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Material: Shell
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
$787 Sale Price
25% Off
1880s Carved Cameo
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s carved out of shell, cameo. Brass casing.
Category
1880s Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
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
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
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 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 and the period shows that the Italian fragment is originally 18th century.
Interi transforms Italian artifacts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
$937 Sale Price
25% Off
Ruler Selenite with Natural-Forming Baroque Pearls on a Lucite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Ruler Selenite with 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 spare. It is then adorned with the baroque pearls which coordinate beautifully with the sleek selenite.
Interi transforms Italian artifacts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Pair of Ruler Selenite on Lucite Bases
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of ruler selenite on lucite bases. 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 a crystallized form of gypsum and is characterized by a silky, pearly luster called satin spare.
Interi transforms Italian artifacts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
$950 / set
18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Sunset Cactus Quartz and Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick top decorated with sunset cactus quartz and a baroque pearl.
The gold leaf candlestick top originally came from an 18th century Italian candlestic...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
$371 Sale Price
25% Off
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
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
$712 Sale Price / set
25% Off
2020 Handmade Shell Ball Sculpture
Located in Tarrytown, NY
2020 handmade shell ball sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
18th Century Italian Wood Tassel on a Polished Calcite Cube with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian tassel on a polished calcite cube with coordinating natural-forming baroque pearls.
This tassel originally came from a church in Italy. Many tassels were used to decorate churches on religious feast days. Others were commonly used to decorate 18-19th century French and Italian...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
$562 Sale Price
25% Off
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
Pair of 18th Century Italian Vases Decorated with Shells and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century Italian gold leaf church altar vases decorated with fossil shells, siliquaria, and natural forming baroque pearls. The vases originally came from a church in A...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,010 Sale Price / set
36% Off
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
P, Vintage Mother of Pearl Animal Sculpturer, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage mother of pearl animal is an original decorative object realized by Anonymous Italian artist in 1970s.
Good conditions except for mi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Shell Sculptures
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
$212 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Coastal Shell Encrusted Bust of Man
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring a coastal vibe to your decor with this vintage shell-encrusted bust of a man. Meticulously adorned with a variety of natural seashells, this unique piece blends classical desig...
Category
Late 20th Century American Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Plaster
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
South Asian Necklace
Located in Dallas, TX
South Asian necklace.
Piece from our one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. Exclusive to Brendan Bass.
Globally curated by Brendan Bass, Le Monde furniture and accessories offer mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
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
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
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
$5,900 / item
Larger Than Life Extravagant Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Outrageous larger than life piece of Folk Art painstakingly composed of found objects such as sea shells, beads, toys, vintage jewelry buttons, and bottle caps (to name a few). There...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
$9,900 Sale Price
58% Off
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
$1,450 Sale Price
49% Off
Mounted Ostrich Eggs
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of ostrich eggs mounted on antique wood basis with metal studs. Origin European, Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$995 / set
Pre Colombian Choker Necklace with Mother of Pearl and Beads
Located in Dallas, TX
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 500 CE.
A choker necklace comprised of seven strands strung with hundreds of black and white hand-carved shell beads. The strands...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Coral
Vintage Boho Shell Encysted Bird on a Hoop
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A captivating work of natural artistry, this vintage shell-encased bird sculpture is a true testament to craftsmanship. Suspended gracefully within a sleek black metal hoop, this uni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shell Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Los Castillo Brass, Copper and Abalone Dish attributed to Salvador Teran
Located in Miami, FL
Los Castillo Brass, Copper and Abalone Dish attributed to Salvador Teran
Offered for sale is a brass, copper and abalone dish in the form of a whim...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Brass
$475 Sale Price
26% Off
Andreas Dettloff 2003 “My Polynesian Heart”
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful Sculpture by the noted German born Tahitian artist Andreas Dettloff. The sculpture is titled “My Polynesian Heart” and dated 2003. It, or an extremely similar one is depict...
Category
Early 2000s Polynesian Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Rubber, Paper
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Carved & Painted Troubadour or Minstrel, Nodder Figure with a Violin
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century carved and painted wood figure of a troubadour or minstrel wearing a hat and long coat with his trousers tucked into knee-high boots and having a violin under one arm wi...
Category
Late 19th Century European Black Forest Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Abalone, Gesso, Pine, Paint
Sculptural 18th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Fossil Shell and Crystal Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian candlestick fragment with unpolished crystals and rare marine fossil (Siliquaria Cumingii) collected from the coast of Minabe from the Honshu island in Japan. Th...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
$1,687 Sale Price
25% Off
Busto di Johann Wolfgang von Goethe scolpito in marmo bianco Carrara
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, busto Goethe, Goethe, busto scrittore, busto tedesco antico, arte, arte classica, arte romantica, busto, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, scultura antica, busto ant...
Category
1990s Italian Romantic Shell Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Contemporary bronze sculpture
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Contemporary sculpture representing a funny crocodile made of finely chiseled gilded bronze and ostrich egg. Hard stone eyes.
High quality work, excellent condition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Shell Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Contemporary Object d’Art / Leather Wrapped Shell with Bronze Handmade Chain
Located in Wainscott, NY
The shell, a marvel of the sea, is embraced by the soft embrace of fine leather, showcasing its natural curves and textures. Each meticulously applied leather detail celebrates the s...
Category
2010s Israeli Shell Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dark Brown And Cream Stack of Polished Shells Sculpture, Indonesia, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indonesian stack of polished shells on stand.
Decorative hand painted dark brown and cream circular pattern design.
Interspersed series of flattened shell rings in shade...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
A Charles X Palais Royal Ormolu and Mother of Pearl Equestrian Statue
Located in London, GB
A very fine and rare Charles X period Palais Royal ormolu and engraved mother of pearl Statuette Sculpture of a horse. With an engine-milled ormolu mounted mother-of-pearl base
Prove...
Category
1830s French Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Mica Cluster & Garnets
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian fragment mounted with mica cluster with garnets on a petrified wood base.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It wa...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
$1,237 Sale Price
25% Off
Black Shell Necklace Accessory on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Black shell necklace accessory on metal stand.
One of a kind sourced from Belgium.
2 available.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell
$890 / item
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
$487 Sale Price
25% Off
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
Multiple Shells Purse, Indonesia, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indonesian purse made of a multitude of different shells.
All connected by natural twine.
Very decorative placed in a bowl.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Shell Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Twine
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
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
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
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
1980s Sculpture of a Deer Lying Down with Mother of Pearl Antlers
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Sculpture of a deer lying down with mother of pearl antlers.
Category
Late 20th Century European Shell Sculptures
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
$3,304 Sale Price
20% Off
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
“El Asombro” (2009) - Contemporary Bronze Sculpture by Manuel Mendive
Located in North Miami, FL
“El Asombro” (The Amusement) (2008) - Contemporary bronze sculpture by Manuel Mendive, who is an eminent Afro-Cuban painter, sculptor, and performance artist. It is numbered and sign...
Category
Early 2000s Cuban Shell Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Airin Canedo sculture in wood, glass, reptiles and eggs circa 1990
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible sculpture in wood, glass, lizard and eggshell by AIRIN CANEDO circa 1990
Category
1990s Brazilian Modern Shell Sculptures
Materials
Eggshell, Glass, Wood, Lizard
Pair of 18th Century Italian Giltwood Fragment Garniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ostrich egg is 5.5" w. No cracks or repairs.
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Shell Sculptures
Materials
Ostrich Eggshell, Giltwood
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