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18th Century En Grisaille Painting with Cherubs
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
mounted in a faux shagreen decorated frame with gilt mouldings. The painting reclined in the 19th Century
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1760s French Neoclassical Antique Shagreen

Materials

Paint

French Pottery Leaf-Shaped Plates, Set of Twelve
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Downingtown, PA
matching blue stippled or "shagreen" ground. This striking "bleu et blanc" aesthetic transforms a simple
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Mid-19th Century French William IV Antique Shagreen

Materials

Pottery

Antique Equestrian Inkwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Equestrian Inkwell Shagreen "Shark Skin" Silver on Bronze
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19th Century American Antique Shagreen

Table Telescope
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine reflecting 18th century shagreen covered telescope in the manner of Adams, in working order.
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Shagreen

Materials

Brass

Pair of Art Déco Obelisks, France 1930
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of obelisks, Art Decò, made out of lacquered wood shagreen effect. France 1930 ca.
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1920s French Antique Shagreen

Materials

Wood

Pair of Empire Period White Lacquered Armchairs Stamped J. Michel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. White lacquered and gilt parts . Empire period circa 1810 . Shagreen imitation fabric . French
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19th Century French First Empire Antique Shagreen

Pair of Chic French Art Deco Club Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
A Pair of Exquisite French Club Chairs with Beautifully Carved Wood Motifs and Faux Shagreen
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Early 20th Century French Antique Shagreen

Set of Eight Antique Restored Neoclassical Dining Chairs
Located in Baambrugge, NL
shagreen patern. Beautifully patinated.
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Shagreen

Materials

Rattan, Wood

19th Century Louis XV French Bergere Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
, gorgeously upholstered in a neutral shagreen and finished with matte brass nailhead. Beautiful front and back
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Shagreen

English Art Deco Liquor Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
and Macassar ebony, the doors of shagreen or sharkskin, the fitted interior veneered in sycamore
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1920s Antique Shagreen

English Leather and Tin Tobacco Caddy
By Frederic Hewitt
Located in Greenwich, CT
An English 19th century tobacco caddy of tin covered in stitched shagreen, of oblong hexagonal form
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Shagreen

Materials

Tin

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Playing Card Box
Located in valatie, NY
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Playing Card Box with Chinese subject matter in faux shagreen, the
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19th Century Japanese Antique Shagreen

18th Century En Grisaille Painting with Cherubs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
a faux shagreen decorated frame with gilt mouldings. The painting was relined in the 19th Century
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Shagreen

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

George III Pocket Globe After Herman Moll
By Herman Moll
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
‘A correct globe with the new discoveries’ and fitted within a hinged black shagreen case, the
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1770s English George III Antique Shagreen

Materials

Wood

Sterling Silver Dressing Table Set
By Richard Comyns
Located in London, London
a plain silver gilt overlay. The other pieces feature pale green shagreen with a decorative silver
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1920s English Antique Shagreen

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tiffany Silver Strawberry Set London 1902
By Tiffany Co.
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
. Forks: 11.5x2.1cm Condition : Excellent, no dings - shagreen case rather worn at corners and edges but
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Shagreen

Materials

Silver

Early 19th Century Italian Pietra Dura Plaque
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
giving a realistic 3D effect. Mounted with a faux shagreen decorated border and gilt moulded frame
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Shagreen

Materials

Marble

Rare George III Campaign Set Made in London in 1794
Located in London, GB
all contained within a most unusual silk and velvet lined shagreen case. They may well have been a
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1790s English Antique Shagreen

Georgian Gold and Silver Diamond and Garnet Choker Necklace
Located in Amsterdam, NL
diamond lock, in its original shagreen case. weight: 65.48 grams dimensions box: 33 x 2.7 cm dimensions
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1820s Georgian Antique Shagreen

Materials

White Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Silver

Large early 19th Century Italian Pietra Dura Plaque
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
realistic 3D effect. Mounted with a faux shagreen decorated border and gilt moulded frame. Circa 1820. In
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1820s English Neoclassical Antique Shagreen

Materials

Marble

Japanese Lacquer Playing Card Box
Located in valatie, NY
naked eye. Each box is decorated with faux shagreen, a technique inspired by the texture of the skin of
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19th Century Japanese Antique Shagreen

