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Paperweight with Seashore Theme Handmade with Real Sea Shells & Crab, circa 1970
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
seashore including a small crab and various different small sea shells, all carefully positioned and
Category

20th Century English Folk Art Paperweights

Materials

Acrylic

Sterling Silver and Shell Snail Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
complete the illusion the snail has the addition of a real sea shell. Very nice sculpture, can be used as
Category

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

Materials

Silver

18K Yellow Gold Clam Sea Shell Earring Stud
Located in London, GB
A stunning 18ct Yellow Gold Sea Shell Stud made using a real sea shell as a reference and the
Category

20th Century European Hellenistic Stud Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Giant South Sea Clam Shell
Located in Malibu, CA
as this is a real clam shell! Otherwise good condition. Authentic large clam shell with graceful
Category

Antique 19th Century Asian Garden Ornaments

Materials

Shell

Giant South Sea Clam Shell
Giant South Sea Clam Shell
H 10 in W 27 in D 18 in
Giant South Sea Clam Shell
Located in Malibu, CA
this is a real clam shell in very good condition. Authentic large clam shell with graceful flowing
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Antique Early 19th Century Indonesian Garden Ornaments

Materials

Shell

Giant South Sea Clam Shell
Giant South Sea Clam Shell
H 10 in W 31 in D 18 in
Silver Leaf Natural Sea Shell
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Silver and copper leaf relatively large and real natural sea shell sculpture.  
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Copper, Silver Leaf

Silver Leaf Natural Sea Shell
Silver Leaf Natural Sea Shell
H 4.5 in W 11.5 in D 9.5 in
Large Vintage Natural Real Sea Coral Reef Specimen Beach Decor
By Oceanic Arts
Located in Warrenton, OR
Large Vintage Natural Real Sea Coral Reef Specimen Beach Decor A stunning piece of nature for the
Category

Early 20th Century American International Style Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Set of 2 Natural Assorted Sea Shells
Located in Brea, CA
Beautiful natural assorted sea shells. This coral is real, not faux, and color is natural, not
Category

20th Century Mounted Objects

Materials

Coral

'Lion's Paw' Table Lamp in Brass and Terra Cotta with Real Scallop Shell Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the sea. Employing the latest advances in cool-to-the-touch LED technology, the collection features
Category

2010s American Table Lamps

Materials

Cement, Brass

'Under The Sea - Sea Shell & Plants' Finger painting w/stamped signature
By Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
subject (both real and imagined), as well as figurative paintings that reflect the work of Picasso and
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Pair of Organic Sculptural Sea Shells on Marble Bases by Les Hunter Designs
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous pair of organic sculptural sea shells on white marble bases by Les Hunter Designs of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Natural Specimens

Materials

Marble

'Abalone Siren's Sconce' with Real Vintage Abalone Seashell Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the natural forms of the sea. Employing the latest advances in cool-to-the-touch LED technology, the
Category

2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

"Shell", New York, NY, 1996
By Jose Picayo
Located in Hudson, NY
Rice Gallery. Still life, nature, shell, natural, sea, 8" x 10" polaroid, detail, new york, black and
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

18K Yellow Gold Sea Spiral Snail Earring Stud
Located in London, GB
A stunning 18ct Yellow Gold Stud which is a copy of a real sea snail chic and elegant design but
Category

2010s British Hellenistic Stud Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

1950 Italian Cast Acrylic Lamp with Shells, Starfish, Seaweed and Fish
Located in Vienna, Austria
A small table lamp made from cast acrylic with real shells, star fish, sea weed and a fish. The
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Acrylic

18th Century Italian Giltwood Element Fish Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
with a tortoise shell and sea shells. A real conversation piece.
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood, Tortoise Shell

Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
from the shells of certain species of sea turtles. The shells of these turtles are composed of a hard
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
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H 4.72 in W 7.87 in D 4.72 in
1960s White Wicker and Seashell Bag
Located in Toronto, Ontario
white frame and top handles with brass screws. The front features a collage of real 3D seashells on a
Category

1960s Hong Kong Top Handle Bags

1960s White Wicker and Seashell Bag
1960s White Wicker and Seashell Bag
H 10 in D 3.5 in L 13 in
Allegory of four elements, pupil of Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601-1678)
Located in PARIS, FR
holding a cornucopia. On the left Amphitrite holds a conch shell from which water and fish flow, Urania
Category

Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Photography

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Hand Painted Tiger Bamboo Pedestal Side Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
border are "Tiger Bamboo" also known as "Tortoise Shell Bamboo" and "English Bamboo" 1900, United States
Category

