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French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock
Located in Macclesfield, GB
A very good quality French Louis XV style boulle red tortoise shell and engraved brass inlaid bell
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Boulle Mantel Clock
Located in Macclesfield, GB
A very good quality French Louis XIV style boulle natural colored tortoise shell and engraved brass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Boulle Mantel Clock with Bronze Gilt Mounts
Located in Macclesfield, GB
An extremely good quality Louis XIV style French boulle natural colored tortoise shell and brass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Ottoman Writing Case, 17th or 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Ottoman writing case in wood with a chequered and a diamond pattern.
Tortoise shell and mother-of
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Turkish Louis XIV Desk Sets
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti
By Samuel Marti
Located in Macclesfield, GB
An excellent quality French Louis XV style boulle red tortoiseshell and brass inlaid mantel clock with bronze gilt ormolu mounts and masks to the sides. The clock has a white enamel ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Napoleon III Boulle Style secretary/chest
Located in Seattle, WA
French boulle style, tortoise shell and brass inlay, circa 1850 1860. Top drawer desk unit.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Early Corner Cupboard
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great hanging corner cupboard with interior shelves and shell motif inlay on the door
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Corner Cupboards
$2,800
Boulle Writing Stand
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Victorian ink stand, pen trough and writing box enriched with tortoise shell and brass boulle
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
$1,700
American Demi-lune Game Table
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great demilune card table with shell design inlay
Category
Antique 19th Century American Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Maitland- Smith Exotic Veneered Side Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Oaks, PA
Maitland - Smith Exotic Veneered Side Table, of square tapered form with exotic inlays including
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Postmodern Tessellated Stone Ultra Slimline Contemporary Cocktail Table, 1990s
By Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White tessellated stone Slimline cocktail table with triangle-shaped trocca shell details
Category
1990s Philippine Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Stainless Steel
English Kidney Shaped Inlaid Mahogany Tray
Located in Birmingham, AL
Beautiful kidney shaped mahogany tray with inlay of a shell.
Category
Late 20th Century English Edwardian Serving Bowls
Mother of Pearl table TUR 539
Located in Culver City, CA
Mother of Pearl, Turtle Shell and Bone Inlay Octagonal Tabel
Bearing Sultan's Seal
Category
Antique 19th Century Turkish Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Bone
Mahogany Pembroke Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very refined English faded Mahogany Pembroke Table. inlay shell decoration, shaped leaves with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
$7,500
French Boulle tea caddy
Located in Sarasota, FL
A French Boulle tea caddy, red tortoise shell with brass inlay, elaborate ormulu mounts, with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Objects
$6,800
Unusual Port or Candle Stand
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An unusual bleached mahogany port or candle stand with extensive shell motif inlay above a shallow
Category
Antique 19th Century English Candle Stands
Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Balloon Clock
Located in Stutton, GB
Edwardian inlaid mahogany balloon clock with shell and stringing inlay, enamel dial, convex glass
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Tiger Lilly
By Laura Ann Jacobs
Located in Lake Worth, FL
a little moccasin made from sea shells and Abalone inlay.
antique glass beads surround a ceramic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Secretaire Napoleon III Marquetry Boulle Tortoiseshell and Brass, 19th Century
Located in Grenoble, FR
Stunning French "secretaire" Napoleon III, Boulle marquetry inlays of tortoise shell and brass
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
George III Period Mahogany Candle Box
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
with hearts and a complex shell. Diamond inlays to the base. The whole with original polish and very
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Decorative Boxes
French Neoclassical Cherrywood and Elm Serving Table, 1900s
Located in Austin, TX
brass chain links. The table has a burl elmwood top with a shell design inlay made of lemonwood in its
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Serving Tables
Materials
Brass
Slate Top Glass Fronted Cabinet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very fine quality nineteenth century ebony and tortoise shell antique cabinet with brass inlay and
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
Hepplewhite Sideboard
Located in New Haven, CT
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Intricate foliate and shell motif inlays in tulip and olivewood are throughout the piece and delicate band
Category
Antique 1880s American Sideboards
Materials
Mahogany
$11,500
Mid 19th Century Boxed Piqué Parure with Bangle, Earrings, Comb
Brooch
Located in Austin, TX
starts are inlayed into the tortoise shell. A very desirable and wearable set.