Mid 19th C Country House Gothic Revival Green Leather Armchair Holland Sons
By Holland Sons
Located in Lowestoft, GB
pleasing appearance. We have also replaced a few section with some period shagreen leather in keeping with
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Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Shagreen

Materials

Leather, Oak

Mameluke Sabre Sword
Located in New Orleans, LA
embossed shagreen scabbard features two rings in order to hang from a belt. Mameluke swords take their name
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19th Century English Other Antique Shagreen

Materials

Steel

Four Late 19th to 20th C Zoology Entomology Faux Book Box Specimens Taxidermy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
pine in construction, with a faux shagreen covering with gilt labels to each spine. Age related wear
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Late 19th Century English Antique Shagreen

Materials

Natural Fiber, Pine, Paper

18th Century Continental Etui
Located in New Orleans, LA
, from precious metals like gold or silver to exotic materials such as tortoiseshell or shagreen. Though
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18th Century German Rococo Antique Shagreen

Materials

Gilt Metal

Victorian British Army Sword Hilt Candlesticks with Royal Monogram, circa 1905
By Benham Froud
Located in London, GB
the original shagreen and wirework grips. Unusually one of the Royal monograms is the seldom seen VR&I
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Shagreen

Materials

Metal

Pair of Painted Demilune Cabinets by Wright Mansfield
By Wright and Mansfield
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
lovely green background, simulated to resemble shagreen. Wright & Mansfield were prolific 19th
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Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Shagreen

Materials

Wood, Paint

Project for a Hallway, Art Deco Modern Architectural Interior Design Drawing
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in Cotignac, FR
materials, such as shagreen, mica, and intricate straw marquetry. He had an eye for exotic patterns
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Shagreen

Materials

Parchment Paper, Crayon, Pastel, Pencil

Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Japanned Commodes
Located in Essex, MA
flowers in lacquer, mother of pearl and bone. Colors are vibrant and include black lacquer and a shagreen
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Shagreen

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Double Fleur de Lis Diamond Ring
Located in Stamford, CT
sized. It is currently a size 7. The original shagreen fitted box will be shipped along with the ring.
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Shagreen

Louis XV Multicolored Gold Étui
Located in New Orleans, LA
as tortoiseshell or shagreen. Though many were used for more clandestine reasons, some also served
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Shagreen

Materials

Gold

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Secretaire a Abatant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
black shagreen writing surface is in wonderful antique condition. All four corners feature fluting. One
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Shagreen

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

Georgian Terrestrial Pocket Globe by T. Harris and Son, London, 1813
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Terrestrial Globe By T.Harris and Sons 1813' rotates on its axes inside a hinged black shagreen case. The
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Shagreen

Materials

Plaster

Culpeper Compound Microscope
Located in New Orleans, LA
support and shagreen on the outer tube. It stands on three Culpeper-style tripod supports above a circular
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18th Century English Antique Shagreen

Materials

Brass

An important set of early George III Tea Caddies
Located in London, GB
silver mounted shagreen case. The interior is divided into three sections and is velvet lined with gold
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Shagreen

Fine and Rare Pair of George II Tea Caddies with Matching Sugar/Mixing Bowl
Located in London, GB
within their original silver mounted shagreen case. The interior is divided into three sections and is
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1750s English Antique Shagreen

Vintage French Silver Plated Wine or Champagne Cooler / Bucket, Puiforcat
By Emile Puiforcat
Located in Bath, GB
as exotic woods, semi-precious stones and shagreen. Jean Puiforcat’s inspiration from and
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1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Shagreen

Materials

Silver Plate

“Panther” by Primavera, circa 1930
By Primavera
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
departure of Colette Gueden in 1972. One with shagreen brown and craquele white enamel design Signed
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Shagreen

Materials

Earthenware

Shagreen Match Box
Located in New York, NY
Shagreen match box . Bone trimmed celadon galuchat match box with three strike voids and paper
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Early 20th Century English Antique Shagreen

Materials

Shagreen

Shagreen Magnifying Glass
Located in London, GB
An mid-nineteenth century magnifying glass, mounted in silver, with stained green shark skin handle.
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Shagreen

