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Mollusk Shell Sculpture, Indonesia, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
19th century Indonesian mollusk shell on stand.
Beautiful natural aged patina from being under water for over 100 years.
Stand measures 3.5" x 3.5".
Category
19th Century Indonesian Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
South Seas Shell Spoon
Located in London, GB
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...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Ruler Selenite with an 18th Century Italian Fragment & Baroque Pearls on Lucite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Ruler Selenite with an 18th century Italian gold leaf fragment. Mica, and natural forming baroque pearls on a lucite base. Ruler selenite or "selenite logs" are single, prismatic selenite crystals from Morocco that were formed in extensive beds by the evaporation of ocean brine. This mineral is characterized by a silky, pearly luster called satin spar.
The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the piece but the Italian fragment is originally 18th century.
Interi transforms Italian artifacts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Organic Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Pair of Mid-Century Silvered Ostrich Sculptures Constructed with Ostrich Eggs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fanciful pair of Mid-Century ostrich bird sculptures constructed with ostrich eggs and silvered metal. Wearing a quizzical expression that seems to be ask...
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Ostrich Eggshell
An iron vase full of shells, France circa 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
An iron cast square vase with an iron base, with relief decorative elements, over which is a connecting element. Overall the iron rods that describe a vase silouette. The basket is f...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Andrianna Shamaris Century Old Rice Pounder
Located in New York, NY
The top of an original antique rice pounder taken from my private collection. We added hand cut mother of pearl shell into the center of this beautiful rare teak wood. Great as an ar...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood, Shell
18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Agate Coral and Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick top with polished agate coral and a baroque pearl.
The 18th century candlestick top originally came from a candlestick from a church in Tuscany. T...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
Vintage Boho Shell Encrusted Skull Signed
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage boho skull. Shell encrusted surface with incredible attention to detail. Signed by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Bohemian Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Carved Natural Amber Sculpture "Nesting Snakes" by Lee Downey Bali, Indonesia
By Lee Downey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A finely carved natural Aber Specimen group of nesting snakes, featuring a large, very clear amber specimen from Chiapas, Mexico, a carving representing two snakes intertwined around a tree trunk rests within a section of natural moose antler which cleverly represents the base of the tree. A mother-of-pearl carved egg form tops the display. On a jet base with an amber piece giving the impression of an imbedded sphere. Offered with a custom-fitted Balinese fabric...
Category
Late 20th Century Indonesian Country Shell Sculptures
Materials
Other
Assambled Sculpture of Antique Ostrich Egg with Silver Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Assambled Sculpture of Antique Ostrich Egg with Silver Base
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Shell Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Two Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills Birds White Ivory Stone and Fossil Stone
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant pair of birds in white ivory stone with beige fossil stone mounted on a square base.
The beaks as well as the bases are in mother-of-pearl.
Makers mark underneath, Marquis Co...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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...
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Abalone, Porcelain
Set of Micro Mosaic Shells
Located in New York, NY
Set of micro mosaic shells three natural shells filled with micro mosaic in nautical designed tones, Perfect for a hostess' gift in Palm Beach. United States, contemporary
Dimensions...
Category
2010s American Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Pair of Teno Silver Sea Shell Red Stone Eye Zodiac Figures
By Aurelio Teno
Located in Westport, CT
Pair of Teno Co silver and shell red stone eye Gemini and Taurus, marble base figures/ bookends.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
Vintage Boho Hand Carved Wooden Lady With Nautilus
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho wooden hand carved figure. A beautiful wooden construction of a beautiful lady holding a large beautiful shell. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
Category
Late 20th Century Bohemian Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Gabriella Binazzi Italian 1970's Bird Sculpture Using Silver & Sea Shell
Located in London, GB
Gabriella Binazz Italian 1970's Bird Sculpture Using Silver Metal & Sea Shell
Dimensions:
29 x 16 cm
A unique and elegant Gabriella Binazzi bird sculpture, handcrafted in Italy duri...
Category
Late 20th Century Shell Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Case of Taxidermy Birds by Roland Ward
By Rowland Ward
Located in London, GB
A Case of Taxidermy Birds by Roland Ward.
Additional information:
Dimension: Height: 85 cm, 33 1/2″
Width: 104 cm, 41″
Depth: 30 cm, 11 3/4″
Category
19th Century Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Abalone
Contemporary bronze sculpture
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Contemporary sculpture representing a rabbit made of finely chiseled gilded bronze and ostrich egg. Hard stone eyes.
High quality work, must have!
Category
2010s Shell Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Sculpture with Seashell Assembly and Base of Antique Classical Golden Cup
Located in Marbella, ES
Sculpture with Seashell Assembly and Base of Antique Classical Golden Cup
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Shell Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate
18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick with Pearlescent and Gold Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded candlestick mounted with a pearlescent oyster shell and adorned with gold leaf shells.
The 18th century Italian candlestick is originally from a histori...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Giltwood
Art Deco Sculpture, Representing 2 Terracotta Fish on a Macassar Base circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco sculpture, representing 2 terracotta fish on a macassar base,
circa 1930,
signed.
