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Hand Holding Shell Case

Large 19th Century Lacquered and Gilded Jewelry Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
made of carved shell of which three of eight are missing. The left door is missing some trim on the
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Antique 1850s Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Two-Door Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
mount of a cherub draped in a flowing garment with his hand on a globe while holding a scroll in his
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

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Stone, Brass, Ormolu

Antique French Cabinet Carved Oak Demeter Harvest Cornucopia Greek Goddess
Located in Shreveport, LA
beautifully hand carved 19th century French “confiturier’ cabinet, which is an extremely versatile size
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Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Antique French Renaissance Open Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
that takes up a minimal amount of floor space yet is capable of holding dozens of books for your
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Shelves

Materials

Oak

18th Century Irish Georgian Cork Sideboard
Located in Dallas, TX
‘scallop shell’ on the center of the back gallery is unmistakably an Irish Georgian signature. The
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Antique Late 18th Century Irish George III Buffets

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

18th Century Irish Georgian Cork Sideboard
18th Century Irish Georgian Cork Sideboard
H 47.75 in W 64.5 in D 22 in
19th Century Italian Baroque Parcel Gilt and Hand Painted Table Box Casket
Located in Dallas, TX
decorated with parcel gilt shell and foliage motifs. The Baroque ebonized case features four hand painted
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

Louis XIV Tortoiseshell Boulle Bracket Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
with Roman numerals and original hands signed ‘Jean Minoche a Paris’. Rectangular five pillar movement
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Antique 1710s French Louis XIV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Louis XV Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock by St Martin, Paris, circa 1720
Located in Norwich, GB
, circa 1720 Waisted case with fine ormolu mounts and cut brass inlay to the stained tortoiseshell with
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Antique 1720s French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Diamond Necklace 18K Gold Pendant Brooch 19th C. Flower Acanthus
Located in London, GB
. Such seemingly insignificant embellishments result in an opulent antique gold tone and upon holding the
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Antique 19th Century Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

Antique Edwardian 15K Gold Turquoise Diamond & Seed Pearl Pendant Necklace c1910
Located in London, GB
can be most appreciated upon wearing in natural lighting with movement. Upon holding in hand or
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 15k Gold

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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Wardrobes and Armoires

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
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17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases

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Spruce

President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Sister Parish, Albert Hadley
Located in St. Louis, MO
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Lacquer

Stunning 19th Century Art Nouveau Cast Iron French Daybed
Located in Hastings, GB
An absolutely gorgeous cast iron day bed, made in France circa 1890, the deeply cast floral design with acanthus leaves and scrolls, it exudes early French Nouveau influences. The w...
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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Daybeds

Materials

Iron

Italy Art Deco Dining Room Set, table, chairs & sideboards, by Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
They can be sold separately 1930s amazing dining room in burl walnut flame applied with particular edge to 45 degrees, the furniture industry "Guido Pennati", design attributed to Os...
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Dining Room Sets

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Velvet, Mirror, Walnut, Burl

Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

19th Century Neoclassical Silvered Muses Centerpiece in the Manner of Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Centerpieces

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Bronze

Antique Revolving Bookcase / Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A very well made antique revolving bookcase / cabinet. This was made in England, it dates from the late twentieth century. The quality is outstanding, this is an unusual size for a ...
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Vintage 1970s British Georgian Bookcases

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Wood

Antique Revolving Bookcase / Cabinet
Antique Revolving Bookcase / Cabinet
H 27.17 in W 13.39 in D 13.39 in
18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Large 18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase/Jar. Of baluster form this covered vase is truly exceptional in quality, condition and size. The body...
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Antique 1720s Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Late Victorian English Table Casket with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
This precious 19th century English table casket features mother of pearl inlay and carved shell drawer pulls. The top of the piece is decorated with a painted landscape and Gothic ch...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Mother-of-Pearl, Paper

Exquisite circa 1920 Antique Art Deco Hardwood Revolving Bookcase Book Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely English flamed mahogany circa 1920 Art Deco revolving bookcase table A good looking and well made piece, the timber cuts are exquisi...
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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Bookcases

