Shell Nautical Objects

Charming vintage sailors valentine handcrafted with exotic organic seashells ambitiously arranged around a distressed mirror. Presented under glass in an octagon wood shadow box.

Transporting 19th century English sailors valentine hand crafted in exotic organic seashells ambitiously arranged around a clipper ship image under a convex lens.

Shells of the Sea, Stones of the Past: Edwardian Shellwork Anchor Diorama ⚓ ________________________________________ This is a wonderful and highly symbolic Edwardian Shellwork Diorama, dating from the transition between the Victorian and Edwardian periods. It represents a charming piece of seaside folk art and a sentimental souvenir. • Form: The diorama is shaped like a ship's anchor, a classic maritime symbol representing hope, steadfastness, and security—qualities highly valued in a sailor's sweetheart. • Frame: The entire anchor shape is created using densely applied sea shells, likely small whelks and periwinkles, arranged over a backing board, with larger, decorative shells used to emphasize the anchor's stock and flukes. • Central Diorama: The circular, convex glass centerpiece, protected by beveled glass, frames a three-dimensional scene: o Image: A chromolithograph depicting romantic architectural ruins or a garden...

Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of a Clipper Ship Date: Circa 1900 Origin: England Materials: Shells, coral, seaweed, chromolithograph, wood, glass 8 inches diameter x 2 inches deep (27 cm x 5.08cm) A finely executed example of turn-of-the-century maritime folk art...

Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of a Lighthouse with Ship Date: Circa 1900 Origin: England Materials: Shells, coral, seaweed, chromolithograph, wood, glass Dimensions: 10 3/4 inches diameter x 2 inches deep (27 cm x 5.08cm) A finely executed example of turn-of-the-century maritime folk art...

Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of a Ship Date: Circa 1900 Origin: England Materials: Shells, coral, seaweed, chromolithograph, wood, glass Dimensions: 10 3/4 inches diameter x 2 inches deep (27 cm x 5.08cm) A finely executed example of turn-of-the-century maritime folk art...

Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of of HMS Devastation Date: Circa 1900 Origin: England Materials: Shells, coral, seaweed, chromolithograph, wood, glass Dimensions: 10 3/4 in...

Antique Double Sailor's Valentine - "Home Sweet Home," from Barbados, circa 1870, a pair of handcrafted shell collages mounted in mahogany octagonal shadowboxes, hinged together and ...

Antique Large Sailor's Valentine in Ebonized Case, circa 1920, a hand-crafted shell collage with hear and rosebuds pattern set in a large ebonized octagonal shadowbox, wired on the r...

Antique Large Sailor's Valentine in Mahogany Case, circa 1880, a hand-crafted shell collage with heart and rosebuds pattern within an eight-pointed star, set in a large mahogany octa...

British colonial sailors valentine handcrafted in a star form ambitiously composed with exotic seashells around an image of a sailboat in a harbour as seen through a convex glass lens.

Antique Double Sailor's Valentine, Signed and Dated "Barbados, 1915," a pair of handcrafted shell collages mounted in mahogany octagonal shadowboxes, hinged together and mounted with...