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Shell Sculptures
Materials
Abalone, Terracotta, Macassar
1950s Hand Carved Cameo on Conch Shell of Mens' Faces
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Hand Carved Cameo on Conch Shell of Mens' Faces.
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Aurelio Teno Creature Sculpture
By Aurelio Teno
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mischievous creature sculpture, by Aurelio Teno, unsigned, Spanish, circa 1960s. Constructed of a seashell, silver or silvered bronze, and semi precious stone eyes on an agate base. ...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Silver
Pair of 18th Century Italian Scroll Candlesticks with Copper and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
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...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
Coastal Fusion Sculpture
Located in Munich, DE
Capture the essence of nature with this sculpture made of clams, wood, and glass—an elegant blend of organic materials and artistic design.
Category
20th Century Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
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
Sculpture with Seashell Assemblage and Antique Candelabrum Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Sculpture with Seashell Assemblage and Antique Candelabrum Base
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Shell Sculptures
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 Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
1950s South African Scrimshaw Ostrich Egg by Late Chief Sipho Ndldvu
Located in Marbella, ES
Original 1950s South African scrimshaw ostrich egg by late chief Sipho Ndlvu.
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Shell Sculptures
Materials
Ostrich Eggshell
Fish Nº2 with mother-of-pearl shell and eye of the tiger by Alcino Silversmith
Located in Porto, 13
Fish with mother-of-pearl shell and eye of the tigerstone.
This fish is a contemporary sculpture made of chiseled silver plate applicated to the natural mother pearl shell, is total...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Shell Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sculpture with Seashell Assembly and Antique Silver Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Sculpture with Seashell Assembly and Antique Silver Base
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Shell Sculptures
Materials
Silver
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
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
19th Century Italian Fish Sculpture from Antique Elements
Located in Dallas, TX
Very unique 19th century Italian fish sculpture made from antique elements. Includes a tortoise shell, a sea shell and a sharks jaw. Creates a f...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Wood, Marine turtle
Penguin by Alcino Silversmith Handcrafted in Sterling Silver with Emu 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 is a contemporary sculpture made of chiseled silver plate applicated to the natural emu egg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Shell Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Italian Fish Sculpture Made of Fragments from the 18th and 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Fish sculpture made of fragments from the 18th and 19th century. The piece also has element from nature including a shark's jaw. A real conversation piece!
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Shell
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Israeli Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Early 20th Century Sago Peg, Abelam/Wosera People, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sago peg, tapak, Abelam/Wosera people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Sago pegs are used to secure a screen mesh during the preparation of sago flour. This example depicts a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Sculptural Floral Arrangements & Pyrite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century Italian gold leaf floral arrangements made of original plaster mounted on 18th century wood molding and adorned with coordinating gold leaf pyrite and shells.
...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
18th Century Italian Gilt Bouquet on Hematoid Quartz with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded bouquet fragment mounted on a golden, polished hematoid slab and adorned with baroque pearls.
The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the art...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
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.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Shell, Wood
20th Century African Cameroon Namji Doll for Prosperity, Health & Fertility
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century African Cameroon Namji Doll for Prosperity, Health & Fertility
Offered for sale in a 20th-century African Namji doll from the Namji tribe of Northwest Cameroon, West A...
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Shell Sculptures
Materials
Metal
2020 Handmade Shell Ball Sculpture
Located in Tarrytown, NY
2020 handmade shell ball sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Rare Binazzi Shell Trinket Bowl Sculpture, 1970s, Italy
By Binazzi
Located in Vis, NL
Rare Binazzi, Italy small trinket bowl. Natural shell combined with silver plated sculpture,
1970s, made in Italy.
This piece is in excellen...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Processional Finial Mounted on Malachite
By Interi
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
18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Clam Shell on Cut Rock Coral Base
By Interi
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
18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick with Fishtail Selenite
By Interi
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 ...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Crystal, Gold Leaf
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick with Natural Ammonite Shell
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th Century Italian candlestick fragment topped with a complete and natural ammonite shell. This Italian fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the histo...
Category
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Wood
18th Century Italian "Young John the Baptist" Framed in a Fluorite & Gold Frame
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Young John the Baptist" painting framed with purple and yellow fluorite. The painting original came from Tuscany and depicts him as a young man with a lamb. Thi...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Group of 4 High Relief Cameo Pins/Pendents Carved from Bull Mouth Shell
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of 4 High Relief Cameo Pins/Pendents Carved from Bull Mouth Shell
Unmarked
Silver Settings
2.5mm x 4mm
4mm x 4mm
2 pieces: 3mm x 3mm
Category
20th Century Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
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
18th Century Rococo Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Shells and Barnacles
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment topped with natural forming clusters of fossil shells and barnacles. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the histori...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Natural Turbo Marmoratus or Green Turban Shell
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful natural specimen.
Turbo marmoratus is a large species of marine gastropod with a calcareous operculum in the family turbinidae. The color pattern is green, marble with w...
Category
20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
18th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Crest on a Hematoid Slab with Pearls
By Interi
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
Assortment of Decorative Shells
Located in Riverdale, NY
Lovely Assortment of Decorative Shells of all species including Queen, spider conchs, brain and branch coral, all great for decorative use. Small natural losses but overall very nice...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
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