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Large English Art Deco Silver-Mounted Faux Tortoiseshell Photograph Frame
Located in New York, NY
This large ornate faux tortoiseshell frame has intricate floral and foliate sterling silver-mounted
Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Large English Art Deco Silver-Mounted Faux Tortoiseshell Photograph Frame
Large English Art Deco Silver-Mounted Faux Tortoiseshell Photograph Frame

Large English Art Deco Silver-Mounted Faux Tortoiseshell Photograph Frame

$12,000
1928 Pair of George V Silver and Tortoiseshell Photograph Frames
Located in Hong Kong, HK
pair of tortoiseshell and silver mounted Photograph Frames of this quality and size. The pictures are
Category

1920s British Georgian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Silver

Antique 1928 Pair of George V Silver and Tortoiseshell Photograph Frames
1928 Pair of George V Silver and Tortoiseshell Photograph Frames

1928 Pair of George V Silver and Tortoiseshell Photograph Frames

$21,000
Asprey Co. English Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell Photograph Frame
By Asprey International Limited
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular photograph frame with arched top and fancy gold FEP monogram. Original leather back and stand. Stamped: ASPREY LONDON on back.
Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell

Antique Asprey Co. English Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell Photograph Frame
Asprey Co. English Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell Photograph Frame

Asprey Co. English Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell Photograph Frame

$4,000
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Bone Walnut Tortoiseshell Italian-Spanish Box
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Neoclassical style box with a wild boar hunting scene. The scene is inside a frame of Tortoiseshell
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell, Walnut

Antique Early 20th Century Neoclassical Bone Walnut Tortoiseshell Italian-Spanish Box
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Bone Walnut Tortoiseshell Italian-Spanish Box

Early 20th Century Neoclassical Bone Walnut Tortoiseshell Italian-Spanish Box

$1,187
Saunders Mackenzie English Art Deco Silver Faux Tortoiseshell Photo Frame
By Sanders Mackenzie
Located in New York, NY
English Art Deco sterling silver and faux tortoiseshell photograph frame with original wood backing
Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Silver

Antique Saunders Mackenzie English Art Deco Silver Faux Tortoiseshell Photo Frame
Saunders Mackenzie English Art Deco Silver Faux Tortoiseshell Photo Frame

Saunders Mackenzie English Art Deco Silver Faux Tortoiseshell Photo Frame

$600
Very Attractive Small Charming Tortoiseshell clock, Signed "Leroy a Paris"
By LeRoy
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very attractive small striking charming tortoiseshell four-pillar clock signed Leroy a Paris
Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Very Attractive Small Charming Tortoiseshell clock, Signed "Leroy a Paris"
Very Attractive Small Charming Tortoiseshell clock, Signed "Leroy a Paris"

Very Attractive Small Charming Tortoiseshell clock, Signed "Leroy a Paris"

$5,344
Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790
Located in Goettingen, DE
Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790 Rare snuffbox made of
Category

1790s French Empire Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

18k Gold

Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790
Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790

Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790

$2,612
Early 20th Century Art Deco Tortoiseshell and Silver Letter Box
By Grey Co, Birmingham
Located in Singapore, SG
From a different era. A tortoiseshell letterbox with hall marked silver strapping. There are
Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Silver

Antique Early 20th Century Art Deco Tortoiseshell and Silver Letter Box
Early 20th Century Art Deco Tortoiseshell and Silver Letter Box

Early 20th Century Art Deco Tortoiseshell and Silver Letter Box

$2,166
Antique Tortoise Shell Inlay Tea Caddy, 2 Well - Tortoiseshell
Located in South Coast, CA
Mid-1800s, perhaps earlier, the breathtaking old early Victorian tortoise shell tea caddy you see here is complete, in really fine condition (very slight imperfections consistent wit...
Category

19th Century English Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Wood, Ivory, Mother-of-Pearl

Antique Tortoise Shell Inlay Tea Caddy, 2 Well - Tortoiseshell
Antique Tortoise Shell Inlay Tea Caddy, 2 Well - Tortoiseshell

Antique Tortoise Shell Inlay Tea Caddy, 2 Well - Tortoiseshell

$3,695
French Louis XV Style Tortoiseshell and Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock
By Girard Limoges Clocks 1
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite cartouche shaped Cartel clock in the Louis XV style with tortoiseshell body framed with
Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

