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Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period

Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period

Located in Warsaw, PL

from ebony, expertly veneered with brass and tortoiseshell in a technique known as Boulle marquetry

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Boulle Type Mantel Clock
19th Century Boulle Type Mantel Clock

19th Century Boulle Type Mantel Clock

By S. Marti & Cie

Located in Liverpool, GB

flattened legs, decorated with numerous elements of bronze, tortoiseshell and brass sheet. It is opened from

Category

19th Century French Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

J. Gloster Ltd. English Art Deco Sterling Silver Photograph Frame
J. Gloster Ltd. English Art Deco Sterling Silver Photograph Frame

J. Gloster Ltd. English Art Deco Sterling Silver Photograph Frame

By J Guichard & Couvrard

Located in New York, NY

Photograph frame with body of the frame in faux tortoiseshell with sterling silver framing the

Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Silver

Late 19th Century, French Red Tortoise Shell Mantel Clock
Late 19th Century, French Red Tortoise Shell Mantel Clock

Late 19th Century, French Red Tortoise Shell Mantel Clock

Located in Cheltenham, GB

A late 19th century, French red tortoiseshell Boulle work mantel clock with circular off-white dial

Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

Pianted Miniature of Saint Anthony and Christ Child
Pianted Miniature of Saint Anthony and Christ Child

Pianted Miniature of Saint Anthony and Christ Child

Located in Folkestone, Kent

Child. Painted on ivory and set in a gilt-edge surround and segmented ivory frame edged in tortoiseshell.

Category

19th Century French Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Indo-Portuguese Table Cabinet, 17th C
Indo-Portuguese Table Cabinet, 17th C

Indo-Portuguese Table Cabinet, 17th C

Located in London, GB

With double fronted doors the cabinet is made of teak clad with tortoiseshell and ivory decoration

Category

18th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Wood, Tortoise Shell, Ivory

Very Small Cartel from the Regency Period
Very Small Cartel from the Regency Period

Very Small Cartel from the Regency Period

Located in Paris, FR

. Tortoiseshell and brass, decorated with carved and gilded bronzes. Signed by Barthélémy Pia in Paris.

Category

Early 18th Century French Regency Antique Tortoiseshell

17th Century Netherlandish Cabinetmaker's Frame, with its Period Mirror Plate
17th Century Netherlandish Cabinetmaker's Frame, with its Period Mirror Plate

17th Century Netherlandish Cabinetmaker's Frame, with its Period Mirror Plate

Located in London, GB

has an ogee bolection profile, with ebony ripple moldings and panels veneered in tortoiseshell on a

Category

Mid-17th Century Belgian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Wood, Ebony

18th Century Boulle Marquetry Bookcase
18th Century Boulle Marquetry Bookcase

18th Century Boulle Marquetry Bookcase

Located in Paris, FR

leaves on red tortoiseshell background. France - Louis XIV Period - 18th Century Height 108 cm

Category

Early 18th Century French Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Pewter

17th Century Netherlandish Cabinetmaker's Frame, with its Period Mirror Plate
17th Century Netherlandish Cabinetmaker's Frame, with its Period Mirror Plate

17th Century Netherlandish Cabinetmaker's Frame, with its Period Mirror Plate

Located in London, GB

has a compound profile, with pine carcass veneered in tortoiseshell on a gold ground with reeded

Category

1630s Dutch Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Wood, Ebony

Art Deco 18 Kt Yellow Gold, Platinum, Diamond Cufflink and Button Dress Set
Art Deco 18 Kt Yellow Gold, Platinum, Diamond Cufflink and Button Dress Set

Art Deco 18 Kt Yellow Gold, Platinum, Diamond Cufflink and Button Dress Set

Located in Windsor Forest, Berkshire

setting. The whole set in the original faux tortoiseshell case. Stamped 18 Kt & Platinum.

Category

1920s British Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum

18th Century French Boulle Vanity Box with Four Perfume Bottles
18th Century French Boulle Vanity Box with Four Perfume Bottles

18th Century French Boulle Vanity Box with Four Perfume Bottles

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Napoleon III boulle and red tortoiseshell and inlaid brass with four original gilt glass bottle and

Category

18th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

French Napoleon III Boulle and Gilt Bronze Jardiniere
French Napoleon III Boulle and Gilt Bronze Jardiniere

French Napoleon III Boulle and Gilt Bronze Jardiniere

Located in Natchez, MS

French Napoleon III Boulle (tortoiseshell and brass inlaid) jardiniere with tin liner. Having four

Category

19th Century French Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century Boulle Work Lap Desk
19th Century Boulle Work Lap Desk

19th Century Boulle Work Lap Desk

Located in Alexandria, VA

Fine Napoleon III “Boulle” marquetry lap desk with extensive brass and tortoiseshell inlay, the

