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Italian Gilt Grotto Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual Grotto table, the rounded 'D' shaped flame mahogany and rosewood crossbanded top above a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Console Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Italian Gilt Grotto Table
Italian Gilt Grotto Table
H 33 in W 27.25 in D 17.25 in
Italian Grotto Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual Grotto table, with a rectangular flame veneered mahogany top on a branching coral cast
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Console Tables

Materials

Metal

Italian Grotto Console Table
Italian Grotto Console Table
H 32 in W 48 in D 17 in
Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Settee
By Pauly et Cie
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt settee with triple seashell seat and dolphin
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Romantic Settees

Materials

Silver Leaf

Italian Venetian Grotto Peacock Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) carved silver gilt and red polychromed pedestal with peacock
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Pedestals

Materials

Silver Leaf

Italian Venetian Grotto Peacock Pedestal
Italian Venetian Grotto Peacock Pedestal
H 48.5 in W 22.5 in D 20 in
Antique Italian Grotto Carved Shell
Located in London, England
Late 18th Century Italian giant clam shell in carved pine wood. Likely orginating from Venice. A
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine, Paint

Antique Italian Grotto Carved Shell
Antique Italian Grotto Carved Shell
H 4.73 in W 13.39 in D 7.88 in
Italian Venetian Grotto Carved Seashell Rocker
By Pauly & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt rocker with carved seashell seat & back and
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Rocking Chairs

Materials

Silver Leaf

Set of Two Italian Grotto Style Armchairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Set of two Grotto Style beautifully carved armchairs. The chairs feature shell and dolphin motifs
Category

20th Century Italian Rococo Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Italian Gilt Grotto Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual pair of Grotto tables, the rounded 'D' shaped flame mahogany and rosewood crossbanded
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Console Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Italian Gilt Grotto Tables
Pair of Italian Gilt Grotto Tables
H 33 in W 27.25 in D 17.25 in
19th Century Italian Grotto Shell Commode
Located in New York, NY
19th century Italian grotto shell commode with faux grey marble painted serpentine top over a
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Shell

Pair Italian Grotto Silver Parcel Gilt Wood Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
An iconic pair of 20th Century silver gold Italian giltwood grotto chairs with clamshell seat and
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20th Century Italian Baroque Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

Pair Italian Carved Giltwood Grotto Sea Creatures
Located in Stamford, CT
carvings are Venetian Grotto 'Fantasy Furniture' architectural elements were possibly the arms to an
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Italian Antique Wooden Grotto Stool w/Carved-Shell Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful Italian Venetian carved-wood grotto chair, with adjustable height, from the turn of the
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Stools

Materials

Wood

Set of Four 19th Century Italian Wood Grotto Armchairs
Located in East Hampton, NY
Set of four 19th century Italian wood Grotto armchairs.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Grotto Giltwood Venetian Armchair
Located in Montreal, QC
Venetian Grotto, giltwood and polychrome shell back, seahorse sides and dolphin armrest in giltwood
Category

Antique 1850s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Grotto Giltwood Venetian Armchair
Grotto Giltwood Venetian Armchair
H 38.5 in W 25 in D 24 in
Italian Mid-Century Grotto Style Sea Shell Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century Grotto-style (1940s) console table with sea shell decoration and cabriole legs.
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Romantic Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Grotto View of Capri
Located in New York, NY
Grotto view of Capri. Gold-framed French watercolor views of Capri entitled, "Grotto a Capri - Le
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Romantic Paintings

Materials

Paper, Giltwood, Paint

Grotto View of Capri
Grotto View of Capri
H 18.5 in W 14.5 in D 1 in
Venetian Rococo Grotto Lectern
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian Rococo Grotto style (18/19th Cent) lectern / music stand with a pedestal base with
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Romantic Music Stands

Venetian Rococo Grotto Lectern
Venetian Rococo Grotto Lectern
H 53 in W 24 in D 17 in
Grotto Style Italian Giltwood Carved Putti and Shell Form Jardiniere
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is wonderful! It is an Italian Grotto style carved putti and shell form jardiniere. It is a
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Poplar

Gilt and Silver Wood Venetian Grotto Style Table, Italy, circa 1890
By Pauly et Cie
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt and silver wood Venetian Grotto style table, Italy, circa 1890. Pauly et Cie manufacture.
Category

Antique 1890s Italian Rococo Revival Side Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