Good condition, with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Bangles
Materials
Gilt Metal, 14k Gold
English Oak Welsh Dresser
Located in Roswell, GA
Late Victorian Dark English Oak Welsh Dresser with inlays & shell motif on side doors. Lockable
Category
Antique 19th Century English Cupboards
Materials
Satinwood, Ebony, Oak
Fine Hepplewhite mahogany and inlaid sideboard
Located in Miami, FL
Fine Hepplewhite mahogany and inlaid sideboard, having a shaped rectangular top with conch shell
Category
Antique 19th Century American Hepplewhite Sideboards
Materials
Wood
Chippendale Oak, Mahogany Inlaid Tall Case Clock, England, 18th Century
Located in Providence, RI
This is a small-scale clock with a lot going for it. Note the inlaid conch shell and the inlay work
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century British Chippendale Clocks
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Victorian Piqué Amphora Earrings
Located in Austin, TX
shell was hand carved and inlayed with gold. In Victorian England tortoise jewels were considered
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Dangle Earrings
Materials
14k Gold
Georgian Mahogany Sideboard, circa 1800
Located in Honiton, Devon
door opening on the left bottom side. The satinwood cross- banding and marquetry shells and inlays are
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Sideboards
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Beautiful Fiddleback Mahogany Late Victorian Period Sheraton Revival Breakfro
Located in Darwen, GB
a rectangular top made from fiddleback mahogany with shell paterae inlays and banded in satinwood
Category
Antique Early 1900s Late Victorian Bookcases
Carved Coconut Bank
Located in Mexico City, DF
Beautiful and skilled open fretwork with shell and bone inlay adorn this coconut from the early
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures
$1,700
Georgian Mahogany Sideboard Server, circa 1800
Located in Honiton, Devon
and a door opening on the top right side. The satinwood cross- banding and marquetry shells and inlays
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Sideboards
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Inlaid Syrian Center Table from Collection of Aileen Getty
Located in San Francisco, CA
meticulous shell and bone inlay. The mesmerizing patterns distract the eye from the fact that there are some
Category
Antique 19th Century Syrian Center Tables
Regency Mahogany
Rexine Upholstered Rope Twist Back Elbow Chair, circa 1810
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
x-shaped back with shell motif inlay and rectangular burr walnut tablet to elegant reeded arms and
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Stunning Quality Mahogany Inlaid Late Victorian Desk by Edwards
Roberts
Located in Darwen, GB
surface, above a shaped rectangular central frieze drawer with fine marquetry inlay and shell inlaid
Category
Antique 1890s Late Victorian Desks
Superlative Inlaid Mahogany Tambor Desk, Probably Massachusetts, Circa 1810
Located in Providence, RI
uniquely executed. Of note, are the beautiful shell and tiger maple inlays on the legs flanking the
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Bronze Vase with Exotic Pen Shell Inlays in Red
Black, R
Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage R & Y Augousti solid bronze vase with inlays of exotic pen shell. The vase has an oval form
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
Federal Card Table with Conch Shell Inlay and Brass Ball Feet, circa 1805
Located in Alexandria, VA
Probably New York, mahogany with satinwood and ebony inlay and poplar secondary wood, swivel top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
Shell Inlaid Tea Caddy, England, circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nice English Regency period rosewood tea caddy with shell inlay, circa 1830.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Shell, Rosewood
Elizabeth Gage Gold Carnelian Pearl Fossilized Shell Brooch Pin
By Elizabeth Gage
Located in Lambertville, NJ
, pearl and shell inlay. Brooch measures 56mm x 40mm. Marked Gage, English gold marks. Weight of the piece
Category
20th Century British Brooches
Materials
Carnelian, Pearl, 18k Gold
R&Y Augousti Organic Modern Picture Frame in Exotic Pen-Shell and Bone
By Karl Springer, R
Y Augousti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
, circa 2000. Petite frame features a square tapered form with pen-shell inlays over palm wood frame
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Bone, Shell, Palmwood
