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Material: Shell
Set Of Three Lacquered Tessellated Egg Shell Spheres, Mid 20th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of three graduated spheres with a wonderful eggshell lacquered finish in a triangular patterns. Clearly hand carved, none are exact spheres which only adds to their charm. This a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Eggshell
Ostrich Bronze Sculpture with Natural Egg Specimen
Located in New York, NY
Ostrich bronze sculpture with natural egg specimen. Contemporary bronze sculpture of an ostrich incorporating a natural ostrich egg in its design by Anthony Redmile. England 20th Cen...
Category
20th Century English Shell Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Processional Finial Mounted on Honey Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded and hand-painted processional finial with baroque pearls and adventurine and mounted on honey calcite. The piece was originally part of a processional pole...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Mid-Century Mother-of-pearl and Metal Bird
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960 silver plated bird with mother-of-pearl insets.
Measurements:
Height: 27"
Width: 20"
Depth: 14".
Category
1960s North American Vintage Shell Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Shell Column by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Contemporary Joni Config. 1 LED Chandelier with Crystal and Páua Shell
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-lik...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Hollywood Regency Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
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...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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 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...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Head with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
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
"Cauliflower" Fossil Agate Coral with Baroque Pearls and Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
"Cauliflower" fossil agate coral adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls and shells.
Fossil agate coral is Florida's state stone and is known for its unique formation that can take place over 20 million years. It's a natural gemstone that is created when prehistoric coral is gradually replaced with agate. This is a complete piece of fossil coral head...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Coral
1880s Carved Cameo
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s carved out of shell, cameo. Brass casing.
Category
1880s Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Sculptural Geode Specimen with Natural Forming Crystal & Baroque Pearl in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A rare sculptural quartz geode in matrix with a natural formed crystal and baroque pearl.
This specimen is from the Appalachian region of North Carolina. This was dug by hand and in...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
1990s Pair of Wood And Shells Beaded Namji Dolls On Wood Bases
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1990s Pair of Wood And Shells Beaded Namji Dolls
Made with wood, beads and cowrie shells
Metal Earings
Some cracks in the shells on top of the head
Category
1990s Cameroonian Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Wood, Beads
Sea Shell and Quartz Crystal Sculpture by Joseph Malekan
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Fantastic Atlantic sea shell professionally mounted on a natural coral base, artistically hand embedded with small rocks crystal pieces that make beautiful one of a kind object of ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
18th Century Italian Cross Mounted on Calcite Crystals in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian mecca processional cross on a calcite crystal base in matrix with coordinating baroque pearls.
The calcite crystal cluster in matrix is from Elmwood Mine in T...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
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
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Fragment Mounted on Phantom Optical Calcite
By Interi
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...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Karaut 'Pectoral' Ornament, Abelam Culture, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This piece is an excellent example of an adornment used by Abelam warriors to frighten their enemies. They are held in a warrior’s mouth for courage and to intimidate their adversary...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Natural Fiber
Atlantic Sea Shell and Crystal Quartz and Crystals Citrine Quartz
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful Atlantic trumpet seashell professionally mounted on genuine sea coral base, artistically embedded with exceptional crystal quartz stone, and citrine crystal quartz stone to...
Category
2010s American Shell Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
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
Tibetan Ceremonial Silver Studded Conch with Semi-Precious Stones
Located in Miami, FL
Tibetan ceremonial silver studded conch with semi-precious stones, used in Tibetan Buddhism prayer rituals. Invokes water and rain, and is also used t...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Shell Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver
Large Kyanite Mineral Adorned with Silver Leaf Shells, Kyanite & Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Kyanite adorned with silver leaf shells, silver plated kyanite, and natural-forming baroque pearls. This is one of the largest forms of kyanite found. It is incredibly rare and almos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Mecca Vase with Mica, Tourmaline, and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca vase mounted with mica and tourmaline and adorned natural-forming baroque pearls. The mica and baroque pearls perfe...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Large One of a Kind Sea Shell and Citrine Crystal
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elegant Atlantic trumpet sea shell professionally mounted on a natural coral base, artistically hand embedded with citrine crystal quartz pieces that make a beautiful object of art f...
