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Material: Shell
Antique French Parisian Mother-of-Pearl & Abalone Opera Glasses, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Parisian Mother-of-Pearl & Abalone Opera Glasses with Original Case, Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
Silvered Sea Shell Cymbiola
Located in New York, NY
Cymbiola silvered shell 8". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our workshop has been operate...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silvered Sea Shell Strombus Pugilis
Located in New York, NY
Strombus pugilis fully silvered shell. Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our workshop has b...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silvered Sea Shell Turitella
Located in New York, NY
Turitella fully silvered shell 5". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our workshop has been ...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silvered Sea Shell Architectonica
Located in New York, NY
Architectonica fully silvered shell 2". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our workshop has ...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Giant Natural Clam Shell
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Category
1950s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Shell
Rosy Top Clock, Gilded
Located in New York, NY
Clock rosy top gilded shell 3". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our workshop has been ope...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Gold Leaf
1970s Shell Lighter, France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1970 shell lighter, will feet well with modern ahtrays.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
Silvered Sea Shell Chamelea
Located in New York, NY
Chamelea silvered shell 4". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our workshop has been operate...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Partially Silvered Sea Shell Scotch Bonnet
Located in New York, NY
Scotch Bonnet partially silvered 4". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silvered Sea Shell Harpa Major
Located in New York, NY
Harpa major fully silvered shell 4". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our workshop has bee...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silvered Sea Shell Triumphant Star
Located in New York, NY
Triumphant star silvered shell 2". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our workshop has been ...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Partially Silvered Sea Shell Strombus Pugilis
Located in New York, NY
Strombus pugilis partially silvered shell 2". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our worksho...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique French Mother-of-Pearl Opera Glasses, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Mother-of-Pearl Opera Glasses, Circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Antique French "Iris Paris" Mother-of-Pearl Opera Glasses, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French "Iris Paris" Mother-of-Pearl Opera Glasses, Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Mathieu Matégot (attrib.) Black Enamel Metal Umbrella Stand, France. c. 1950
Located in Brooklyn, NY
NOT REPAINTED, Original finish.
Made of Perforated metal in the clover arpel Mategot design.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal, Enamel
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Shell
[MISSAL]. Petit Paradis de L'ame Chretienne. IN A MOTHER-OF-PEARL BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: [MISSAL].
TITLE: Petit Paradis de L'ame Chretienne. (Little Paradise of the Christian Soul).
PUBLISHER: Turnhout: Turnhout, Brepols & Dierckx zoon, n.d. (c.1899)
DESCRIPT...
Category
1890s British Antique Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
![[MISSAL]. Petit Paradis de L'ame Chretienne. IN A MOTHER-OF-PEARL BINDING](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/1121189/f_392520021713013108286/39252002_datamatics.jpg?width=240 "[MISSAL]. Petit Paradis de L'ame Chretienne. IN A MOTHER-OF-PEARL BINDING")
[MISSAL]. Paroissien romain contenant les offices. IN A MOTHER-OF-PEARL BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: [MISSAL].
TITLE: Paroissien romain contenant les offices de tous les dimanches et des principales fetes de l'annee. (Roman Parishioner Containing the Services of All Sunday...
Category
1880s British Antique Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
![[MISSAL]. Paroissien romain contenant les offices. IN A MOTHER-OF-PEARL BINDING](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/missal-paroissien-romain-contenant-les-offices-in-a-mother-of-pearl-binding-for-sale/f_62142/f_392522221712955420094/f_39252222_1712955420906_bg_processed.jpg?width=240 "[MISSAL]. Paroissien romain contenant les offices. IN A MOTHER-OF-PEARL BINDING")
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass
Haas Tic-Tac-Toe
Located in Irving, TX
Inspired by rediscovering the joy of being with family and friends, L'OBJET Haas Brothers games facilitate revelry that goes late into the night. Tic-Tac-Toe set crafted from mother ...
Category
2010s Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Co. Paris 1919 French Table Petrol Lighter In Brass & Carved White Nacre
Located in Miami, FL
Table petrol lighter designed by Tiffany & Co.
Beautiful and unusual antique table petrol lighter, created in Paris France by the Tiffany & Co., back in the 1919. Crafted after the WWI as a trench-art piece in solid brass with high polished finish and embellished with a round flat holed piece, carved from natural white nacre. It is mounted in a round flat base and is fitted with a thumbwheel and a chained snuffer lid. This antique lighter should be a great conversation piece.
Trench Art
This is a term used to describe objects made from the debris and by-products of modern warfare. Trench Art is usually associated with the First World War, although similar items have been produced in other conflicts too. Most trench art was made by servicemen to pass the time when not in the front line.
Weight: 124.7 Grams, (79.94 Dwt).