French Louis XV Style Tortoiseshell and Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock
French Louis XV Style Tortoiseshell and Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock

French Louis XV Style Tortoiseshell and Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock

$5,750
Regency Period Red Tortoiseshell and Brass Inlaid Boulle Mantel Clock
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The marquetry inlaid boulle drumhead clock is veneered in red tortoiseshell with a finely gilt cast
Category

1820s English Regency Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

Regency Period Red Tortoiseshell and Brass Inlaid Boulle Mantel Clock
Regency Period Red Tortoiseshell and Brass Inlaid Boulle Mantel Clock

Regency Period Red Tortoiseshell and Brass Inlaid Boulle Mantel Clock

$8,156
Italian 17th Century Octagonal Mirror with "Tortoiseshell Trompe-L oeil"
Located in Paris, FR
original decoration in trompe-l’oeil tortoiseshell, it has also kept its original engraved gilding. The
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Glass, Wood

Italian 17th Century Octagonal Mirror with "Tortoiseshell Trompe-L oeil"
Italian 17th Century Octagonal Mirror with "Tortoiseshell Trompe-L oeil"

Italian 17th Century Octagonal Mirror with "Tortoiseshell Trompe-L oeil"

$33,255
English Pottery Tortoiseshell Dish Probably Thomas Whieldon Mid-18th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
tortoiseshell glaze and green and ochre carefully applied splodges. The wavy shaped rim is crisply relief molded
Category

1760s English Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

English Pottery Tortoiseshell Dish Probably Thomas Whieldon Mid-18th Century
English Pottery Tortoiseshell Dish Probably Thomas Whieldon Mid-18th Century

English Pottery Tortoiseshell Dish Probably Thomas Whieldon Mid-18th Century

$3,215
Staffordshire Whieldon Type Tortoiseshell Glazed Creamware King of Prussia Plate
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Staffordshire whieldon type tortoiseshell glazed creamware King of Prussia plate, the shaped rim
Category

1750s English Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Ceramic

Staffordshire Whieldon Type Tortoiseshell Glazed Creamware King of Prussia Plate
Staffordshire Whieldon Type Tortoiseshell Glazed Creamware King of Prussia Plate

Staffordshire Whieldon Type Tortoiseshell Glazed Creamware King of Prussia Plate

$3,610
William Comyns English Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell and Silver Tray
By William Comyns Sons 1
Located in New York, NY
tortoiseshell with thin pieces of gold or silver and it can be of two types: pique´ pose´ and pique´ cloute´ or
Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Silver

William Comyns English Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell and Silver Tray
William Comyns English Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell and Silver Tray

William Comyns English Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell and Silver Tray

$3,500
Singing bird box by Jacques Bruguier tortoiseshell case with enameled lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
and mechanical music. The tortoiseshell case is in pristine condition and adorned with exquisite gold
Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Metal, Silver, Enamel, Other

Singing bird box by Jacques Bruguier tortoiseshell case with enameled lid
Singing bird box by Jacques Bruguier tortoiseshell case with enameled lid

Singing bird box by Jacques Bruguier tortoiseshell case with enameled lid

$46,913
4 Decanter Tantalus in Faux Tortoiseshell with Silver Mounts, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, GB
4 cut crystals decanter Tantalus in faux tortoiseshell with silver mounts, circa 1920. Measures
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Tortoise Shell

4 Decanter Tantalus in Faux Tortoiseshell with Silver Mounts, circa 1920
4 Decanter Tantalus in Faux Tortoiseshell with Silver Mounts, circa 1920

4 Decanter Tantalus in Faux Tortoiseshell with Silver Mounts, circa 1920

$1,699
Sicilian Writing Desk in Ebony Embellished with Tortoiseshell Inserts and Silver
Located in Barletta, IT
Writing desk in ebony embellished with tortoiseshell inserts and silver finishes. Drawers along
Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Silver

Sicilian Writing Desk in Ebony Embellished with Tortoiseshell Inserts and Silver
Sicilian Writing Desk in Ebony Embellished with Tortoiseshell Inserts and Silver

Sicilian Writing Desk in Ebony Embellished with Tortoiseshell Inserts and Silver

$23,753
Charles Henry Dumenil Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell and Silver Photograph Frame
By Charles Henry Dumenil
Located in New York, NY
Arched faux tortoiseshell frame with sterling silver border. Original leather back and oak stand
Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Silver

