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17th-18th Century Spanish Colonial Box With Domed Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Spanish Colonial inlaid bone and faux tortoiseshell domed top box. Original hammered iron hinges
Category
Antique 1690s Spanish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
An Ottoman 18th Century Cypress Wood Trunk
Located in London, GB
Turkey, circa 1750
A mid eighteenth century cypress wood trunk, inlaid with faux tortoiseshell and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Greek Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood, Cypress
Vintage Faux Tortoise Shell Octogonal Tray with Brass Rim Christian Dior Style
By Dior Home, Christian Dior
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Elegant vintage octagonal serving tray featuring a rich faux tortoiseshell pattern in deep amber
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
Hollywood regency set of 2 lucite photo frames, Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Hollywood regency set of 2 lucite photo frames
Italy 1970s
Faux tortoiseshell effect lucite
H 19
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Picture Frames
Materials
Lucite
Mid-century barware thermos / carafes / jug, Italy 1950s
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century barware thermos / caraffe / jug
Italy 1950s
brass, faux tortoiseshell bakelite
h 28
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Materials
Brass
Early 20thC Viennese Mahogany Vanity Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
compartments with faux tortoiseshell accessories and bottles - 18.5"w x 15"d x 31"h
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Vanities
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mahogany
1950s Metal Sculpture Table Lamp Of A Boy Bellowing
By Louis Auguste Moreau
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Sculpture Table Lamp Of A Boy Bellowing
Made of Spelter or Pot Metal
Faux Tortoiseshell
Category
Vintage 1950s Belle Époque Table Lamps
Materials
Spelter
1980s Elegant Vintage Fake Tortoiseshell Gucci Sunglasses
By Gucci
Located in Aci Castello, IT
frame design featuring a faux tortoiseshell pattern, which gives the appearance of rich, mottled browns
Category
1960s Italian Sunglasses
Hollywood regency luxury smoking set, Italy 1970
Located in Firenze, IT
Smoking Set, table lighter and cigars box
Italy 1970
faux tortoiseshell, brass
Ashtray: H 9.5
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Brass
Donald Pliner Shoes with Tortoise Shell Heels
Located in London, GB
detail. They have a headturning faux tortoiseshell heel.
Size US 10 1/2. Heel Height 2 1/2b''
Category
2010s Shoes
Vintage Glo-Hill Chrome Bar Pitcher with Red Bakelite Handle
By Glo Hill
Located in Nantucket, MA
Chrome bar pitcher by Glo-Hill with red faux tortoiseshell Bakelite pistol grip handle. The pitcher
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Art Deco Barware
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Faux Bamboo Chairs by Pearson
By Pearson Co.
Located in Hamburg, PA
bamboo frames with a rich faux tortoiseshell lacquer finish. The warm brown tones and subtle mottling
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Faux Bamboo, Maple
$1,450 / set
Ice Bucket Apple Shaped in Faux Carey and Metal, Mauro Manetti Style
By Mauro Manetti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Apple Ice bucket, brass, Lucite, Spain, 1960s
A highly decorative faux tortoiseshell, metal plated
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Pave Ball Comb
Located in New York, NY
sapphire paste stones on top of a faux tortoiseshell comb.
1920's USA. 5" x 4" high.
Excellent condition.
Category
1920s American Hats
1970
s Mario Buatta Chinoiserie Coffee Table from John Widdicomb
By Mario Buatta, John Widdicomb
Located in Hartville, OH
. One of the most recognized pieces from this collection. Faux Tortoiseshell Finish with detailed
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Louis XV Style Boulle Card Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Boulle Gilt Metal Mounted Faux Tortoiseshell and Brass Inlay Card Table, late 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Italian Ice Bucket
By Dior Home
Located in Aci Castello, IT
-Century Modern design. The body of the bucket is crafted from rich, dark faux tortoiseshell Lucite, giving
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Nettie Rosenstein Mixed Dangling Faux Tortoise Bracelet Circa 1960s
By Nettie Rosenstein
Located in New York, NY
faux tortoiseshell. Very well thought-out design.
It does not have as much appeal in photos, but on
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Charm Bracelets
Materials
Mixed Metal
1990s Gianni Versace Couture Leather Medusa Relief Acrylic Frame Handle Mini Bag
By Gianni Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
black leather bag features a gold-tone Medusa emblem on the front and is complete with a faux
Category
1990s Italian Evening Bags and Minaudières
1970s Mid-Century Modern fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Italian Jewelry Box
By Guzzini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
:
The box is made from faux tortoiseshell Lucite, a durable and glossy material with a rich amber-brown
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lucite
Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone, Malachite
Brass Sphinx Sculpture C. 1970
By Maitland Smith
Located in Atlanta, GA
is an impressive size measuring 3ft long, showcasing a faux tortoiseshell exterior, intricately hand
Category
Late 20th Century Vietnamese Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Malachite, Brass
$2,796 Sale Price
20% Off
Maitland Smith Egyptian Revival Marble Stone Glass Sphinx Coffee Table C 1970
By Maitland Smith
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. The table base is hand sculpted with the surface being made from a combination of mica (faux
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Egyptian Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Malachite, Brass
English Regency
Boulle Work
Inlaid Still Life Pictures, Pair, circa 1815
Located in Kinderhook, NY
'contre-partie' finely engraved inlays in brass, pewter, silver-on-copper, and "faux" tortoiseshell
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Art
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass, Copper, Pewter
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
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$13,992 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare 1997 Chanel Turtle Earrings Tortoiseshell Resin with Gold Motif
By Chanel
Located in Rowland Heights, CA
statement piece. Designed in a warm faux tortoiseshell resin, each circular disc features a charming gold
Category
1990s French Clip-on Earrings
Maison Franck Louis XV Style Vitrine
By Maison Franck
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th Century Louis XV style red faux tortoiseshell vitrine cabinet.
Maison Franck was a
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XV Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Wood
19th Century Louis Philippe Mirror
Located in Nashville, TN
to accent the beautiful band of faux tortoiseshell in the center. The colors of this piece complement
Category
Antique 1880s French Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Vintage Ornamental Gold
Tortoiseshell Elongated Drop Earrings 1970s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A seriously stunning pair of Vintage Tortoiseshell Drop Earrings. Crafted in faux tortoiseshell
Category
Vintage 1970s Drop Earrings
VUARNET - Pouilloux .075 - Handmade Polarized Sunglasses - France - Circa 1980
s
Located in Chatham, ON
featuring faux tortoiseshell frames - the lens are brown - finest quality workmanship and detail that this
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Lana Marks Slate Blue Ostrich Leather Handbag and Clutch
By Lana Marks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
envelope-form clutch. The handbag features dual handles with faux tortoiseshell links and opens to an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Top Handle Bags
Architectural Four-Panel Faux Bamboo and Rattan Room Divider, 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Architectural Four-Panel Faux Bamboo and Rattan Room Divider, 1970s
An impressively built and
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Italia Organic Multi Color Murrine
White Murano Glass Bowl, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
inclussions and print animal and faux tortoiseshell decorations.
Lovely to be used as ashtray, candy bowl
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
$832 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century French Crucifix - Wood - Bronze Corpus Christi
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
polished wood, veneered in faux tortoiseshell, creating a warm and elegant effect. Mounted on a stepped
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Rare Asprey London Sterling Silver 1917 Jewelry Box Charles
Richard Comyns
By Asprey International Limited, Asprey
Garrard Limited, Charles
George Asprey
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Jewellery box with a faux tortoiseshell top made by the amazing Charles and Richard Comyns
A fantastic
Category
Vintage 1910s English Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Boulle Vitrine Display Cabinet Inlay Bibliotheque
Located in Potters Bar, GB
look to this cabinet
Features classic Boulle inlay with lacquer, brass and faux tortoiseshell
Boulle
Category
Antique 17th Century Cabinets
Materials
Wood
English 925 Silver Travelling Dressing Table Set + G
J W. Hawksley Hip Flask
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
century history of England
It’s performed in Faux Tortoiseshell & 925 Sterling Silver
by W. Comyns
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Vanity Items
Materials
Silver
Vintage 20th Century Italian Brass
Smoked Glass Drinks Trolley c.1980
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
lacquered faux tortoiseshell effect, so typical of design of that period. This contemporary designer drinks
Category
20th Century Italian Other Buffets
Materials
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Fake Tortoise Lucite Round Tray by Guzzini
By Guzzini
Located in Nicolosi, IT
the era, combining faux tortoiseshell Lucite and a sleek brass frame. With a diameter of 35 cm, this
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
Maison Mercier Brass and Lucite Folding Tray Table, circa 1960
By Mercier Freres
Located in Atlanta, GA
from Lucite with a faux tortoiseshell (or tortoise) textured pattern, adorned with gilded brass trim
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century English Sterling Silver Vanity Set by Charles S. Green
Co Ltd
Located in Worcester, GB
Materials: Sterling silver, natural bristle, glass, steel, faux tortoiseshell, velvet, satin, leatherette
Category
Mid-20th Century British Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Boulle Style Cabinet , Credenza 19th century, from a Venetian Countryside Villa
Located in Vigonza, Padua
wood, lavishly adorned with intricate brass inlays on a tortoiseshell (or faux tortoiseshell) ground
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Credenzas
Materials
Brass
2000s Donna Karan Silk Blend Dress Coat with Ruching Effect
By Donna Karan
Located in London, GB
has a button-up front with dark brown-black faux tortoiseshell buttons. It is lined in smooth black
Category
Early 2000s American Coats
Fine Quality Faux Marble Top Neoclassical Theodore Alexander Console Table
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
the brand’s renowned faux-marble, faux-tortoiseshell, and painted surfaces.
Theodore Alexander
Category
Early 2000s Vietnamese Neoclassical Revival Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Ebonized
Faux Painted Tortoiseshell Rectangular Frame with mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 17th Century Italian Ebonized & Faux Painted Tortoiseshell Rectangular Frame with Mirror
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
19th C. French Carved Boxwood Snuff Box, PRINCE EUGENE AT HIS MOTHER
S TOMB
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely carved circular snuff box in boxwood or possibly elm (interior possibly faux tortoiseshell
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Snuff Boxes and Tobacco B...
Materials
Boxwood
Squared Table in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Steel Italy 1970s Faux Tortoise Shell
Located in Rome, IT
Squared Midcentury table made of a tortoiseshell Lucite surface and a chrome "X" structure. Italy
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Carlton House Desk by Maitland Smith, Aesthetic Movement, 1980s
By Maitland Smith
Located in Round Top, TX
availability of newly found materials, such as faux tortoiseshell and malachite, mother-of-pearl, fossilised
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Aesthetic Movement Desks
Materials
Horn, Wood
Large French Boulle Inlay Partners Desk Writing Table Desks
Located in Potters Bar, GB
a red faux tortoiseshell lacquer. The affect is startling and this desk is offered in perfect
Category
Vintage 1980s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1960s Crochet Cape
Located in London, GB
1960's crochet cape in orange, yellow and brown wool. Faux tortoiseshell button that fastens at the
Category
20th Century Capes
Faux Tessellated Tortoiseshell Mother-of-Pearl Jewelry Box by Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage jewelry box in faux tessellated tortoise shell with mother-of-pearl and Abolone shell edge
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
$275 Sale Price
26% Off
Tropical Ottoman Palm Beach by Swaim
By Swaim
Located in Lake Worth, FL
cotton upholstery with color-coordinated braided piping and a faux Tortoiseshell crackle finish solid
Category
1990s Bohemian Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Chenille, Cotton, Wood
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Chrome Bar Pitcher w/Bakelite Faux Red Tortoiseshell Handle by Glo-Hill
By Glo Hill
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage chrome bar pitcher with Bakelite handle in mottled red with black and having an integral ice dam at the spout. The tapered body with bands of incised lines and raised on a fl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Art Deco Barware
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Animal Print Cuff 1980s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A Vintage Animal Print Cuff . Fabulous faux tortoiseshell patterns feature in this panel cuff. A
Category
Vintage 1980s Cuff Bracelets
Penshell and Silvered Bronze Turtle Sculpture
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A beautifully crafted tabletop sculpture combining silvered bronze and faux tortoiseshell made from
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Boulle-styled panelled desk Napoleon IIV, late 1800s in bronze
Located in Milano, IT
creating faux tortoiseshell patterns, a testament to the skill of its craftsmen. The legs of the desk are
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Brass
$6,182 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Early 19th Century French Boulle Cabinets
By Etienne Levasseur
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
bronze mounted ebony and ebonised, cut-brass, pewter and faux tortoiseshell marquetry cabinets in the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$205,365 / set
Faux Tortoise Shell Painted Sofa Console Table Manner of Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
sophistication, featuring a richly textured tortoiseshell faux finish that captures the eye with its depth and
Category
Vintage 1980s French Hollywood Regency Console Tables
Materials
Brass
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Faux Tortoiseshell For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the faux tortoiseshell you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, plastic and wood, every faux tortoiseshell was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer faux tortoiseshell, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A faux tortoiseshell made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Maitland Smith, John Widdicomb and Georges Briard each produced at least one beautiful faux tortoiseshell that is worth considering.
How Much is a Faux Tortoiseshell?
Prices for a faux tortoiseshell start at $96 and top out at $22,000 with the average selling for $2,045.
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