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Coffee Tables Reef in Shell, Gilded Fiber and Genuine Shagreen by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
setted up following your wishes.
The center piece is covered with a polished brown shell while the side
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Dutch Baroque Style Faux Tortoise Shell With Ebonized Ripple Molding Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
A very handsome faux tortoise shell ebonized mirror with ripple molding in the 17th century Dutch
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Glass, Wood
Art Deco Silver Necklace with Mother of Pearl Inlay by Taxco Mexico
By Taxco
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco silver necklace with mother of pearl inlay by Taxco Mexico
Gorgeous modernist style
Category
Antique 1660s Mexican Art Deco Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Silver
Levantine Syrian Inlay/Parquetry Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite Levantine/Syrian parquetry bench. Beautifully patterned with intricate inlay of shell, bone
Category
Early 20th Century Syrian Islamic Benches
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Bone, Fruitwood, Hardwood
18thC Louis XV Boulle and Gilt Bronze Bracket Clock by Michel
By Michel
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
rope trim ending in toupie feet, the back with brass and floral shell inlays. Signed Michel a Dijon on
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
English Georgian Serpentine Tortoise Shell
Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian serpentine tortoise shell and mother of pearl hinged tea caddy with four flanking
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Foil
19th Century French Napoleon III Black Lacquer Box with Bronze Inlay
Located in Fayetteville, AR
, tortoise shell, and a central bronze cartouche. Fine lines of bronze inlay form a border around the top
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Set of 2 Boxes in Shagreen with Shell and Brass Insert by R&Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
features intricate inlays of mother-of-pearl and brass, creating a striking contrast against the textured
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Boulle Chest, 19th Century of Exceptional Quality with Tortoise Shell
Located in Houston, TX
Tortoise shell and intricate cut-brass inlay with gilt bronze lion’s head masks,
Foliate appliqués
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Japanese Round Lacquer Storage Box with Inlaid Abalone Shell
Located in Prahran, Victoria
, illuminated with an inlay of abalone shell, a testament to the quality of artistry. In great condition, this
Category
20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Gold
Modern Box in Antique Shagreen with Shell and Brass Insert by R&Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
cosmos pattern that elegantly marries modern design with classic luxury. It features intricate inlays of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rectangular Box in Antique Shagreen with Shell and Brass Insert by R&Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
cosmos pattern that elegantly marries modern design with classic luxury. It features intricate inlays of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique English Inlaid Console with Gilded Shell Decoration
Located in Hopewell, NJ
inlay on top, shell motiffe, cabriole legs
Category
Early 20th Century English Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Round Shagreen Tray with Blue Pen Shell and Brass Inserts by R&Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
craftsmanship with opulent materials. This round tray showcases a stunning inlay design of dark blue and black
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Six Drawer Inro
Located in Newark, England
The Inro is decorated with a gold lacquer base and features mother of pearl shell inlay leaves
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Rope, Lacquer
Karl Springer "Arte Moderne" Game Table in Tessellated Pen Shell 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Rare "Arte Moderne" game table in tesselated pen shell with brass inlays and inset smoke glass top
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Game Tables
Materials
Brass
Modern Vase in Shagreen with Quartz, Shell and Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
intricate round form is adorned with a geometric pattern composed of shagreen, brass, quartz, and pen shell
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vases
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Georgian Linen Press Mahogany Inlay Cabinet 1790
Located in Potters Bar, GB
linen trays
Features shell motif inlay designs, a classic Georgian reference
Circa 1790 on this
Category
Antique 1790s Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Long Baker Capiz Shell Cocktail Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ebonized mahogany cocktail table, with lacquered capiz shell top and brass inlay.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Oval Nesting Tables Mahogany
Fruitwood Inlay
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Toledo, OH
Baker Furniture oval nesting tables with shell fruitwood and mahogany inlay. Smaller table has
Category
20th Century North American Federal Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English George III Olive Wood and Shell Inlaid Letter Box, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 19th century George III olive wood letter box featuring shell and parquetry inlay, lion
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Olive
Early 20th Century English and Brass Mahogany Tray Table with Inlaid Shell Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
brass handles. The surface is decorated with a marquetry and inlay central medallion with shell motif
Category
Early 20th Century English Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
Tessellated "Sylvie" Chair by Rie and Yiouri Augousti, France 1989
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Utrecht, NL
sculptural, each element flows into one another creating a flowing look. The coconut shell inlay has a highly
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Coconut
Antique Edwardian Revolving Bookcase c.1900
Located in London, GB
top has an elaborate shell inlay to the centre as well as crossbanding and inlaid hatching around it
Category
20th Century English Bookcases
Antique Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Revolving Bookcase C1900
By Maple
Co.
