![Moche Peru Hammered Copper Mask: Moche Peru hammered copper mask, on metal stand patinated copper and shell, in glass dome display with wood base3 1/2"diameter x 1/2" projectionCollection from the home of Sytske and Jon Arnason, son](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3975/332481/179316291_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717614851)
Shell Art
![Moche Peru Hammered Copper Mask: Moche Peru hammered copper mask, on metal stand patinated copper and shell, in glass dome display with wood base3 1/2"diameter x 1/2" projectionCollection from the home of Sytske and Jon Arnason, son](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3975/332481/179316291_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717614851)
![Kuba Kingdom Carved Wood Helmet Mask: Kuba Kingdom Burlap Covered Hand-Carved Wood Helmet Mask, embellished with beads and cowrie shells, together with a metal stand. Overall: 14.5" H x 9" W x 10" D. Keywords: African Art, Ceremonial, Art](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5649/330233/178026758_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715975563)
![Sepik Wood Carved Totem Figure, Papua New Guinea: Wood Carved Sepik River Region Wood Carved Totem Figure, Papua New Guinea, male figure with cowry shell eyes, painted with red and white dotted patterns,13.75" H x 4" W x 4" D. Provenance: From a 631](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5649/328672/177029547_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714762352)
![Dan Deangle Mask with Accoutrements: Finely carved wood mask with metal bells, cowrie shells, animal fur, animal hair, coarsely woven cloth, cane, and mud-like organic material. Dan artist, Liberia or Ivory Coast. On custom gallery stand](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230230_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![LARGE 19TH C FRENCH NICOLAS LECORNET BRONZE STATUE: A large 19th century French bronze statue by Nicolas Lecornet ( 1825 - ? ). The statue of a Young Boy holding a shell. Very detailed casting, two tones patinated bronze. Signed on the bronze base: Lec](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6975/332667/179457189_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717760590)
![Papua New Guinea Sepik River Carved Wood Mask: Papua New Guinea Sepik River Carved Wood Mask, raffia hair, imbedded cowrie shells, red and white painted patterns. 3.5" H x 22" W x 7" D. Provenance: From a Manhattan collector. Keywords: Spiritual,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5649/333144/179840257_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718227312)
![AFRICAN MASK, BRONZE, MOSSI PEOPLE: Burkina Faso, 20th c. Oval Domed Mask with flanges, raised eyebrows, almond eyes, moustache, ringed by cowrie shells. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/957/331422/178763979_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716928066)
![Carved Redwood "Wolverine" Wall Hanging, Northern Vancouver 23"H x 11"W: Carved Redwood "Wolverine" Wall Hanging, Northern Vancouver Carved redwood "Wolverine" wall hanging, painted red and black, abalone shell detail, leather hanger on back, artist Richard White Eagle, Sa](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/918/332809/179634620_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717873146)
![David Langdon "Beach Flowers" Mixed Media on Board: David Langdon (XX), "Beach Flowers", Mixed Media on Board, sand shells and driftwood forming three purple shell flowers, labeled to verso and signed lower left, wood frame. Image: 24" H x 36" W; frame](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5649/328672/177029787_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714762352)
![SEPIK RIVER MASK 20th Century Height 36".: SEPIK RIVER MASK20th CenturyHorn, shell and painted decoration.Height 36".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7634/332462/179305513_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717603891)
![Punu Mask, Gabon: Carved wood female ancestor Okuyi face mask, the elaborately arranged hair embellished with rope and a single cowrie shell, the face whitened with kaolin, the delicate features embodying the Punu idea](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230255_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![AN ART NOUVEAU FRENCH PATINATED AND GILT BRONZE FIGURAL SCULPTURE: AN ART NOUVEAU FRENCH PATINATED AND GILT BRONZE FIGURAL SCULPTURE of a lady reclining in a conch shell supported by a scrolled stem and dolphin. (28cm high)](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6817/333566/180158991_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718405632)
![2 carved wood mask one is bead and shell decorated: 2 carved wood mask one is bead and shell decorated . Up to 18 1/2" LALL DESCRIPTIONS AND ANY CONDITION STATEMENT GIVEN BY LANGSTON AUCTION GALLERY ARE STRICTLY OPINIONS AND LANGSTON'S SHALL HAVE NO RE](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1053/333101/179887218_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718290682)
![Group of Ethnic Wood Carved Masks: Comprising three polychromed examples and a shell inlaid "sea turtle" mask. Turtle mask 21".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7247/333489/180080624_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718412249)
![Papua New Guinea Iatmul Wood Mask w/ Shell Eyes: **Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Iatmul people, ca. 20th century CE. A sizable wooden mask of convex form exhibiting dark brown surface hues and expr](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180001497_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718320432)
