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Dragon Pendant /Lantern with Capiz Shell Shade
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-788 Antique brass pendant with copper dragon figures with latter added capiz shell shade Takes 2
Category

Vintage 1920s Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Copper, Brass

Maitland Smith Figural Bronze Monkey Desk Lamp with Pen Shell Shade
By Maitland Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith figural bronze monkey desk lamp with pen shell shade. Item features original pen
Category

Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp with Capiz Shell Shade, West Germany 1970s
By Fischer Leuchten
Located in Beograd, RS
Capiz shell shade, which provides beautiful light. Made in West Germany by Fischer Leuchten in 1970s
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Wonderful Brass Desk Lamp from Finland with Shell Shade
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Munich, DE
Attributed to Paavo Tynell. An unknown and bigger version of the lamp you regular see, but unsigned. Purchased from an art collectors home in cologne. They bought the lamp 50 years a...
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

'Lavender Lion's Paw' Table Lamp in Nickel with Natural Scallop Shell Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
switch, its shade is constructed from a matching pair of sustainably sourced, naturally translucent
Category

2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cement, Nickel

Table Lamp Carved in Wood with Shell Shade Brown Color, France, 1950
By Alexandre Noll
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp, is a sculpture, wood with a shade in Shell. We Have an Old Patina and a Brown
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Articulated Brass Gooseneck Desk Lamp with Decorated Shell Shade, 1920s
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Shell Shaped Shade on a circular vrass weighted base 1920s.
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

'Lion's Paw' Table Lamp in Brass and Terra Cotta with Real Scallop Shell Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
-covered cord with contrasting inline switch, its shade is constructed from a matching pair of sustainably
Category

2010s American Table Lamps

Materials

Cement, Brass

Bronze Art Noveau Style Figural Mermaid Table Lamp & a Conch Shell Lamp Shade
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Excellent rendition of a Tiffany style lamp, bronze with a conch shell shade. Beautifully cast with
Category

Vintage 1970s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

1960s Bronze Seahorse Table Lamp with Faux Turtle Shell Panels
Located in Fairfax, VA
1960s hand crafted bronze seahorse with torques eyes and faux turtle shell shade. Hexagon lamp
Category

Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

French Art Deco Clam Shell Table Light in Brass and Oak, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very early table light with adjustable clam shell shade. Besides the centerpiece in stained oak
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

O. C. White Brass & Iron Adjustable Table Lamp with Mercury Glass Shade, C. 1900
By O.C. White
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Clam Shell Shade.
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Iron, Brass

Large Shell Table Lamp by Rougier
By Maison Rougier
Located in Dallas, TX
made of an ivory acrylic shell shade on a black square base with brass accents. The mid century shell
Category

Vintage 1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Acrylic

Large Shell Table Lamp by Rougier
Large Shell Table Lamp by Rougier
H 38 in W 16.93 in D 8.27 in
French Brass Flexi Stem Shell Lamp c1920
Located in Southampton, GB
Brass, oversized shell shade lamp. Flexible stem. This will be fully wired and PAT tested. France
Category

Vintage 1920s French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

French Brass Flexi Stem Shell Lamp c1920
French Brass Flexi Stem Shell Lamp c1920
H 22.4 in W 5.9 in D 5.9 in
Art Deco Alabaster Pendant Chandelier
Located in Darmstadt, DE
French bronze chandelier from the Art Deco period with alabaster shell shade, suspended from three
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Antique English "Anglo-Japan" Victorian Hand Painted Bamboo Cupboard/ Étagère
Located in Charleston, SC
cupboard/ étagère with embossed panel sides; "tortoise shell" shaded bamboo; fabulous hand painted original
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Corner Cupboards

Materials

Lacquer, Bamboo

Stunning Art Deco Marble & Bronze Statue Articulated Shade Table Lamp Wall Light
Located in GB
, bronze statue and gold gilt bronze shell shade A good looking well made a decorative lamp, it has an
Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

