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Material: Shell
Penguin by Alcino Silversmith Handcrafted in Sterling Silver with Ostrich Egg
Located in Porto, 13
Penguin by Alcino Silversmith 1902 is a handcrafted piece in 925 sterling silver with ostrich egg application and black onix eyes. This penguin i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Shell Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus
Located in Ballard, CA
18th century exceptional Italian carved wood and polychromed figure depicting baby Jesus holding the world in his hand, he has halo made from sterling silver and the globe is also sterling silver.This piece would have originally been dressed in an elaborate gown and would have been changed into different attire depending on the holy season. Extremely detailed and the carving is exceptional. this piece came from a very reputable merchant in Verona, I did inherit it from my mother in Law...
Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Fossil Agate Coral with Iridescent Ammonites
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Fossil agate coral adorned with iridescent fossil ammonites. The grey piece of fossil agate coral is cut and polished and adorned with the iridescent...
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral

Organic Beaded Necklace on Stand, Sold Singly
Located in Sheffield, MA
The organic necklaces are treated as works of art or sculpture displayed on their black metal stands. The top parts are intricately braided twine attached to which are sliced sea she...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Sculpture with Seashells and Base with Antique silver plate Candelabrum
Located in Marbella, ES
Sculpture with Seashells and Base with Antique silver plate Candelabrum
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Shell Sculptures

Materials

Silver Plate

One of a Kind Sea Shell and Amethyst Crystal
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Fantastic Atlantic trumpet sea shell professionally mounted on a natural coral base ,artistically hand embedded with amethyst quartz crystal pieces ,Thant make a beautiful art object...
Category

20th Century American Shell Sculptures

Materials

Coral, Crystal

Rare, Unique Large Seashell & Silver Swan By Gabriella Binazzi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in this beautiful large Italian Swan in Silver Plate & Brass black with a Large Seashell. This figurine sculpture is by Gabriella Binazzi, but not signed, C.1960., Great detail...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Organic Modern Natural Specimens Coral Brunch on Stand
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique organic natural specimens brunch coral on a marble and wood stand. Great natural light pink color. Great condition.
Category

1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Maitland-Smith Bronze and Mother of Pearl Turtle Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming vintage turtle sculpture or object of art crafted in bronze with a mother of pearl shell. Signed Maitland-Smith on the bottom.
Category

Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Amethyst Slice with Calcite Deposits and a Baroque Pearl on a Polished Wood Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Amethyst slice with calcite deposits and a Baroque natural forming pearl on a polished wood base. This amethyst is rare in how large it is and how it...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Amethyst, Gold Leaf

Large Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell #5
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Large Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell. I purchased a collection of large shells from an antique store in Newport.
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

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 Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Fragment with a Fossil Shell on Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca fragment candlestick with a fossil shell and wulfenite on a polished calcite base. The fragment was originally p...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Early 20th Century Conus Shell Ornaments, Solomon Islands
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Conus Shell Ornaments, Solomon Islands Three spiral conus shells from the Solomon Islands. These were laboriously sliced with sand and bamboo, which contributed t...
Category

Early 20th Century Solomon Islands Tribal Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Clam Shell on Cut Rock Coral Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick with a fossil clam shell and gold leaf barnacles mounted on a cut rock coral base. The hand-carved, 18th century candlestick originally came from a church in Tuscany. It is mounted on a cut and fossilized rock coral base. The mounted fossil...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Coral, Gold Leaf

South Asian Necklace
Located in Dallas, TX
South Asian necklace, including stand. In my vintage, organic, contemporary, and mid-century modern style. This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

South Asian Necklace
South Asian Necklace
$380 Sale Price
44% Off
Sculpture with Seashell Assemblage and antique wood Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Sculpture with Seashell Assemblage and antique wood Base
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

One of a Kind Shell and Turquoise Stone
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful trumpet seashell professionally mounted on genuine coral base, artistically hand embedded with fantastic turquoise stones all around, to make exceptional object of art for ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Shell Sculptures

Materials

Coral

Sculptural Abalone Shell with Baroque Pearls on a Polished Agate Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Polished Abalone (Haliotis Iris) shell with natural forming baroque pearls mounted on a metal rod on a polished agate base. The iridescent, multi-colored shell coordinates perfectly ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Metal