Charles Henry Dumenil Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell and Silver Photograph Frame
Charles Henry Dumenil Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell and Silver Photograph Frame

Charles Henry Dumenil Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell and Silver Photograph Frame

$4,200
Miniature Tortoiseshell Casket in the Shape of a Cassone, circa 1650
Located in GB
A miniature tortoiseshell casket in the shape of a cassone, silver feet and mounts; delicately
Category

1650s Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

Miniature Tortoiseshell Casket in the Shape of a Cassone, circa 1650
Miniature Tortoiseshell Casket in the Shape of a Cassone, circa 1650

Miniature Tortoiseshell Casket in the Shape of a Cassone, circa 1650

$4,455
Pair of Italian Boxes in Marble and Bronze Covered in Tortoiseshell
Located in Tongeren, Limburg
A pair of Italian boxes in marble and bronze covered in tortoiseshell, circa 1860. The boxes are
Category

19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Italian Boxes in Marble and Bronze Covered in Tortoiseshell
Pair of Italian Boxes in Marble and Bronze Covered in Tortoiseshell

Pair of Italian Boxes in Marble and Bronze Covered in Tortoiseshell

$30,167 / set
Louis XIV Brass and Tortoiseshell Boulle Marquetry Striking Bracket Clock
Located in London, Middlesex
Case: inlaid overall in première partie with foliate scrolls and Bérainesque scenes, with herald finial; the front with relief cast figure in a chariot; the contre-partie bracket wit...
Category

1720s French Louis XIV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Louis XIV Brass and Tortoiseshell Boulle Marquetry Striking Bracket Clock
Louis XIV Brass and Tortoiseshell Boulle Marquetry Striking Bracket Clock

Louis XIV Brass and Tortoiseshell Boulle Marquetry Striking Bracket Clock

$61,689
18th Century Period Anglo-Dutch Stained Red Tortoiseshell Ebony Mirror
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The rectangular reeded ebonised frame is decorated on all four concerns with stained red tortoise shell panels and ivory borders. The red tortoise shell sleeve is veneered in vertica...
Category

1740s English George III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Tortoise Shell

18th Century Period Anglo-Dutch Stained Red Tortoiseshell Ebony Mirror
18th Century Period Anglo-Dutch Stained Red Tortoiseshell Ebony Mirror

18th Century Period Anglo-Dutch Stained Red Tortoiseshell Ebony Mirror

$5,277
Pair of Silver Gilt Bronze French Tazzas with Tortoiseshell, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This fine pair of French, silver, allegorical tazzas are tortoiseshelled. They include detailed
Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Silver

Pair of Silver Gilt Bronze French Tazzas with Tortoiseshell, 19th Century
Pair of Silver Gilt Bronze French Tazzas with Tortoiseshell, 19th Century

Pair of Silver Gilt Bronze French Tazzas with Tortoiseshell, 19th Century

$8,910 / set
English Art Deco Crystal Silver Pique Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell Scent Bottle
By W.G. Keight 1
Located in New York, NY
pique design in faux tortoiseshell. Impressed for 925 silver/ Birmingham/ 1909/ W.G.K. Piqué work is
Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Crystal, Silver

English Art Deco Crystal Silver Pique Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell Scent Bottle
English Art Deco Crystal Silver Pique Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell Scent Bottle

English Art Deco Crystal Silver Pique Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell Scent Bottle

$400
Pair of Cabinets in Tortoiseshell and Rosewood, Italy or Spain
Located in Lisbon, PT
Pair of Italian or Spanish cabinets. Brazilian rosewood veneered walnut structure with satinwood fillets, tortoise shell plaques and ebonized wood, gilt bronze mounts and applicat...
Category

18th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Wood

Pair of Cabinets in Tortoiseshell and Rosewood, Italy or Spain
Pair of Cabinets in Tortoiseshell and Rosewood, Italy or Spain

Pair of Cabinets in Tortoiseshell and Rosewood, Italy or Spain

$89,076 / set
George III Period 18th Century Octagonal-Shaped Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
silver handle. The tortoiseshell is inlaid with bone and the top opens to reveal the original lids and
Category

