Shell Sculptures

Large Giant Clam Shell (Tridacna Gigas). It's lucky when you find a giant clam shell without a bunch of damage to its beautiful wavy edges! We love the textures of this one's exter...

Extra Large Spikey Conch (Chicoreus ramosus) White/Pink Sea Shell 10 Inches Long This is an impressive, extra large specimen that offers lots of flexibility in how it can be displaye...

A Stunning Knobby Ammonite Fossil Specimen, About 93 Million Years Old. This is a very beautiful, multicolored (to our eye, taupe-brown, peach, white, tan) ammonite with leafy patter...

Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90-100 Million Years Old. The Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite is considered rare and is highly sought after as a collector's item. Thi...

Large Cat's Paw Coral, Stylophora Natural Specimen (ships USA only) Beach Decor A substantial, white specimen of one of our favorite coral species. Notice there is what appears to b...

Extra Large Jurassic Ammonite Fossil 11 x 10.5 x 3.75" w/ Leafy Suture Patterns. Comes with a second, tiny (1.25 x 1 x .5) ammonite, further demonstrating the size of this one. This...

Natural Blue Coral Specimen, Real. Beautiful Deep Blue w/Whitish Natural Coral Base. This is an absolutely gorgeous piece of coral that looks beautiful from multiple angles. As with...

Large Vintage Reef Coral Natural Specimen, Real. (ships in USA only) Beach Decor A stunning and now rare to find piece of nature for the home or office of an ocean lover or beach d...

Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90 to 100 Million Years Old. A rare and highly sought after ammonite for collectors. The ammonite itself is somewhere between 5 and 6 inch...

Starfish Fossil, Two Starfish Entwined in Matrix, 443 to 485 Million Years Old. Ordovician Period This is a compelling starfish fossil specimen; we don't typically see two starfish e...

A beautiful set of three organic sculptural sea shells with two lucite stands, circa 1980s. The shells are in very good condition and make a great decorative set. #4486

Nice Self-Standing Ammonite Fossil, & Other Fossils, Emerging from Matrix. This intriquing specimen is about 95 million years old and was discovered / collected 50+ years ago in Fran...

Vintage Coral, Real, Natural Specimen (ships in USA only) - Beach Decor This is a very pretty piece of nature for the home or office of an ocean lover or beach dweller. It measures ...

Natural Ammonite Fossils Emerging from Matrix, Species Unknown This is about 4.5 inches wide in total. We do not know the species or where the fossil was found in this case. Since t...

Lofty vintage sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic organic seashells in a delightful composition of floral designs. Presented under glass in an octagon mahogany shadow box.

XL Jurassic Ammonite Fossil 15.5 x 14 x 5.5 Inches Apx, with Nice Ribs. We think this is a Kranaosphinctes species. We love the substantial ridges (also called ribs, spines, and nod...

Decorative fresh water turtle shell professionally mounted on genuine coral base, the shell cleaned and seal with clear protective satin finish. Beautiful natural piece of art for di...

Decorative fresh water turtle shell, professionally mounted on solid onyx marble base, the shell is cleaned and seal with clear protective satin finish. Beautiful natural piece of ar...

Half Clam Shell 12"W, 4"H, 9"D Murex Shell 11"W, 6"D, 6"H Spiny Murex 10"W, 6"D, 7"H The listing shows three types of sea snails: likely a conch, a cassis (helmet shell), and a mur...

Collection of four large conch shells and a piece of coral.

Beautiful organic modern natural specimens large barnacles cluster sea shell wall sculpture. Natures beauty at its best. Original color and shape barnacles mounted as wall installation.

Old large conch or Queen helmet shell, 1970 In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials: Shell.

A beautiful natural seashell from the sea, circa ealry-20th century or earlier. Shell appears to be what is called a 'great rapa chank', with origin off the cost of Sri Lanka. A beau...

BrittleStar Fossil Specimen, 443 to 485 Million Years Old, Ordovician Period This is a stunning starfish fossil specimen that will make a very nice display. The brittlestar is clearl...

This is a wonderful Gigas Tridacna also known as clam shell from the ocean in great condition

Authentic giant clam shell specimen with its iconic sculptural form and sea inspired colors and textures.