Category

1860s French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

Antique Regency Toleware Coal Scuttle
Antique Regency Toleware Coal Scuttle

Antique Regency Toleware Coal Scuttle

Located in Sheffield, MA

black stylized acanthus leaves on a striking mottled red and black tortoiseshell-like background, the

Category

1840s English Regency Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Tin

Small Cabinet in Boulle Marquetry, Napoleon III period – Mid-19th century
Small Cabinet in Boulle Marquetry, Napoleon III period – Mid-19th century

Small Cabinet in Boulle Marquetry, Napoleon III period – Mid-19th century

Located in HÉRIC, FR

is decorated with a composition of brass threads and scrolls on a deep red tortoiseshell background

Category

Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Gilt Bronze-Mounted “Boulle” Marquetry Centre Table, Late 19th Century
Gilt Bronze-Mounted “Boulle” Marquetry Centre Table, Late 19th Century

Gilt Bronze-Mounted “Boulle” Marquetry Centre Table, Late 19th Century

Located in Napoli, IT

A beautiful gilt bronze-mounted red-stained tortoiseshell and brass “Boulle” marquetry centre table

Category

Late 19th Century French Baroque Revival Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Wood

A French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bracket Clock
A French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bracket Clock

A French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bracket Clock

By J.W. Benson

Located in Armadale, Victoria

The French red tortoiseshell case with urn finial, foliated bronze mounts with dragon heads to the

Category

Late 19th Century English Rococo Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Boulle Bureau De Dame or Desks
Pair of Boulle Bureau De Dame or Desks

Pair of Boulle Bureau De Dame or Desks

Located in Edinburgh, GB

brass three-quarter gallery and finely engraved brass and red tortoiseshell inlay. It has a shaped flap

Category

19th Century Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Ebony

Sussex Turnip Money Box, circa 1860
Sussex Turnip Money Box, circa 1860

Sussex Turnip Money Box, circa 1860

Located in West Sussex, GB

and some manganese to give a tortoiseshell effect.

Category

Mid-19th Century European Folk Art Antique Tortoiseshell

Very Rare Ottoman Table Box, circa 1600
Very Rare Ottoman Table Box, circa 1600

Very Rare Ottoman Table Box, circa 1600

Located in GB

; decorated throughout with differing patterns of tortoiseshell and mother of pearl; measures: approximate 17

Category

16th Century Unknown Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

French 19th Century Loveseat in Two Complementary Fabrics
French 19th Century Loveseat in Two Complementary Fabrics

French 19th Century Loveseat in Two Complementary Fabrics

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Root Cellar cotton materials One is a "Tortoiseshell" fabric in a palette of blues while the other

Category

1890s French Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Occasional Table
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Occasional Table

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Occasional Table

Located in Macclesfield, GB

occasional table inlaid with engraved brass and red tortoiseshell stood on square tapering cabriole legs with

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

French Belle Époque Louis XV Style Tortoise Shell Mantel Clock by L.P Japy & Cie
French Belle Époque Louis XV Style Tortoise Shell Mantel Clock by L.P Japy & Cie

French Belle Époque Louis XV Style Tortoise Shell Mantel Clock by L.P Japy & Cie

By L.P. Japy & Cie

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A very good quality French red tortoiseshell serpentine shaped mantel clock in the Louis XV style

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Red Boulle Occasional Table
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Red Boulle Occasional Table

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Red Boulle Occasional Table

Located in Macclesfield, GB

the Louis XV style inlaid with engraved brass and red tortoiseshell stood on square tapering cabriole

Category

Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Pair of Napoleon III Style Boulle Ebonized Side Cabinets, circa 1870
Pair of Napoleon III Style Boulle Ebonized Side Cabinets, circa 1870

Pair of Napoleon III Style Boulle Ebonized Side Cabinets, circa 1870

Located in Edinburgh, GB

sits over a very fine tortoiseshell, pewter and brass inlaid frieze with a foliate ormolu border. This

Category

1870s Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass, Pewter

French Belle Époque Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti
French Belle Époque Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti

French Belle Époque Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti

By Samuel Marti

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A very good quality French Louis XV style boulle red tortoiseshell and brass inlaid mantel clock

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

French Boulle Serpentine Front Games Table
French Boulle Serpentine Front Games Table

French Boulle Serpentine Front Games Table

Located in Edinburgh, GB

French Serpentine fronted boulle fold-over games table, circa 1870. Covered in red tortoiseshell

Category

19th Century Antique Tortoiseshell

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Writing Cabinet
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Writing Cabinet

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Writing Cabinet

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A fabulous quality French Louis XV style ebonized boulle red tortoiseshell and engraved brass