19th Century Carved Wood Grotto Table
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th Century Carved wood Grotto Side Table, Impressive intricate naturalistic carved
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Grotto Form Seahell Dish
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic Italian serving dish is very much in the Hollywood Regency style with its
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Serving Pieces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Grotto Form Seahell Dish
Grotto Form Seahell Dish
H 5.5 in W 8.25 in D 4.38 in
Venetian Gilded And Painted Grotto Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a scallop shell top and naturalistic tree limb support with coral and oyster shell three part legs.
Category

Antique 1850s Italian Grand Tour Tables

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Italian Crab-Form Grotto Chairs, Attributed to Pauly et Cie, Venice
By Pauly et Cie
Located in London, GB
design craze for Grotto furniture. The trend originated with the European nobility of the 18th and 19th
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Very Rare 19th Century 1880 Italian Venetian Grotto Fantasy Stool Height Adjust
By Pauly et Cie
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare original 19th century circa 1880 Italian
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Victorian Stools

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Rhubarb Leaf Grotto Style Armchairs
By Bartolozzi & Maioli
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Italian hand carved rhubarb Grotto style leaf armchairs by Bartolozzi and Maioli Chairs are
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Grotto Metal Footed Dish, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of metal footed dish grotto style with men riding giant fish figurines. This pair
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Grotto Metal Footed Dish, a Pair
Grotto Metal Footed Dish, a Pair
H 10.5 in W 6 in D 3.75 in
Grotto Metal Footed Dish, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of metal footed dish grotto style with men riding giant fish figurines. Great
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Grotto Metal Footed Dish, a Pair
Grotto Metal Footed Dish, a Pair
H 5.75 in W 4 in D 3 in
Grotto Metal Footed Dish, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of metal footed dish grotto style with men riding giant fish hunting figurines
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Grotto Metal Footed Dish, a Pair
Grotto Metal Footed Dish, a Pair
H 5.75 in W 4 in D 3 in
Pair of 19th century Venetian grotto chairs
Located in Haywards Heath, GB
Wonderful 19th century pair of Venetian grotto chairs. Made with solid oak, hand carved.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of 19th century Venetian grotto chairs
Pair of 19th century Venetian grotto chairs
H 44.1 in W 23.23 in D 27.56 in
Maitland Smith Italian Grotto Style Branch and Bird Figural Pedestal Side Table.
By Maitland Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith Italian Grotto Style Branch and Bird Figural Pedestal Side Table. Item features a
Category

Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Side Tables

Materials

Resin

Pair of 19th C. Italian Grotto Carved Giltwood Putti & Shell Wall Brackets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th Century Italian Grotto Carved Giltwood Putti & Shell Wall Brackets Italy, Circa 1850s
Category

Antique 19th Century Wall Brackets

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century Venetian Silver Gilt Grotto Seahorse Bench
Located in Houston, TX
gilt Grotto bench, settee, canapé or banquette with seahorses from the 19th century. This Italian
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Benches

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of 8 Italian Grotto Mid-Century Carved Wood Shellback Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 Italian Grotto mid-century carved wood dining chairs (2 arm / 6 sides) in shell form
Category

20th Century Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Neoclassical Carved Walnut Grotto Shell Stool Swivels
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Highly carved walnut swiveling stool with a shell motif and a tripod base. Cabriolet legs with paw feet.
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Baroque Stools

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Coastal Cast Concrete Grotto Chairs - Set of Four
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic set of four vintage Coastal dining chairs. The iconic Grotto style with serpent
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Chairs

Materials

Concrete

Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Rocking Chair, ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
finish. A very rare example of grotto furnishing. See Bruce M. Newmann, Fantasy Furniture, Rizzoli 1989
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Venetian Grotto Table with Fairy Tale Elf
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Venetian Grotto table with Fairy Tale Elf A gorgeous venetian grotto side table with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Venetian Grotto Carved Giltwood Shell Motif Table Bookstand/ Easel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Venetian Grotto Carved Giltwood Shell Motif Table Bookstand/ Easel Add to your interior with this
Category

20th Century Italian Neoclassical Easels

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Dolphin Arm Venetian Grotto Swivel Brown Leather Chesterfield Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this super rare and highly collectable, circa 1830 Italian Venetian
Category

Antique 1830s Italian Regency Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Pair of Venetian Grotto Style Walnut Shell Back Dining Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Italian regency pair of walnut shell back armchairs or dining chairs made in the Venetian grotto
Category