Materials

Glass, Shagreen

Antique Shagreen and Wood Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique black shagreen box with wood trim. Inset mirror on the inside lid.  
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Late 19th Century Regency Antique Shagreen

Materials

Mirror, Shagreen, Wood

Edwardian Shagreen Silver Games Box
Located in Northampton, GB
exterior in Green stained Shagreen. The Box features applied scrollwork Silver mounts by James Thornton
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Shagreen

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Shagreen Bar Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shagreen bar cabinet newly refurbished, white gold leaf, real shagreen, mirrored all-over inside
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1920s Italian Antique Shagreen

Chinese Shagreen Glasses Case with Tassels, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese spectacle case is carved from wood with a striking shagreen covering. The case dates
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Shagreen

Materials

Metal

1920s Mark Cross London Shagreen Desk Box Organizer
By Mark Cross
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Luxurious shagreen revolving door desk top organizer made by Mark Cross London. Extravagance and
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Shagreen

Materials

Silver Plate

Art Deco Shagreen Covered Wood Box w/Bone Edges
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco shagreen covered box with hinged lid and bone edges. The lid closes snugly, and the
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Shagreen

Materials

Shagreen, Wood

Antique Naval Officers Sword by Wilkinson, Shagreen, circa 1897
By Henry Wilkinson Co.
Located in London, GB
guard with a crown over an anchor and a shagreen hilt. It bears the inscription "C.G. Slade R.N
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1890s English Victorian Antique Shagreen

Materials

Brass

Antique Naval Officers Sword by Landon Sons Shagreen, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
decorative shagreen hilt that terminates in a lion's head. The single 80cm etched blade, double-edged at
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1890s English Antique Shagreen

Materials

Brass

19th Century Shagreen French Opera Glasses and Case, circa 1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
covered in green leather or shagreen. The black metal focus wheel works well. Creator: Paris, France
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Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Shagreen

Materials

Metal, Brass

Silver and Shagreen Cutlery Etui, Travel Cutlery, Netherlands, 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Silver and Shagreen Cutlery, Etui, and Travel Cutlery Netherlands, 18th century  An exotic and
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18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Shagreen

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th century Chinese Shagreen Sharkskin Covered Eye Glass Case circa 1850-1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Chinese Shagreen covered eyeglasses case with onyx. The case is fashioned from two pieces
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Shagreen

Materials

Onyx

Antique Naval Officers Sword by H.A. Friedberg, Shagreen, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
and a decorative shagreen hilt that terminates in a lion's head. The single 80cm etched blade
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1890s English Antique Shagreen

Materials

Brass

Antique Art Deco 20th Century Dunhill Giant Shagreen Table Lighter Circa 1920–30
By Dunhill
Located in London, GB
in segmented shagreen with beautifully muted tones. The piece is in excellent condition, with a
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1920s Art Deco Antique Shagreen

Materials

Silver Plate

Art Deco Shagreen (Ray Skin) Veneer Covered Wood Cigar or Cigarette Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco shagreen (ray skin) covered wooden cigar or cigarette box of rectangular form with a
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Shagreen

Materials

Wood, Shagreen Stingray

Art Deco Shagreen Covered Box in Unusual Coral Red Color on Ball Feet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco shagreen covered wooden box in unusual coral red color with ball feet and bar lid lift.
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Shagreen

Materials

Bone, Shagreen, Wood

1920s English Octagonal Faux Shagreen Vanity Box
Located in Stamford, CT
1920s English octagonal faux shagreen vanity box. Shagreen printed papier mâché box. Clamshell
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1920s English Regency Antique Shagreen

Materials

Mirror, Paper

Antique Chinese Ox Horn Eyeglasses - Shagreen Case
Located in Peekskill, NY
is a stunning pair of 125+ year old and delicate ox horn eyeglasses in the original shagreen and
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19th Century Chinese Other Antique Shagreen

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Antique Shagreen For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique shagreen for your home. Each antique shagreen for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using animal skin, shagreen and metal. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique shagreen, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique shagreen made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. A well-made antique shagreen has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Asprey International Limited, Cary’s and Finnigans Ltd. are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Shagreen?

Prices for an antique shagreen can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1 and can go as high as $125,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,550.