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

Incredibly Rare & Exquisite Singing Bird Box Inspired by Charles Bruguier
Incredibly Rare & Exquisite Singing Bird Box Inspired by Charles Bruguier

Incredibly Rare & Exquisite Singing Bird Box Inspired by Charles Bruguier

Located in London, GB

Charles Bruguier, produced in a rich and vibrant tortoiseshell fascia. The ornate flower petals and nature

Category

1870s Swiss Romantic Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Gold, Silver

Wall Clock 18th Century Boulle
Wall Clock 18th Century Boulle

Wall Clock 18th Century Boulle

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in Warsaw, PL

elegance of the Boulle style, characterized by its rich ornamentation in bronze and tortoiseshell. It will

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bronze

Jean Dunand French Art Deco Ovoid Red and Black Lacquered Brass Vase
Jean Dunand French Art Deco Ovoid Red and Black Lacquered Brass Vase

Jean Dunand French Art Deco Ovoid Red and Black Lacquered Brass Vase

By Jean Dunand

Located in New York, NY

This is a beautiful brass vase with black tortoiseshell pattern on red lacquer ground Signed in

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

An Austro-Hungarian Late 17th-Early 18th Century Palisander Cabinet on Stand
An Austro-Hungarian Late 17th-Early 18th Century Palisander Cabinet on Stand

An Austro-Hungarian Late 17th-Early 18th Century Palisander Cabinet on Stand

Located in Armadale, Victoria

The cabinet of rectangular form with a break front palisander body enlivened with re tortoiseshell

Category

Late 17th Century Hungarian Baroque Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

Italian polychrome decorated parcel-gilt console table
Italian polychrome decorated parcel-gilt console table

Italian polychrome decorated parcel-gilt console table

Located in San Francisco, CA

above a faux tortoiseshell-decorated apron with silver gilt c-scrolls and acanthus centering a foliate

Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Tortoiseshell

Shelves for Fruits Plates 19th Century Boulle
Shelves for Fruits Plates 19th Century Boulle

Shelves for Fruits Plates 19th Century Boulle

Located in Warsaw, PL

brass and tortoiseshell onto a contrasting ground (likely ebony in this case). This creates a

Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bronze

Exhibition Quality 19th Century Rosewood and Boulle Breakfront Side Cabinet
Exhibition Quality 19th Century Rosewood and Boulle Breakfront Side Cabinet

Exhibition Quality 19th Century Rosewood and Boulle Breakfront Side Cabinet

Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

with boulle panels of tortoiseshell, brass and pewter, with ormolu moldings, with a raised central oval

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Tortoise Shell

A set of Eight 18th Century French Aquatints  of Monkeys
A set of Eight 18th Century French Aquatints  of Monkeys

A set of Eight 18th Century French Aquatints of Monkeys

By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Located in San Francisco, CA

. Newly matted and framed in faux tortoiseshell

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Tortoiseshell

Exquisite French Tortoise Shell Sewing Box
Exquisite French Tortoise Shell Sewing Box

Exquisite French Tortoise Shell Sewing Box

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

accoutrements, three with bone domed tortoiseshell lids.

Category

19th Century French Antique Tortoiseshell

English Aesthetic Movement George Jones Square Majolica Planter
English Aesthetic Movement George Jones Square Majolica Planter

English Aesthetic Movement George Jones Square Majolica Planter

By George Jones

Located in Brooklyn, NY

enameled in tortoiseshell effect of green, blue and brown. Unmarked. Measures: 13" x 13" x 13

Category

Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Earthenware

Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period

Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period

Located in Warsaw, PL

inlaying of thin sheets of materials such as brass, tortoiseshell, or other decorative substances into a

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bronze

French Desk, Secretary in Boulle Marquetry 19th Century Napoleon III Period
French Desk, Secretary in Boulle Marquetry 19th Century Napoleon III Period

French Desk, Secretary in Boulle Marquetry 19th Century Napoleon III Period

Located in Manduel, FR

, opening by four drawers and one flap. Beautiful marquetry work, elegant and refined, with tortoiseshell

Category

1850s French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

Antique Georgian Butterfly in Flight Brooch
Antique Georgian Butterfly in Flight Brooch

Antique Georgian Butterfly in Flight Brooch

Located in London, GB

hair comb, usually of carved Tortoiseshell, but that is not available but I'd love to meet a woman who

Category

1820s British Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold

Pair of Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Inlaid Boulle Pier Cabinets
Pair of Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Inlaid Boulle Pier Cabinets

Pair of Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Inlaid Boulle Pier Cabinets

By Nicolas Sageot

Located in Toorak, VIC

other types of wood and metals such as silver, bronze, tin, brass, as well as ivory and tortoiseshell

Category

1850s French Régence Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

French Deco Ice Buckets Maison Cardeilhac
French Deco Ice Buckets Maison Cardeilhac

