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Material: Shell
1970s Caprice Shell Mobile Wind Chime
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful caprice shell mobile from the 1970s. The mobile makes a wonderful delicate sound when the wind catches the caprice shells and they move and touch together. Acrylic top wit...
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Mid-20th Century English Hollywood Regency Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell

Musical Palais Royal Ring Stand and Jewellery Box, of Cupid with Harp
Located in London, GB
A fine, early and very unusual Palais Royal Cupid and Harp musical box with two-air cylinder movement. The finely modelled cupid sits upon an Empire stool and plays a classical 16 s...
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1830s Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Dance Card in Mother of Pearl and Gilded Bronze, Palais-Royal Work
Located in Paris, FR
Charles X dance card in mother of pearl with gilt bronze mounts. It is engraved with plants, flowery interlacing, and bouquets of flowers. An enameled pansy adorns the cover, a typic...
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Early Los Castillo Silver Plate & Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Vase, Mexican Modernist
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and early Los Castillo vase crafted in silver plate with stunning mother-of-pearl inlay, showcasing the studio’s signature combination of fine metalwork and organic materials....
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1960s Mexican Organic Modern Vintage Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

19th Century Boulle Writing Box with Inkwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French writing box with inkwell. Boulle and Mother of Pearl.
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19th Century French Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Bronze Jewelry-Casket with Ornate Etchings and Cameos Inlaid by Tahan of Paris
Located in Soquel, CA
Bronze Jewelry-Casket with Ornate Etchings and Cameos Inlaid by Tahan of Paris Gorgeously detailed jewelry box by Tahan of Paris. There are four Cameos bezel set on three sides of t...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea Hand carved from a clam shell Measures: 7 x 7.5 in / 18 x 19 cm Height on cus...
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell

Japanese Colonial Nagsaki Lacquer Box with Depiction of Amsterdam, 1830-1840
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An important Japanese lacquer box with a view of The 'Nieuwe Stadsherberg Van Amsterdam Nagasaki, Edo-period, 1830-1840 The black lacquered wood box, decorated in gold and inla...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Louis XV Mother-of-pearl Snuffbox
By Louis Robin
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Louis XV-period gold-mounted snuff box features lustrous panels of inlaid mother-of-pearl. The whimsical box takes the form of a barrel and features hinged lids on both ends. Di...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold

Large Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell, II
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of a large fosselized Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell. The shell is in overall very good condition with normal ocean weathering. The age of the shell is indeter...
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Late 19th Century Southeast Asian Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell

Vintage Amen Wardy Salmon Salad Centerpiece Bowl & Sea Shell Collection
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Amen Wardy Home ceramic centerpiece / salad bowl, white with applied multicolor salmon and blue rim. Filled with a mid to late 20th century ...
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Late 20th Century Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Shell

Set Of 9 silver coated shells In The Style Of Buccellati. Italian c.1970's
Located in London, GB
Buccellati style set of 9 silvered seashells largest 20cm. wide, 13cm. deep, 8cm. tall Smalest one 9cm. wide, 7cm. tall and 7cm. deep. Italian c.70's
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilded Bases with Angel Wing Shells and Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century Italian gilded and hand-carved bases with two matching angel wing shells and adorned with coordinating natural forming baroque pearls. The hand-carved, gold le...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Seashell Sculpture “Seascape Symphony By Artist - Joseph Malekan
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Discover the enchanting beauty of nature captured in this exquisite sculpture this stunning piece title Seascape Symphony is harmonious blend of a majestic clamshell shimmering ro...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Los Castillo Studio Vase with Inlay and Hammered Finish, Mexico 1970's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stunning silver-plated vase designed and manufactured by Los Castillo in the early 1970's. The piece was handcrafted in Taxco, Mexico, and reflects the studio’s iconic blend of...
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1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Silver Plate

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Processional Finial Mounted on Malachite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded and hand-painted processional finial with baroque pearls and mounted on malachite. The piece was originally part of a processional pole...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Malachite, Rock Crystal