18th Century English Sheraton Antique Tortoiseshell

George III Period 18th Century Octagonal-Shaped Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
George III Period 18th Century Octagonal-Shaped Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

George III Period 18th Century Octagonal-Shaped Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

$9,390
Very Important Louis XV Swiss Tortoiseshell Clock Jaquet Droz, circa 1750
By Pierre Jaquet-Droz 1
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very important Louis XV swiss tortoiseshell ormolu-mounted bracket clock with matching bracket so
Category

18th Century Swiss Louis XV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bronze

Very Important Louis XV Swiss Tortoiseshell Clock Jaquet Droz, circa 1750
Very Important Louis XV Swiss Tortoiseshell Clock Jaquet Droz, circa 1750

Very Important Louis XV Swiss Tortoiseshell Clock Jaquet Droz, circa 1750

$38,006
Antique Pique Drop Earrings Tortoiseshell Mother-of-Pearl Crescent Moon Hoops
Located in London, GB
, blossoming in the 1850s-1880s. It is highly characteristic of tortoiseshell jewellery and is no longer being
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Antique Pique Drop Earrings Tortoiseshell Mother-of-Pearl Crescent Moon Hoops
Antique Pique Drop Earrings Tortoiseshell Mother-of-Pearl Crescent Moon Hoops

Antique Pique Drop Earrings Tortoiseshell Mother-of-Pearl Crescent Moon Hoops

$987
Tortoiseshell Tea Canister with Sterling Silver Lid and "Tea" Mount 19th Century
By Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Tortoiseshell and silver tea caddy with inverted sides having a engraved applied silver mount with
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tortoiseshell Tea Canister with Sterling Silver Lid and "Tea" Mount 19th Century
Tortoiseshell Tea Canister with Sterling Silver Lid and "Tea" Mount 19th Century

Tortoiseshell Tea Canister with Sterling Silver Lid and "Tea" Mount 19th Century

$3,153
French Louis XV ormolu mounted tortoiseshell bracket clock. Viger A Paris
By Viger
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Go and striking, with verge escapement, signed 'Viger A Paris'. Circa 1750
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XV ormolu mounted tortoiseshell bracket clock. Viger A Paris
French Louis XV ormolu mounted tortoiseshell bracket clock. Viger A Paris

French Louis XV ormolu mounted tortoiseshell bracket clock. Viger A Paris

$35,630
Fine Regency George IV Period Tortoiseshell Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The top is crisply inlaid with floral mother of pearl patterns and sterling silver borders. The tea caddy top is chamfered with a sarcophagus rectangular form and a silver escutcheon...
Category

1810s English Regency Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Fine Regency George IV Period Tortoiseshell Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy
Fine Regency George IV Period Tortoiseshell Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy

Fine Regency George IV Period Tortoiseshell Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy

$9,253
English Art Deco Crystal Jar with Faux Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Top
Located in New York, NY
English Art Deco faceted crystal jar with a sterling silver image of a building Impressed for 925 silver/Birmingham/1920/ESB.
Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

English Art Deco Crystal Jar with Faux Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Top
English Art Deco Crystal Jar with Faux Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Top

English Art Deco Crystal Jar with Faux Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Top

$900
Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Tortoiseshell Comb Seated in a Chair
Located in Litchfield, CT
Unsigned. New England, circa 1830. Oil on canvas, period gilt frame. Measures: 33 ¾” x 29 ¾”. Condition: Excellent, minor imperfections. The elegant looking woman wearing fashion...
Category

1830s Folk Art Antique Tortoiseshell

Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Tortoiseshell Comb Seated in a Chair

Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Tortoiseshell Comb Seated in a Chair

$13,500
19th C. English Regency tea caddy
Located in Summerland, CA
Regency Tortoiseshell & Ivory Tea Caddy, circa 1815 An elegant octagonal English Regency tea caddy
Category

1820s British Regency Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Shell

19th C. English Regency tea caddy
19th C. English Regency tea caddy

19th C. English Regency tea caddy

$1,680 / set
19th Century French Writing Set with Travel Clock by Moser à Paris.
By Moser
Located in Zonhoven, BE
sand pot. The set is mounted on a wooden base adorned with tortoiseshell, inlaid brass, and gilded
Category

1880s French Charles X Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Writing Set with Travel Clock by Moser à Paris.
19th Century French Writing Set with Travel Clock by Moser à Paris.