Antique Early 1900s Philippine Side Tables

Materials

Rattan

Mother of Pearl and Multi-Gemstone Hermit Crab 18 Karat Yellow Gold Brooch
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
gemstones, shimmering beautifully in the light and creating a real conversation piece. This stunning
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Brooches

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Original Hand Painted Tiger Bamboo Pedestal Side Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
border are "Tiger Bamboo" also known as "Tortoise Shell Bamboo" and "English Bamboo" 1900, United States
Category

Antique Early 1900s Philippine Side Tables

Materials

Rattan

Wartime Still Life Watercolor by Important British Ceramic Pottery Sculptor
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
, and brought up in a landscape of tidal estuaries, reeds, fish, shells and patterns of water on sand
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Wartime Still Life Watercolor by Important British Ceramic Pottery Sculptor 1944
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
, reeds, fish, shells and patterns of water on sand that greatly influenced his later work. He had a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Rare Qing Dynasty K'o-Ssu "Cut Silk" Military Rank Badge with Bear
Located in Atlanta, GA
person in the military. They are harder to find than civil rank badges, which feature birds. The real or
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Textiles

Materials

Silk

Art Nouveau Seabed Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
and other sea life; while the shrimp Daguet fashioned on the back panel -as finely detailed as any of
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Steel

Grey Ocean
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Unique contemporary 'Grey Ocean' depicts a provocative grey sky with a blue, yellow and white sea
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Grey Ocean
Grey Ocean
H 48 in W 48 in D 2.5 in
Two Figures on the Beach
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
, sea shore and across the painted sky. From American Realist Willard Dixon. The canvas is 30 x 54
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ocean Beach Surfers
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Rocks, a man and his dog and other surfers wading out to sea. The scene celebrates the atmospheric light
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Still Life with Artist's Hand" original watercolor signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
By Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
output are geometric and biomorphic abstract images. The objects in the image - a sea shell, a pitcher, a
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Centrotavola
By Alessandra Gasparini
Located in New Orleans, LA
Alessandra Gasparini was born in Genova in 1964, but she would say that she was born in the sea
Category

Early 2000s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Senz'acqua
By Alessandra Gasparini
Located in New Orleans, LA
Alessandra Gasparini was born in Genova in 1964, but she would say that she was born in the sea
Category

Early 2000s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Crayon, Oil

Raft Landscape in Sweden / - Temporary structures -
Located in Berlin, DE
gaze on the foreground alone requires a real visual effort. By looking at the foreground, we have
Category

1950s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Belleek Coffee Cup Trio, Shamrock Pattern, 1891-1926
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
: there are sea shells, froth, kelp, tree roots and bark, corals and woven baskets. The Shamrock series is
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Northern Irish Arts and Crafts Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Belleek Cabaret Tea Set for Two, Shamrock Pattern, 1891-1946
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
inspired by nature rather than by fashion: there are sea shells, froth, kelp, tree roots and bark, corals
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Belleek Cabaret Tea Set for Two, Cream Grass Pattern, Victorian 1863-1891
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
that were inspired by nature rather than by fashion: there are sea shells, froth, seaweeds, tree roots
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

TEAM No. 1 & II / two 30 x 30 inch paintings - children beach play (diptych)
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
playing in sunshine - figures in the sunlit waves at the sea-shore. There are two works in this series and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shell Tsavorite White Diamond Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Bangkok, Bangkok
An unique jewelry pieces from the sea, charming design. Noble volute shell ring decorated with
Category

2010s Thai Dome Rings

Monumental Shell Encrusted Entry Mirror after Tony Duquette
By Barry Jelinski
Located in Austin, TX
various sea life, real and imagined... Antique mirror fragments flow like a river over the frame, lined
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mir...

Materials

Driftwood

Rhodolite Oxridized Silver 18 karat Gold Shell Cocktail Dome Ring
Located in Bangkok, Bangkok
An unique jewelry pieces from the sea, charming design. Noble volute shell ring decorated with
Category

2010s Thai Dome Rings

Morning Glory, Unique Free-Standing Barnacle Sculpture by Shellman Scandinavia
By Shellman Scandinavia
Located in Helsingborg, SE
art a real eyecatcher. In the tradition of late Sydney-based shell artist Paul Bruce and Dutch
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell

18 Karat Gold Ocean Shield Necklace
By ELHANATI
Located in Copenhagen, Bornholm
the traces of sea snails, sea shells and fossils.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Artist Pendant Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

Elhanati 18 Karat Gold Ocean Shield Necklace with Gems
By ELHANATI
Located in Copenhagen, Bornholm
gold have a strong reference to the traces of sea snails, sea shells and fossils.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Artist Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Agate, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Opal, 18k Gold