Wooden Octopus Ladle with Abalone Inlay
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wooden ladle with octopus tentacle carvings along the outer cup with inlayed abalone detailing. Dimensions 13” width x 5” depth x 4.5” height. Condition Good vintage condition; pro...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood

Early to mid-20th Century Karaut Pectoral, Abelam Culture, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Karaut pectoral, Southern Abelam people, Papua New Guinea Fiber, boar's tusks, nassa and cowrie shells, pigment 15 by 5.25 inches (38 by 13.3 cm) This finely woven karaut boar’s tus...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Natural Fiber

1950s Mexican Modernism Los Castillo Silver Vase Taxco Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Los Castillo modern silver vase from Mexico Finely crafted hand-wrought silver over copper with abalone inlay detail. Signed Los Castillo Taxco Mexico. 5 tall x 5 diameter ...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Copper

Unique, Ostrich Egg Container on Amethyst Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, hand decorated ostrich egg container featuring a gilded interior. The whole mounted on a sterling silver pedestal with a multifaceted, amethyst cr...
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2010s Italian Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Amethyst, Sterling Silver

Contemporary handmade sculptural LED Chandelier. Crystal, and páua shell. Small
Located in Torslanda, SE
Taking inspiration from the necessity of light for life, the Joni range is a portrayal of photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight to food. Within each leaf-like LED light structure, a crystal hemisphere magnifies an iridescent Páua shell...
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2010s Scandinavian Modern Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Lovely Antique Grotto Shell Souvenir du Croisir Inkwell Art Nouveau
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite antique inkwell is a stunning example of Art Nouveau design, shaped like a grotto shell and inscribed with "Souvenir du Croisir," capturing the romantic essence of a b...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

C. 1860 English Inlaid Burl Wood Lap Desk Writing Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 inlaid burl wood lap desk writing box, English. Extravagantly inlaid with silver, abalone & mother of pearl on ebony ground for the strapping, edges & central cartouche. S...
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1860s English Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

18th Century Italian Giltwood Element Fish Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique 18th century giltwood element fish sculpture. This piece includes antique fragments along with a tortoise shell and sea shells. A real conversation piece.
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18th Century Italian Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Shell, Wood

Michel Claude Clodion, French Bronze Sculpture Titled, Bacchante Playing Cymbals
Located in Kingston, NY
"Bacchante Playing Cymbals" is an 1880 sculpture attributed to Clodion, crafted in silver-plated bronze. The figure depicts a bacchante, a follower of Bacchus, energetically playing ...
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Early 1800s French Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Penshell and Horn box style of Karl Springer
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A beautifully proportioned arched-top box, expertly crafted and clad in tessellated penshell and horn inlay, arranged in a pattern that evokes the warm, organic elegance of tortoises...
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1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Horn, Shell

18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick with Fishtail Selenite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base mounted with a fishtail selenite and decorated with chalcedony rosettes and ecphora shells. This fragment is from a church ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Crystal, Gold Leaf

Urushi Natural Black Lacquer and Abalone Shell Lattice Box L by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Water flowing over rocks creates a contrast between the sparkle of the water and the relative opacity of the rocks. In these boxes black lacquer pours over natural shells that glow a...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Abalone, Lacquer, Walnut

Early 20th Century Wood and Shell Inlay Scoop, Solomon Islands
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Wood and Shell Scoop, Solomon Islands A small scoop in the shape of a whale, with three rows of inlaid notched shell triangles and three circular shell eyes. Nice...
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Early 20th Century Solomon Islands Tribal Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood

Large 19th Century Indonesian Clam Shell
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Large 19th Century clam shell, ‘Tridacna Gigas’ from a private collection. With lovely patination, layering and fossilising. This is a fantastic large example and a wonderful decora...
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19th Century Indonesian Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell

Griffin Patinated Bronze Pearl Dish On Stone Base
Located in Long Island City, NY
A vintage French manner patinated bronze ware featuring a mother of a pearl dish. The design showcases two intricately crafted griffin figurines that serve as supports, enhancing the...
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Early 20th Century European Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Swarovski Crystal Encrusted Starfish by Douglas Cloutier
By Douglas Cloutier
Located in New York, NY
Large Starfish encrusted with Swarovski crystals and miniature shells by Artist Douglas Cloutier The piece is signed on the back with the Cloutier label.
Category

1990s American Modern Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Ostrich Egg Sculpture by Glyn Lockett
Located in Bagshot, GB
An ostrich egg sculpture by Glyn Lockett with silver brass stem and the applied plaque with coral and seed pearls on buffalo Horn silvered base s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Great Britain (UK) Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Coral, Brass

Moorish Handcrafted Octagonal Box with White Mosaic Marquetry
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern Lebanese mosaic marquetry wood box. Small octagonal walnut Syrian style box intricately decorated with Moorish...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Fruitwood, Shell

Large White Crystal Geode with a Natural Baroque Pearl
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Large white crystal quartz geode with a large naturally forming baroque pearl. 28lbs. Geodes are formed as gas bubbles within volcanic lava. Over time, the lava flow weathers away to leave the quartz geode buried deep in the Moroccan desert. This was dug by hand and includes druzy white crystal formations. This is a large geode specimen...
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15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Prehistoric Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Urushi Eggshell Lacquer with Abalone Shell Pebble Box - Long by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Refined and sensual small accessories for the desk or vanity have been loved and enjoyed by collectors or aesthetes for many centuries. Examples of beautiful, delicate workmanship ca...
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2010s Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Lacquer, Abalone, Eggshell, Wood

Sculptural Shell and Metal Bettle Figures (Pair)
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of sculptural bettle figures. These figures are constructed of shell and carefully crafted metal details. Legs and whiskers in raw metal shine with vitality and ligh...
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1990s Singaporean Folk Art Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Maison Binazzi, Swan in Shell and Silvered Bronze, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maison Binazzi, attributed to. Empty pocket representing a swan. Swan’s neck in silvered bronze, shell dish. Italian work made in the 1970s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Mosaic Marquetry Octagonal Music Box Granada Moorish Spain
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted vintage Middle Eastern style mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood footed music box. Handcrafted in Spain in the Moorish Syrian style with red velvet lined and a mirror. Decorative Spanish inlaid Marquetry music box intricately and finely inlaid in Islamic geometric designs with marquetry of precious wood decorated with Moorish Islamic motif designs which have been painstakingly inlaid with fruitwoods. Small octagonal walnut Syrian style box intricately decorated with mosaic marquetry. Handcrafted in Granada Spain...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Fruitwood

Pair of 18th Century Italian Scroll Candlesticks with Copper and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian scroll candlesticks adorned with natural forming copper and natural forming baroque pearls mounted on copper in matrix. These candlesticks were once us...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Copper

Group Of Tunbridge Ware Victorian Table Top Boxes
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Included in this group: Rectangular inlaid box with hinged lid revealing silk and paper lining. The box with mosaic central cartouche, geometric banding. Dimensions: 3 1/4" W x 4 5/8...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Fabric, Wood, Paper

Early 19th Century English Regency Rosewood Mother-of-pearl Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
An elegant fine quality English Regency period tea caddy. Circa 1815 Born in the early 19th century, exquisitely hand-crafted from the finest exotic rosewood, rectangular sarcopha...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Exotic Wood and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Longcase Clock – 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Superb tall longcase clock, crafted from finely crafted exotic woods and decorated with mother-of-pearl inlays forming an elegant geometric pattern. The brass details and marquetry h...
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Mid-20th Century European Other Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Mid Century Swan Double Clam Shell Dish, Gabriella Binazzi style, Italy, c. 1970
Located in London, GB
A very unusual trinket or bathroom dish in the form of a swan with double clam shell wings, in the style of Gabriella Binazzi and made in Italy c. 1970. This is a wonderful example ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Set of Five Ornamental Shells in Mexican Silver Baskets
Located in New York, NY
Set of five ornamental shells in Mexican silver baskets. Five Mexican small sterling silver woven baskets topped with decorative mica stone chips suggesting baskets of silver with fi...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Fragment Mounted on Phantom Optical Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment with gold mica and baroque pearls on a phantom optical calcite base. The fragment originally came from a historical church in Italy. It is adorned with...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Artwork with Shells, Circa 1990
Located in Barcelona, ES
Artwork with shells. Made by unknown manufacturer in Spain, circa 1990. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. M...
Category