Measurements: Diameter of 42 mm and a height of 94 (1.65 x 3.68 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, attached with the French tax plaque Ministere Des Finances and signed, "TIFFANY & CO. FRANCE".
Ministere Des Finances Lighter Tax 1911-1945
Historic Taxation Data
On 10th December 1910 the French state adopted a new tax regulations on all devices indented to produce spark or fire by friction, or by any other means, and of the combustion of a flammable substance. Since 1st January 1911 every lighter in France that was intended for sale in the French market had to be taxed and adequately marked. To confirm that the excise duty was paid to the Ministry of Finance a special duty metal plate (stamp) was attached (usually welded) to the lighter by the lighter manufacturers. The fees charged by the French state were high but the tax rates levied by the state were varying depending on the type and finish of the lighter. Following tax rates were used: 2 French francs for common pocket lighters, 5 Fr for pocket lighters made of silver, 20 Fr for luxury pocket lighters made in gold, 5 Fr for common table/desk lighters (lower 10 cm), 10 Fr for table/desk lighters (over 10 cm) made of silver, 50 Fr for luxury table/desk lighters (over 10 cm) made of gold or platinum. Between 1911 and 1916 a simple cooper plate was used which had the date 1911 engraved. Later, between 1916 and 1945 a new plate (undated) was introduced with the letters "C" and "I" (stands for indirect taxes) and a profile of Mercury (patron god of financial gain, commerce and messengers) with an inscription "Ministère Des Finances" (Ministry of Finance). Two shapes were used for the plate – oval for table lighters, the other one for pocket lighters. Additional to the two duty plates a marking "BL" (Briquet de Luxe, eng. luxury lighter...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Pair of bedside tables in Brown marquetry by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This bedside table is made of brown polished shell marquetry .
It has 2 drawers with brass and matching shell handles.
The legs are in black wood veneer.
The bean organic shape gives...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Shell, Wood
Early Victorian Walnut with Mother of Pearl Inlayed Stick Barometer
Located in New York, NY
Early Victorian walnut with mother of pearl inlayed stick barometer, 19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
Medium Natural White Clam Shell Specimin
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A medium-sized clam shell in white. This piece will be great on a coffee table, nightstand or hung on a wall with a large collection.
Dimensions:
9" Wide
6.5" Deep
4" Tall
Category
20th Century American International Style Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Shell
19th Century Taxidermy Blowfish Still Life
Located in Ross, CA
Originally from the Costa Brava in Spain, and brought to America near the turn of the last century, this incredible taxidermy blowfish with shells and Mediterranean sea elements rema...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Pewter
Vintage Swiss Powder Compact in Mother of Pearl & Gold Plating
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish vintage powder compact with mirror executed in gold plated metal and showcasing a front tiled with mother of pearl. Swiss made circa 1930-60. Measurements: D: 8 cm, H:dept:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Gold Plate
Bon Appetit 010 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells.
Hedonism is the search for pleasure and well-being in any area of our lives, it is the cult of the body, money or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
Bon Appetit 008 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells.
Hedonism is the search for pleasure and well-being in any area of our lives, it is the cult of the body, money or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
Bon Appetit 004 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells.
Hedonism is the search for pleasure and well-being in any area of our lives, it is the cult of the body, money or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
Bon Appetit 006 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells.
Hedonism is the search for pleasure and well-being in any area of our lives, it is the cult of the body, money or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
Vintage Coastal Shell Encrusted Obelisks - Set of 2
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your coastal decor with our Vintage Coastal Shell Encrusted Obelisks - a set of two exquisite pieces inspired by the rugged beauty of America's shorelines. Each obelisk is me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Shell, Wood
Bon Appetit 014 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells.
Hedonism is the search for pleasure and well-being in any area of our lives, it is the cult of the body, money or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
Bon Appetit 011 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells.
Hedonism is the search for pleasure and well-being in any area of our lives, it is the cult of the body, money or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
Bon Appetit 013 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells.
Hedonism is the search for pleasure and well-being in any area of our lives, it is the cult of the body, money or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
Bon Appetit 007 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells.
Hedonism is the search for pleasure and well-being in any area of our lives, it is the cult of the body, money or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
Bon Appetit 012 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells.
Hedonism is the search for pleasure and well-being in any area of our lives, it is the cult of the body, money or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
Bon Appetit 015 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells.
Hedonism is the search for pleasure and well-being in any area of our lives, it is the cult of the body, money or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
Bon Appetit 009 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells.
Hedonism is the search for pleasure and well-being in any area of our lives, it is the cult of the body, money or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
Bon Appetit 005 Decorative Cushion Culto Ponsoda 21st century desingn
Located in POLOP, ES
Limited edition embroidered cushion with natural pearls and shells.
Hedonism is the search for pleasure and well-being in any area of our lives, it is the cult of the body, money or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
A pair of ostrich eggs with their turned solid oak bases, France XIXth century
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A pair of emptied ostrich eggs with their turned solid oak bases, dating back to the 19th century and originating from a cabinet of curiosities,
Ostrich eggs are particularly impres...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Ostrich Eggshell, Oak
Art Nouveau Mahogany magazine rack with fruitwood & mother of pearl inlay C1900
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Beautiful Art Nouveau Magazine Rack
This very attractive furniture, Art Nouveau magazine rack in mahogany, having elegant, brass supports and inlaid and slatted side united by under...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
Vintage Dunhill Table Lighter with Applied Eggshell Lacquer, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
A vintage Dunhill table lighter with applied eggshell lacquer decoration. circa 1930
This wonderful rare design table lighter by Dunhill has bee...
Category
Mid-20th Century Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
Giant Natural South Seas Clam Shell Specimen
Located in Bradenton, FL
Authentic giant clam shell specimen with its iconic sculptural form and sea inspired colors and textures.
Category
20th Century Asian Organic Modern Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Shell
Vintage Coastal Shell Encrusted Obelisks - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Coastal obelisks. Chic Shell encrusted design placed by hand. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century American Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
Accordion by Sabatino Nocentini & Figli Made in Florence, Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Italian custom made accordion by Sabatino Nocentini Castiglion & Figli.
Antique pearl white accordion, Italian accordion with profuse inlay decoration, gorgeous hand made wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Naturalist Collection of Bound Marine Botanicals
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting book of marine botanicals lovingly collected, dried, pressed on paper and bound in a folio with abalone or mother of pearl covers.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Organic Modern Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Shell, Seagrass, Paper
A natural striped Chambered Nautilus Half Shell displayed in a Black Tabernacle
Located in Leesburg, VA
A natural striped Chambered Nautilus Half Shell displayed in a Black Wooden Tabernacle
Nautilus Pompulus
Philippines; harvested in the 20th century
The wood tabernacle, late 20th ce...
Category
Late 20th Century American Baroque Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Shell, Wood
A Rare ‘Adelie’ Penguin Egg from the Australian 1911-14 Expedition
Located in London, GB
A Rare ‘Adelie’ Penguin Egg from the Australian 1911-14 Expedition
Egg, paper, wood
Adelie Land, Antarctic
Early 20th Century
Size: 7cm high, 5.5cm dia. (max) - 2¾ ins high, 2¼ ...
Category
Early 20th Century Antarctican Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Eggshell
Navajo Turquoise and Pearls Necklace with Sterling Silver Cross Pendants
Located in Plainview, NY
A vintage Native American Navajo turquoise stone necklace with authentic 26 pearls and two carved cross pendants in sterling silver. The necklace is attributed to the Jewelry designer T-Foree.
This vintage necklace will make a statement and is a collectible piece.
To the Navajo tribe, the color turquoise represents happiness, luck, and health. ... Black, white, blue, and green were the colors within the turquoise stone which represent the colors of the natural world. A horseshoe-shaped symbol or a symbol called “Naja” appeared often in tradition Navajo jewelry...
Category
20th Century American Tribal Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
Large 19th Century Lacquered and Gilded Jewelry Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
Rare Victorian (c. 1850) lacquered papier-mâché jewelry box with inlaid mother of pearl and gilding depicting a floral motif. The mother of pearl looks of high quality and shimmers w...
Category
1850s Victorian Antique Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Pair of Vintage Coco Chanel Clip On Earrings Costume Jewelry
By Coco Chanel
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: L: 1 3/8in W: 1 3/8in
This Pair of Vintage Coco Chanel Clip On Earrings are truly spectacular!! If you look at the photos provided you will see the attention to detail ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
Pair of Hand Made Shell & Coral Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of hand made shell & coral bookends with Ostrich embossed leather backing.
Category
20th Century American Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Coral
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Shell, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
Mother of Pearl Ashtray or Jewelry Catchall with Dolphin Design
Located in New York, NY
A white mother of pearl ashtray with dolphin sculpture, circa early-20th century. Piece is polished mother-of-pearl with a dolphin sculpture/statue and t...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
A shell cameo mounted in gilt metal with a Santa figure, England 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Oval shell cameo, mounted in golden metal depicting a figure of Santa holding a cross. The back has traces of attachments to a double chain, for use as a choker. England, late 19th c...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
A beautiful shell cameo mounted in golden metal, England 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Shell cameo with an asymmetrical edge, mounted in gold metal depicting a neoclassical female profile with a rich hairstyle decorated with a garland of flowers. The back has traces of...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Shell More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
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French Bed Set
Pair Of Oak Night
Louis Painted Bed
Pair Louis Night Stands
Pair Of Louis Nightstands
Vintage Double Bed Furniture