This is a wonderful Gigas Tridacna (clam) shell. It has a wonderful intact shape with a very white interior This shell came from an estate that had in its collection for many years.

18th century Italian crucifix with gold-plated kyanite, calcite crystals in matrix, and baroque pearls. The crucifix is originally from a church in Liguria. It is hand-carved and pai...

Large Ammonite, Rare Pachylytoceras Dilicidum Species, 190-200 Million Years Old apx. This is a beautiful, multicolor fossil specimen, probably found in France. The leafy patterns an...

Papua New Guinea standing male ancestral figure. Hand carved from a single piece of wood. Beautiful old pigmented surface w/ finely decorated facial features and shell eyes. Good sig...

A beautiful Custom Brass Stand with Scroll design and an Ostrich Egg. The Ostrich Egg is interchangeable with a crystal or Murano Paperweight. This gives a collection of objects ...

Chinoiserie pagoda. Very decorative Italian painted plaster and wood three-tiered pagoda alla Mongiardino emanating from marine inspired grotto base with four masks issuing water in...

Lofty group of four Anglo Indian swan sculptures or objects of art handcrafted with sea or nautilus shells and hammered metalwork bases necks and heads with stone eyes. Largest: H: ...

VINTAGE SHELL COLLECTION Consisting of five separate colonies of large pink barnacle shells collected by the same family in the early-mid 20th century. Circa 1920s-1960s. Originati...

Decorative fresh water turtle shell professionally mounted on genuine coral base, the shell cleaned and seal with clear protective satin finish. Beautifu...

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...

A large and beautiful Conch Shell - a Compliment to any cocktail table and especially those that are near water or the sea. A true piece of natures are that will mix well with any s...

Black polished abalone shell on obsidian with baroque pearls. Abalone shells are known for their iridescent and pearlescent features. This rare form of abalone has a mostly black o...

An early twentieth century shell spoon, comprised of two shells and supported on a metal stand. The handle is delicately carved from a singular shell, with...

A beautifully crafted tabletop sculpture combining silvered bronze and faux tortoiseshell made from penshell, dating from the mid to late 1970s. This piece exemplifies the era’s fasc...

Pair of 18th century Italian fragments with a gold flower relief decorated with natural forming baroque pearls to emulate the flower on a matrix of barite and double terminated calci...