‘L’Escargot Lamp’ in Coiled Black Leather with Natural Sea Snail Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
steel column rises to a vintage matte-white sea-snail-shell shade with subtle flecks of black and brown
Category

2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Concrete, Brass

Serge Mouille - Pair of Black Antony Sconces
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Black Antony Sconce
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce in Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Black Antony Sconce
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Black Antony Sconce
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Antique Art Deco Chrome Gooseneck Desk Lamp
Located in Stockbridge, GB
deco gooseneck desk lamp with a weighted cast metal base and decorative chrome shell shade. The
Category

Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Steel, Metal, Chrome

Antique Art Deco Chrome Gooseneck Desk Lamp
Antique Art Deco Chrome Gooseneck Desk Lamp
H 15.75 in W 6.7 in D 3.15 in
'Queen Helmet Conch Shell' Bamboo Floor Lamp with Vintage French Parasol Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Model No. 014 is a one-of-a-kind art lamp featuring a vintage rice-paper shade constructed from an
Category

2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Concrete, Brass

1960s French Brass Metal Nautilus Shell Table Lamp with Shade
By Maison Charles
Located in Wichita, KS
French brass metal nautilus shell table lamp Maison Charles Black shade with gold interior is
Category

Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brass Base with Iridescent Shell Scallop Edge Shade Floor Lamp Torchere MINT!
By Laurel, Stiffel, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass Base with Iridescent Shell Scallop Edge Shade Floor Lamp Torchere MINT! The shade is 16" in
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Serge Mouille - Pair of Antony Sconces in White - IN STOCK!
By Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Brass

Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce in White
By Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Brass

Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce in White - IN STOCK!
By Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Brass

Midcentury Glass Lamp with Bamboo Shade
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's American glass lamp with shells and bamboo shade. Measurements: Shade Diameter
Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Shell, Bamboo, Glass

1970s Capiz Shell Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Large 1970s Capiz shell table lamp, with teak base and brass hardware. Shade for photography
Category

20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1970s Capiz Shell Table Lamp
1970s Capiz Shell Table Lamp
H 33 in W 14 in D 14 in
Capiz Shell Chandelier Pendant Butterfly Design
Located in Fulton, CA
Capiz shell chandelier / pendant light with blue stylized butterflies. Shade measures 16.5
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Shell

Vintage White Capiz Shell Table Lamp
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage white Capiz shell table lamp. Hand-crafted with beautiful white capiz shells. Perfect
Category

Late 20th Century Indian Moorish Table Lamps

Materials

Shell

Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce in White
By Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Brass, Aluminum, Steel

Large 48" Resin Seashell Organic Drum Shade Chandelier
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large 48" diameter resin seashell organic drum shade chandelier featuring a large drum made of sea
Category

1990s Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Shell

Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Steel, Aluminum

Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce
Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce
H 16 in W 12 in D 14 in
Shell Decorated and Filled Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
shells applied to the top of the jar. The lamp is completed by a sand colored silk shade and a shell
Category

20th Century Unknown Table Lamps

Materials

Shell, Glass

Metal Candle Holder with Tortoise Shell Screen
Located in New York, NY
unique color of the shell screen gives the candlelight a warm, beautiful shade.   
Category

1990s Thai Modern Candle Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Capiz Shell Table Lamp, C.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Capiz shell table lamp, C.1970 15" diameter at the middle x 25" high to the socket x 33
Category

Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Shell

Capiz Shell Table Lamp by Vest Leuchten Austria
By VEST Leuchten
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass lamp stand chromed fitted with one E27 socket with a shade with capiz shells. Made by Vest
Category

Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Shell

Midcentury Shell Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian cast and painted shell table lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 19.25
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Shell Table Lamp
Midcentury Shell Table Lamp
H 19.25 in Dm 8 in
'Abalone Siren's Sconce' with Real Vintage Abalone Seashell Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
mother-of-pearl interior of the ear-shaped abalone shell in all its iridescent glory. It consists of a
Category

2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair of Plaster Shell Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 1950s Italian white plaster shell table lamps. Measurements: Height of body 17.5
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

