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Material: Shell
Amazing Female Cameo Carved Shell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic hand carved shell with a girl carved out. Fine condition.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Shell Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Double Sailor's Valentine, circa 1880, a pair of handcrafted shell collages mounted in mahogany octagonal shadowboxes, hinged together and mounted with a clasp and a chain for hanging. This valentine features a heart and the message "Forget Me Not."
The valentine is in great condition, but does of course have a few shells that have come loose over the past century and a half. The cases remain in great condition as well.
Each Measures: 9-1/8 in H x 9-1/8 in W
Victorians in the Age of Exploration and its accompanying Eclectic Movement embraced arts and crafts from around the world. Shell boxes are frequently seen, and even the odd shell diorama...
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Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Antique Shell Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
2 nautilus shells on black socle
Located in Oostende, BE
2 nautilus shells on black socle. The price mentioned is for the pair.
Category
2010s Swedish Shell Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Antique British Colonial Heart Form Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming 19th Century English heart form sailors valentine ambitiously handcrafted with exotic seashells around a sailboat image as seen through a glass lens.
Category
Late 19th Century English British Colonial Antique Shell Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Tall Flower pot or Table Base Made with Shells , 20th Century, Spain
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
flowerpot made with shells and seashells
tall flower pot or table base. It can have both functions or even a magazine rack
This handcrafted piece made of wood and seashells in the mi...
Category
20th Century Spanish Other Shell Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Shellwork Table
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful folk art rectangular shellwork table featuring a top with foliate polychrome sand design around shells under glass, with the entire surface of the sides and legs covered with small seashells set...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Shell Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Double Sailor's Valentine, mid to late 19th Century, a pair of handcrafted shell collages mounted in mahogany octagonal shadowboxes, hinged together and mounted with a clasp....
Category
19th Century Bajan Folk Art Antique Shell Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Handcrafted Natural Coastal Sea Shell Encrusted Anchor Wall Hanging
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A natural hand-crafted sea shell encrusted anchor wall hanging. Created from wood, this piece is in the shape of a boat anchor, and features applied natural sea shells of all colors....
Category
20th Century American Victorian Shell Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
French Riviere Table Lamp Handmade With Shells, France Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Shells lamp handmade very original.
Possibly unique piece-This beautiful and original lamp sculpture of natural shells or conch shells
It's like an illuminated sculpture
A very elaborate piece with very good work done with small shells. It is a very unique piece that will attract attention wherever it is placed, due to its originality and the quality of its work. More than illuminating, it is a lamp worthy of being on a pedestal and being displayed and admired.
It is equally spectacular for each of the 4 faces
Antique Artisan...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Shell Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Shell Clamp Money, Africa
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Good string of early 20th century shell money or currency from Africa. The shells have a warm patina and are attractively presented on a custom iron base. ...
Category
Early 20th Century African Other Shell Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Shells Necklaces
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
The necklace was placed on a SMALL BASE of cm. 26x h.31, so it SEEMS very BIG, but it is instead of a NORMAL SIZE.
Necklace total lenght : cm.38 x h. 7 cm. + cm. 20 rope on each side...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Shell Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Shells Necklaces
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
The necklace was placed on a small base of cm. 20x h.28, so it seems very big , but IT IS instead of a NORMAL SIZE.
Central part with light green lighr yellow leather fringes and lit...
Category
1990s Italian International Style Shell Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
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Materials
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Barbados, West Indies,
Circa 1885
The double sailor's valentine from Barbados is formed within two hinged octagonal mahogany cases with the original loop clasp to the side. On the right side is a central oval design with the charming motto, "Forget Me Not" and on the left side a central heart shape all formed by different shells.
Dimensions:
18 1/4 inches wide x 9 1/8 inches high x 2 3/4 inches deep (closed)
Each side 9 1/8 inches x 9 1/8 inches x 1 1/4 inches deep open
Reference:
Sailors’ Valentines originated in the mid-1800s. The majority of Sailors’ Valentines came from the West Indies Island of Barbados, a Port of Call for American and English ships1. Sailors would buy or trade items for these nautical tokens as romantic gifts to take home to their loved ones during their long voyages at sea. Although Sailors’ valentines were made as early as the 1750s, they did not become popular until 1830s. The sailors’ valentine craze lasted until 1890, albeit some examples were made into the early 20th century.
Sailors’ valentines are a form of shell craft, a type of mostly antique souvenir or sentimental gift made using large numbers of small seashells. These were originally made between 1830 and 1890, and they were designed to be brought home from a sailor’s voyage at sea and given to the sailor’s loved...
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1880s Bajan Folk Art Antique Shell Nautical Objects
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Shell
H 9.13 in W 18.25 in D 1.25 in
Sea Shell Decorated Stand, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Edwardian Folk Art Sea Shell Decorated Wooden Stand, circa 1920, having a variety of North American periwinkles, moon snails, oysters, etc. ...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Shell Nautical Objects
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Shell, Wood
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