Large Seashells and Seashells for Collections and Shells for Display or Centrepiece
Large
Seashell Information
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We buy large seashells from the two most reputable shell
suppliers in the UK and are probably now their biggest
clients. All our giant seashells for sale come with ecological
certification and are sustainable. Scroll through our
listings and it won't take you long to realise that most
of these shells have been partially eaten first. And
that's the way we want to keep it. Our best selling starfish
are washed ashore and our children understand the importance
of preservation as well as we do. Charitable donations
through our shops are weighted towards the RNLI and marine
conservation. We only sell online a small proportion
of the large sea shells we sell in our shops, so if we're
too far to pop down and visit, please call Jamie on 01202
285163 or email at info@dorsetgifts.com
if you can't find what you're after for your shell collection but you know it's
out there and want to purchase from a reputable shell
supplier. We have rare and unusual sea shells for display on sale and have many large corporate accounts and frequently
sell our shells wholesale to wedding parties, interior
designers and high end shops for use in window displays.
We also specialise in giving good prices for seahsells
in bulk. As market leaders providing seashells for your collection, we promise to see you right
with the best value display shells and lowest price in the UK
for shells! So if you are looking for shells for display or collections, including nautilus shells or conch shells, look no further!
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Pacific Frog Conch Shell - DG8792 |


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Our beautiful Pacific Frog conch shells are approximately 15 cms long with stunning colours. These are substantial and heavy mainly being sourced from Thailand and the Phillipines. These are among the largest conch shells, so if you are looking for large conch shells for sale, for your seashell collection this might fit the bill.
£6.95 each
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Frog
Shell - Bursa Bulba |


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The Frog Shell
or Bursa Bulba is a relative of the trumpet triton but
thicker and heavier. Frog Shells live in warm waters beneath
the coral where they happily feed on marine worms. You'd
be lucky to see a one though as they blend in to
their surroundings to become virtually invisible to the
naked or marine worm eye! Why frogshell? Well, the chestnut
and mid brown patterns on the shells do resemble the skin
of some frogs. We find the 23 centimetere size the most popular for display purposes although
we will happily quote you for larger sizes at info@dorsetgifts.com .
These Bursa Bulba Frog Shell really are one of the ocean's most beautiful creations, are very collectible
and will look stunning as a large shell ornament in any room of your home as part of your seashell collection or as a seashell for display.
23cms
£25.00 each
£40.00 for 2
Frog Shells are also available in the smaller size of
15 cms
£14.95
each
£28 for 2
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Murex
Ramosus Sea Shell |


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Murex Ramosus
are one of our favourite collectible seashells and are abundant in Indo Pacific Seas and are the "whitest" shells
we sell and hence popular as features on wedding tables.
The large size makes these shells certainly big enough
to hold a tea light in the middle of the pink lip. This is also probably the shell we all remember
most from seaside shell shops we would browse in as children.
These are not completely white and have a pink colouring
around the lip. Most murex are predatory tropical sea snails
living amongst rocks and corals. In ancient times a purple
dye was extracted from the snail's glands and used to colour
royal robes. There are hundreds of species of murex but
our murex ramosus shells remain the most sought after and we
are offering these in two large sizes as well as a smaller
version on our "shells" page. A wonderful shell ornament for displays in your shell collection.
Murex Ramosus 20cms - £19.50
Murex Ramosus 15cms - £9.50
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Bear's Paw Shell - DGBPAW
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Due to only having several of these beautiful bear paw clams left and
no new stock available we do not have complete clams but are selling these
as halves as pictured. Ours are large and beautiful, one for the seashell collectors
and bigger than your palm at a minimum of 12 cms (nearly 5 inches). The centre
piece for any shell collection.
£9.95 each
£18 for 2
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Melon
Shell or Indian Volute - DGSH61 |


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Melon Shells
or Indian Volutes are mostly from South East Asia and are
often collected for food by local fishermen, although these
shells do also produce pearls. The fishermen will
use these large shells for bailing water from their
boats too. The decorative shells can be very large
shells and the colourings are striking ranging from pale
orange to a light yellow in parts, with the contrasting
brown markings. These are quality seashells and certainly stand out in any shell
collection or display and are one of our most popular lines
with customers looking for seashell gift ideas. We have also sold a few of these Melon Shells as stage and film props as they look like a quintessential shell.
24 cms
£24.95 each
£40 for 2
15 to 18 cms size
£5.99 each
£10 for 2
12 cms size
£3.99 each
£7.50 for 2
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Voluta Nobilis minimum 13 cms - DG4354 |
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These charming
hand picked voluta nobilis shells have beautiful shades
of brown, tan and cream. They have an exceptional
feel to them and nice weight making great stand alone decor.
This is a nice sized shell which warrants
a pitch on the "large
shell" page
and one we hightly recommend for your seashell collection, as a shell decoration or as a shell for display.
£9.95 each
£18 for 2
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Polished Mexican Trocha Shell 10 to 13 cms - DG4065 |
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Beautifully polished and carefully selected Mexican Trocha
shells. We like to add "carefully selected" as
you will no doubt be aware that shell colours, shape and quality varies. We pick our own shells when they arrive here in
the UK and we pick the best then leave the rest. The rest turn up on other websites at higher prices. If we see seashells
as good as ours for sale elsewhere we do normally give our suppliers a hard time and can verify this by pictures we have
on file of their countenance after we have visited them. But back to Mexican Trochas, which are also known as Astrea Undosa.
They have a lightly polished finish and great texture and can be found in Mexican waters and along the Californian coast.
Grab one if you are looking for shells for display in your collection!
Available in natural, pink and green. £8.99 each
£15 for 2
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Pen Shell approximately 20 cms - DG4077P |