20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass

Seahorse Serpent Shell Grotto Black Gold Parcel Gilt Tall Pedestal Table(s)
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful patinated parcel gilt 20th century tall Venetian grotto occasional table featuring
Category

20th Century Italian Rococo Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Grotto, Table, Oak, 19 Century, Serpent, Carved, Scroll, Medullary Ray
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
has an unusual 4cm carved acanthus leaf edge. The use of oak shows that, unlike much grotto furniture
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Baroque Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Set of 8 Venetian Grotto Style Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a daringly stylish essence to your dining room design with these Grotto style shell back dining
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Venetian Grotto Chair, Late 18th or Early 19th Century Silvered Seahorse Back
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A whimsical fantasy hand carved chair by the great Venetian craftsman of the era. This lovely piece features an unique seahorse carved back and scallop shell seat retaining much of i...
Category

Antique Early 1800s Italian Baroque Chairs

Materials

Silver Leaf

A Set of Four Antique Venetian Carved Grotto Ceiling Washers, Venice ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
with great patina. Executed in Venice, Italy ca. 1890. A very rare example of grotto furnishing
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Late 19th c. Venetian Polychrome and Gilded Shell Top Grotto Chair
By Pauly et Cie
Located in San Francisco, CA
Naturalistically carved, the back decorated with a shell, lifting to reveal a tufted cushion back and seat. The pedestal base is shaped into rock formations, polychrome decorated. T...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Side Chairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Italian Venetian Peacock Tete-a-tete
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian style (19th cent.) Grotto carved and polychromed double peacock design
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Chairs

Materials

Wood

Italian Wooden Mermaid Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Italian grotto (1920s) stripped wood wall plaque of a mermaid figure.
Category

20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Italian Vanity Table with Mirror
Located in High Point, NC
in Italy in the 1800s, the form evokes grottos and fountains, a forest shrine overgrown by lush
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Italian Carved Bench Freshly Upholstered in Tiger Silk Velvet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian carved bench freshly upholstered in tiger silk velvet. Very nice nail head
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Other Benches

Materials

Wood

Six Italian Decorative Venetian Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto, wood framed chairs having a scalloped design with cushioned fabric seats
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Large Italian, Naples, Rococo Carved Wood and Mecca Wall Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
artificial grottoes, Rococo style in interior design, the decorative arts, painting, architecture, and
Category

Antique 1730s Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors

Italian Bronze Neoclassical Putti Di Mare Mermaid Cocktail Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Italian nautical cocktail table or coffee table featuring a pair of patinated bronze
Category

20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique Italian Carved and Green Painted Wooden Floor Lamp with Dolphins
Located in Barntrup, DE
Italian Grotto style wooden floor lamp with carved and in green and golden tones painted meandering grapes
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Italian Mid-19th Century Neoclassical St. White Carrara Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant Italian mid 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble signed statue of
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Italian Putti or Cherub Garden Stools of Composition Stone - Four Available
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Italian garden seat or grotto stool of cast stone in the Baroque style - featuring a
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone, Cast Stone, Composition

Four Antique Italian Extreme Erotica Hand Painted Pottery Tiles of Monks & Nuns
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
identified, but are presumed to have been produced in Italy in circa 1790 in the period Baroque style. The
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Silvered Italian Rococo Side Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of silver paint decorated Italian Rococo dining side chairs. Chairs are wonderfully carved in
Category

20th Century European Rococo Revival Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

20th Century Italian Rococo Style Carved, Gilt, Satin, Set of 3 Sofa, Bergeres!
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning sofa, Bergeres, Italian Rococo style carved and gilt, Satin Brocade, set of 3! Pair of
Category

20th Century Italian Rococo Living Room Sets

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Gilt and Polychrome Table Top Vitrine
Located in Austin, TX
of grotto architecture, all topped by a cherubic figure. The cabinet sitting upon four fluted bun
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Velvet

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Italian Grotto Furniture For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of Italian grotto furniture for your home. An item from our selection of Italian grotto furniture — often made from wood, metal and silver — can elevate any home. Find 145 options for an antique or vintage choice in our collection of Italian grotto furniture now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An object in our assortment of Italian grotto furniture, designed in the Rococo, Hollywood Regency or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made option in this array of Italian grotto furniture has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Pauly et Cie and Pauly & Co. are consistently popular.

How Much is an Italian Grotto Furniture?

The average selling price for a piece of Italian grotto furniture at 1stDibs is $5,250, while they’re typically $250 on the low end and $68,000 for the highest priced.