Last summer I admired a shellacked horseshoe crab installation in a friend's Little Compton, Rhode Island, cottage—so much so that I went on a hunt for more examples of horseshoe crab as decor.
For step-by-step instructions on how to clean and dry a horseshoe crab shell, go to Horseshoe Crab Shell Preservation.
Above: A washed, dried, and lacquered horseshoe crab in my friend Keith Crudgington's Little Compton kitchen.
Above L: A framed horseshoe crab in a gallery wall via Duo Ventures. Above R: The Resin Limule Sconce from Atelier Gary Lee at the Chicago Merchandise Mart; see companion in bronze below.
Above: South Carolina–based Etsy seller Local Cluster sells molted Horseshoe Crab Wall Decor; $40 each.
Above L: The Bronze Limule Sconce from Atelier Gary Lee; inquire about pricing. Above R: A horseshoe crab installation in the Hamptons house of Schappacher White Architecture.
Above: A horseshoe crab in a Los Feliz home designed by Christos Prevezanao. Photograph by Jonn Coolidge via My Domaine.
Above L: Wall-mounted horseshoe crabs in a project by Parker Sims Interiors. Above R: A Bronze Limule Sconce by Bernard Figueroa Light Sculptures, available from Atelier Gary Lee.
Above: A collection of sea treasures via Karen Bell Photo.
Above L: The Horseshoe Crab Door Knocker (10 by 5 inches) from Swansea, Massachusetts–based Colby Smith is made of sand-cast yellow or red brass with a nickel plate or oiled bronze finish; $150. Above R: Vermont blacksmith Steven Bronstein of Blackthorne Forge makes a hand-forged steel Horseshoe Crab Garden Sculpture (8 by 16 inches); it's $120 directly from Blackthorne Forge.
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