Located in London, GB
, the top with an elaborate shell inlay to the centre as well as crossbanding and inlaid hatching around
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
English Georgian Mahogany Antique Tall Case Clock Tribute to Admiral Nelson
Located in Shippensburg, PA
the door set just beneath the three shell inlays of the neck. The door opens on original hinges to
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Grandfather Clock...
Materials
Brass
Late Victorian English Jewelry Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
This precious 19th century English table casket features mother of pearl inlay and carved shell
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Paper
Antique Edwardian Revolving Bookcase, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
has an elaborate shell inlay to the centre as well as crossbanding and inlaid hatching around it
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Bookcases
Exquisite Octagon Blacktab Box with Stylized Geometric Art Deco Silvered Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Octagon Blacktab shell box with stylized geometric Art Deco Silvered inlay. This
Category
20th Century Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Mahogany and Satinwood Buffet/Sideboard circa 1840 with Marquetry Inlay Sheraton
Located in Houston, TX
Fine quality antique Sheraton sideboard with shell design marquetry inlay,
circa 1840. One deep
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Buffets
Materials
Mahogany
Zuni Native American Pendant Necklace Coral
Turquoise Inlay in Sterling Silver
By Zuni
Located in Milford, DE
A colorful Native American Zuni pendant. Features coral, shell, and turquoise inlay in a tear-drop
Category
20th Century American Native American Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Karl Springer 2-Tier Tesselated Pen Shell Side Table
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Two-tier side table in tessellated pen shell with brass inlays by Karl Springer, American, 1980s
Category
Vintage 1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Modern Japanese Maki-e and Inlayed Lacquer Box by Ida Nobuaki
Located in Atlanta, GA
-e, Takamaki-e, Raden shell (MOP) inlays as well as togidashi maki-e. These techniques were used
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Sublime Narrow Tall English Antique Secretary with Shell Decoration
Located in Hopewell, NJ
surface. There are 4 drawers in the bottom section for ample storage. Beautiful inlay decoration of
Category
Antique 1880s English Secretaires
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Large Octagonal George III Tea Caddy with Shell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century English Large Octagonal George III Tea Caddy with Shell & String Inlay
Category
Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
Antique Edwardian Revolving Bookcase Maple
Co, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
cast iron base, has inlaid boxwood lines to the top and bottom, the top with has an elaborate shell
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Bookcases
Antique Edwardian Revolving Bookcase Flame Mahogany, Early 20th Century
By Maple
Co.
Located in London, GB
boxwood lines to the top and bottom, the top with has an elaborate shell inlay to the centre as well as
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Napoleon III Boulle Centre Table
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Nashville, TN
edge banding throughout. The top is brass and tortoise shell inlaid in the Boulle style. There are some
Category
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Revolving Bookcase 19th Century
Located in London, GB
inlaid boxwood lines to the top and bottom, the top with has an elaborate shell inlay to the centre as
Category
Antique 1890s English Edwardian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Six Antique Silver and Tortoiseshell Menu Holders
By William Comyns
Located in London, GB
Arabesque style. Each card holder is a circular disc with the finest and most intricate inlay of silver set
Category
Vintage 1910s English Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Napoleon III Cabinet Buffet Boulle Style, France, 1860
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Chorzów, PL
Cabinet manufactured in the 19th century, in France, modeled on the 17th century, baroque furniture of the French ebéniste, A. Ch. Boulle.
This piece of furniture is single-door cab...
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell
French Antique Boulle Cabinet, 1880s
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Chorzów, PL
Cabinet manufactured in the 19th century, in France, modeled on the 17th century, baroque furniture of the French ebéniste, A. Ch. Boulle.
