giuliano’s grandfather was a post WWII immigrant, leaving his home island of Murano for Venezuela and passing
Category

2010s Aruban Space Age Bottles

Materials

Murano Glass

Eames PAC Yellow Padded Swivel Armchair w/Gray Fiberglass Shell & Aluminum Base
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Topeka, KS
swivel seat on gray fiberglass shell. It is in wonderful vintage condition. The cast aluminum four prong
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

4 DKX-2 Wire Bikini Shell Chairs X Bases Hot Pink Bikinis Eames Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous set of four DKX-2 wire bikini shell chairs on X bases with Hot Pink Naugahyde bikini
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Vintage 1940's Hollywood Regency Marbro Lamp With Original Shade
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
shell applique' in mint condition. The base in the form of a gilded, crouching boy with a white sea
Category

Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Palissy Style Majolica Crab Motif Plate, Portugal, C. 1940s
By Caldas Da Rainha
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
exquisite Palissy Style Majolica Crab Motif Plate, from Portugal, Post WWII. This piece shows the fine
Category

20th Century European Aesthetic Movement Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Tenderness - Metallic Sculpture by Fero Carletti - 2020
By Fero Carletti
Located in Roma, IT
. Original title: Tendresse. The sculpture is made out of small pieces of original WWII relics like bomb
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Dove - Metallic Sculpture by Fero Carletti - 2020
By Fero Carletti
Located in Roma, IT
of small pieces of original WWII relics like bomb shells, shrapnels, bullets. Ferruccio Carletti
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Call - Metallic Sculpture by Fero Carletti - 2020
By Fero Carletti
Located in Roma, IT
of small pieces of original WWII relics like bomb shells, shrapnels, bullets. Ferruccio Carletti
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Whisper - Metallic Sculpture by Fero Carletti - 2020
By Fero Carletti
Located in Roma, IT
of small pieces of original WWII relics like bomb shells, shrapnels, bullets. Ferruccio Carletti
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Sperti Inc. Raymond Loewy Style Aluminum & Cast Iron Adjustable Floor Lamp, 1940
By Sperti 1
Located in Bainbridge, NY
style of Raymond Loewy, Circa 1940. Featuring articulating machined grooved Clam Shell Aluminum
Category

Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Iron, Aluminum

Pair Sperti Inc. Raymond Loewy Style Aluminum & Cast Iron Adjustable Floor Lamps
By Sperti 1, (after) Raymond Loewy
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Raymond Loewy. Featuring articulating machined grooved Clam Shell Aluminum Reflector Shades, tilting lamp
Category

Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

20th C. British Military Folding Steel Blade Machete/Sword by Joseph Westby & Co
Located in North Miami, FL
dense brush or vegetation. It comes with a protective steel shell for the blade to keep it sharp and
Category

Vintage 1930s English Mid-Century Modern Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Lawrence Beall Smith, Seaside Nomads
By Lawrence Beall Smith
Located in New York, NY
toy boats, traces of horseshoe crabs, and mysterious shells. It was published by Associated American
Category

Mid-20th Century Ashcan School Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Hans Hartl "Soloform 5008" Chaise Lounge
By Hans Hartl, Eugen Schmidt
Located in Hanover, MA
, Darmstadt, Germany, 1953. Measures: 72 1/2" W x 35 3/4" D x 30 1/4" H Known as the Shell Couch
Category

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Chrome

Hans Hartl "Soloform 5008" Chaise Lounge
Hans Hartl "Soloform 5008" Chaise Lounge
H 30.25 in W 72.5 in D 35.75 in
Rare Gio Ponti Sofa
By Gio Ponti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
this sofa emphasized by the way is it upholstered, the interior is executed in pink and the outer shell
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Metal

Rare Gio Ponti Sofa
Rare Gio Ponti Sofa
H 31.5 in W 85.44 in D 76.78 in
A.Jeschel Stunning Gold Baroque Pearl necklace with an Italian cameo side clasp.
By Elaine Silverstein
Located in Miami, FL
sapphire. The necklace is made even more unique by the addition of a pre-WWII carnelian-shelled cameo
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Freshwater Pearl, Yellow Sapphire, Pearl, Sterling Silver, Gold, Vermeil