Antonio Pavia 1970s Italian Silver Plated Cream Bird Sculpture with White Crest
Located in New York, NY
This one-of-a-kind Italian Work of Art, a sculpture bird by Antonio Pavia, is a rare highly collectible object, entirely handcrafted, with an ostrich egg as the body, decorated with ...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Organic Tube Shell Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Tall elegant tube shell sculpture designed and executed by F. S. Henemader with a dramatic form and striking bleached white color. Presented on a Lucite base to enhance the sculptura...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Solomon Islands Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Late 19th-Early 20th White Bailer Shell Pectoral, Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th Bailer shell pectoral, Highlands, possibly Mendi People, Papua New Guinea These large shell pectorals were worn ceremonially by men and women in Papua New Guine...
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Post Modern 1980s Lucite Shell Seashell Mirror Lacquer Obelisk Table Sculpture
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Post modern 1980s Lucite and shell mirrored obelisk table sculpture.     
Category

1980s Post-Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Lucite, Lacquer

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix Mounted on Jasper with Crystal Points
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix mounted on jasper with crystal points. The crystal points create more sunrays around the halo of the crucifix. The reddish tips of the crysta...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal

Kuba Beaded Laket Prestige Cap
By Kuba
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite cone-shaped cap, known as laket, was created by an artisan of the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The base is made of a simple woven raffia fabric, ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Fabric

Pair Franz Bergmann Austrian Bronze Figures in Moorish Brackets, Early 20th c
Located in Austin, TX
Two good Franz Bergmann Austrian cold painted bronze figures now mounted in highly architectural Moroccan Moorish style carved and inlaid wood brackets, early 20th century, Austria a...
Category

1910s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lrg Polished Prehistoric Ammonite Specimen for Fossil Collectors
Located in Warrenton, OR
Lrg Polished Prehistoric Ammonite Specimen for Fossil Collectors This ammonite is of the Goniatitida order and is larger than most of its type; most were typically around 2 inches. ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Unknown Prehistoric Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

Kitsch Venice Gondola Souvenir with Seashells & Pin-Up Girl, Italy 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
1950s Venice gondola souvenir. Bright wood shellac finish, adorned with seashells and a posing pin-up girl in red swim suit. All very kitsch. Marked "Mad...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Sculptural Abalone Shell with Baroque Pearls on Polished Agate
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Polished Abalone (Haliotis Iris) shell with natural forming baroque pearls mounted on a metal rod on a polished agate base. The iridescent, multi-colored shell coordinates perfectly ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Metal

Natural Seashell Trumpet Triton Sea Snail
Located in Naples, IT
A beautiful natural specimen, Charonia is a genus of very large sea snail, commonly known as Triton's trumpet or Triton snail. They are marine gastropod moll...
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Pair of Japanese Edo Period Musha Ningyo Courtier Dolls
Located in Austin, TX
Two exquisite Japanese musha ningyo dolls, crafted as courtiers, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan. The older man can be identified as the h...
Category

Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Brocade, Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Shell Encrusted Cat Figurine
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A whimsical shell-covered cat figurine. Delicately applied seashells cover this feline figurine in an array of browns. Great for the kitten lover, or for ...
Category

20th Century Philippine Folk Art Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Shell Encrusted Cat Figurine
Shell Encrusted Cat Figurine
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Cross with Smoky Quartz Crystals and Pyrite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian cross mounted on smoky quartz crystals in matrix with pyrite formations. The center of the cross has an abstract figure of Christ created from acrylic crystals. The missing sunrays are replaced with the smoky quartz crystal points...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal

1990s Marine Centerpiece with Natural Shells on a Baroque Style Base
Located in Marbella, ES
An exquisite decorative composition consisting of a large natural scallop shell, which acts as a bowl for a delicate array of conch shells, corals, and authentic marine elements, arr...
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Nautilus on 18th Century Fragment Stand
Located in New Orleans, LA
Natural shell mounted on antique fragment. One side of shell has been damaged.
Category

20th Century French Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Natural Ammonite Fossil Specimen Mortoniceras Drakeoceras 110 Million Years Old
Located in Warrenton, OR
Natural Ammonite Fossil Specimen Mortoniceras Drakeoceras 110 Million Years Old apx. We love the elegance of this ammonite specimen and are excited to be able to present it here. Th...
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

Pair of Ostrich Eggs on Brass Dolphin Bases in the Style of Antony Redmile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Ostrich Eggs at a pair of Brass Dolphin Stands in the style of Antony Redmile. After wondering why a pair of my brass dolphin candlesticks weren't selling I decided to make my own pair of Antony Redmile inspired Ostrich Egg candle...
Category

20th Century Rustic Shell Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Vintage Boho Shell Encrusted Parrot
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring a touch of whimsical coastal charm to your space with this stunning vintage shell-encrusted parrot! Meticulously crafted with an array of real shells in beautiful pinks, orange...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Turuza Wauja. Two-headed bird Sculpture-Bench, 2024 Brazilian wood
Located in PARIS, FR
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...
Category