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Just delivered - lightly polished large pen shells and limited stock. These are approximately 20 cms in length and are from Indo Pacific waters. These are thin fan like shells which have lived in calm, warm seas. They live vertically with their narrow ends buried in the sand with their byssus anchored to stable objects such as rocks. Great for many uses and always popular. The picture shows the outside of the seashell and the other side is the inner side which some of our customers place smaller items in and use as a dish.
£4.95 each
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Lambis Chiragra -
minimum 7 inches |
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These Lambis
Chiragra shells are popular with collectors and make great
decorations around the home. They are shallow water nautical
shells which feed off coral reefs in Indo Pacific waters
and the flesh from the Lambis Chiragra snail is edible
and used for food. They're aso known as spider conchs and
interestingly the female has two shoulder "fingers" which
are larger than the others while all the male "fingers" are
about the same size. We don't take orders for male or females
but we do take orders for one or two. This
is great as a shell decoration in a coastal design home
or as shop window display props. So if you are looking for a large shell ornament or a shell for display, this should be on your shortlist.
£8.99 each
£15 for 2
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Green Turbo Borghese DG4067 |



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These Green Turbo Borghese shells are also known as turban shells, because we are told
they are the shape of turbans, and because the Latin genus is "turbo" which in Latin means "spinning top"! There
you have it, it's complicated is this shell naming process and always a good excuse for occasionally
sending out the wrong items. Found in shallow and deep waters pretty much the world over but most common
between the Polar and tropical regions. Green's a very popular colour this year, It will be next year
too!
8 to 9 cms - £8.99 each
9 to 10 cms - £12.99 each
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Syrinx Auranus (Australian
Trumpet Sea Shell)
45 - 50 cms
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The Syrinx
Auranus is found in Northern Australian shallow waters,
these range in colour from pale to bright yellow. They
are also known as the Australian Trumpet Shell and are
one of the largest shells you can find. My friend and shell
guru, who has many a tale to tell about the use of seashells,
tells me that the Aborigines used these giant shells for
carrying water. He does a very good impersonation, and
holds the thin end of the shell with its spiral body resting
on his shoulder and walks around the warehouse shouting "drink,
drink!" The huge lip of the Syrinx
Auranus shell, which once would
have held a huge meaty gastropod could certainly hold a
pint or two of drink. All that aside, these large Australian Trumpet seashells
are beautiful for nautical shell decoration or coastal
interior designand are one of our most popular lines with
customers looking for seashell gift ideas.
£85 each
Also available
in a smaller size,
35 cms and up.
Available at a special price.
£39 each
£75 for 2
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Left Handed Whelk -
DG 4182 - 18cms |


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Worldwide
shells. The question is who would you fear most, an Aborigine
with a heavy Australian trumpet shell on his shoulder or
an Indian using a left handed whelk as his primary weapon?
These left handed whelk shells are rare in India and considered
sacred so he probably wouldn’t
throw it at you. Not one of ours anyway, as they’re
far too good quality. Left handed whelks have been around
for 60 million years. These left handed whelk shells can grow up to a foot in length
and had many other uses in the Indian subcontinent, where
they’d be eaten and used as lamps too. A nice shell
to look at and an interesting one to talk about too. Can
be displayed sideways or standing up. These shells make ideal window display shells or shell decoration.
£14.95 each
£28 for 2
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Orange
Melongena - DG8693 |


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These beautiful
lightly polished Orange Melongena shells are not orange
but the brown pattern does try to trick the eye - beautiful
unusual feature shell. These shells that we sell are approximately 4 inches long. These are wonderful shells as a focal point in a shell display.
£7.99 each
OUT OF STOCK
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Bullmouth Helmet -
Cameo Sea Shell |