Vintage Couroc Cat Design Barware Serving Tray
By The Couroc Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
effort during WWII. He used his experience and developed a proprietary formula of phenolic resin material
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Resin

Circular Black Tray Platter Couroc of Monterey California, 1960s
By The Couroc Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Courvoisier, worked with a variety of plastics while working in the war effort during WWII. He used his
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Bakelite

Large Antique English Trench Art Table Cannon
Located in Forney, TX
, assembled in the early 20th century, fashioned in part from spent shell casings, older brass, bronze, and
Category

Early 20th Century European Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper

Original Vintage War Poster Child Found A Blind WWII Ammunition Shells Modernism
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two bomb safety poster - This child found a 'blind' Accidents occur daily with blinds left on ranges Report all blinds for destruction at the end of the da...
Category

1940s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage WWII Poster Rough Handling Ruins Ammunition Safety Care Warning
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
and a rusty artillery bomb shell on the side, the warning text diagonally above and below. Good
Category

1940s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Brutalist Coffee Table with Coordinating Pendant Light Fixture
By Edward Garfinkle
Located in Cambridge, MA
is constructed of patinated WWII artillery shell casings. The inner recessed shells are illuminated
Category

Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

1940's Rare Kilohana Pineapple Hut Hawaiian Shirt
Located in Toronto, ON
are the most coveted of all the post WWII collectable Hawaiian shirts. The colours are bold and
Category

1940s American Shirt Waists

18 K. Carat Gold Objet D'art - Agate & Quartz Island Oasis by Andrew Grima, 1972
By Andrew Grima
Located in Toronto, ONTARIO
fruit and foliage weighing approximately 2.5 oz total, atop three the banded shell trunks. The trees are
Category

Vintage 1970s English Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Quartz, Gold

Vintage 9ct Gold Large Shell Cameo Brooch Pin c1946 Heavy 6.6g 375 Purity
Located in Camelford, GB
HEAVY GOLD GOLD CARVED SHELL CAMEO BROOCH DETAILS Material: 9ct (375/000) Solid Yellow Gold - thick and
Category

Mid-20th Century British Victorian Brooches

Materials

Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold

Brassed WWII Era Mortar Shell Paperweights or Bookends Midcentury
By U.S. Army
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We have taken these WWll mortar shells and brassed them to produce these very cool desk accessories.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Iron

Vintage Ordnance Stick Stand, English, WWII, Militaria, Brass, Munition Shell
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage ordnance stick stand. An English, WWII militaria fired brass munition shell
Category

Mid-20th Century English Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Brass

Midcentury, WWII Pair of Trench-Art, Shell Casing Three-Arm Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This unusual set of candelabra were created of spent-shell-casing used during WWII. They are
Category

Mid-20th Century American Other Candle Holders

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique WWII MK 15 Navy Military Practice Bomb Shell Torpedo Missle Test Rocket
Located in Dayton, OH
Mk15 mod 4 military Practice bomb, circa mid 20th century. These were originally filled with water and sand used by the Navy for target practice. Impact fired signal-generating pract...
Category

Vintage 1940s Industrial Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Metal

Pair of 35" WWII Brass Artillery Casings
Located in New York, NY
Pair of massive sculptural artillery shells with carved wood replica tips.
Category

Vintage 1940s American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

48 Star Vintage Flag w/ WWII, Wake Island, U.S. Marine Corps Overprint, 1941
Located in York County, PA
IN 1941, AT THE OUTSET OF WWII: 48 star American national parade flag, printed on cotton
Category