Mellerio Paris, A French Gold, Diamonds, Silver-Gilt, Rock-Crystal, Jade, Mother-Of-Pearl and Smoky Quartz, Carved Horse Sculpture, Jeweled Mounted Object. An extremely rare and unique, one of a kind French gold, diamonds, Silver-gilt, rock-crystal, jade, obsidian, mother-of-pearl, and smoky quartz carved jeweled sculpture "CHEVAUX DE LEGENDE", "A Legendary Horse" by Mellerio, Paris, circa 1991. Sitting on black obsidian base, the solid rock-crystal slab is finely applied with a carved smoky -quartz and jade horse with a harness mounted in 18k gold, brilliant -cut diamonds, rubies, turquoise, and amethyst chains and pendants. The top columns adorned with 18k gold and brilliant cut diamond pendants, the bottom with gold and mother of pearl plaques. The obsidian base with a plaque engraved: CHEVAUX DE LEGENDE" / N° 05 / MELLERIO DITS MELLER / PARIS / 5003 D The piece is in excellent condition and comes with a custom made wood case made for transport. It's very elegant and has French hallmarks throughout. A truly magnificent piece. Measures 10.5" high x 8.5" wide x 4" deep Founded in France in 1613 by the descendants of Italian immigrants from the Vigezzo Valley in the north of Italy, Mellerio is one of the oldest jewellery houses in Europe. The family business soon attracted the attention of the Royal Court and Marie Antoinette herself reportedly purchased a precious bracelet featuring 7 cameos surrounded by rubies in 1780. Later on, in the 19th century, Mellerio became the official supplier of the French Royal family and the Court of Netherland. Mellerio creates many jewellery items, all set with rare gems such as peridots, amethysts, aquamarines, citrines and topaz, applying for a patent, the flexible stem, a very supple and light jewellery mechanism. Mellerio remains also well known for their spectacular series of Art Nouveau jewels, created at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as for the creation of trophies rewarding some of the greatest footfall and tennis players of history. In 1993, the jewellery house launched their first watch collection. Today, Mellerio has stores in Paris, Japan and Hong Kong. July 14, 1789: this date is known throughout the world as the beginning of the French Revolution. According to a ledger belonging to House of Mellerio, this was also the day that the jeweler sold a golden key to the Comte de Coutance for 10 livres. This ledger, as well as inventories dating as far back as 1768, are the jeweler’s oldest archives. These archives have continued to grow over the years, as the House, established on rue de la Paix in Paris, still lives on today, still in the hands of the same family from Craveggia, in the North of Italy. The tumultuous history of the Mellerio family in France probably goes as far back as the Italian wars of the Renaissance, but the first official document proving their commercial activity in Paris dates back to 1613. This document is the famous royal warrant awarded by Marie de Medici to a number of Italian families established along the rue des Lombards, including the Mellerios, allowing them to sell “small jewelery items”, therefore granting them a small exception to the traditional monopoly enjoyed by Parisian jewelers. At that time, powerful corporations regulated the operations and customs of Parisian business, but thanks to this exceptional warrant, the Mellerios managed to escape the confines of this framework. Today, this wax-sealed document is kept at the city hall of Craveggia. From 1613 to the Revolution, the Mellerios lived between France and Italy. The corporations tried many times to put an end to their trade privileges, but all in vain, as a dynasty of sovereigns renewed the warrant. Always marrying and often retiring in Craveggia, the Mellerios continued to maintain their jewelry business in Paris. At first, they did this without a shop. Wearing backpacks (wooden boxes divided into small compartments where jewels were kept), they would tour town fairs around Paris and royal castles. This is how Jean-Baptiste Mellerio (1765-1850) is said to have sold a bracelet set with rubies and Antique cameos to Marie-Antoinette, which still exists today. Many elements seem to prove the veracity of this anecdote. The queen was particularly fond of cameos, which cover the entire background of her famous jewelry cabinet, and ruby was her favorite stone after diamond. The famous bracelet, reacquired a few years ago by the House of Mellerio, is indeed an 18th century jewel, set with antique cameos representing the profiles of Roman emperors. Two branches of the family were operating in Paris during this time, under the reign of Louis XVI: that of Jean-François (1746-1828), the paternal ancestor of the current Mellerios, and that of Jean-Baptiste (1765-1850). The French Revolution forced them to return to Italy. However, both Jean-Baptiste and François Mellerio (1772-1843), who was the son of Jean-François, were eventually able to return to Paris after the founding of the Consulate. Jean-Baptiste opened a shop at the Iron Crown of rue Vivienne, and François opened his at the Palais des Tuileries, rue du Coq Saint-Honoré. His well-organized order books give an idea of his high-ranking clientele during the “Old Regime”, among which were the Comte and Comtesse Octave de Segur, the Marquise (later Duchess) de Tourzel, former governess of the royal children, and her daughter, the Comtesse de Bearn, the Craufurds -who organized the flight to Varennes, the Duc and Duchess de Gramont, the Comtesse de Boigne, and Madame de Souza, Talleyrand’s mistress. We also see the names of the imperial family: Empress Josephine, the Queen of Holland, Princess Elisa, Caroline and Pauline. At that time, the House of Mellerio specialized, among other things, in the trade of antique cameos, a newly fashionable genre of jewel that captured the imagination of all the princesses and noble women of the time. The years of the Restauration and July Monarchy were among the most glorious. The Bourbons were back on the throne, and the clientele of the House of Mellerio had regained its former wealth. Mellerio supplied Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, as well as his mother, wife and sister, with sumptuous jewels, including a set of emeralds made piece by piece, while the Duke of Bourbon, last prince of the House of Condé, offered diamonds to his mistress, the scheming Baronne de Feucheres, and Monsieur de LaFayette also bought cameos for one of his granddaughters. For the first time, Mellerio ventured into the world of arts in 1815, when Carlotta Grisi, a famous dancer who created Giselle, as well as an actress named Rachel, bought jewels at the Mellerio store on rue de la Paix. 1848 marked a new turning point. France once again became a Republic. François Mellerio handed the company over to his son, Jean, and the latter decided to travel to Spain to build a new clientele. He later became one of the jewelers of the royal family, and met Eugénie de Montijo, who remained a faithful client when she became empress of the French people. The Imperial years were lavish. During the Second Empire, Paris was a pageant of crinoline dresses designed by Worth, while jewels by Mellerio, Worth’s neighbour on the rue de la Paix, adorned the noble women of the Tuileries court. The Empress bought pearls. Mathilde Bonaparte...

