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Antique 19th Century Boulle Tortoise Shell Inkwell with Brass Inlays
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine 19th century French "Boulle" tortoise shell inkwell (circa 1860). Inkwell containers, brass
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Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Inkwells

French Bronze Octagonal Tortoise Shell Pattern Mirror Attributed to Jansen
By Maison Baguès, Romeo Rega, Maison Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
antiques and the furniture contracted to outside cabinetmakers. By the early 1890s Maison Jansen had
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Boulle Box
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique French boulle marquetry box. The wooden box is decorated with inlaid brass and
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Quality Antique French Boulle Centre Table, circa 1850
Located in Suffolk, GB
This is a quality antique French boulle centre table with a marvelous serpentine shaped top
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Pair of Boulle Style Antique Brass Candlesticks
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
This fine pair of brass candlesticks are masterfully cast, with decorations in the style of French
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Antique 19th Century British Baroque Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Antique French Bronze Sculpture "Cicogne Crab" by Alfred Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
among the scattered shells and starfish of the rocky base. The subject is sand cast as a single piece
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Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XIV Boulle, Lacquer, Marble and Figural Ormolu Cabinet
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Boulle figural cabinet offers serpentine form with shaped marble top surmounting
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Boulle Inlaid Armchair with Gilt Bronze Mounts
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
This magnificent armchair, or throne chair, is a majestic work of seated furniture, decorated to
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Antique 19th Century French Baroque Chairs

Materials

Ormolu, Brass, Bronze, Pewter

Antique Boulle Mantel Clock by E. Villemsens, Paris, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Boulle marquetry mantel clock which dates from around 1890
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Antique 1890s French Mantel Clocks

Large Vintage French Cartier Tropical Rare Silk Scarf Pink Irish Linen Pillow
By Cartier
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
, antique gold, white gold, silver, yellow, ochre, olive green, leaves, leaf, pineapple, turtle, tortoise
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Pillows and Throws

Materials

Linen, Silk

Circa 1880s Large Square English Bamboo Side Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
. Beautiful "tortoise shell" effect to the bamboo figure. 23.5" x 23.25" x 32" h. We are a family business
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Antique 1880s Late Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Bamboo

Antique Monumental Tortoise Shell
Located in Hudson, NY
a stunning and rare antique monumental tortoise shell, in its original finish.
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Early 20th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Antique French Tortoise Shell
Located in New York, NY
French tortoise shell on stand.
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Early 20th Century French Mounted Objects

Antique Taxidermy Sea Turtle Tortoise Found in France
Located in Houston, TX
An exceptional piece discovered in France, this antique taxidermy tortoise is in remarkable
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Early 20th Century French Taxidermy

Materials

Tortoise Shell

A Antique Boulle Box With Inlaid Brass And Tortoise Shell
Located in Hudson, NY
A antiques Boulle box with inlaid etched brass, and tortoise shell, and lined on the inside with
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Antique 19th Century French Boxes

A Antique Boulle Box With Inlaid Brass And Tortoise Shell
Located in Hudson, NY
A Boulle box inlaid with etched brass and red Tortoise Shell. and lined with a decorative paper.
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Antique 19th Century French Boxes

Materials

Brass

A Antique Boulle Box With Inlaid Brass And Tortoise Shell
Located in Hudson, NY
A small Boulle Box with inlaid Red Tortoise Shell, It has a small button in front, when pushed
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Antique 19th Century French Boxes

Antique French Boulle 12" Writer s Box Chest TAULIN Palais Royal
Located in South Coast, CA
Absolutely exquisite & rare antique French Napoleon III era 12" writer's box with double inkwell
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French Inkwells

Materials

Glass, Shell, Tortoise Shell

Victorian Tortoise-shell and Brass Pen Trough Circa 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Victorian pen trough enriched with brass boulle marquetry reminiscent of the French ”Boulle" inlay
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Objects

Antique French Boulle Inlaid 13" Writer s Box, Ecritoire, Chest
Located in South Coast, CA
originator of this style of marquetry in cabinetry and furniture making in France, Charles-Andre' Boulle (11
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Brass

Faux Tortoise Eglomise Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
An amazing eglomise mirror with a faux tortoise shell pattern. This intimately scaled piece
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Vintage 1940s French Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Furniture LXVI Stamped Vedder in Boulle Marquetry 19th Century Napoleon III P
By Elihu Vedder
Located in Manduel, FR
. He restored Boulle's furniture, made of rosewood, ebony, copper, tortoise-shell, porcelain and bronze
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Antique French Ormolu-Mounted Jardiniere with Boulle Work Inlays Napoleon III
Located in Brussels, BE
Antique French ormolu-mounted jardiniere with Boulle work inlays. Napoleon III, 19th century
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Ormolu

Large Antique Indonesian Sumba Tribal Headdress Wedding Comb Oriental Asian Art
Located in London, GB
Large antique Indonesian Sumba Tribal headdress wedding comb Oriental Asian art A stunning rare
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Art

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Antique French Louis XVI Painted Console, circa 1880
Located in Houston, TX
is a wonderful faux, spotted tortoise shell finish. Classic details on the front, including a laurel
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique French TAHAN Boulle Serpentine Jewelry Chest, 12" Box
Located in South Coast, CA
this elegant large box is simply stunning. Boulle, the process of marquetry of brass and tortoise shell
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Antique 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

Storage Cabinet, Period Napoleon III, Typical Boulle Technic, 1860
Located in Biarritz, FR
This is an absolutely antique Napoleon III, ebonised , tortoise shell and cut brass Boulle storage
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Ormolu

A Antique Boulle Glove Box
Located in Hudson, NY
Ebony Glove Box inlaid with Brass and red Tortoise shell. The front section drops down.
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Antique 19th Century French Boxes

Materials

Brass

Middle Eastern Tortoiseshell and Bone Inlay Box
Located in Montecito, CA
, French, Spanish Colonial, Anglo Indian, Portuguese, Native American Antiques, Furniture, Architectural
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20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood, Bone, Tortoise Shell

Napoleon III Period Fireplace in Black from Belgium Marble and Boulle Marquetry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Unusual antique Napoleon III period fireplace sculpted out black marble from Belgium marble with
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Copper

A Bronze Model Of The Venus Accroupie Nineteenth Century
Located in London, GB
Venus wrings out her hair, although here she is seated not on a shell but on a tortoise. This is perhaps
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Antique 19th Century French Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rare Queen Anne Japanned Copper Wine Cistern
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
Chastang, in his book 'Paintings in Wood, French Marquetry Furniture', argues that the emergence of
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Antique Early 18th Century English More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Copper

Antique Taxidermy Sea Turtle Tortoise Shell
Located in Houston, TX
straw used inside). The coloring on the tortoise shell is quite beautiful and shows a variety of brown
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Early 20th Century French Taxidermy

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Antique Modernist Tortoiseshell Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modernist console or entryway table with gilded steel base and French polished tortoiseshell top.
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Early 20th Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Steel

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Antique French Tortoise Shell Furniture For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic piece of antique French tortoise shell furniture available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of bone, tortoise shell and metal, every item from our selection of antique French tortoise shell furniture was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of antique French tortoise shell furniture — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An object in our assortment of antique French tortoise shell furniture, designed in the Baroque, Louis XV or Louis XVI style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. André-Charles Boulle and Marchand Glass Co. each produced at least one beautiful option in this array of antique French tortoise shell furniture that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique French Tortoise Shell Furniture?

A piece of antique French tortoise shell furniture can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,396, while the lowest priced sells for $595 and the highest can go for as much as $63,559.