Vintage 1940s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Cotton

Pair of Eames PSC Orange Vinyl Upholstered Pivoting Side Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous pair of Herman Miller Eames pivoting side shell chairs on contract base or PSC chair
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Eames Herman Miller PSCC-A-4 Pivoting Task Shell Chair Pair Contract Base Castor
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome and interesting pair of Herman Miller pivoting and adjustable task shell chairs on
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Corrie Schmidt Abstract Lion Form Fiber Art Sculptural Wall Hanging, 1980
Located in Cathedral City, CA
younger years during WWII. Years later while in Leiden to study education to become a nursery school
Category

Vintage 1980s American Organic Modern Tapestries

Materials

Metal

World War II Trench Art Ashtray
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
handcrafted during WWII from shell casing and other military metal
Category

Vintage 1940s Ashtrays

Turtle with Flower
By Federico Uribe
Located in New York, NY
A playful addition to Uribe's iconic bullet shell series. Made using an antique WWII Swedish
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mixed Media Sculpture of Female with Ceramic Pot on Head
Located in Houston, TX
Walberg'. The piece includes a bust of a female that is wrapped draped in fabric and adorned by shells
Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

Eames 670 Lounge Chair 671 Ottoman Blue Leather Walnut Rosewood Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Topeka, KS
shell. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 20th
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Pair of WWII Brass Artillery Shell Casings as Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1940's vintage table lamps, made of a 15 millimeter brass artillery shell casings
Category

Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Pair Navy Test Shells
Located in Seattle, WA
wood and metal test blanks for practice loading . US Navy, WWII
Category

20th Century American Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Wood

Pair Navy Test Shells
Pair Navy Test Shells
H 35 in D 4.5 in
American 1944 WWII Wooden Artillery Navy Training Drill Round
Located in Haarlem, NL
Authentic heavy World War II training, practice or test shell, from solid wood to match a live
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

COUTURE 1930's WWII Era Navy Blue Asymmetrical Wool Coat Genuine Fox Fur Trim
Located in Thiensville, WI
Content: Shell: Wool, Trim: Genuine fox fur, Lining: Rayon. Measurements: Shoulder/Sleeve: 30" (nape of
Category

1930s Coats

Uppark Peterfields, To Visit Britain's Landmarks You Can Be Sure of Shell
Located in Spokane, WA
Original To visit Britain's Landmarks you can be sure of Shell vintage travel poster. Uppark
Category

1930s English School Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Turtle
By Federico Uribe
Located in New York, NY
Antique WWII Helmet and bullet shells
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Turtle
H 16 in W 12 in D 10 in
World War II Ammunition Display Board
Located in London, GB
-piercing, incendiary, etc), some sectionalised. The shells were for use with the ‘Bofors’ gun, an
Category

20th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

Vintage "Roadrunner" Lidded Black Box by Couroc of Monterey California, 1960
By The Couroc Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
shells, woods and brass. Exquisite hard to find Couroc large size decorative box could be used for
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Resin

Mid Century Capitola Beach Seascape
By Warren Chase Merritt
Located in Soquel, CA
Shell Oil Company and another by Pacific Gas & Electric plus a number of historical wall panels for the
Category

1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1930s Hattie Carnegie Original Raspberry Pink Velvet Turban Hat
By Hattie Carnegie
Located in Boca Raton, FL
selecting gifted designers to work with. This pre-WWII hat echoes the frequent return of the turban in
Category

1940s Hats

1930s Hattie Carnegie Original Raspberry Pink Velvet Turban Hat
By Hattie Carnegie
Located in Boca Raton, FL
selecting gifted designers to work with. This pre-WWII hat echoes the frequent return of the turban in
Category

1940s American Hats

Vintage Couroc Bird Design Barware Serving Tray
By The Couroc Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
of plastics while working in the war effort during WWII. He used his experience and developed a
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Resin

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the wwii shell you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A wwii shell — often made from metal, brass and steel — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect wwii shell — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A wwii shell, designed in the mid-century modern, folk art or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made wwii shell over the years, but those crafted by Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller and The Couroc Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Wwii Shell?

Prices for a wwii shell can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $99 and can go as high as $47,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,548.