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Our picture
shows these beautifully thick large bulmouth helmet seashells
lying "lip down" and also "lip facing".
The jury's out with us as to how these shells display best - we
probably prefer the large broad lip showing as you get
the contrast of the rustic reddish brown around the lip
against the more subtle chestnut browns and lighter colours
on the main body of the shell. The Cameo
shell is another Indo Pacific shell which is also referred
to as a red helmet. If you are looking for a great shell
decoration or display shell the Bullmouth Helmet fits the
bill.
5 to 6 inches
£13.99 each
£22 for 2
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Nautilus Shell - Natural
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The Nautilus
shell is from the Nautilidae family and a distant relative
of the Octopus, you're looking at one of the Ocean's most
fascinating shells which hasn't changed very much in 450
million years. The Nautilus Shell is a smooth perfectly
proportioned shell which has fascinated scientists for
centuries and is found living in colonies in Indo-Pacific
waters. You're unlikely to ever witness a Nautilus Shell
on a "swim
through" as they inhabit depths of
between 100 and 300 metres, usually feeding off shrimp
and small fish on the deep slopes of coral reefs. The
nautilus shell is a symbol of beauty and certainly the
most majestic of shells which are considered
"living fossils". A nautilus can live up to 20
years. A large shell you will keep forever and these nautilus
shells make perfect shell gifts. We hold several of these
in stock at any one time and will always hand pick the
best from our collection.
We sometimes have larger sizes of nautilus available so if you require prior images or
larger Nautilus Natural shells please email us at info@dorsetgifts.com
Minimum 13 cms
£49
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We currently have a limited supply of smaller natural nautilus shells.
Minimum 11 cms
Price £29 each
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Nautilus Shell - Pearlized |


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Our wonderful Nautilus shells are described in detail
above and these pearlized Nautilus shells have had their outer layer removed to show the "mother
of pearl"
inner layer. Nautilus is from the Greek word for "sailor" and these pearlised nautilus shells
are so perfectly proportioned that they have become symbols of symmetry. Pearlized Nautilus Shells are popular as wedding table centrepieces.
We sometimes have larger sizes available so if you require prior images or larger Nautilus Natural shells please email us at info@dorsetgifts.com Minimum 13 cms
£49
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Queen Helmet |

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Our large
Queen Helmet shells (or more technically Cassis Cornuta)
measure 9 to 10 inches in height or length depending which
way you wish to display them. We're beginning to see these
sShells placed "lip down" as
this really shows the beautiful colours on the back of
the shell although as a feature shell we think they're
at their best standing at full height, as photographed
in our main image. The Queen Helmet shell you purchase
will be picked by hand as the best one in its' size from
our current collection. If you require pictures before
purchasing we can forward these to you but rest assured
it will be handpicked as the best on the shelf! We do have
larger Queen Helmet shells in stock so please email us at info@dorsetgifts.com
if you require an even bigger feauture shell. Our price,
as always, will be market leading!
9 to 10 inches high
£35 each
£60 for 2
Also available in a smaller size, 10 to 15 cms, 4 to 6 inches
£9.99 each
£18 for 2
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Giant Spider Conch
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The Giant
Spider Conch is more infamously known as Lambis Truncata
and sometimes referred to as the 7 finger shell, although
they don't always have seven fingers, but always more than
two fingers, to make it a sea themed decoration you can
feel comfortable displaying! These shells
are a whopping 25 to 30 centimetres and larger ones always
available on request at info@dorsetgifts.com
. You can create a great feature with one this size though
and these large sea snail shells have always been a top
selling line in our shop. They look good with a few of
the smaller lambis chiraga scattered around them and these
can be seen on our other shell page.
A wonderful feature or collectible shell - this makes an unusal seashell gift!
25 to 30cms
£18.95 each
£30 for 2
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Large
Trumpet Triton |




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Tritons -
named after the Greek God Triton who was the son of Poseidon,
the God of the Sea. Trumpet Tritons can grow as large as
20 inches although a 12 inch specimen is a very
impressive size for these shells, to be found in temperate
and tropical waters worldwide. Adult trumpet tritons are
predators and will feed off molluscs as well as starfish,
including the "crown of thorns starfish" which
is poisonous and known to proliferate and destroy coral
reef. We feel we have provided enough information for
you to buy one of these Large Trumpet Tritons for use as
a dinner party conversation piece and then present it to
the most beautiful or interesting woman (or man) at the
table! Suffice to say, these probably are the most spectacular
and sought after large shells you can buy and you can email
us for a best price on even larger Trumpet Tritons at info@dorsetgifts.com
. We can also supply images of the exact Large Trumpet Triton
we will send, if you so wish. We believe these tritons
could also become restricted over the next few years in
which case the price is likely to go up. Go on!...buy
one of the world's most beautiful shells.
30 cms long
£89 each
£165 for 2
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Pearlized Troca - DGSH54 |


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These are stunning
larger specimens of our pearlized trocas and really are
the most beautiful shells. A stand alone feature shell
the pearlized trocha will create an amazing display with
smaller trocas (on our shells
page) or with sputnik
urchins.
11cms
£20.00 each
£35.00 for 2
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Abalone Shells - QT4070 |

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These abalone shells are also known as ear shells and of oval shape with an iridescent inside surface. These strong abalone shells are mainly found in the cold waters of the Southern Hemisphere and will enliven your bathroom, making a superb soap dish or "stand alone" decoration.
Available in two sizes.
15cms and up
- £9.95 each
- £18 for 2
20cms
- £14.95 each
- £28 for 2
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