19th Century French Writing Set with Travel Clock by Moser à Paris.

$16,033
Exceptional and Exquisite Queen Anne Mulberry and Walnut Scriptor c. 1700
Located in Heathfield, GB
creates beautiful highlights and contrasts in the wood to make it resemble tortoiseshell. The necessity
Category

18th Century Queen Anne Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Walnut

Exceptional and Exquisite Queen Anne Mulberry and Walnut Scriptor c. 1700
Exceptional and Exquisite Queen Anne Mulberry and Walnut Scriptor c. 1700

Exceptional and Exquisite Queen Anne Mulberry and Walnut Scriptor c. 1700

$16,450
Hague clock by Tobias Klaaijssen Vlissinghe
Located in HAARLEM, NL
A tortoiseshell veneered Hague clock with elephant ivory mounted columns and ivory padfeet by
Category

17th Century Dutch Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Ivory, Tortoise Shell

Hague clock by Tobias Klaaijssen Vlissinghe
Hague clock by Tobias Klaaijssen Vlissinghe

Hague clock by Tobias Klaaijssen Vlissinghe

$65,323
Prattware pottery racehorse, Yorkshire, c. 1820.
By Yorkshire Potteries
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Yorkshire pottery Prattware racehorse, c. 1820. The buff glazed horse, with tortoiseshell brown
Category

1810s English Georgian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Pottery

Prattware pottery racehorse, Yorkshire, c. 1820.
Prattware pottery racehorse, Yorkshire, c. 1820.

Prattware pottery racehorse, Yorkshire, c. 1820.

$4,935
Botanical Chromolithographs from: William Robinson s Flora Sylva
Located in Kettering, GB
1903-1905 Flora & Sylva – A Monthly Review. Newly framed in tortoiseshell with a cream and bright green
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Paper

Botanical Chromolithographs from: William Robinson s Flora Sylva
Botanical Chromolithographs from: William Robinson s Flora Sylva

Botanical Chromolithographs from: William Robinson s Flora Sylva

$267 / item
1920 s Blond Shagreen Cigar Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
design and a lid with tortoiseshell edges. The pictures are part of the description. Warning: Since
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Shagreen, Wood

1920 s Blond Shagreen Cigar Box
1920 s Blond Shagreen Cigar Box

1920 s Blond Shagreen Cigar Box

$1,700
1900 s Boulle Cigar box
By Ecole Boulle, J. C. Vickery
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Cigar Box in the style of École Boulle by JC Vickery with tortoiseshell and brass inlay, on the lid
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

1900 s Boulle Cigar box
1900 s Boulle Cigar box

1900 s Boulle Cigar box

$4,300
1924 Boulle Card box
By Ecole Boulle, J. C. Vickery
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Card Box in the style of École Boulle by JC Vickery with tortoiseshell and brass inlay, engraved on
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

1924 Boulle Card box
1924 Boulle Card box

1924 Boulle Card box

$2,300
English Tortoise Shell and Sterling Silver Hair Brush by Deakin Francis
By Deakin Francis
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century circa 1919 English tortoiseshell and sterling silver hair brush by Deakin
Category

1910s English Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Tortoise Shell and Sterling Silver Hair Brush by Deakin Francis
English Tortoise Shell and Sterling Silver Hair Brush by Deakin Francis

English Tortoise Shell and Sterling Silver Hair Brush by Deakin Francis

$275
“Boulle” Marquetry Sideboard, Napoleon III period – Mid-19th century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
, using chiseled brass inlay on a tortoiseshell background. This ornamentation is found in various places
Category

Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Carrara Marble

“Boulle” Marquetry Sideboard, Napoleon III period – Mid-19th century
“Boulle” Marquetry Sideboard, Napoleon III period – Mid-19th century

“Boulle” Marquetry Sideboard, Napoleon III period – Mid-19th century

$8,610
Fine Decorative Chest
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
A fine mother of pearl and tortoiseshell ground inlaid chest of rectangular form raised on short
Category

Late 18th Century Turkish Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Hardwood

Fine Decorative Chest
Fine Decorative Chest

Fine Decorative Chest

$47,295
Victorian Silver and Pique Tortoise Shell Ink Stand and Lettter Rack SAT SALE
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Two silver and glass inkwells on a tortoiseshell stand with accompanying letter rack and lid. The
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Silver

