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Antique British Colonial Sailors Valentine
Antique British Colonial Sailors Valentine

Antique British Colonial Sailors Valentine

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Rare and unusual English 19th century sailors valentine handcrafted with exotic seashells. Around images with figures and architecture. Under a convex lens.

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Shell Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

Handcrafted Natural Coastal Sea Shell Encrusted Anchor Wall Hanging
Handcrafted Natural Coastal Sea Shell Encrusted Anchor Wall Hanging

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....

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20th Century American Victorian Shell Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood

American Folk Art Sea Shell Sailors Valentines
American Folk Art Sea Shell Sailors Valentines

American Folk Art Sea Shell Sailors Valentines

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Exquisite American folk art sea shells Sailors Valentines octagon with central purple agate , sea shell flowers and a butterfly.

Category

1960s American American Classical Vintage Shell Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Sailor's Keepsake: Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of Ship
Sailor's Keepsake: Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of Ship

Sailor's Keepsake: Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of Ship

Located in Downingtown, PA

Sailor's Keepsake: Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama 🐚 ________________________________________ This is a charming and historically evocative Edwardian Shellwork Diorama, a clas...

Category

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Shell Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Decorative Seashell Vase – France, 1970s
Decorative Seashell Vase – France, 1970s

Decorative Seashell Vase – France, 1970s

Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR

A striking example of French popular craftsmanship from the 1970s, this vase is entirely composed of natural seashells meticulously strung on wire, creating a sculptural yet decorati...

Category

1970s French Bohemian Vintage Shell Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Antique British Colonial Heart Form Sailors Valentine
Antique British Colonial Heart Form Sailors Valentine

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

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Shellwork Table
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Shellwork Table

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

Donald Dunlap Carved Octagonal Mahogany Sailors Valentine w/ Detailed Shellwork
Donald Dunlap Carved Octagonal Mahogany Sailors Valentine w/ Detailed Shellwork

Donald Dunlap Carved Octagonal Mahogany Sailors Valentine w/ Detailed Shellwork

By Donald Dunlap

Located in Milford, NH

A beautiful sailor’s valentine with intricate shellwork under glass, in an octagonal mahogany case with raised shell decoration carved by master cabinetmaker Donald Dunlap of Antrim,...

Category

1990s American Shell Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Glass, Mahogany

Shells Necklace by Unattributed Cabinetmaker, Brushed Finish, Italy
Shells Necklace by Unattributed Cabinetmaker, Brushed Finish, Italy

Shells Necklace by Unattributed Cabinetmaker, Brushed Finish, Italy

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...

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Late 20th Century Italian Other Shell Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Shells Necklace by Unattributed Cabinetmaker, Brushed Shells, Italy
Shells Necklace by Unattributed Cabinetmaker, Brushed Shells, Italy

Shells Necklace by Unattributed Cabinetmaker, Brushed Shells, Italy

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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Located in Downingtown, PA

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19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine - "Home Sweet Home" circa 1870

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Located in Nantucket, MA

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Antique English Sailors Valentine
Antique English Sailors Valentine

Antique English Sailors Valentine

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H 9.5 in W 9.25 in D 2 in

Antique English Sailors Valentine

Located in Palm Beach, FL

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.

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Shell Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell