Antique Shell Inlay

A very large and impressive 19th century French boulle inlaid and ormolu-mounted vitrine. Having a pair of glassed doors, bearded monopodia ormolu supports to either side, adjustable...

This is a small oval shaped antique metal Pill Box with Inlay to the lid and dating to the Edwardian or late Victorian period.

This magnificent 19th-century French Continental Boulle Desk / Center Table is a masterpiece of luxurious craftsmanship and timeless European elegance. Featuring an ebonized wood fin...

A truly stunning Italian inlaid table with intricately drawn pen work to the sides and top by renown Cabinetmaker Ferdinando Pogliani. It has a stretcher base with small bun feet and...

A very good quality 19th century French Boulle serpentine fronted credenza, having shaped glazed doors to either end with shelves within. The central door with classical scrolling fo...

A spectacular and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. Boulle Boîte à Bijoux, signed "Tahan - Fournisseur du Roi" (Royal cabinetmaker to the King and Emperor). Th...

Raised on Four Legs with a Domed Top From our Jewellery Box collection, we are delighted to introduce into the market this stunning Tortoiseshell and Silver Jewellery Box by William...

Pair of Japanese Abalone and Lacquer Inlaid Kiri Hibachis with copper inserts, Late Meiji period, early 20th century. Signed. The images of birds and flowers are artistically inlai...

19th C. Chinese Figural Carved Wood Lacquer Scholars/ Offering / Opium Stand Chinese 19th Century A truly unique and remarkable piece from 19th-century China, this figural carved w...

Raised on Four Sterling Silver Scrollwork Legs From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Tortoiseshell and Silver Stationery Box by William Comyns. The Stationer...

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING This elegant set of four Edwardian silver and tortoiseshell menu holders by William Comyns dates to 1913 and retains its original fitted retailer’s presentat...

These medallions seamlessly combine engraved brass scrollwork with iridescent mother-of-pearl and natural shell inserts. Imagine the mother of pearl inlay in the candlelight.

A good quality 19th century French Boulle inlaid étagère, having an oval Sevres porcelain plaque to the top, depicting a romantic scene. Four our swept supports and two under tiers e...

Mexican cabinet. Made of tortoiseshell, pen-engraved and wood. Possible Oaxaca or Puebla, 17th century.

Pair of French 19th Century Boulle inlaid side cabinets, each with their original black Belgium marble tops, gilded classical ormolu mouldings and mounts, canted corners with classic...

A very good quality 19th century French Boulle inlaid mantel clock having wonderful classical brass inlay to the tortoiseshell ground, a gilded ormolu finial of Boudica above the eig...

A very good quality 19th century French boulle mantel clock with wonderful scrolling foliate ormolu mounts to the surround, brass inlay to the red tortoiseshell. White enamel roman n...

Huge obelisk from the French imperial period in tortoiseshell with semi-precious stones resting on balls.

The Writing Box of rectangular shape veneered in Rosewood features a pleather of iridescent Mother of Pearl inlays to the front and to the lid. The Mother of Pearl inlay features flo...

Staying true to Bugatti’s one-of-a-kind masterpieces this table blends distinct Middle Eastern Orientalist style, Gothic ornamentation and classical architectural elements, with bold...

A very good quality French 19th Century Boulle mantle clock, having a gilded ormolu putti seated on the top, Red tortoiseshell and brass inlay to the serpentine shaped case, wonderfu...

An antique Napoleon III traveler portable writing-desk box. This is a gorgeous portable writing desk-box, created in France during the period of emperor Napoleon III, circa 1860. Th...

A very impressive 19th century French Boulle inlaid mantel clock. Having a gilded ormolu figure of father time to the top, beautiful brass inlaid decoration to the sides and front. T...

In the Louis XIV style, the tortoiseshell and brass inlaid ebonized wood body, with three wooden shelves, the front with glazed doors, surmounted with a white marble top.

Antique pearl white accordion, Italian accordion with profuse inlay decoration, gorgeous hand made with customer name, manufacturer name.

Inlaid with floral sprays of engraved mother of pearl and brass From our Sewing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this William IV Rosewood Inlaid Sewing Box. The Sewing Box ...

Antique French gilt bronze and Boulle marquetry jardinière French, Late 19th Century Height 38cm, width 78cm, depth 45cm This superb jardinière is crafted using several complex tec...

A rare pair of French 19th Century Boulle inlaid serpentine card tables. Each with wonderful red stained Tortoiseshell, inlaid classical decoration, gilded ormolu mounts and moulding...

A good quality pair of 19th century French Ebonized, Boulle inlaid, ormolu-mounted pedestals.

