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Material: Tortoise Shell
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 Baroque style with beveled glass. This beautiful mirr...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Baroque Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Wood, Glass
Rare 17th Century Octagonal Baroque Inlaid Wood Framed Mirror
Located in Middleburg, VA
Rare 17th Century Octagonal Baroque Inlaid Wood Framed Mirror. Made of deeply patinated walnut and Rosewood with intricate inlaid Ivory and tor...
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Mid-17th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver, Brass
Octagonal mirror
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Octagonal mirror in ebonished frame with tortoise shell, Dutch, 19th Century.
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1880s Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Wood
Antique Tortoise Shell Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century tortoise shell framed mirror.
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Rare Pair of Spanish Colonial 18th Century Tortoiseshell Enconchado Mirrors, Per
Located in Benington, Herts
A Rare and Unusual Pair of 18th Century Spanish Colonial 'Enconchado' Mirrors Veneered in Tortoiseshell and Inlaid With Bone and Mother of Pearl Made in Lima (Peru) or Mexico
Circa 1720
Provenance
One of the mirrors with a fragmentary label printed with "Bodmer", possibly relating to one of the branches of the Bodmer family in Switzerland, some of whom were renowned collectors of South American art
The mirrors of rectangular form with ripple moulded outer borders framing tortoishell veneered inner borders inlaid with fine bone stringing and sinuous floral motifs inlaid in mother of pearl. The sight edges also veneered and inlaid with a repeating geometric motif.
The mirrors are notable for the fine quality of the inlay, their unusually large size for this date, in particular the size of the plates themselves (possibly original) and the fact that they are a pair.
The term 'Enconchado' comes from Spanish colonial art, particularly associated with Mexico, comprising of oil paintings inlaid with mother of pearl and other iridescent minerals. This form of art is discussed in great detail by Miguel Arisa in his essay Luminosity in Mexican Enconchado Paintings and Conceptions of the Sacred in Visual Culture and Indigenous Agency in the Early Americas, The Early Americas: History and Culture, Volume: 10 Chapter 4 (October 2021). He argues that the development of this style was an attempt to combine pre-Hispanic indigenous South American traditions regarding the sacred properties of "shiny objects" and "Baroque concepts of the miraculous", the sparkling inlay adding to the power of the European religious imagery.
Mirrors such as the present pair are likewise cross-cultural objects, fusing European form and aesthetic concerns with indigenous craftsmanship to create objects of great prestige and decorative appeal. The ripple mouldings are clearly the result of a 17th century Dutch...
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1720s Mexican Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Mirror In Tortoise Shell And Curly Black Wood In The Style Of Antwerp Frames
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Mirror In Tortoise Shell And Curly Black Wood In The Style Of 17th Century Antwerp Frames, Circa 1930
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Mid-20th Century Louis XIII Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Pair of 19th Century Small Silver-Gilt & Faux Tortoise Shell Patterned Mirrors
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of late 19th century small silver-gilt & faux tortoise shell patterned mirrors
A handsome pair of silver gilt mirrors, inset tortoise...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
17th Century, Tortoiseshell Framed Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Flemish or Italian with double ripple frame. The back was added at a later date. Circa 1700.
Category
1690s Italian Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Nineteenth Century Dutch Tortoise and Brass Embossed Cushion Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique Baroque style Dutch Cushion mirror with tortoise shell interior panels and framed with bronze repoussé. Large elaborate cresting board with...
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Early 19th Century European Baroque Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Flemish Baroque Tortoiseshell Mirro
By Flemish
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental 17th-century Flemish mirror is crafted in the grand Baroque style. The magnificent frame is veneered in exquisite tortoiseshell with wave-moulded bands of ebony providing a flawless accent. Tortoiseshell and ebony were both among the most precious and coveted materials of the 17th century, and are used to their utmost effect in this exceptionally rare looking glass.
Flemish glassworkers enjoyed a reputation of excellence beginning in the 16th century. These skillful craftsmen are credited with the invention of the tin-mercury method of mirror-making, a process that made polished metal mirrors obsolete. They employed and excelled in a number of decorative techniques in creating the frames, including marquetry, japanning (Dutch and Flemish japanning was of the highest quality, surpassing even the English), and the use of tortoiseshell veneering...
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17th Century Baroque Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mirror, Ebony
John Widdicomb for John Stuart Mid-Century Modern Faux Tortoise Wall Mirror
Located in Plainview, NY
A Mid-Century Modern faux tortoise wall or console mirror designed by John Widdicomb for and manufactured by John Stuart. The beautiful mirror features fine curvy design and the faux tortoise in light and dark brown surface patten is gorgeous. The mirror can be placed in many ways, as a wall mirror in a dressing room, in a hallway or as console mirror as we well...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Mirror Tortoishell Cushion Moulded 17thc Original Plate/Back Small
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, mid-17th century, Tortoishell, small, cushion framed, mirror with the original plate & back, length 14 ½” height 16”, depth 2½”
The tortoishell is striking and was highly prize...
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1650s English Baroque Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Late Nineteenth Century Tortoiseshell Mirror
Located in London, GB
A fine wall mirror with arched pediment, the frame with reeded border and veneered with vibrant tortoiseshell surrounding the two part bevelled...
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1890s British Dutch Colonial Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mirror, Ebony
Pair of Flemish Early 19th Century Baroque St. Tortoiseshell Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of Flemish early 19th century Baroque st. Tortoiseshell mirrors. Each mirror retains its original beveled mirror plates set within a beautiful unique wave like design...
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19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mirror
Pair of Italian 17th Century Small Scale Florentine Mirrors/Picture Frames
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding pair of Italian 17th century ebonized fruitwood and tortoiseshell small scale Florentine mirrors/picture frames. Each beautiful f...
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17th Century Italian Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Fruitwood
French Mid 19th Century Louis XIV St. Boulle Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and most impressive large scale French mid 19th century Louis XIV st. Boulle mirror. The original beveled mirror plate is within a frame th...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Continental 18th Century Tortoiseshell and Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking Continental 18th century Tortoiseshell and giltwood mirror. The original mirror plate is set within a beautiful mottled giltwood bo...
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18th Century Unknown Antique Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mirror
Bone & Tortoise Shell Octagonal Mirrors By Anthony Redmile
Located in Stamford, CT
Great pair of Octagonal form mirrors by Anthony Redmile with chrome frames inset with bone & tortoise shell inlay.
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1970s English Vintage Tortoise Shell Wall Mirrors
Materials
Chrome
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