1990s Spanish Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood

Set of 3 Trays. From The Tempera series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 3 Trays, 2023 From The Tempera series Material: Duck egg yolk, binder Overall size: 19.5 Diameter x 15 H (cm) Individual Dimensions: 19.5 Diameter x 5 H (cm) Weight: avg. 1kg Every piece is hand-made, color and measurement may slightly vary. Colors: Black and Ivory Production time is 5 weeks. Tempera series Candle Holder...
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2010s North Korean Modern Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell

17th Century Gold Leaf Fragment with Pyrophyllite and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian gold leaf fragment with pyrophyllite in matrix and decorated with baroque pearls. This fragment was originally a candlestick from a church in Italy. The pyrophy...
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17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Anthony Redmile Shell Encrusted Duck or Swan Box Redmile Objects London England
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful RARE Anthony Redmile shell encrusted swan or duck form box, 20th c. Red lined interior with "redmile objects london - england' stickers. Substantial weight.
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Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Lacquer

English 19th Century Small on Box on Stand With Inlaid Mother-Of-Pearl
Located in Southampton, NY
English 19th Century Small on Box on Stand With Inlaid Mother-Of-Pearl. This is an antique English walnut dressing or vanity box, dating to the 19th century. The box features a beaut...
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19th Century English Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A lovely bow front tortoiseshell tea caddy inlaid with mother of pearl flowers and topped with a silver badge. English, circa 1870.
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1870s English Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

19th century English Rosewood Tea Caddy with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Savannah, GA
Tea Caddy made of rosewood with extensive mother-of-pearl decoration to the top and front. Special features include bun feet and unusual handles on either side with mother-of-pearl b...
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1810s English Regency Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with an Ammonite and Crystal Quartz
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base mounted and adorned with quartz crystals and topped with an ammonite. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic Florence Flood of 1966. It is part of the The Florence Fragment Collection which is exhibiting with Museo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy this fall. This is a collection of historical fragment...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Coral, Gold Leaf

Late 19th Century Antique Jerusalem Mother of Pearl Shell Carved Plaques
Located in London, GB
A beautiful collection of five shells engraved from the Holy Land depicts a religion scenes, three of them depicts the last supper in Jerusalem, the other two depicts scenes from the...
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Late 19th Century Israeli Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Thai Gilt Bronze Seated Buddha, Lan Na Kingdom, Chiang Mai, Late 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A rare and beautiful Thai cast and gilt bronze seated Buddha with shell inlaid eyes, style of Wat Chedi Luang, Lan Na Kingdom, Northern Thailand, region of Chiang Mai, late 15th cent...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Jewelry Box or Decorative Box in Shelll and Wood White Color France 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is in wood and recovered with shells. It can be used as a Jewelry box or decorative box. It has been made in France during the XX Century. The color is White and red inside,...
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20th Century French Hollywood Regency Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Shell

Antique Grand Tour French Parian Sculpture Male Female Figures Group 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French Grand Tour Parian Bisque Group depicting a male and female standing figures, mid to late Nineteenth Century. The male Farmer in period dress holding an agricultural...
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Abalone, Porcelain

Genuine Shell, Vide Poche, White Color, 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Vide poche is a shell, in white color.
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20th Century Burkinabe Mid-Century Modern Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell

Japanese Woven Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Japanese decorative woven box. Late Edo/Early Meiji Japanese box, with mother-of-pearl and ceramic inlay in autumnal leaf motif. Complete with working lock a...
Category

1790s Antique Shell Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Mother-of-Pearl

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