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Material: Shell
Vintage Large Shellwork Sailor's Valentine
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Sailor's Valentine,
Shellwork,
20th Century.
The impressive Valentine shellwork has a cover which is now displayed separately. The valentine is in an octagonal mahogany box...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells with Heart and Star Designs
Located in Downingtown, PA
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells,
Barbados, West Indies,
Circa 1885
A double sailor's valentine with Spanish Cedar box with two sides. The right side is centered with a heart within within a ring of pink shells with beds of different colored sea shells at the border The left side has a star in the center and also with a circular ring of shells with alternating panels around the border
Dimensions: Open: 18 1/2 inches wide x 9 inches x1 1/2 inches deep; Closed: 9 inches wide x 9 inches high x 3 inches deep
See an article from the Seaport Museum, New York City, about the story and history of valentines.
From Wikipedia
A sailor's valentine is a form of shellcraft, a type of mostly antique souvenir...
Category
1880s Bajan Folk Art Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
18th Century Italian Gilt Tabernacle Door with Turquoise Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold gilded tabernacle door adorned with naturally forming baroque pearls. This door once belonged on a tabernacle which housed the eucharist in a church. In the...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Set Of Wall Panels, Chinese, Lacquer, Mother of Pearl, Oriental Display
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage set of decorative wall panels. A Chinese, lacquer and Mother of Pearl inlaid Oriental display panel, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Striking colour ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
English Shellwork Pictures in Original Giltwood Frames, Set of Three, circa 1840
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exquisite set of three English circa 1840 shellwork pictures in original giltwood frames composed of various Caribbean or West Indian seashells depicting fanciful designs of a fol...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Blown Glass, Giltwood
Brass and Mother of Pearl Decorative Wall Plate, Nepalese
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful decorative brass wall plate of mother-of-pearl, orange coral, and blue turquoise cabochon elements, circa 20th Century, Nepal. Plate has round hook on back for hanging. I...
Category
20th Century Nepalese Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Coral, Brass
19th Century French Painted Silk of Mother of Pearl Fan with Frame Case
Located in Brea, CA
19th Century French painted silk of mother of pearl fan, shadow-box framed antique ladies fan, made of mother of pearl with gold leaf on the outer ...
Category
1850s French French Provincial Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Incredible Set of 4 Red Chinoiserie Panels with Mother of Pearl Relief
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Incredible Asian artwork consisting of 4 rectangular vertical panels having meticulous mother of pearl relief against a fabulous red painted background. ...
Category
1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
19th Century Japanese Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period
Located in London, GB
19th Century Shibayama Lacquered Inlay Charger, Meiji Period, Japan
A decorative 19th Century Japanese charger beautifully depicting herons and pi...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
19th Century French Painted Paper and Mother of Pearl Fan
Located in Brea, CA
19th century French painted paper and mother of pearl fan, shadow-box framed antique ladies fan, made of mother of pearl with a hand embellished re...
Category
1850s French French Provincial Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Pair of Dutch Verre Églomisé Paintings, Original Giltwood Frames, 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Fine and rare pair of antique Dutch Verre Églomisé reverse oil paintings on glass panels - featuring moody landscapes with a castle and church, having ...
Category
19th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Giltwood, Paint
1940s Marble And Mother Of Pearl Inlayed Asian Scene In Carved Faux Bamboo Frame
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Marble And Mother Of Pearl Inlayed Asian Scene
Carved Faux Bamboo Wood Frame
Exquisite in every detail
Unique inlay in marble
Depicts a board game of Go being played
Chinese ...
Category
1940s Vintage Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Marble, Siena Marble
Native American Belt Attributed to the Shinnecock People
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning hand-crafted belt featuring a beautiful turquoise stone. This very decorative native belt attributed to the Shinnecock People of the United States of America would look wo...
Category
20th Century American Tribal Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Fabric
Tapestry Modern Decorative Art in Erotic Style
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Large Modern Decorative Art in Erotic Style
Silk, Silver Metallic Threads, Mother of Pearl, Black wood of antique lacquer woodworking, 24K Gold Leaf
Lovers Under Night Cover - the ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Meiji Period Shibayama Charger Featuring Cockerel
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century Meiji period charger/plate with cockerel beautifully realistic in layers of carved shell, mother of pearl and bone to stand in high r...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Lacquer, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Bone
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sex Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sex modesty apron (Pikuran),
Mandara Mountains, Cameroon
These colorful cache-sex were worn for celebrations, rituals...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Late 19th Century Antique Jerusalem Mother of Pearl Shell Carved Plaques
Located in London, GB
A beautiful collection of five shells engraved from the Holy Land depicts a religion scenes, three of them depicts the last supper in Jerusalem, the other two depicts scenes from the...
Category
Late 19th Century Israeli Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Italian Mixed Media Grotto Style Collage with Seashells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming neoclassic yet naive mixed media collage using a sea fan and seashells as a bouquet in a watercolor classical urn with scholastic style notes. Presented under glass in a wor...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Coral
Herbert Davis Richter, Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Pictures in the Original Frames
By H.D. Richter
Located in London, GB
Herbert Davis Richter.
'Greetings'. A Pen and ink wash painting,
and 'Christmas wishes', woodblock, both signed.