Victorian Silver and Pique Tortoise Shell Ink Stand and Lettter Rack SAT SALE
Victorian Silver and Pique Tortoise Shell Ink Stand and Lettter Rack SAT SALE

Victorian Silver and Pique Tortoise Shell Ink Stand and Lettter Rack SAT SALE

$7,840 / set
Great Cartel to Ask from Eighteenth Time
By Adrien Delorme
Located in charmes, FR
Large cartel to pose from the 18th century, in brown tortoiseshell and brass, in very good
Category

Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Great Cartel to Ask from Eighteenth Time
Great Cartel to Ask from Eighteenth Time

Great Cartel to Ask from Eighteenth Time

$6,769
Spanish Colonial Mirror, Mexico, 17th Century
Located in GB
A Spanish Colonial mirror, rosewood with tortoiseshell and mother of pearl decoration; 17th century
Category

17th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Spanish Colonial Mirror, Mexico, 17th Century
Spanish Colonial Mirror, Mexico, 17th Century

Spanish Colonial Mirror, Mexico, 17th Century

$7,882
Mughal Qu uran Stand
Located in London, GB
Folding bookstand veneered with rosewood, ivory and tortoiseshell The sides veneered with ivory
Category

18th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Wood, Ivory

Mughal Qu uran Stand
Mughal Qu uran Stand

Mughal Qu uran Stand

Cabinet
Located in Snellegem, BE
South American inlayed tortoiseshell & nacre cabinet
Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Tortoiseshell

Cabinet
Cabinet

Cabinet

$45,132
Elegant jewelry Louis XV
Located in Carrocera, Spain
Exquisite and elegant jewelry eighteenth century Louis XV bronze and tortoiseshell.
Category

Mid-18th Century Antique Tortoiseshell

Elegant jewelry Louis XV
Elegant jewelry Louis XV

Elegant jewelry Louis XV

$18,700
19th Century Boulle Work Twin Pedestal Desk
Located in Surbiton, GB
A very distinctive ebonized desk, inlaid with engraved brass on red tortoiseshell panels
Category

1850s British Louis XIV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

19th Century Boulle Work Twin Pedestal Desk
19th Century Boulle Work Twin Pedestal Desk

19th Century Boulle Work Twin Pedestal Desk

$9,541
Cartel and its Wall Consol, Louis XIV style - Thuret à Paris
Located in Bordeaux, FR
A Louis XIV style ormolu-mounted, tortoiseshell and brass-inlaid cartel and its wall-bracket. The
Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Ormolu, Brass

Cartel and its Wall Consol, Louis XIV style - Thuret à Paris
Cartel and its Wall Consol, Louis XIV style - Thuret à Paris

Cartel and its Wall Consol, Louis XIV style - Thuret à Paris

$14,252 / set
19th Century Italian Game Table
Located in Montecito, CA
with boulle detailing; tortoiseshell and brass inset; 19th century.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century Italian Game Table
19th Century Italian Game Table

19th Century Italian Game Table

$7,975
Indo-Portuguese Table Cabinet, 17th Century
Located in London, GB
Fall front cabinet with small drawers overlaid with tortoiseshell panels framed with ivory strips.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Wood, Ivory, Tortoise Shell

Indo-Portuguese Table Cabinet, 17th Century
Indo-Portuguese Table Cabinet, 17th Century

Indo-Portuguese Table Cabinet, 17th Century

Small Cabinet in Boulle Marquetry, Napoleon III period – Mid-19th century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
is decorated with a composition of brass threads and scrolls on a deep red tortoiseshell background
Category

Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Small Cabinet in Boulle Marquetry, Napoleon III period – Mid-19th century
Small Cabinet in Boulle Marquetry, Napoleon III period – Mid-19th century

Small Cabinet in Boulle Marquetry, Napoleon III period – Mid-19th century

$22,981
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Antique Tortoiseshell For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique tortoiseshell for your home. Each antique tortoiseshell for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bone, tortoise shell and metal. There are many kinds of the antique tortoiseshell you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique tortoiseshell is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Regency, Georgian and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one antique tortoiseshell that is appealing in its simplicity, but Wedgwood, John Batson Sons and Mappin Webb produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Tortoiseshell?

Prices for an antique tortoiseshell start at $91 and top out at $160,009 with the average selling for $4,457.

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