18 Karat Gold Diamond Mask Earring with Top Wesselton VVS Diamonds
By ELHANATI
Located in Copenhagen, Bornholm
patterns in the gold have a strong reference to the traces of sea snails, sea shells and fossils.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Artist Drop Earrings

Materials

Opal, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold

18 Karat Gold Abyss Signature Opal Ring with White Water Opal
By ELHANATI
Located in Copenhagen, Bornholm
patterns in the gold have a strong reference to the traces of sea snails, sea shells and fossils.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Artist Band Rings

Materials

Opal, 18k Gold

Elhanati 18 Karat Gold Fish Tale Abyss Ring with Top Wesselton VVS Diamonds
By ELHANATI
Located in Copenhagen, Bornholm
, sea shells and fossils.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Artist Band Rings

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold

Sterling Silver and Shell Snail
Located in Palm Desert, CA
complete the illusion the snail has the addition of a real sea shell. The silver includes a standard mark
Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver and Shell Snail
Sterling Silver and Shell Snail
H 3 in W 9 in D 5.5 in
Elegant Beach-Themed Sea Shell and Coral Wall Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
exquisite attention to detail, is comprised of real sea shells and coral, in various shapes and sizes, which
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Shell, Mirror

French Oversized Green Lucite Clip on Earrings with SeaShell Inclusions
Located in Atlanta, GA
green Lucite and real sea shell inclusions. Measurements: 2.82 in. long (7.2 cm) x 1.13 in. wide (2.9
Category

Vintage 1960s French Modernist Dangle Earrings

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Overlay Mounted Shell Collection
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Oakes. MO#026. Real sea shells, overlaid with sterling silver, circa 1980s. Colors in image are
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian International Style Natural Specimens

Materials

Silver

Chantal Thomass Paris Signed Gilt Resin and SeaShell Choker Necklace
By Chantal Thomass
Located in Atlanta, GA
tiny seashells carved and textured topped with large real sea shell. Each medallion is signed underside
Category

Vintage 1980s French Choker Necklaces

Materials

Gilt Metal

Large Vintage Natural Real Sea Coral Reef Specimen Beach Decor
By Oceanic Arts
Located in Warrenton, OR
Large Vintage Natural Real Sea Coral Reef Specimen Beach Decor A stunning piece of nature for the
Category

Mid-20th Century American International Style Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

Set of Eight Silvered Sea Shells by Buccellati
By Mario Buccellati
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of eight real silvered sea shells probably by Mario Buccellati. This shells are covered with a
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Leaf

English Porcelain Dolphin Sweetmeat or Pickle Stand, Bow Factory, 1752-1755
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
. Real sea shells would have been cast for the feet and for the shells embedded in the coral center
Category

Antique 1750s English Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

A Large Glass & Natural Sea Shell Lamp
Located in Bellport, NY
A lovely glass lamp filled with real white sea shells, the lid can be removed to fill with what
Category

Vintage 1970s American Primitive Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Pair of Large Clam Shells
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Pair of real clam sea shells, white color with undulating edges from Key west. Smaller size: 11"x7
Category

Vintage 1970s American Country Vases

Materials

Shell

Pair of Large Clam Shells
Pair of Large Clam Shells
H 5 in W 13 in D 9 in
Curtis Jere Midcentury Sea Urchin Lamp
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Hastings, GB
stems and leaves in patinated copper carrying five lights made of real sea urchin shells held in place
Category

Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Shell, Wood

Curtis Jere Midcentury Sea Urchin Lamp
Curtis Jere Midcentury Sea Urchin Lamp
H 22.64 in W 15.75 in D 12.6 in
Sea Image
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
etherial, light filled 'Sea Image' at the water's edge. The calm and breathtaking ocean-scape depicts a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sea Image
Sea Image
H 26.5 in W 60.5 in D 2.5 in
Sea-Form Lamp by Produit and Perry, 1970s
Located in Denton, TX
The grotto style shade was handcrafted with real shells by the late Jose Produit who came up with
Category

20th Century American Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

19th Century "Blonde" Turtle Shell, on a Lamp Mounted Stand
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning late 19th century “blond” turtle shell. These turtle shells were South American river
Category

Antique 19th Century South American Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Sea turtle

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Real Sea Shells For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of real sea shells is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and acrylic, all real sea shells available were constructed with great care. Real sea shells have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of real sea shells to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Victorian, Arts and Crafts and folk art real sea shells are of considerable interest. Many real sea shells are appealing in their simplicity, but Belleek Pottery Ltd., Capodimonte and Val Stern produced popular real sea shells that are worth a look.

How Much are Real Sea Shells?

Prices for real sea shells can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, real sea shells begin at $39 and can go as high as $75,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,509.