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Chinese Tortoise Shell Finely Carved Box Canton 1840
Located in Gainesville, FL
Chinese tortoise shell finely carved box, Canton circ 1840, The box is carved with court scenes on
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Antique 1840s Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Chinese Tortoise Shell Carved Box with Inset Jade Butterfly and Gourd Carving.
Located in Gainesville, FL
Chinese tortoise shell box set with jade carving of gourds and butterfly. Gourds symbolize
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Antique 1890s Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Henredon, Mid-Century Modern, Cabinets, Tortoise Shell, Chinese Motif, 1960s
By Henredon
Located in Stamford, CT
Henredon, Mid-Century Modern, Cabinets, Tortoise Shell, Chinese Motif, 1960s Pair of tortoise
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Tessellated Tortoise Shell 1980's Side Table
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage Tessellated Tortoise Shell/Coconut 1980's Side Table Chromed Steel Base/ Asymmetric Tops
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Vintage 1980s Chinese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Schumacher by Charlap Hyman & Herrero Tortuga Rug in Natural & Black
By Schumacher, Charlap Hyman & Herrero
Located in New York, NY
is a playful take on a natural specimen. Hand-coiled abaca forms the tortoise’s limbs and shell
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2010s Philippine Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Hemp

"Tea Caddy" English Tortoise Shell & Mother-of-Pearl Double Compartment 19th-c.
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Chinese equivalent to just over a pound (Lb.) No key comes with it.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Chinese Altar Table in Tortoise Shell in the manner of Baker, 1980s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Hamburg, PA
Tortoise Shell Finished Console has great scale and is impressive in person. The altar table is a focal
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Vintage 1980s American Ming Console Tables

Materials

Wood

English Georgian Chinroserie Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy with Ball Feet, C. 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Georgian Chinroserie bow front tortoise shell tea caddy with a hinged tiered lid, Chinese
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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Foil

Jaime Young Pair of Tortoise Shell Effect Table Lamps Ellipitcal Shape Base
Located in Lomita, CA
glance, the lamps appear to have a tortoise shell finish with an acrylic overlay. But these are
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Early 2000s Chinese Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Acrylic

Old Japanese Scholar's Stone/Tortoise Shell Type Stone/AppreciationStone/suiseki
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
cracks like tortoise shells. It is believed that the tortoiseshell stone was born in this way. This
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Early 20th Century Japanese Other Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

19th-century Carved, Painted and Gilt tortoise shell, 'the Cosmic Turtle'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
many more. On the upper part of the shell, coats-of-arms belonging to China, The United States, Chile
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Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Gold Leaf

Framed Lady's Hair Comb from the 19th Century
Located in Asheville, NC
Carved tortoiseshell ladies comb is flanked by a dragon fan crowned with five ball beads. En suite with mid century shadowbox frame, this piece is in fine condition for its age.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Art

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Glass

Antique Asian Water Pipe Yellow Copper, Tortoiseshell Scale, Tobacco Collectible
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique Chinese Water Pipe in Yellow Copper, decorated with Tortoiseshell Scales. The Rectangular
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Copper

Chinese betrothal basket with cover, 1880-1910
Located in Kenilworth, IL
with a layered weaving in the tortoise shell pattern over another intricate weave. This multi-layered
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Antique 1890s Chinese Decorative Baskets

Materials

Bamboo

A Chinese Mataban Stoneware Storage Jar
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
lug handles brown glaze Height 12.87 in Catalogue note The glaze is influenced by the tortoise shell
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Antique 18th Century Antiquities

Materials

Stoneware

Chinese Abstract Modernist Signed Lithograph Hong Kong Modern Art
By Cheung Yee (Zhang Yi)
Located in Surfside, FL
the Magic Nine and Four Spirits show spatial openings, symbolic of the tortoise shell, and worm-like
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20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Korean Low Lacquer Table with Elaborate Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
-Pearl, golden tortoise shell (or a material that mimics the shell, not tested) and twisted brass wires
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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Other Furniture

Materials

Brass

French Pendulum Clock / Mantel Clock, Boulle Style Paris, circa 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
of a Chinese man with a parasol. "Richond Vol. Montmartre" The movement was recently overhauled by
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Oracle Screen by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
bone script dates back to the Shang Dynasty of China, a text engravedon tortoise shells and animal
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2010s Chinese Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Oracle Screen by kar
Oracle Screen by kar
H 72.05 in W 62.21 in D 11.82 in
Oracle Shelf by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
bone script dates back to the Shang Dynasty of China, a text engravedon tortoise shells and animal
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2010s Chinese Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Oracle Shelf by kar
Oracle Shelf by kar
H 72.05 in W 33.08 in D 11.82 in
Oracle Desk by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
script dates back to the Shang Dynasty of China, a text engravedon tortoise shells and animal bones for
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2010s Chinese Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Oracle Desk by kar
Oracle Desk by kar
H 29.53 in W 66.15 in D 22.05 in
Oracle Bench by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
bone script dates back to the Shang Dynasty of China, a text engravedon tortoise shells and animal
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2010s Chinese Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Oracle Bench by kar
Oracle Bench by kar
H 16.54 in W 47.25 in D 16.15 in
Oracle Chair by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
script dates back to the Shang Dynasty of China, a text engravedon tortoise shells and animal bones for
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2010s Chinese Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Oracle Chair by kar
Oracle Chair by kar
H 38.19 in W 14.97 in D 22.05 in
David Webb Jade Diamond Ruby Ear Clips
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
of auspicious tortoise shells floating in the clouds. While the earrings are round, placing eight
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20th Century American Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum

Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
& faux tortoishell ground. “Before Japan was made in England, the imitation of tortoise-shell was much
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Antique 17th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Lacquer

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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Mid Century Glass Turtle Top with a French Gilt Iron Base
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Port Jervis, NY
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By Kreiss
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Coconut

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Pair Of Antique Chinese Decorative Tortoise Shell Overlay Boxes
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Pair Of Antique Chinese Decorative Tortoise Shell Overlay Boxes With Embossed Floral/Fruit Motif.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

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Chinese Chippendale Faux Bamboo Arm and Side Chairs, Six in Total
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Set of Four 18th Century Canton Enamel Plaques
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Decorative Art

Antique Vintage Chinese Rigid Hand Fans Decorated Tortoise Shell
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Located in Chicago, IL
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Pair of Tortoise Shell Lamps
Located in Montreal, QC
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Early 20th Century English Table Lamps

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Tortoise Shell Meditation Stone Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
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Vintage Chinese Chippendale Burnt Tortoise Shell Bamboo Rattan Wall Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Located in Bradenton, FL
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Early 20th Century Chinese Tortoise Glazed Meiping Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Chicago, IL
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James Jean - Chelone - Contemporary Art
By James Jean
Located in Asheville, NC
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Chinese Export Tortoise Shell Bamboo Rattan Armchair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Armchairs

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Old Japanese Scholar's Stone/Tortoise Shell Type Stone/Appreciation Stone
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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Chinese Chippendale Style Bamboo Chair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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English Chinese Chippendale Chinoiserie Style Bamboo Pedestal Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Classical Burnt Tortoise or Scorched Bamboo Collapsable 8 Bottle Wine Rack
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Pair of Chinese Bamboo and Black Lacquered Wood Side Tables
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Tortoiseshell Glasses with Case
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Oracle Screen by Karstudio
Located in Geneve, CH
. Oracle bone script dates back to the Shang Dynasty of China, a text engravedon tortoise shells and animal
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Oracle Screen by Karstudio
Oracle Screen by Karstudio
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By Fine Arts Furniture Co., Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
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Signed Artisan-Painted Waterfall Console Table with Greek Key Design
Located in Chicago, IL
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By Mastercraft
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Japanese Archaistic Cloisonne Vase, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
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Regency Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy. English Circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
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H 6.7 in W 5.32 in D 3.15 in
Fine Chinese Octagonal Cricket Cage
Located in Seattle, WA
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An Unusual Chinese Export Lacquer Occasional Table
Located in London, GB
Chinese Export Lacquer Occasional Table with Drawers to Frieze - Tortoiseshell Top with Raised
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Freshwater Turtle Shell, Soft Shell, Asia
Located in Antwerp, BE
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Freshwater Turtle Shell, Soft Shell, Asia
Freshwater Turtle Shell, Soft Shell, Asia
H 9.06 in W 9.45 in D 2.37 in
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Located in Antwerp, BE
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Freshwater Turtle Shell, Soft Shell, Asia
Freshwater Turtle Shell, Soft Shell, Asia
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Chinese console
Located in New York, NY
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Located in New York, NY
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Burnt Bamboo Armchairs and Table in Brighton Pavilion Chinese Chippendale Style
Located in Raleigh, NC
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Rare Queen Anne Japanned Copper Wine Cistern
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
Boullework in a brown tortoise-shell ground in the Court of Louis XIV was a response to the admiration for
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Antique Early 18th Century English More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Copper

Rare Queen Anne Japanned Copper Wine Cistern
Rare Queen Anne Japanned Copper Wine Cistern
H 10.44 in W 25.01 in D 20.08 in
Rustic Bamboo Cabinet, China, circa 1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare example of Provincial Chinese tortoise shell bamboo furniture. The Chinese liked bamboo
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Rustic Bamboo Cabinet, China, circa 1880
Rustic Bamboo Cabinet, China, circa 1880
H 55.5 in W 24.5 in D 16 in
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Chinese Tortoise Shell For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Chinese tortoise shell for your home. Each Chinese tortoise shell for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bone, tortoise shell and metal. If you’re shopping for a Chinese tortoise shell, we have 7 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese tortoise shell — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A Chinese tortoise shell is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian and modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made Chinese tortoise shell has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Charlap Hyman & Herrero, Schumacher and Toms & Luscombe are consistently popular.

How Much is a Chinese Tortoise Shell?

Prices for a Chinese tortoise shell start at $350 and top out at $573,417 with the average selling for $7,404.