2010s Brazilian Folk Art Shell Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood, Shell, Paint

An ostrich egg from a wunderkammer, with a red painted wooden base, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
A specimen of Naturalia an ostrich egg (Struthio camelus) mounted on a wooden base painted red. The upper part, mounted on the summit, in the shape of a pinnacle, always of the same ...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Shell Sculptures

Materials

Ostrich Eggshell, Wood

Pair of Ostrich Eggs on Matching Solid Brass Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of Ostrich Eggs on matching brass stands. These work well on a dining table, flanking a fireplace or console, or placed in two different spaces. The bases are actually sli...
Category

20th Century Rustic Shell Sculptures

Materials

Brass

18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick Base with Fossil Coral
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base with fossil coral and coordinating shells on a rock coral base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found an...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Coral, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Crest on a Hematoid Slab with Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded hand-carved fragment crest mounted on a golden, polished hematoid slab and adorned with baroque pearls. The gilded fragment was originally from a historic...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Box with a Shell Lid in Style of Alexandre Noll
Located in NYC, NY
A beautiful wood box with a small compartment inside and a shell lid in the manner of Alexandre Noll.
Category

1940s French Minimalist Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Walnut

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...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Malachite, Rock Crystal

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: 7.5 x 8.5 in / 19 x 22 cm Height on c...
Category

20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Collection of Sea Shells
Located in Sheffield, MA
A large collection of exotic seashells arranged and displayed in three cylindrical glass containers. A wonderful decorative interest in any room or take individual shells or a groupi...
Category

20th Century Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Shell Necklace on Stand, Papua New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
A male necklace from the Asmat Village, Papua New Guinea. Four rows of large polished white cowrie shells in two sizes, seamlessly sewn onto a cotton macramé base, which has been ha...
Category

2010s Indonesian Tribal Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Cotton, Bamboo

18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral and a Silver Leaf Shell
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick top fragment with polished agate coral and a coordinating silver-leaf shell. The hand-carved, 18th century silver candlestick top origin...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Agate, Silver Leaf

18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Head with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel head or "putto" adorned with baroque pearls. A putto is a cherub figure frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and scu...
Category

18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Bib Necklace on Metal Stands, Sold Singly
Located in Sheffield, MA
The highly decorative bib beaded necklaces are treated as works of art displayed on their black metal stands as sculptural works of art. Near the necks are bent poles wrapped with tw...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Tribal Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Twine, Beads

18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Sunray with a Baroque Pearl on an Aragonite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian sunray with baroque pearls mounted on an aragonite crystal base. The 18th century gold leaf sunray originally part of a halo or sunburst motif in an artistic depiction in a historic church. It is mounted onto the white aragonite...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Mecca Arrow with a Baroque Pearl on a Polished Calcite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century Italian mecca arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base. The arrow was once used as part of a decorative motif in artistic depictions (most likely of Saint ...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Collection of 31 Painted Eggs By Sibyl Edwards
By Sibyl Edwards Eggs
Located in Dallas, TX
Sybil Edwards was a prolific Canadian artist who excelled in the field of decorative art over the course of her life. She honed her practice as a profess...
Category

1970s American Minimalist Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Eggshell, Paint

Amethyst Slice with a Baroque Pearl on a Polished Wood Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Amethyst slice with a baroque natural forming pearl on a polished wood base. This amethyst is rare in how large it is, its beautiful shape, and its l...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Amethyst

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Scallop Shell & Pearl
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and natural forming Baroque pearls. The Chesapecten plate...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Italian Giant Clamshell Swan by Gabriella Binazzi
Located in Voorburg, NL
This beautiful large clamshell swan is designed and handmade by Gabriella Binazzi. She creates original and unique objects using strange materials such...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Silver Plate

17th Century Italian Candlestick with Fossil Agate Coral & Pearls on Lucite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century distressed Italian decorated church candlestick with fossil agate coral and natural forming baroque pearls on a lucite base. The 17th century Italian distressed candles...
Category

Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Coral, Agate

1990s Marine Decorative Centerpiece in Natural Shell on a Wooden Base
Located in Marbella, ES
A delicate coastal-style composition crafted from a large natural scallop shell, which serves as a container for a carefully curated selection of conch shells, tropical shells, white...
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Continental Silver, Mother-of-Pearl and Jeweled Fantastical Bird, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
In Renaissance Style with various shaped applied stones and strap-like figures in front and back, the silver lid opens as box.
Category

1870s Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Silver

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