Antique Mahogany Shell Inlaid Tea Caddy, 18th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique single tea caddy veneered in mahogany with beautiful conch shell inlay on the top and
Category
Antique 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Boxwood, Mahogany
Vintage Mosaic Serving Tray in Exotic Pen-Shell by R
Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
comprised of pen-shell inlays. Lacquered and hand-dyed in hues of red and black. Tray has stylized hand
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Barware
Materials
Shell, Palmwood
Vintage R&Y Augousti Trinket Box in Mosaic Red and Black Pen-Shell, circa 2000
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
exotic materials featuring lacquered pen-shell inlays over a palmwood frame. The mosaic box features an
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Edwardian Mahogany and Parquetry Occasional Table
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
An Edwardian Mahogany and Parquetry Occasional Table. The octagonal top with stylized shell inlay
Category
Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Side Tables
Superb New Zealand Maori Flute Koauau, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
fairies were the experts at playing the Koauau. Maori tribal wooden flute (Koauau), with haliotis shell
Category
Antique Early 1900s New Zealand Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Boxwood
Pair of Maitland Smith Grotto Chairs, 1990s
By Maitland Smith
Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire
unusual materials such as rattan, stone mosaic, coconut shell inlay, faux tortoise shell, pen shell inlay
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Round Mahogany Inlaid Centre Table
Located in Stutton, GB
Round mahogany inlaid centre table, crossbanded in satinwood with shell inlay to the centre
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Satinwood Tea Caddy with Oval Inlaid Panels
Located in Woodbury, CT
flanking the brass handle to the lid along with two inlaid urns decorating the front, and conch shell inlay
Category
Antique 1790s British George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Satinwood
Antique Walnut Bookcase, Edwardian Georgian Style Inlaid 2-Door Bookcase or Disp
Located in Vancouver, BC
top
Dentil cornice below
Pleasant string inlays to the front
Shell inlay in the center
Pair of 13
Category
Vintage 1910s Scottish Edwardian Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Superb George III Mahogany Tall Case Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a superb quality George III mahogany tall case clock, there is satinwood shell inlay to the
Category
Antique 1820s English Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Satinwood
Grandfather clock, English ca.1790
By James Cawson 1
Located in New Haven, CT
made of bookmatched mahogany with contrasting fan inlays in all the corners of the panels, three shell
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Grandfather Clocks and Long...
Materials
Mahogany
Fine George III Mahogany Serving Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
platform flanked by shell inlays, stunning figured mahogany top with string inlaid edge and three baize
Category
Antique 1790s English Georgian Serving Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Burl Wood with Inlay Shell Tea Caddy
Located in Cookeville, TN
Burl tea caddy with inlaid shells on Greenfield with inlaid diamond escutcheon. Painted interior on
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British British Colonial Tea Caddies
Materials
Shell
Vintage Inlay Shell Lacquer Serving Tray, "Road Runner" by Couroc
By The Couroc Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury rare and coveted hand inlaid "Road Runner" black lacquer tray by, Couroc of Monterey California. The original manufacturer tag is present on the underside.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Shell, Plastic, Lacquer
R
Y Augousti Tray with Geometric Inlays of Red and Black Lacquered Pen Shell
By R
Y Augousti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Penshell tray in opulent tones of red and black. Hand-dyed and lacquered, featuring mosaic inlay
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Shell, Palmwood
French Walnut Tea Caddy with Tortoise Inlay
Located in Geneva, IL
French walnut tea caddy with tortoise inlay, circa 1890.
This handcrafted rectangular walnut tea
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell
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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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