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Material: Shell
Lafontaine Theatre Binoculars in Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Lafontaine theatre binoculars in mother-of-pearl. They are small, light and designed to provide an enlarged view at events such as operas, theatres and concerts. The frame is made of...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Baroque Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Austrian Pair of Cufflinks in Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Charming pair of mother-of-pearl cufflinks in 800 silver. The cufflinks have a left and right hand portrait of a Lady in dark brown mother-of-pearl in Art Deco design. Handmade in Au...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Haida Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet by Ron A. Sebastian 'Gitksan People', Canada
By Ron A. Sebastian
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An impressively large handcrafted sterling silver Haida cuff bracelet / bangle, decorated overall with traditional totemic Haida motifs and centred by a striking abalone roundel. The interior bearing the artists signature & dated 1979, together with a dedication to Dr. George F. McDonald, noted Canadian anthropologist & former Executive Director of the Canadian Museum of Man. Dimensions: 3” high x 3” diameter. Weight, 96 grams.
Ron A. Sebastian (1945- ) is a highly accomplished Northwest British Columbia native artist, who is both a member of the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en Peoples.
Ron studied carving & design at the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Other Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Coastal Shell Encrusted Bird
Located in west palm beach, FL
This charming vintage shell-encrusted bird is a delightful example of coastal artistry. Intricately adorned with a variety of seashells in soft tones of white, pink, and peach, this ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell, Fiberglass
Custom Made Shell Necklace by Famous Moroccan Jeweler Chez Faouzi of Marrakech
By Chez Faouzi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A custom made necklace by Famous Moroccan jeweler Chez Faouzi of Marrakech. Necklace is made of antique Moroccan silver and conus shell charms with the signature Faouzi back neck charm...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Coastal Monumental Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell #12
Located in west palm beach, FL
Infuse your space with the majestic allure of the ocean with this Vintage Coastal Monumental Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell. Perfect for American-style interiors, this stunning piece feat...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Small South Pacific Tridacna Gigas Clam Trinket
Located in Copenhagen, K
Small South Pacific Tridacna Gigas clam trinket.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pacific Islands Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Creel and Gow Silvered Sea Shell Tibia Fusus
Located in New York, NY
Tibia fusus fully silver coated seashell. Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature sil...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Beautiful Antique Walking Stick / Strolling Stick with Mother of Pearl, 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Exceptional walking stick with geometrically inlaid mother-of-pearl. Mother-of-pearl distributed in symmetrical intervals. Stick end with silver-colored spout. Stick handle in the fo...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Set of 63 Qing Dynasty Chinese Mother of Pearl Counters
Located in London, GB
Set of 63 Qing Dynasty Chinese mother of pearl counters
Chinese, early 19th century
Measure: Diameter 3.5cm
This set comprises sixty-thre...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Charles X Dance Card in Mother-of-Pearl and Bronze, Palais-Royal Work
Located in Paris, FR
Charles X dance card in mother of pearl and ormolu, embellished with flowers and flowery interlacing. It is engraved with “Souvenir” and decorated with deli...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Model of a House with Cork and Shell
Located in London, GB
A most unusual model of a Detached House
The façade constructed of wine corks, with a grotto shell front garden.
circa 1830.
Category
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell, Cork
Walking stick, rock crystal and gold handle, by Jean Després, France 1930.
By Jean Despres
Located in Milan, IT
Art Decò walking stick: jewel cane, cylindrical knob in rock crystal, band made of 18Kt gold, fretwork, 4 squares of two sizes, which allow you ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold
Antique Gold Hand-Painted Miniature Portrait Brooch
Located in Esbeek, NL
Gold portrait brooch with pearls en diamonds.
Category
19th Century Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Elizabeth Locke Silver Sasanian Roman Coin Sea Pearl 18k Gold Frame Pin Brooch
Located in Plainview, NY
A rare and exquisite brooch by legendary designer Elizabeth Locke, showcasing a Silver Sasanian Coin depicting Xusro I (circa 300 AD), framed in solid 18K yellow gold. The central ha...
Category
20th Century Baroque Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Peggy Bannenberg Eggshell Hair Comb
Located in Sharon, CT
Blackened Brass and Eggshell Hair Comb by the Important Modern Dutch
Jewelry Designer/Maker Peggy Bannenberg. This model 'Comb' is in the collection of The Amsterdam Museum Boijmans...
Category
1960s Dutch Modern Vintage Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
20th Century Chinese Zhongzheng/Chengren Commemorative Short Sword and Scabbard
Located in North Miami, FL
20th Century chinese Zhongzheng/Chengren military commemorative short sword and scabbard gifted by Chiang Kai-shek
By: unknown
Material: iron, metal, paint, bronze, copper, wood, sh...