A striking mixed-media sculpture by Mexican artist Emilia Castillo for the renowned Los Castillo workshop in Taxco. This stylized figure—reminiscent of a Madonna or cloaked female fi...

Beautiful and elegant shell on brass pedestal It has interior lighting that can be canceled by cutting the cable and leaving it as a simple decorative shell. Its condition is excelle...

Group of sculptural 19th century Italian gilded fragments mounted with fossil coral and adorned with hand-gilded shells with rock coral bases. This exclusive eight-piece collection ...

A beautiful hand carved cameo on conch seashell depicting dancing women made circa 1950s .

A single selenite log with natural-forming baroque pearls on a custom hammered metal stand. Ruler selenite or "selenite logs" are single, prismatic seleni...

Two exquisite Japanese musha ningyo dolls, crafted as courtiers, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan. The older man can be identified as the h...

A beautiful natural starfish dipped in a light-gold finish. A great decorative object for a shelf, on top of books, cocktail table, a vanity or bath a...

This giant Pacific clam shell is all natural and with wonderful details. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR MIAMI, FLORIDA SHOWROOM.

A vey nice mother of pearl / abalone shell handmade fish sculpture, circa 1990s. The piece is well detailed and the craftsmanship is amazing. The sculpture is in very good condition;...

A rare large polished quartz geode with cream and golden hues and naturally forming crystal druzy formations. This specimen is from the Appalachian region of Kentucky. This was dug by hand and includes golden druzy crystal formations. This is a particularly large geode specimen...

Great selection of marine specimens - sea shells, urchins, sand dollars, sea stars in display case.

A pair of magnificent shell sculptures representing two ladies or princesses from the grand siècle, with subtle details, a hippie creation from the 1970s, anonymous artist, France 1970.

Beautiful natural clamshell with cream color patina, professionally clean and mounted on original natural coral base, with some accents of rock Crystal and citrine crystal . Come in ...

This 1960s Seashell Sculpture features a crowned Baeler melon seashell The melon shell has a distinctive crown of spines that circles around the apex of the shell Curved metal detai...

An exquisite pair of floral dioramas, crafted with a meticulous composition of seashells, conch shells, and mother-of-pearl, arranged in the form of three-dimensional floral bouquets...

Pair of Modern Tole Polychromed Life-Size Sculptures of Potted Palm Trees Late 20th Century This striking pair of life-size tole palm tree sculptures offers a stunning blend of modern craftsmanship and exotic charm. Each tree is meticulously crafted and polychromed, capturing the essence of tropical beauty with remarkable realism. The first palm tree stands at an impressive 60 inches high and 56 inches in diameter, placed in a 15-inch diameter swing-handled bucket, while the second stands 58 inches tall and 50 inches in diameter, presented in a 17-inch diameter twin-handled bucket. Both trees are adorned with eight removable palm fronds, each measuring 24 inches wide, 6 inches high, and 5 inches deep, which can be easily adjusted for an even more customized look. The hand-painted enamel finish in vibrant greens, yellows, and browns brings a lifelike quality to the sculptures, ensuring they make a striking statement in any space. Perfect for adding a touch of tropical flair to your interior or covered exterior, these tole sculptures...

Rare black coral on a pyrite crystal base with a fossilized seashell. Black coral is a unique and extremely slow growing coral typically found at extreme depths. The piece was put ...

Turuza Wauja – Two-headed Bird Sculpture-Bench, 2024 Hand-carved by Indigenous Wauja artisans from the Xingu region in Brazil, this remarkable sculpture-bench represents a two-heade...