Italian Shell Chairs

Nora dining chair, a wood padded structure with multi density foams covered in velvet or leather. The legs are in a smoked gray oak. Nora is part of the "Hoffman" collection.   

Iconic Space Age classic: Elda Chair by Joe Colombo (1963- Italy). 360 degree rotatable base (swivel).

Apollo Recliner designed by Ross Lovegrove for Driade, Italy in 1997. Beige painted steel frame and plain rattan shell.

A set of 6 faux tortoise shell bamboo dining chairs.

Iconic Space Age classics: Elda Chair by Joe Colombo (1963- Italy) with Ottoman (very rare to find this combination). 360 degree rotatable base (swivel).

Iconic Space Age classics: Elda Chair by Joe Colombo (1963- Italy). 360 degree rotatable base (swivel).

Iconic Space Age classic: Elda Chair by Joe Colombo (1963- Italy). 360 degree rotatable base (swivel).

Iconic Space Age classics: Elda Chair by Joe Colombo (1963- Italy). 360 degree rotatable base (swivel).

The Juli plastic armchair, by Werner Aisslinger, reflects new experimental frontiers. Over the decades, this chair has lent itself to numerous creative and constructive interpretatio...

The Juli Plastic armchair, by Werner Aisslinger, reflects new experimental frontiers. Over the decades, this chair has lent itself to numerous creative and constructive interpretatio...

Elegant pair of 1950s Italian armchairs. The pair of armchairs feature a shell design typical of the Italian midcentury. The armchairs have recently been refreshed in an elegant blue...

A shell back carved and white gold leafed chair having four sabre legs and upholstered seat. (7 available).

Pair of Italian Grotto Shell Carved Wood Chairs, with dolphin motif bases. 37.5" H x 16.5" W x 22" D; seat: 18" H.

Set of Six Italian carved shell back chairs with sabre legs.

Beautifully carved and detailed chair with shell shaped back. Believed to be Italian from the 1940s or 1950s.

Six Italian 19th century klismos side chairs with elaborate shell-carved back rails, parcel-gilt and painted in green and cream.

Set of six painted shell back dining chairs in the Venetian style. Round upholstered seats. Original patinaed white and gilt finish.

An Italian shell back carved and white gold leafed chair having four sabre legs and upholstered seat.

A glamorous gold gilt carved wood shell form chair having hand carvings on both the front and back with superb patina including red showing through the gold. A perfect chair for a dr...

Vintage chairs newly refurbished with white lacquer and blue and cream diamond patterned linen seats. Five side chairs in the set. Measures: 14.25 W at back.

This is a fun chair! It is a mid-century white lacquered shell form grotto chair with carved dolphin / serpent arms and leg supports.

Elegant set of four Venetian Grotto style shell back dining chairs produced in Italy in the Hollywood Regency taste.

Rare pair of 'double shell' lounge chairs designed in 1960 by Danish designer Illum Wikkelsø for Italian manufacturer Arflex. 

Sold as a set of (2). Funky fun and futuristic. Space Age white plastic mold injection design made famous by legendary designer Raymond Loewy. Like Loewy, Futorian Manufacturing ...

These chairs, model Shell, were designed by Angelo Pinaffo, in Italy, during the 2000's.

Charles Eames by Hermann Miller, circa 1960s. Orange fiberglass shell seat metal and aluminium base.

Stunning vintage ELDA chair in this extremely rare combination : black, rich patinated leather and a red fiberglass shell.

Single grotto style side chair, having a silver gilt finish showing natural wear, its back hand carved as a scallop shell, to a round, stuff-over seat of linen with nailheads, raised...

Made by Kartell in Italy and designed by Patricia Urquiola, these have a white thermoplastic shell seat with oak stained leg and sold in a set of 2.

Straight, square-section beech wood legs angle outward slightly, giving the chairs a clean architectural stance. The shell chair format was a recurring solution among Italian design...

Gorgeous set of eight Italian dining chairs featuring scalloped shell back carved seats in the Venetian grotto style.

This is a stunning set of 6 Grotto shell style chairs in the manner of Serge Roche in a painted finish with beautiful paisley upholstery. The chairs can be painted in any color you w...

The small armchair Do-Maru is named after the ancient armour worn by samurai warriors, made up of painted and decorated thick leather plates that covered and protected the hero’s bod...

This Martin Ballendat design uses a beautifully curved back mounted on a wooden leg base. The Shells armchair can swivel a full 360 degrees and return to center making it an idea...

Italian regency pair of walnut shell back armchairs or dining chairs made in the Venetian grotto style.

Stunning Italian game table together with four wood carved shell back grotto style chairs.