Category
20th Century American Shell Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Rock Crystal
18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Scallop Shell & Pearl
By Interi
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
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
Vintage Boho Artisan Shell Bust
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage plaster bust. A chic Shell encrusted man with all large and interesting shells. Sure to be the focal point of any space. With a plinth for extra drama.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Plaster
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
An ostrich egg from a wunderkammer, with an ebonized wooden base, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
A specimen of Naturalia an ostrich egg (Struthio camelus) mounted on an ebonized wooden base. The upper part, mounted on the summit, in the shape of a pinnacle, always of the same w...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Shell Sculptures
Materials
Ostrich Eggshell, Wood
1970’s Capiz Shell Flower Display
Located in Charleston, SC
I really do love these capiz faux flower arrangements. You usually find these hand crafted displays in a shell being used as the vase. But thi...
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
18th Century Italian Ribbon Fragment with Baroque Pearls on Selenite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian ribbon fragment with natural-forming baroque pearls on a selenite slab.
The Italian ribbon fragment original came from a...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick mounted on chalcopyrite and adorned with baroque pearls.
This fragment was originally part of a candlestick from a historical church in I...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Shell Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Arrow on a Polished Calcite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century distressed Italian mecca arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base.
The arrow was once part of a decorative motif in an artistic depiction in historic Itali...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Ruler Selenite with an 18th Century Italian Sunray & Baroque Pearls on Lucite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Ruler Selenite with an 18th century Italian gold leaf molding and a natural forming baroque pearl 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 spare. It is then adorned with gold leaf wood molding and the baroque pearl which coordinate beautifully with the sleek selenite.
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 sunray is originally 18th century.
Interi transforms Italian artifacts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Guy Dill Large Welded Mid Century Post Modern Abstract Steel Table Sculpture
By Guy Dill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and impressive steel sculpture by world renowned artist Guy Dill. It consists of black welded steel circa 1990's. Welded signature.
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel
Citrine Crystals in Matrix and Mounted on an 18th Century Italian Gilt Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Citrine crystals in matrix mounted on a gilded 18th century Italian base. The citrine crystal specimen is adorned with baroque pearls and it sits in a bed of crushed crystals and coo...
Category
18th Century Italian Organic Modern Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
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
Morden Sculpture In Wood And Metal by Børge 2013
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish Morden Sculpture of Wood And Metal by Danish Artist "Børge", dated 2013
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Black Coral on a Pyrite Crystal Base with a Fossil Seashell
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Rare black coral on a pyrite crystal base with a fossilized seashell.
The combination of the glittery silver pyrite and the alluring shape of the black coral creates a sculptural ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Pyrite
18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Shell and Pearls
By Interi
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
18th Century Italian Fragment with Baroque Pearls on Optical Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment adorned with baroque pearls and mounted on a optical calcite base. The fragment originally came from a historical church in Italy. It is adorned with na...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
17th Century Italian Candlestick with Fossil Agate Coral & Pearls on Lucite
By Interi
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
Agate, Coral
18th Century Italian Wood Candlestick Decorated with a Crystal and Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian (Region of Liguria) wood candlestick decorated with a calcite crystal in matrix, a specimen from the Elmwood Mine, and gold leaf shells. This mine produces some ...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Gilt Arrow on a Polished Calcite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century distressed Italian mecca gilt arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base.
The arrow was once part of a decorative motif in an artistic depiction in historic ...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, 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
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 depicting a pair of elephants.
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Shell Sculptures
Materials
Ostrich Eggshell
17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Chesapecten Shell & Gold Crystal Points
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with a chesapecten shell & gold-plated crystal points.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of t...
Category
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Gold Plate
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Sunray with a Baroque Pearl on an Aragonite Base
By Interi
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
Group of 3 High Relief Canoes Carved from Bull mouth shell
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of 3 High Relief Canoes Carved from Bull mouth shell
Large: 3.5mm x 4.5mm.
Medium: 3.4mm x 3.4 x 2.6
Small: 8mm x 2.5mm
Category
19th Century Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Eggshell
Wood Mirror Decorated with Crystal Points and Fossil Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Shadowbox frame wall mirror decorated with faden crystal points and fossil shells.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
19th Century Italian Peditment Fragment with Pectin Shells and Crystal on Lucite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian pediment fragment decorated with pectin shells and red phantom crystal points on a lucite base.
The piece is put together by ...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Sculpture with Mounted Seashells and Glass Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Sculpture with Mounted Seashells and Glass Base
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Glass
Pair of 18th Century Italian Candlestick Tops with Agate Coral and Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century Italian silver leaf candlestick tops with polished agate coral and baroque pearls.
The hand-carved, silver lea...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Coral, Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Fossil Agate Coral and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf candlestick top with polished fossil agate coral and natural forming Baroque pearls. The 18th century fragment comes from Tuscany and has the original candlestick wax...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Mecca Arrow with a Baroque Pearl on a Polished Calcite Base
By Interi
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
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