![SID (SIDNEY) F. WILLIS (New Hampshire/Massachusetts, 1930-), Beach collage still life of a glass: SID (SIDNEY) F. WILLISNew Hampshire/Massachusetts, 1930-Beach collage still life of a glass jar, a Nantucket lightship ship in a bottle, shells, etc. View of the town of Nantucket in the background. S](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7634/333049/179792686_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718199059)
![KUBA MASK Democratic Republic of Congo Wood, shell H.35cm NOTE The Kuba live in the Lower Kasai: KUBA MASK Democratic Republic of Congo Wood, shell H.35cm NOTE The Kuba live in the Lower Kasai region of central Zaire in a rich environment of dense forest and savanna. Organised into a federation o](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/533/332465/179306701_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717601045)
![Black Americana Era Shell Art: Black Americana Era Shell Art Measures approx 5.5 inches tall x 3.25 inches wide](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7787/333386/180014301_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718352008)
![Royal Mask - Beads, Cauri, Wood - Bwoom - Kuba - DR Congo: Great BWOOM Royal mask, richly decorated and with fine details. Materials: wood, cauri shells, fabric and African beads. Good condition with slight traces of tribal use. Unique colorful mask for the c](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/333054/179795083_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718195568)
![S. Warren Krebs Mixed Media on Paper "Nesbitt Inn": S. Warren Krebs (American 1936-2005) Mixed Media on Paper "Nesbitt Inn", depicting scallop shells, steamship and Brant Point cameos, signed lower center Krebs, in silver gilt molded wood frame 16 in.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6681/333076/179801528_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718285153)
![Etched / Sculptured (3) Small Shells [Turquoise]: Three (3) sculptures measure 2 in. to 4 in. tall. No evidence of cracks or repair. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion onl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5755/333408/180022070_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718384412)
![African Tribal Dan Mask: Carved wooden mask adorned with cowrie shells, dried grass, metal, painted fabric, and string with actual wood mask measuring approx. 5.5" W x 8.5" H and overall approx. 12" W x 13.5" H.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1060/333698/180279644_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718659417)
![Andy Warhol, Foundation Invation, 1993 - Shell Pink: Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Marilyn Monroe, 1967 Type- Foundation Invitation Card Year of production: 1993 Dimensions: 7" x 5" inch. First Edition Publisher: te Neues Publishing Company, New York and t](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6523/333365/180003264_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718328693)
![African Tribal Dan Mask: Carved wooden mask adorned with cowrie shells, natural fiber rope, metal, patterned fabric, and string with actual wood mask measuring approx. 6" W x 9.75" H and overall approx. 9" W x 22" H.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1060/333698/180279643_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718659417)
News about Shell Art
![Shell cameo jewelry: a traditional must-have for milady](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/besmart-copy-6.jpg)
Shell cameo jewelry: a traditional must-have for milady
NEW YORK — Among the most classic pieces in the realm of jewelry is the elegantly simple cameo. Typically featuring portraits of women or mythological scenes, cameo jewelry has been carved for centuries out of hard natural materials such as stone, but shell cameos might be the most beautiful examples of the form.
![WWII Blonde Bombshell poster, Cappiello rarities at Onslows, Nov. 25](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/featured-5.jpg)
WWII Blonde Bombshell poster, Cappiello rarities at Onslows, Nov. 25
STOURPAINE, U.K. – Onslow Auctioneers will hold its 38th winter auction of vintage posters on Friday, November 25. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Top lots include a trio of extremely rare posters by the great master Leonetto Cappiello and an exceptionally scarce World War II-era poster that has gained the nickname the “Blonde […]
![Miscellaneana: Shell art](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015_0105_Shells5_large.jpg)
Miscellaneana: Shell art
LONDON – Fate found us in Florida for the Christmas and New Year holiday, yet far from the madding Disney crowds. I wrote this with one eye on the sun setting over a nearly deserted beach. The only crowds there are the shell collectors, out in numbers of at least a dozen after high tide, […]
![Rare Shell Oil poster a favorite in Onslows auction Dec. 20](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013_1209_onslows57_lead.jpg)
Rare Shell Oil poster a favorite in Onslows auction Dec. 20
STOURPAINE, England – A rare and beautiful Shell Oil and Petrol poster by Jean d’Ylen, a French master of poster design, is one of the great items that Onslows will be offering in a Winter Vintage Posters auction on Friday, Dec. 20. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding. The poster was discovered among a collection […]