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Tortoise Shell Mexican

Vintage Mexican Collectors Shadowbox
Located in Dallas, TX
ornamentation. Made in Mexico circa 1930s to 1970s. Stamped signature on reverse reads Chavo, Taxco sterling.  
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Shadow Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Mexican Collectors Shadowbox
Vintage Mexican Collectors Shadowbox
H 13.5 in W 10.5 in D 1.75 in
Mexican Tortoiseshell and Pen-Engraved Cabinet
Located in Mexico, DF
Mexican cabinet. Made of tortoiseshell, pen-engraved and wood. Possible Oaxaca or Puebla, 17th
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Antique 17th Century North American Spanish Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Mexican Tortoiseshell and Pen-Engraved Cabinet
Mexican Tortoiseshell and Pen-Engraved Cabinet
H 21.66 in W 27.56 in D 13.78 in
Mid Century Abstract Taxco Mexico Sterling Silver Brooch
Located in Venice, CA
A striking Taxco, Mexico, brooch with an abstracted sterling silver design on a dark brown tortoise
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20th Century Mexican Modernist Brooches

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

Indo-Portuguese Mughal Bar with Faux Tortoiseshell Decore, Bone, Ebony & Iron
By Alfonso Marina
Located in Bosques de las Lomas, MX
This is an Indo-Portuguese bar cabinet has a geometric decoration inspired by stars. Adorned with faux tortoiseshell, bone inlay and ebony, it also has a distinct iron lock. The cabi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Rare Pair of Spanish Colonial 18th Century Tortoiseshell Enconchado Mirrors, Per
Located in Benington, Herts
Tortoiseshell and Inlaid With Bone and Mother of Pearl Made in Lima (Peru) or Mexico Circa 1720 Provenance
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Antique 1720s Mexican Wall Mirrors

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Simple and Modern Wood Zaragoza Console with Bone Inlays
By Alfonso Marina
Located in Bosques de las Lomas, MX
This console is made to contrast with the intricacy of the Zaragoza Cabinet and is made in a dark finish to highlight the bone inlay.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Bone, Tortoise Shell

18th Century Spanish Colonial Vargueno Set on a 19th Century Mission Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
tortoise shell, the interior was a showpiece when opened for viewing by guests and visitors. These forms of
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Antique Mid-18th Century Mexican Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

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

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H 70.87 in W 86.42 in D 19.57 in
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William Spratling Diamond Pattern Tortoise Shell Box of Two
By William Spratling
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Sterling silver dots set the diamond cut tortoise shell that create the lid. Both boxes feature a
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Bold Tortoise Shell Cuffs
Located in Southampton, NY
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Sterling Tortoise Box by William Spratling
By William Spratling
Located in Mexico City, DF
A rare impressive sterling box adorned with tortoise shell, an element that Spratling used
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Jewelry Boxes

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Enrique Ledesma Taxco Sterling Silver & Tortoise Shell Jewelry Suite 1953
By Enrique Ledesma
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a circa 1953 exceedingly rare jewelry set by Enrique Ledesma of Taxco, Mexico
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Drop Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Enrique Ledesma Taxco Sterling Silver & Tortoise Shell Jewelry Suite 1953
By Enrique Ledesma
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a circa 1953 exceedingly rare jewelry set by Enrique Ledesma of Taxco, Mexico
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Drop Necklaces

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Enrique Ledesma Taxco Sterling Silver Tortoise Shell Cufflinks and Tie Clip
By Enrique Ledesma
Located in New York, NY
Enrique Ledesma Taxco Sterling Silver Tortoise Shell Cufflinks and Tie Clip
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Cufflinks

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Enrique Ledesma Taxco Sterling Silver Tortoise Shell Cufflinks and Tie Clip
By Enrique Ledesma
Located in New York, NY
Taxco, Mexico. Consisting primarily of shell with applied silver and brass biomorphic shapes. Dimensions
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Cufflinks

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Sterling Silver

Spanish Colonial Mirror, Mexico, 17th Century
Located in GB
A Spanish Colonial mirror, rosewood with tortoiseshell and mother of pearl decoration; 17th century. Measures: 37cms tall by 33cms wide.
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Antique 17th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Wall Mirrors