A fine French Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) fliptop card game table. Make a statement with this striking example of high-quality Parisian craftsmanship. Exquisitel...

A rare French Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) Boulle marquetry table. France, almost certainly Parisian work, Mid-19th Century, executed in sophisticated Louis XV tas...

Mother-of-pearl Klismos style chair, this stunning chair feature a wooden frame inlaid with intricate and detailed floral design in white mother of pearl, abalone, shell, camel bone ...

A rare and magnificent fine quality antique French gilt bronze ormolu mounted André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732) style marquetry inlaid tortoise-shell sculptural encrier (inkstand). G...

A rare and exceptional Baroque period Flemish or Dutch red tortoiseshell, bone, horn, ebony, and rosewood lift-top chest with drawer, circa 1725, mounted on a later stand. 17th/18...

The craftsmanship is of exceptional quality. Polished tortoise shell is complemented with brass inlay in a elaborate foliage design.

At the scalloped shaped frieze are three drawers, each decorated with superb brass inlays on tortoise shell and centered by detailed ormolu keyhole escutcheons and flanked by wonderf...

The Sideboard in a rich and very deep Mahogany with a refined light wood edging, exquisite Shell and Line inlay, heavy Brass Lion Ring Pulls, Tambour door hidden top storage and a si...

Having its original Moroccan embossed leather top, inlaid decoration to the top, the drawer fronts and sides having classical swag, foliate and shell marquetry inlay. Nine graduating...

The front, sides, and legs all feature the tortoise shell and brass inlay, with the legs ending in winged and scrolled bronze feet and the top wrapped in patterned bronze.

Quite possibly one of the prettiest Antique English Edwardian period Adam style Bonheur du Jours or Ladies Writing Tables with magnificent "Adam" style marquetry inlaid urns and Welk...

Externally secretaire is decorated with a shell-shaped inlay, while on the sides, inside oval frames, are inlaid two female figures with long classic dresses.

English Regency mahogany book case with an arched cornice, corner urn finials resting on oval floral satinwood inlaid plinths, centered satinwood inlaid patera fan over satinwood inl...

Edwardian Mahogany Jardiniere, in Sheraton Style of Square Form, herringbone and shell satinwood inlay with Brass Liner and Lion Mask Handles - 12" x 12" x 19.5"h

Above is a carved marble crest with scrolls and central shell all below an inlaid marble panel. The impressive and thick marble top has exceptional inlays of central shells flanked b...

A fabulous Edwardian tea caddy in the form of a wooden Sheraton tea caddy with what would have been conch shell motif inlays. Just returned from our silversmith's workshop where it ...

A handsome collector’s piece for a desk, cabinet or vitrine, and a strong decorative example of nineteenth-century-style shell and mother-of-pearl work. DETAILS • Object: Card case ...

A lovely antique pique heart pendant dating from the mid Victorian period, circa 1860. The heart moulded shell has been expertly inlayed with a gold floral spray to the centre, with ...

P5103), features a similar placement of the patera, though as an idealized shell, also framed with stringer inlays with inverted corners.

The recessed eyes and mouth suggest that they may originally have contained shell or stone inlays representing the eyes and teeth.

Enhancing the luxurious composition are carefully placed inlays of shell (raden), which catch the light to reveal brilliant, iridescent flashes of color.

Beautiful antique American Chippendale mirror having fruitwood inlay and oval shell decoration at the top with giltwood decoration on the sides with rosettes and leaves, and urns wit...

Writing box, mahogany, England, around 1830, writing surface with leather overlay, nice interior division Large writing box / travel writing desk England around 1830, folding to tr...

Shibayama is the art of semiprecious stones, shell, turtleshell etc inlayed on lacquer and ivory pieces.

The scalloped apron is centered by an elegant shell designed inlay below a large ormolu band surrounding the inlaid top border.

French Boulle style clock with tortiose shell and inlay. Gilt bronze case mounts of rococo design.

Antique George III superior quality mahogany inlaid eight day longcase clock having a magnificent quality mahogany case with a pergola shaped top, pretty satinwood inlaid shells, sat...

This desk is in excellent condition and profusely inlaid all over incorporating various shell motifs, urns and floral inlay. Circa 1890.

Enclosed by a border of foliate sprays and scallop-shells. Wool with silk inlay. Measures: 9’4” H x 13’2” W Hanging: The tapestry comes ready for hanging, with linen backing and a...

Subtle details including marquetry inlay and carved shell motif. Embossed brass clock surround depicting farmers with a horse drawn plow.

Finest Quality Dreamstone Inlaid Chair China- an extraordinary prolifically crafted example of an antique hand carved hardwood chair inlaid with multiple natural dream stone "painti...