French Deco Ice Buckets Maison Cardeilhac

By Maison Cardeilhac

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Silver with ivory and tortoiseshell details. Stamped with French hallmark and touchmark for Maison

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Silver

French Napoleon III Boulle Bibliotheque ‘Bookcase’
French Napoleon III Boulle Bibliotheque ‘Bookcase’

French Napoleon III Boulle Bibliotheque ‘Bookcase’

Located in Suffolk, GB

tortoiseshell and brass with acanthus ormolu mounts to each corner. The bookcase has two full length doors

Category

1860s French Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Wood

Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period

Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period

Located in Warsaw, PL

) and tortoiseshell marquetry. Although the technique of marquetry was originally used by 16th-century

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Bronze

Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period

Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period

Located in Warsaw, PL

marquetry work in the signature Boulle technique, combining tortoiseshell and brass inlays to create

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Marble, Bronze

English Victorian George Jones Majolica Centerpiece, Turquoise Shell
English Victorian George Jones Majolica Centerpiece, Turquoise Shell

English Victorian George Jones Majolica Centerpiece, Turquoise Shell

By George Jones

Located in Brooklyn, NY

, turquoise, rich green and sea-green, the underside with typical tortoiseshell enameled base. Unmarked, circa

Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Furniture of Corners with Brass Inlay First Period 19th Century
Pair of Furniture of Corners with Brass Inlay First Period 19th Century

Pair of Furniture of Corners with Brass Inlay First Period 19th Century

Located in Manduel, FR

Pair of Furniture of corners with brass inlay monogrammed center in brown tortoiseshell before

Category

1820s French Napoleon III Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Brass

Louis XIV Boulle Marquetry Commode Attributed to Nicolas Sageot
Louis XIV Boulle Marquetry Commode Attributed to Nicolas Sageot

Louis XIV Boulle Marquetry Commode Attributed to Nicolas Sageot

By Nicolas Sageot

Located in Paris, FR

A Louis XIV ormolu-mounted, brass inlaud, red tortoiseshell and Boulle marquetry commode attributed

Category

Early 18th Century European Louis XIV Antique Tortoiseshell

Japanese Pure Silver Hawk Okimono – Musashiya Company (Ozeki)
Japanese Pure Silver Hawk Okimono – Musashiya Company (Ozeki)

Japanese Pure Silver Hawk Okimono – Musashiya Company (Ozeki)

By Musashiya

Located in Christchurch, GB

-stones, tortoiseshell, lacquer, and a variety of ceramics. Condition report : Fabulous condition

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Metal, Silver

Rare Chippendale Period Inlaid Mahogany Pembroke Table, English, circa 1770
Rare Chippendale Period Inlaid Mahogany Pembroke Table, English, circa 1770

Rare Chippendale Period Inlaid Mahogany Pembroke Table, English, circa 1770

Located in New York, NY

Rare and Important Chippendale Period Inlaid Mahogany Pembroke Table, having an oval tortoiseshell

Category

1760s British Chippendale Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany, Oak

18th Century Pendulum Clock Large Cartel Decorated Inlaid Signed, 1700s
18th Century Pendulum Clock Large Cartel Decorated Inlaid Signed, 1700s

18th Century Pendulum Clock Large Cartel Decorated Inlaid Signed, 1700s

Located in Torino, Torino

pieces. Support shelf, upper top angel and central body. Wood veneered with tortoiseshell inserts with

Category

Early 18th Century Italian Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Wood

Baroque Period Southern European Travel Cabinet, 1730s
Baroque Period Southern European Travel Cabinet, 1730s

Baroque Period Southern European Travel Cabinet, 1730s

Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein

, elaborate facade with intasia made of tortoiseshell and chased ivory. Travel cabinets were very popular

Category

1730s Italian Baroque Antique Tortoiseshell

Materials

Ivory, Tortoise Shell, Walnut

Gorgeous Jewelry Box
Gorgeous Jewelry Box

Gorgeous Jewelry Box

Unavailable|$72,250

Gorgeous Jewelry Box

Located in Carrocera, Spain

bronze eagle claw. The interior is in lemongrass and tortoiseshell veneered with rosewood fillets. It

Category

Late 18th Century Baroque Antique Tortoiseshell

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Antique Tortoiseshell For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique tortoiseshell for your home. Each antique tortoiseshell for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bone, tortoise shell and metal. There are many kinds of the antique tortoiseshell you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique tortoiseshell is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Regency, Georgian and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one antique tortoiseshell that is appealing in its simplicity, but Wedgwood, John Batson & Sons and Mappin & Webb produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Tortoiseshell?

Prices for an antique tortoiseshell start at $91 and top out at $160,009 with the average selling for $4,457.