Category
1930s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Steel, Iron
Modernist Aluminum and Mother-of-Pearl Menorah
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist aluminum and mother-of-pearl menorah, circa 1970s. The menorah is in very good vintage condition and measures 9.25"W x 3.75"D x 9.5"H. The candle holder accents are remov...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Papua New Guinea Funeral Mask c.1950-1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A vintage wooden mask constructed with wild boar tusks, shells, feathers and twin. Used in funeral ceremonials on the island of New Ireland, New Guinea.
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Shell, Twine, Wood
Antique Ethnic Tribal Kina Crescent Shell Necklaces Papua New Guinea Set of 3
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Collectible Ethnic Tribal Folk Art Crescent Shell Pieces Choker Necklaces from Papua New Guinea.
Shell pieces cut from the gold lipped pearl oyster found off the waters of Papua New Guinea.
Their opalescent color ranges from deep gold yellow to pale yellow.
Each is pierced at the crescent point for a cord attachment enabling the owner to wear them singly or together around the neck.
One had a line of holes along the inner edge of the crescent as a decorative feature.
Highly Collectible Museum Pieces, worn by men and women rare old Kina Shell Necklaces (Huge Mother of Pearl Crescent) Pectoral Collected from the Foi Tribe (Papua New Guinea), Circa 1920’s.
From the Art collection of Marian and John Scott.
Acquisition date: 1969.
Evaluation date records: 1982.
About: For the people of the Highlands, shells were considered treasures. As they were items that came from distant shores of Papua New Guinea they were already objects used for trade. The number one source of mother of pearl wealth was and is still is from the Thursday Island, one of the chain of Island that suggests the ancient land bridge across the Torres Straits from Cape York, Australia to New Guinea. They were fashioned into objects of adornment worn on costumes, hair, nose, etc.
Of particular rarity was the gold lipped pearl shell.
References: Plumes and Arrows, Inside New Guinea, COlin Simpson, Angus and RObertson, 1968.
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography.
Tribal Kina Shell Pectoral Necklace, Pearl shell ornamentation (neck).
Kina (shell money) Oject part of Pacific Cultures Collections.
Purchased from the amazing private collection of Mark Lissauer who spent his life collecting niche ethnographic pieces.
About Mark Lissauer:
Mark Lissauer spent forty years travelling abroad for months at a time collecting ethnographic artefacts primarily from New Guinea and the islands of the West Pacific, and from Asia and Himalayan countries. Fluent in five languages and having in the course of business travelled to more than forty countries, Mark is well-known to museums and art-collectors around the world for his long career and his interesting and diverse collection of rare ethnographic material.
Mark knows the origin and symbolism of each piece. Through extensive research and more than ninety trips around the globe, Mark familiarised himself with the traditions of the various cultures he visited in order to understand the meaning of each object to its region and tribe. His home has a specialist library and several rooms are filled with tribal carvings, textiles and ethnographica.
He acquired his first tribal piece in 1948 during a business trip to Milne Bay, New Guinea, and has since documented the acquisition of some 35,000 items. Several thousands of these have been sold to important private collections and museums worldwide, including the Rockefeller Museum, the British Museum and the Musée National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, now incorporated into the Louvre Museum.
Estimator certificate of authenticity by Wayne Heathcote Tribal Art Dealer and Expert.
Heathcote has a flash gallery in Brussels, where much of the tribal art business is centred, and is an expert at Sotheby's tribal art sale...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
Rare Table Lamp Natural Specimens Shellfish Shells & Resin, Original Midcentury
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
It is very rare, nothing usual. Midcentury resin table lamp with shells seafood inside. Crab and Shellfish, natural sand crab preserved in a b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin, Shell
Antique Map of Australasia, New Zealand, Polynesia & the Pacific Ocean, 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'The Pacific Ocean'.
This map depicts Australasia, New Zealand, Polynesia and islands in the Pacific Ocean including the Sandwich Islands.
Artists and Engravers: Published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1840. Engraved by J. & C. Walker.
Condition:
Good, general age-related toning. Few tiny tears...
Category
1840s Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Abalone, Paper
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
20th Century Victorian Revival Bracelet Set in Sterling Sliver Frames
Located in San Francisco, CA
20th Century Victorian Revival Bracelet Set in Sterling Sliver Frames
7 high relief cameos carved from Bull mouth Shell
Box Clasp
7.5"L x 1.125"W x .197"D
Marked 95
Category
20th Century Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Natural Turbo Marmoratus or Green Turban Shell
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful natural specimen.
Turbo marmoratus is a large species of marine gastropod with a calcareous operculum in the family turbinidae. The color pattern is green, marble with w...
Category
20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
American Mahogany Five Drawer Miniature with Flanking Columns & Bun Feet, C 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American Sheraton Mahogany five drawer miniature chest with a carved molded edge top, flanking turned bulbous half columns, turned wooden knobs with central mother of pearl inlays, a...