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Hardwood

19th Century Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classi...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

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Fine Important Restored Pair of Antique Howard & Sons Leather Chesterfield Sofas
By Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard & Sons Ltd, Howard and Sons
Located in GB
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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Sofas

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Leather

Grand 19th Century Dutch Renaissance Open Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand 19th century Dutch Renaissance open bookcase will make an impressive statement in any room! Soaring over nine feet in height, it is topped with a grandiose crown which includes...
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Oak

16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon ...
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Antique 16th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes

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Silver

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Louis XV Tortoiseshell Boulle clock, circa 1720
By Antoine St Martin
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
, circa 1720. Waisted case with fine ormolu mounts and cut brass inlay to the stained tortoiseshell
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Antique 1720s French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

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Tortoise Shell

French Louis XIV Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
Roman numerals and original hands signed ‘Jean Minoche a Paris’. Rectangular five pillar movement with
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Antique 1710s French Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XIV Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock
French Louis XIV Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock
H 30.5 in W 16.5 in D 7.25 in
An Elegant Lady with a Mirror
By Jan van Mieris
Located in New York, NY
same curved grace as is the case with the woman holding the mirror. Jan seems to have produced several
Large Bleached Italian Renaissance Style Cassone Trunk, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
From Italy, circa 1900, this large and impressive Italian cassone has been hand carved in the
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Renaissance Blanket Chests

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Wood, Walnut, Pine

Exceptional French Empire Gilt & Patinated Bronze Mahogany Antique Armoire
Located in Shippensburg, PA
this piece is above reproach - each gilt bronze mount is hand chased to the highest quality, mercury
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Bronze

Hollywood Regency Pink Pearlized Ceramic Clam Shell Decorative Dish Catchall
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
holding spare change, keys in a foyer, or to hold jewelry in a powder bath while washing hands
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Ceramic

Large Antique French Ormolu-Mounted Clock, Neptune and Dolphin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
video clip available of the clock running. Condition of the case is excellent, the shell veneer is in
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo More Clocks

Oil Painting Portrait of Lord Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941)
By Oswald Birley
Located in London, GB
and making simplified sketches of enemy gun batteries to be shelled and neutralised by British guns
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Early 20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Early 19th Century Naturalist or Collectors Specimen Cabinet
Located in Nantucket, MA
amateur naturalists, collecting rocks, shells, butterflies and other insects, or whatever intrigued their
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Antique 1840s North American Country Cabinets

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Pine

19th Century Italian Baroque Style Silver Centerpiece Bowl or Soup Tureen
Located in Firenze, IT
and lavish Baroque details with intricate decorations such as shells, floral patterns and putti
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Centerpieces

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Gold Plate, Silver

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock by Raingo Freres Paris
By Raingo Frères
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
atop the clock case holding an umbrella aloft, a young child to one side of her, a seated dog on the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks

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Bronze

1950s Solid Sterling Silver Movado Chronographe Ermeto Laides Purse Watch
By Movado
Located in Raleigh, NC
“hermetically sealed”. Holding the watch in your hand you can easily see why the name is perfect, as the watch
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Vintage 1950s European Art Deco Pocket Watches

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Silver

U. S. Grant Presidential Appointment, Signed July 22, 1869
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
in formal script, and completed by hand in black ink, now faded to a lighter black color. The
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Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Paper

VR Antique French Palais Royal Sewing Box and Twelve Mother of Pearl Enamel Tools
Located in San Marcos, CA
intricately hand carved half shell mounted on the top of the box, shimmering in high pearlescent rainbow
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French Jewelry & Watches

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By Rafał Olbiński
Located in Manhattan, NY
case, one’s first encounter with a new work of art, especially if the artist is unknown to the viewer
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

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Hand Holding Shell Case For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the hand holding shell case you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, oak and bone, every hand holding shell case was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect hand holding shell case — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right hand holding shell case, those designed in Baroque, Georgian and louis xv styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Hand Holding Shell Case?

Prices for a hand holding shell case start at $2,370 and top out at $65,000 with the average selling for $8,225.