This piece of furniture is single-door cab...
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell
19th Century, French Boulle Cabinet
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French, 19th century Boulle side cabinet. Having its original marble top, gilded ormolu mounts. A single frieze drawer with a gilded handle. The door opens to rev...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Antique Levantine Inlaid Chest of Drawers
Located in Pasadena, CA
finely detailed in inlaid bone, ebony and shell. The inlay takes the form of abstract flora in
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Islamic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bone, Shell, Wood, Ebony
18th Century Italian Grand Tour Crucifix Gilt Bronze and Boulle Inlaid Cross
By Ecole Boulle
Located in Milano, MI
cross, finely decorated with brass and zinc inlays, a memento skull at the base and INRI plate placed on
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Zinc
Antique 19th Century French Boulle Centre Table, circa 1860
Located in Suffolk, GB
elegantly shaped legs with brass inlay and gilt bronze mounts.
In beautiful original condition - the
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Contemporary Kifu Paris Leopard Tray with Inlaid Brass, Shagreen and Penshell
By Kifu Augousti
Located in Toronto, ON
shagreen, and black penshell inlay, over a base of walnut and covered in leather on the bottom. Expertly
Category
2010s Philippine Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Boulle Pier cabinets
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century French boulle inlaid pier cabinets, each with their original marble tops, gilded ormolu mounts. The central concave panels to the doors that open ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
Black Lacquer Bar with Hardstone Figures
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
1960s Black Asian Bar of smaller scale, from Paris.
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Dry Bars
Materials
Stone
Pair of Boulle Cabinets, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century French boulle tortoiseshell and brass inlaid chests, each with six drawers, gilded ormolu mounts and raised on a plinth bases.
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tortoise Shell
$15,033 / set
Contemporary R
Y Augousti Bowl with Inlaid Shagreen, Penshell and Brass
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Toronto, ON
In stock now - A gorgeous walnut bowl made R & Y Augousti, with brass borders inlaid with creme & grey shagreen and black penshell. Expertly crafted, this decorative bowl is a perfec...
Category
2010s Philippine Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Contemporary R
Y Augousti Bowl with Inlaid Shagreen, Penshell and Brass
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Toronto, ON
In stock now - A gorgeous walnut bowl made R & Y Augousti, with brass borders inlaid with creme & earth tone shagreen and brown penshell. Expertly crafted, this decorative bowl is a ...
Category
2010s Philippine Platters and Serveware
Materials
Brass
Pair of Moorish Inlaid Marquetry Tables
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
charm. Their octagonal shape is adorned with exquisite mosaic inlays, featuring a mesmerizing array of
Category
20th Century African Side Tables
Materials
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Burmese Mandalay Period Red Lacquered, Gilt and Embellished Buddha, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
"jewels" and shell inlaid eyes, Mandalay Period, late 19th century.
The historical Buddha is portrayed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Glass, Teak
Boulle Napoleon III Vitrine Cabinet by Druce
Co
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Chorzów, PL
Unique inlaid Boulle work panels of inlaid brass and tortoiseshell, applied with four classical caryatid ormolu mounts in between glazed arch panel doors enclosing a red velvet lined...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu, Brass
Boulle Vitrine Cabinet by Druce
Co
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Chorzów, PL
Unique inlaid Boulle work panels of inlaid brass and tortoiseshell, applied with four classical caryatid ormolu mounts in between glazed arch panel doors enclosing a red velvet lined...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu, Brass
Antique Napoleon III Boulle Desk, 19th Century
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This is an absolutely stunning, antique, French ‘Boulle’ freestanding desk of the 19th century.
The desk is beautifully inlaid in cut brass on tortoiseshell with floral motifs.
The...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tortoise Shell
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Shell Inlay For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic shell inlay available at 1stDibs. A shell inlay — often made from shell, metal and wood — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a shell inlay, we have 259 options in-stock, while there are 91 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer shell inlay, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A shell inlay is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Louis XVI styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one shell inlay that is appealing in its simplicity, but R
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The average selling price for a shell inlay at 1stDibs is $3,351, while they’re typically $119 on the low end and $637,038 for the highest priced.
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