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WILLIAM SPRATLING "Croissant" Necklace 1950's
By William Spratling
Located in New York, NY
tortoise shell suspended from a sterling link chain. Hallmarked on the back with the conjoined WS mark and
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Chain Necklaces

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William Spratling Mexican Sterling Silver and Tortoise Shell Earrings
By William Spratling
Located in Mexico City, MX
A funny pair of Sterling silver and tortoise shell earring by American designer William Spratling
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry

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Vintage William Spratling Taxco Faux Tortoise Shell Dragonfly Brooch Pin
By William Spratling
Located in Cape May, NJ
Rare William Spratling Taxco Mexico Faux Tortoise Shell Dragonfly Brooch Pin. The brooch is in
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Brooches

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Late 18th Century Mexican Tortoiseshell Mirror
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century Mexican tortoiseshell mirror, inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
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Antique Late 18th Century Mexican Wall Mirrors

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Late 18th Century Mexican Tortoiseshell Mirror
H 19.89 in W 16.54 in D 1.58 in
William Spratling Silver and Tortoise Box
By William Spratling
Located in Darnestown, MD
Elegant sterling silver and shell bx by silver master, William Spratling. Tortoise is beautifully
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Boxes and Cases

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Colonial Chest in Ebony, Tortoiseshell and Bone Wood, Mexico End 17th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Colonial chest in ebony, tortoiseshell and bone wood. Mexico, 18th century. Front with a drawer
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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

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Southwest Box Turtle Shell
Located in Stamford, CT
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Mid-20th Century American Other Decorative Art

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Tortoise Shell

Southwest Box Turtle Shell
Southwest Box Turtle Shell
H 5.5 in W 13 in D 8 in
Spratling Vintage Tortoise Shell "Collar Gola" or "Ruff Croissant" Necklace
By William Spratling
Located in Narberth, PA
that of the real buttery roll, which are inlaid with vibrant pieces of tortoise shell across the front
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Vintage 1950s Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

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Sterling Silver

William Spratling Sterling Silver & Tortoise Shell Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
, Mexico, with an oval handle decorated with wrapped wire and applied discs, the blade made of tortoise
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Desk Accessories

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William Spratling Sterling Silver Tortoise Shell Hand Motif Box
By William Spratling
Located in New York, NY
Taxco, Mexico, the lid of the box with an inset of Spratling's iconic 'hand' motif in tortoise shell
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell Box Mexico
Located in Montecito, CA
Extremely fine and rare 18th Century Spanish Colonial tortoiseshell box from Mexico. Silver
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mexican Decorative Boxes

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William Spratling Sterling , Tortoise, Malachite Cufflinks -Hands
By William Spratling
Located in Chicago, IL
These are great looking and fun cufflinks by William Spratling The Tortoise Shell and
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Rare Tortoise and Sterling Buckle Bracelet by Antonio Pineda
Located in Los Angeles, CA
functioning buckle bracelet hand crafted from sterling silver and tortoise shell. It is signed with the makers
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20th Century Mexican Collectible Jewelry

Spanish colonial table cabinet
Located in Brussels, BE
. New Spain - Probably Mexico. 17th century. Literature : • "El mueble en Espana - Siglos XVI-XVII
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets

Materials

Walnut, Tortoise Shell, Bone

Spanish colonial table cabinet
Spanish colonial table cabinet
H 5.52 in W 10.63 in D 7.09 in
Extremely Rare 17th C. Spanish Colonial Mirror
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
engraved mother of pearl and silver. Built in ponderosa pine. Of record label lady Pean ..... Mexico
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mexican Spanish Colonial Wall Mirrors

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Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Pair 1970s Table Lamps
Located in Mexico City, DF
A handsome pair of table lamps in chromed brass and spools of faux tortoise shell. From the 70â
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair 1970s Table Lamps
Pair 1970s Table Lamps
H 32.5 in Dm 11 in
Jaguar Brooch by William Spratling
By William Spratling
Located in Mexico City, DF
pieces by William Spratling. It is in perfect condition. Taxco, Guerrero. México
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20th Century Mexican Collectible Jewelry

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Silver

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