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Material: Shell
18th Century Italian Mecca Vase with Mica, Tourmaline, and Baroque Pearls
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...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Ribbon Fragment with Baroque Pearls on Selenite
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...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

Large Kyanite Mineral Adorned with Silver Leaf Shells, Kyanite & Baroque Pearls
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Silver Leaf

Pair of 18th Century Italian Candlestick Tops with Agate Coral and Baroque Pearl
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...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

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Agate, Coral, Silver Leaf

18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Fossil Agate Coral and Baroque Pearls
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...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

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Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

Carved Wood Tekoteko Sculpture with Paua Shell Eyes, Contemporary Figure
Located in Barueri, SP, BR
This carved Tekoteko sculpture is a striking example of traditional carving brought into a contemporary art context. The figure is rendered in warm-toned wood, its surface defined by...
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20th Century New Zealand Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Ruler Selenite with Natural-Forming Baroque Pearls on a Lucite Base
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

Sterling Silver and Shell Snail Sculpture / Figure Paperweight
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Wonderful Snail made from Sterling Silver that shows the hand of the craftsman who created it. To complete the illusion the snail has the addition of a real sea shell. Very nice scul...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Mid-Century Modern Shell Encrusted Sculpture on Edgar Brandt Style Stand
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This mid-century modern shell-encrusted sculpture is a striking example of artistic creativity combined with natural beauty. The piece features a spherical form entirely covered with...
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1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Metal

18th Century Italian Wood Tassel on a Polished Calcite Cube with Baroque Pearls
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...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Sunset Cactus Quartz and Baroque Pearl
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...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

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Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Agate Coral and Baroque Pearl
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...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

Mid-Century Mexican Silver Plated Cup
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Mid-Century Mexican Silver Plated Cup in the style of Los Castilllo in great vintage condition and fantastic patina.
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Abalone

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...
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2010s Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood, Shell

Vintage Coastal Monumental Shell Encrusted Cockatoo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A truly spectacular example of vintage coastal artistry, this monumental shell-encrusted cockatoo sculpture is a guaranteed conversation starter. Meticulously handcrafted from thousa...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

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...
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20th Century American Folk Art Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

John Dickinson Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Driftwood sculpture selected by John Dickinson for the Historic Firehouse, San Francisco. Placed in John's bedroom on the same cases shown, (also available) Custom brass display mount...
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1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Brass

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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Shell Sculptures

Materials

Coral

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...
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1990s Italian Romantic Shell Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

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...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Brass

Borneo Pair Large Mussel Shells On Metal Stands, Indonesia, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Borneo Pair Polished Large Mussel Shells on Stands. Stand measures 3" x 3". One measures 5.5" diameter. x. 9.5" tall. One measures 6" diameter. x. 11.5" tall. ARRIVING ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

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...
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2010s Israeli Shell Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Boho Monumental Shell Encrusted Cockatoo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring the vibrant spirit of the tropics indoors with this extraordinary, monumental vintage cockatoo sculpture. Standing over three feet tall, this impressive work of folk art is ent...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Folk Art Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Plaster, Wood

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...
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Late 19th Century European Black Forest Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Abalone, Gesso, Pine, Paint

Busti in gesso decorati con conchiglie
Located in Livorno, IT
Serie limitata di busti in gesso interamente decorati con conchiglie policrome e antichi frammenti lignei dorati. I singoli pezzi si caratterizzano per dettagli colorati e preziosi, ...
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2010s Italian Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Gesso, Wood

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...
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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Coral

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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

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...
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Early 2000s Polynesian Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Rubber, Paper

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Shell Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

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...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Shell Sculptures

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Silver

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.
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21st Century and Contemporary Shell Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood, Marine turtle

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with a Mica Cluster & Garnets
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...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Massim Ceremonial Pig with Inlaid Shell, Trobiand Islands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Leuven , BE
Nice composition in Dense Bunukwa rainforest hardwood, inlaid shell and lime. Carved wooden pig, standing, tail straight and protrudes backwards with rows of carved zig zag...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

18th Century Italian Wood Candlestick Decorated with a Crystal and Shells
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 ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Pair of 18th Century Italian Vases Decorated with Shells and Baroque Pearls
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...
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18th Century Italian Rococo 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Tribal Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Twine, Beads

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.
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Mounted Ostrich Eggs
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of ostrich eggs mounted on antique wood basis with metal studs. Origin European, Circa 1900. 
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Early 1900s British Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Shell Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Assambled Sculpture of Antique Ostrich Egg with Silver Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Assambled Sculpture of Antique Ostrich Egg with Silver Base
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Late 20th Century Spanish Shell Sculptures

Materials

Silver

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.
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Shell Sculptures

Materials

Abalone, Terracotta, Macassar

Ostrich Egg Sculpture by Glyn Lockett
Located in Bagshot, GB
An ostrich egg sculpture by Glyn Lockett with silver brass stem and the applied plaque with coral and seed pearls on buffalo Horn silvered base s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Great Britain (UK) Shell Sculptures

Materials

Coral, Brass

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!
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19th Century Italian Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Shell

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
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Late 20th Century Bohemian 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...
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1830s French Antique Shell Sculptures

Materials

Ormolu

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

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

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

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

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