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Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Mounted Boulle Style Cabinet Mirror
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Long Island City, NY
A mid-late 19th century monumental Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted ebony, red tortoiseshell and
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Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Panel Angelic Visitation to Figures
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
wooden panel, framed in faux tortoiseshell style frame. framed: 25 x 28.75 painting: 19 x 24 inches
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Late 19th Century Pair of Walnut Armchairs with Lion and Claw Feet
Located in Marseille, FR
. Recently covered with imitation leather imitation tortoiseshell lizard color Pistachio tissue.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Walnut

NEOCLASSICAL 1880 Enameled Hair Comb In 18Kt Gold Diamonds Carved Agates
Located in Miami, FL
diamonds and carved translucent tortoiseshell. The upper part is decorated with several scrolls motifs
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1880s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Agate, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel, 18k ...

The Royal Boulle Marquetry Commode By Blake
By Robert Blake
Located in New Orleans, LA
all sides with phenomenal tortoiseshell and doré bronze marquetry and ormolu mounts of undeniable
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19th Century English Louis XIV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

18th Century English Agate Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
finest materials, including gold, silver, tortoiseshell, and as is the case in the present example
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18th Century English Other Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Agate, Gold

Pallas Athéna with Lance, Shield, Helmet and Breastplate. Anonymus Early 19th C
Located in Leuven , BE
panel, tortoiseshell frame.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Paint

George I Mulberry Veneered Cabinet
Located in London, GB
stem from its tortoiseshell like appearance. If mulberry wood is ebonised to reinforce its markings it
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Early 18th Century European George I Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Walnut

French 19th Century Boulle mantle clock.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
the top, Red tortoiseshell and brass inlay to the serpentine shaped case, wonderful gilded rococo
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

A Rare 19th Century Inlaid Table by Ferdinando Pogliani
By Ferdinando Pogliani
Located in Southall, GB
incorporates inlays of tortoiseshell, ivory, and pen work on ebonised wood. Meticulously restored and re
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Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Ivory, Tortoise Shell, Ebony

Pair of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Boulle Cabinet Vitrines
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most impressive pair of French 19th century Napoleon III period Ebony, Tortoiseshell
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Marble, Brass, Ormolu

Early 18th Century Inlaid Italian Walnut and Tortoise Shell Vargueno
Located in Richmond, VA
Early 18th century inlaid Italian walnut and tortoiseshell vargueno. 6 drawers with fine inlay
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Iron

French 19th c. Louis XIV St. Bronze, Ormolu, Boulle Statue Of King Louis XIV
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
with its Brass inlays atop a Tortoiseshell background within an ebony frame. This wonderfully detailed
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

English Georgian Chinroserie Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy with Ball Feet, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
escutcheon, bone fitted interior border with two lidded tortoiseshell foil lined compartments, and resting on
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Foil

Antique Sterling Silver Jewellery Box, London 1911 by William Comyns
By William Comyns
Located in London, London
Box, is kidney shaped, and features a tortoiseshell lid with silver inlay, 4 neoclassical legs, and a
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1910s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Style Pair of English Toilet Flasks Crystal Ground and Sterling Silver
Located in Prato, Tuscany
, toiletries, tortoiseshell items, manicure sets, baby sets, and an impressive selection of souvenir spoons
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Important Spanish Cabinet, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Spanish Cabinet 17th century in blackened wood and tortoiseshell veneer. It opens with
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bronze

Commode French 19th Century of Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
materials. Materials The commode is made of ebony veneered with brass and tortoiseshell. The brass is cut
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Stunning Masterpiece: "Adoration of the Magi" - A Rare Gem on Cotognino Alabaste
Located in Madrid, ES
is encased in a stunning tortoiseshell-decorated frame, enhancing its majestic presence. Total
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16th Century Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Onyx

Pair of French Victorian Carved Rosewood Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Victorian carved rosewood armchairs with Boulle brass and tortoiseshell inlay and
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Boulle Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking high quality French 19th century Napoleon III period ormolu, tortoiseshell, and brass
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Flemish Early 19th Century Rosewood, Mahogany, Ebony, Ormolu Specimen Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, Tortoiseshell and ormolu specimen cabinet. The fifteen drawer one door cabinet is raised by its original base
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19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood

Antique French Gilt Bronze and Boulle Marquetry Jardinière
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
). The antique is adorned with intricate inlays of tortoiseshell and brass atop ebonised wood carcass
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Monumental Louis XIV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Boulle Marquetry Casket Box
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Queens, NY
with 'Boulle' marquetry of tortoiseshell and metal inlay, the present casket, like all of those
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Gold snuffbox with miniature, France 1810.
Located in Milan, IT
. The inner part of the lid is crafted from tortoiseshell. The top isadorned with an elegant piqué
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Early 19th Century French Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Gold

French Chinoiserie Hardstone Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
designed elegant snuff boxes using fine metals, rare and beautiful woods, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl
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19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Stone, Gold

Louis XV Mother-of-pearl Snuffbox
By Louis Robin
Located in New Orleans, LA
, including gold, porcelain, tortoiseshell, enamels and mother-of-pearl — like the present objet d'art. These
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Gold

The Courtesan Kashiwagi and the Kamuro Wakano - Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
, and swirling clouds. Her hair is arranged with tortoiseshell combs and hairpins decorated with flowers
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1820s Realist Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Printer s Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut

Pair of tortoise shell Display Cases - Maison Franck
By Maison Franck
Located in Wijnegem, BE
Pair of unique display cases in Louis XV style, made in tortoiseshell and gilt wood by Maison
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1910s Belgian Louis XV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Chandelier from Charles Aznavour s Collection
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ebony, ormolu Tortoiseshell
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

19th Century French André-Charles Boulle Style Cave à Liqueur
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dallas, TX
tortoiseshell veneer. Exotic materials were often used for luxury items during the Second Empire of Napoleon III
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Metal, Brass

Spanish Baroque Rosewood and Tortoishell Inlaid Side Table
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Spanish Baroque low side table with rosewood and tortoiseshell inlaid top, with
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Early 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Tortoiseshell

XVIIIth Cartel Clock Louis XV Boulle Marquetry
Located in Marseille, FR
Cartel from the Louis XV period in brown tortoiseshell and inlaid with brass signed in enamel Jean
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Small 19th Century French Boulle Bureau Plat
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
top, brass inlay and tortoiseshell to the top, frieze and legs, gilded ormolu mounts, a single frieze
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

Aesthetic Movement Tiger Tortoise Bamboo Grassmat Pedestal Table Storage Box
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Antique tiger bamboo, also known as tortoiseshell bamboo, pedestal side table with flip-open lid
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Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bamboo

Boulle Opening Game Table in Ebony Tortoise Shell and Leather
Located in Cesena, FC
a rotation of the top. High quality, veneered in ebony, tortoiseshell and leather. Brass inserts
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

Fine Antique French Napoleon III Period Boulle Marquetry Ebonized Vanity Table
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Forney, TX
furniture Napoleonic toilette poudreuse André-Charles Boulle tortoiseshell cut brass overlay black lacquered
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Metal, Brass, Bronze

French Pendulum Clock / Mantel Clock, Boulle Style Paris, circa 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
waisted case, veneered with red tortoiseshell and grilled on the sides, rests on four leaf feet. Gilded
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Oil on Canvas Venetian Architectural Capriccio Landscape Painting
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
wood with fake tortoiseshell and gilded, with some signs of aging. Painting already restored with
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1750s Italian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Canvas

Georges BASTARD Art Deco Cyclist Porcelain Bottle 1924, Paris Olympic Games
By Georges Bastard
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
objects made from very delicate materials such as mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and ivory. He produces a
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Georges BASTARD Art Deco Tennisman Porcelain Bottle 1924, Paris Olympic Games
By Georges Bastard
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
attention with objects made from very delicate materials such as mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and ivory
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Exquisite 19th-Century Butterfly Lithographs: A Study of Exotic Lepidoptera
Located in Langweer, NL
of the most beloved European butterfly species, such as the Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, and Red
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1860s Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Paper

George Jones Majolica Pond Lilies and Bullrushes 10-in Tray, English, c. 1875
By George Jones
Located in Banner Elk, NC
ocher rim, the reverse glazed in brown and green tortoiseshell mottling, English, ca. 1875. This design
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Majolica

German Porcelain Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
and beautiful kinds of wood, porcelain, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, precious gems and other
Category

18th Century German Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Period Ormolu Tazzas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
on an ebony mottled base with a Boulle tortoiseshell and etched brass inlay column above. The finely
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Boulle Longcase Clock
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
scrolling gilded ormolu mounts, an ebonised case with tortoiseshell brass inlaid panels, The clock face
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
decoration and subjects inlaid in brass and tortoiseshell to the top, sides and base. Having seven bow
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

Georges Art Deco BASTARD Golfer Porcelain Bottle Ca.1924, Paris Olympic Games
By Georges Bastard
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and ivory. He produces a large number of boxes, paper knives, candyboxes
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

French 19th Century Louis Philippe Period Boulle Cave a Liqueur
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Louis Philippe period Tortoiseshell, brass, and ebonized Fruitwood
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

German Porcelain Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
fine metals, numerous rare and beautiful woods, porcelain, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother of pearl
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18th Century German Neoclassical Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Porcelain

14K Gold Victorian Pique Geometric Dangle Earrings, circa 1880
Located in Venice, CA
into tortoiseshell, was brought to England by the Huguenots when they were expelled from France in the
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19th Century European Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

19th Century Hand Carved Tortoise Link Chain
Located in New York, NY
Original and timeless tortoiseshell Victorian chain circa 1880s. Oversized Gucci style links with
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Fine Napoleon III Period Ormolu Mounted Boulle Vitrine
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
In the Louis XIV style, the tortoiseshell and brass inlaid ebonized wood body, with three wooden
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
from ebony, expertly veneered with brass and tortoiseshell in a technique known as Boulle marquetry
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bronze

18th Century French 18K Gold Enamel Snuff Box, Joseph-Etienne Blerzy c.1780
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
-Joachim Aubert, a goldsmith who had specialised in mounting tortoiseshell and lacquer snuff boxes. Aubert
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18th Century French Other Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Rare 19th Century Louis XIV Style Boulle Marquetry Console Table
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
with fine 'première-partie' marquetry of engraved brass designs on a tortoiseshell ground, supported on
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Baroque Casket, around 1760, birch burl and walnut
Located in Münster, DE
, ivory, mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and horn were very popular and were often also engraved. Both
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1760s German Baroque Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Nutwood, Birch

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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.