Pair of Plaster Shell Lamps
Pair of Plaster Shell Lamps
H 17.5 in W 10.5 in D 8.5 in
Feldman White Capiz Shell and Brass Table Lamp, circa 1960
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Saint Louis, MO
an even glow. Original lamp shade. The lamp is in great condition with no damage. Want to see more
Category

Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Adjustable 'Abalone Task Lamp' in Brass with Natural Abalone Seashell Shade
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
cantilevered shade crafted from a sustainably sourced, barnacle-flecked brown Abalone seashell with a silver
Category

2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cement, Brass

Pair, Hollywood Regency Vintage Capiz Shell Table Lamps with Shades
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of vintage Capiz shell table lamps. Perfect working condition and each uses a max. 60 watts
Category

1990s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1970s Brass Nautilus Shell Table Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brass nautilus shell table lamp from the 1970s. This luxurious table lamp with a beautiful golden
Category

Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Jumbo Horseshoe Crab Lamp with Antique Parasol Shade by Christopher Tennant
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Jumbo Crab Lamp, 2022, features an oil-paper shade constructed from an oversized vintage parasol with
Category

2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Cement, Brass

Modern Coconut Shell Inlay Floor Lamp
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Mid-Century Modern elegant coconut shell inlay end table floor lamp with custom shade.
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Jumbo Lobster Lamp with Antique Japanese Parasol Shade by Christopher Tennant
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Jumbo Lobster Lamp, 2022, features an oil-paper shade constructed from a vintage souvenir parasol with
Category

2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Tessellated Coconut Shell Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Tessellated coconut shell table lamp Offered for sale is a vintage tapered column form
Category

Late 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Coconut

Nickel Plated Nautical Shell Table Lamp
Located in East Hampton, NY
Wonderful nickel plated conch shell table lamp on nickel pedestal base. Totally rewired for UL
Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Open Work Lamp with Shell Motif
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular open work lamp - the very tall base and large dome shaped open shade depict a net
Category

20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Two-Light Hurricane Shade Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Anglo-Indian two-light sconces, gilded hardwood shell form backplate issuing bronze out
Category

Antique 1890s English Georgian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Cast Metal Conch Shell Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
An unusual form for a table lamp, this cast metal conch shell is finished in a patinated gold with
Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Cast Metal Conch Shell Table Lamp
Cast Metal Conch Shell Table Lamp
H 29.5 in W 8 in D 9 in
Rina Menardi Handmade Ceramic Small Shell Bowl
By Rina Menardi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rina Menardi handmade ceramic small shell bowl in shaded water. Can be ordered in many colors and
Category

2010s Italian Tableware

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Brass Clam Shell Bankers Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique brass clam shell bankers desk lamp. This was made in England, it dates from
Category

Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Clam Shell Bankers Desk Lamp
Antique Brass Clam Shell Bankers Desk Lamp
H 19.69 in W 18.12 in D 5.91 in
Steel, Brass and Lucite Artillery Shell Lamps
Located in Denton, TX
Assembled in the 1980’s these shells have a nice patina With lucite circular bases and new shades
Category

20th Century North American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Steel, Brass and Lucite Artillery Shell Lamps
Steel, Brass and Lucite Artillery Shell Lamps
H 28.13 in W 9.88 in D 9.88 in
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Shell Shade For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the shell shade you’re looking for. Each shell shade for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and shell. Find 23 options for an antique or vintage shell shade now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect shell shade — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A shell shade made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made shell shade over the years, but those crafted by Contemporary Liting Inc., Frederick Cooper and Maison Charles are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Shell Shade?

The average selling price for a shell shade at 1stDibs is $1,369, while they’re typically $650 on the low end and $5,642 for the highest priced.

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Questions About Shell Shade
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Using a lampshade as a guide, line up a row of pre-drilled capiz shells until you reach the desired length. String them together by using a fishing line and finish by tying the strands onto the lamp shade. Alternatively, shop a selection of capiz shell items on 1stDibs.

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