A pen and ink of a Pre Raph...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood, Oak
English paper mache face screen with inset abalone, 1830-40
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Black paper mache face screen with inlaid abalone and highlighted in gilt with an overall floral spray. These screens were used by women to shield th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Abalone, Rosewood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sexe modesty apron (pikuran), Bana Guili people, Mandara Mountains, Cameroon
An unusual cache-sexe made of blue and yellow beads so scattered ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately-constructed colorful train was painstakingly created by Yoruba artisans in Nigeria in the mid-20th century. Recent designs such as this were based upon sashes that s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Beads
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sexe modesty apron (pikuran), Mandara Mountains, Cameroon
These colorful cache-sexe were worn for celebrations, rit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
17th Century Italian Architectural Fragment with Carnelian Pebbles and Raw Agate
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian hand-painted ecclesiastical architectural element adorned with carnelian pebbles, gold-plated crystals, blue and yellow raw agate, and b...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Agate, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf
Antique Italian Grotto Style Framed Seashell Arrangement or Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty antique Italian bisected seashell arrangement ambitiously composed in a floral motif. Presented under a convex lens in a distressed ceramic round frame.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Other Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Hardwood
18th Century Italian Gilt Tabernacle Door with Baroque Pearls & Tangerine Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded and hand-carved wood tabernacle door with natural forming baroque pearls and tangerine quartz crystal points. This door onc...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Modern Wall Decor in Silk and Silver Metallic Threads Embroidery and Black Wood
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Modern Wall Decor in Silk and Silver Metallic Threads Embroidery and Black Wood of antique lacquer woodworking, 24K Gold Leaf
This artwork is a collaboration of Alexander's Collect...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Metallic Thread, Gold Leaf
Vintage Florida Sea Shell Photo Frame
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage handmade from Floridian sea shells photo frame.
Category
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
Antique Temple Door with Shell Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Antique temple door in teak wood with the original pretty coral color. We added the shell inlay by hand. Great as a headboard, coffee table or sim...
Category
1930s Primitive Vintage Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
19th Century Italian Ecclesiastical "Chiesa Borsa" with Gold Shells and Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
19th century Italian "chiesa borsa" (church offering purse) with gold trim and adorned with coordinating gold leaf shells and a natural forming pearl. Available with or without lucit...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Trimming, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Lucite
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Marble Mosaic Mother of Pearl
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
21st Century Vogue Inlaid Wood and Metal Framework, Made in Italy by Hebanon
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
21st Century vogue inlaid wood and metal framework, Made in Italy by Hebanon.
Features:
Inlaid framework in different woods and precious mother-of-pearl details, inspired by Vogue illustrations...
Category
2010s Italian Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately-constructed colorful train was painstakingly created by Yoruba artisans in Nigeria in the mid-20th century. Recent designs such as this were based upon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Beads
Antique Teak Wood Temple Door with Shell Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Antique temple door in teak wood with remnants of the original color. We added the shell inlay by hand. Great as a headboard, coffee table or simp...
Category
1930s Primitive Vintage Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Victorian Mother of Pearl Crystoleum Venetian Rialto
Located in Nottingham, GB
In good condition
From a private collection
Free international shipping
Victorian Mother of Pearl Crystoleum Venetian Rialto
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Victorian Mother of Pearl Crystoleum Venetian Gondola
Located in Nottingham, GB
In good condition
From a private collection
Free international shipping
Mother of Pearl Crystoleum of Venetian Gondola
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Moonlit Elsewhere
Located in London, GB
Hand-embroidered matt sequins with natural pearls, aluminum shards, and fabric manipulations.
Category
2010s British Modern Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
18th Century Italian Architectural Pediment and Barnacled Chesapecten Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian architectural pediment decorated with chesapecten jeffersonius shells with barnacles and crystal quartz points. The 18th century architectural pediment originall...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Wall Decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very unique Italian 18th century Baroque st. Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl wall decor plaque. The extremely decorative rectangular plaque displays a stunning and m...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Round Wood Mirror with Fossil Clam Shells and Crystal Points
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Round mirror decorated with fossil clam shells with golden honey calcite from Rucks Pit, Florida and crystal points on a wood frame.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Crystal
Pair of 18th Century Irish Georgian Wall Brackets with Agate Coral and Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Irish Georgian sconces with agate coral and coordinating gold leaf baroque pearls.
Fossil agate coral is Florida's state stone and is known for its unique formation that can take place over 20 million years. It's a natural gemstone that is created when Prehistoric coral is gradually replaced with agate.
The pair is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the pieces and the period shows that the pair of Irish Georgian wall brackets are originally 18th century.
The pairs of Georgian sconces...
Category
18th Century Irish Rococo Antique Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Gold & Platinum Leaf Mother of Pearl
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Gold Leaf, Platinum
Glendalough Valley
Located in London, GB
Shattered crystals, mirrors, natural pearls, and vintage stones on mohair wool.
Category
2010s British Modern Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Stone, Crystal
Shells' Tent
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
I don't remember when and where I bought it: I fell in love with it immediately, if it were a painting.
You can actually hang it on the wall, so it doesn't get damaged.
In a house ...
Category
Late 20th Century Indonesian Other Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell
Antique Teak Wood Temple Door with Shell Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Antique temple door in teak wood with the remnants of the original pretty coral color. We added the shell inlay by hand. Great as a headboard, cof...
Category
1930s Primitive Vintage Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Japanese painted and lacquered wooden fan with mother-of-pearl inlays
Located in Milano, IT
The fan is made of painted and then lacquered wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl elements.
The scene depicted features three maidens in the foreground, dressed in traditional Japanes...
Category
20th Century Japanese Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Sea Flower
Located in London, GB
Crystal fossil, shells, and pearls with hand embroidered lace on cashmere base.
Category
2010s British Modern Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Crystal
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Glass and Marble Mosaic Mother of Pearl
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Pollaro Eggshell Inlay and Lacquer Fish Art Inspired by Jean Dunand
By Jean Dunand, Pollaro
Located in Hillside, NJ
Red, white, and black Art Deco styled art featuring stylized fish and geometric shapes. Handmade by Pollaro artisans utilizing traditional Asian eggshell inlay and lacquer...
Category
2010s American Art Deco Shell Decorative Art
Materials
Lacquer, Eggshell
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