The shells pictured on this page are ones we suggest you obtain as soon as possible. In the twenty years we have been selling shells we have watched one large shell after another become unavailable or price prohibitive. Many factors influence the lack of large shells such as climatic changes, overfishing, moratoriums to protect waters and the tourist industry. In home decorating a single large shell, properly placed, can become the focal point of any room. If you are an avid shell lover we suggest you begin your collection with large decorative shells and then move to smaller specimen shells. At the Old Gray House we can provide you with an abundance of large decorative shells.