Category
1820s American Sheraton Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany, Pine
SUITE OF RARE COLLECTABLE ANTiQUE CHINESE MOTHER OF PEARL GAMES COUNTERS CHIPS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of antique Chinese circa 1900 mother of pearl games counters
A truly lovely early suite, ...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
38" Leather & Sterling Navajo Bolo Tie w/ turquoise & Abalone Medallion
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a beautiful bolo tie. It's made of braided leather and sterling silver with s turquoise and abalone setting in the medallion.. The abalone is shaped like an arrowhead piercin...
Category
Late 20th Century American Tribal Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Arts & Crafts Art Deco Ash Stand Mixed Metals with Match Holder
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic transitional piece, arts & crafts to art deco captured in this ashstand. Fabulous mixed metals create a very pure and interesting stand. Match Holder opposite the ashtray....
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel, Iron
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
A Pair of Carved Wood, Mother of Pearl and Silver Atzei Chaim , Poland 1901
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful Pair of Carved Wood, Mother of Pearl and Silver Atzei Chaim, made in Poland in 1901.
This Lovely Pair of Atzei Chaim is one of the relics with which Torah Scrolls were a...
Category
Early 1900s Polish Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Nepalese Buddhist Brass Filigree Votive Plaque
Located in Astoria, NY
Nepalese Buddhist Brass Filigree Votive Plaque, late 19th century, with coral, turquoise, cabochons, mother-of-pearl, and semi-precious stones, depicting two deity figures. 14" H x 1...
Category
19th Century Nepalese Other Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Multi-gemstone, Brass
Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Antique Victorian Magnifying Glass, Mother of Pearl, 18k Gold Filled, ca. 1890
Located in Petaluma, CA
This magnifying glass is top of the line. The body is mother of pearl with segments of 18k gold filled decorations. There is a small marking on the body that reads "18GF. 18K Gold ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Brass
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Two Large Magnifiers With 19th Century Gilded and Mother-of-Pearl Handles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two Large Magnifiers With 19th Century Gilded and Mother of Pearl Handles
Largest: 4"w x 2"d. x 12.75"h
smallest: 3.5" x 1.25"d x 10.25"h
Category
19th Century Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass
Hand Carved Shell "Knight" Cameo Cufflinks in 14-Karat with Bullet Back Clasp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage 1950s cameo "Knight" cuff links, full marked "14K" featuring a 14-karat post with a hand carved portrait of a knight fixed to a back clasp...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
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 Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Large Art Nouveau Hand Carved Tortoise Shell Pendant, circa 1890, Paris
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large Art Nouveau hand-carved orchid tortoiseshell pendant - the detail is exquisite. Tiny pins down the center of the pendant stabilize the piece.
circa 1890, Paris
Measurements:
...
Category
Late 18th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Cameo with Gold '9-Karat' Frame; Brooch, Victorian Era, circa 1860
Located in Madrid, ES
Cameo with frame stamped openwork gold (9-karat) decorated with a symmetrical composition based on opposing "ces", simplified volutes and aveneradas forms in the equator of the piece...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Vintage Boho Decoupage Oyster Shell
Located in west palm beach, FL
Bring nature’s poetry to your décor with this beautifully crafted Vintage Boho Decoupage Oyster Shell, featuring a vibrant yellow bird nestled among wildflowers and grasses. Adorned ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Vintage Coastal Shell Encrusted Skull
Located in west palm beach, FL
Celebrate the artistry of the ocean with this extraordinary vintage coastal shell-encrusted skull. Each intricate detail is thoughtfully crafted with a variety of colorful shells, cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell, Fiberglass
Collectible Object Duck Vide Poche in Silver and Shell Signed by Binazzi
By Binazzi
Located in Miami, FL
Decorativ object, vide poche, signed by Binazzi in silver and natural shell.
Italian work, circa 1970.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Hexagon Nautical Seashell Basket
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Six sided resin waste basket or planter embellished with nautical seashells. Waste Basket measures 13.5" high and 16" diameter.
Category
1960s American Organic Modern Vintage Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Finely Carved Old Tibetan Buddhist Conch Shell
Located in Pomona, CA
Discover the heavenly resonance of our Conch Shell, a beautifully crafted union of spirituality and art. It embodies respect and tradition thanks to the meticulously carved deity on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Shell
Victorian gold bracelet with shell cameo. England 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Victorian era bracelet with shell cameo. The bracelet is made with a band of woven 12K gold wire. The edges are reinforced with a continuous herringbone p...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
French Opera Glasses
Located in Tampa, FL
A refined and elegant pair of late 19th century French opera glasses, crafted by the esteemed maker Lefils Paris. Exquisitely detailed in bronze doré and inlaid with glowing mother o...
Category
1880s French Antique Shell Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
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