A pair of chairs in the "grotto" style. Nicely carved shell back. Graceful legs.

An iconic chair with a plywood shell, in wood veneered (natural or lacquered). Combined with the black painted metal legs suggests interesting and dynamic effects, displayed around a...

Pair of Italian carved shell form arm chairs with sea dragon arms.

Maitland Smith recreation of a classic Italian 19th C carved wood and lacquer, shell form Italian grotto chair with dolphin arms.

Maitland Smith recreation of a Classic Italian 19th century carved wood and lacquer, shell form Italian grotto chair with dolphin arms.

Stunning pair of 1950s Venetian Grotto carved shell back chairs, in vintage original condition with some wear and patina to the gold leaf finish. Newly upholstered in gray velvet.

An Italian carved wood grotto chair, in shell and dolphin motif, from the mid 20th century.

This is a beautiful original example of the Italian grotto chair. It retains it's original hand painted finish and aged patina. It is solid with no repairs.  

Pair of Italian modern shell form club chairs with brass feet.

Pair of Directoire / Grotto style beech wood side chairs with shell carved backs, made in Italy, circa 1970's.

A 20th century gilded Italian shell back chair newly upholstered in a creamy Alpaca velvet.

A pair of carved and silvered wood Venetian Baroque-style shell chairs, the seat and back in the form of stylized scallop shells, joined by dolphin shaped arms above four shell form ...

A 20th century silver gilded Italian shell back chair newly upholstered in a white creamy low pile velvet.

Reupholstered shell armchair with Iron and brass legs, Italy, 1950s.   

Italian carved and giltwood shell seat swivel stool from the 1940s. Very well made and in all original condition.

Sublime newly restored rich carved walnut shell back Grotto chairs newly upholstered in an elegant ivory coral motif velvet that compliments the dark wood beautifully. The scalloped ...

Charming set of 4 chairs handmade in Italy.

A stunning and exquisite hand-carved and gilt shell form Antique Italian fantasy swivel chair in all original condition.

Eight Venetian grotto style scalloped shell back dining chairs. Consist of two armchairs and six side chairs. Each wooden chair features a Venetian grotto style scalloped shell back,...

Venetian Grotto Hollywood Regency Style Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chair This chair measures: 19.5 wide x 21 deep x 37 inches high, with a seat height/chair clearance of 19 inches ...

This is a pair of beautiful deep and stylish lounge chairs. Incredible shape and newly upholstered and comfortable. Chic lines. These are imported from Italy.

A plywood, steel and off-white fabric lounge chair designed and produced by Joao Freire, Joao Pessoa, Brazil, c. 2010s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches...

A pair of bamboo and rattan lounge chairs designed and produced in Sweden, 1950s. Seat Height (inches): 12.5” Arm Height (inches): 21.88" All items ship from High Point, North Car...

A white fabric and wood lounge chair or slipper chair designed and produced in Argentina, c. 1970s. In good vintage condition, with visible wear consistent with age and use. Moderat...

A pair of oak and off-white fabric lounge chairs designed and produced in Italy, c. 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 37.5"H x 33.5"W x 32.5"D Seat Height (inches): 16.5" Arm He...

Mid-century inspired, hardwood and woven Danish cord bench. The lead time provided is an estimate and may extend up to 12 months. If you require delivery by a specific date, we kin...

Exciting Gino Hollander style abstract oil painting. This painting is not signed but we believe it to be by the artist.

Thonet Bench 1865

Comfortable walnut wing back chair designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen, 1954, produced by Carlo Ghan Denmark. Original black leather upholstery with a loose cushion and a comfortable cushion...

Antique Directoire Fauteuil Arm Chair W Scalamandre Tigre Silk Velvet Provenance: Joanne Carson Estate

- Carrefully refurbished - Newly upholstered- walnut finish - can be used with or without pillows - Seat height with pillows is 48cm

Pair of armchairs, velvet, metal, mahogany, Europe, 1930s This elegant pair of European lounge chairs from the 1930s showcases a harmonious balance of bold geometry and inviting sof...

Leon Rosen Pace Collection Glass and Brass Coffee Table, 1970s, with V form bases. 16" H x 54" W x 47" D. From a New York City Collection.

Truly a work of art, this fine LaVerne example is a double fluted pedestal "Creation of Man" motif etched tabletop described by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne as: 'God giving breath to Ad...

A beautifully restored pair of early to mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian commodes, meticulously hand-crafted in painted Pinewood. These refined Scandinavian chests are characterist...

Hollywood Regency style is all about joie de vivre with silhouettes that are glamorous and luxurious and this pair of scallop channeled green fringed swivel chairs embody all of it. ...