Antique Tortoiseshell

These types of boxes, carved padouk and sandalwood, (whilst beautiful and superbly crafted) were of a lesser quality, than the more profusely and intricately mosaic inlay, tortoisesh...

These types of boxes, carved padouk and sandalwood, (whilst beautiful and superbly crafted) were of a lesser quality, than the more profusely and intricately mosaic inlay, tortoisesh...

He worked much in marqueterie, both in tortoiseshell and in brilliant colored woods. He was indeed an artist to whom colour appealed with especial force.

He worked much in marquetery, both in tortoiseshell and in brilliant colored woods. He was indeed an artist to whom color appealed with especial force.

Other terms used to describe this type of material and finish, are scorched bamboo or tortoiseshell bamboo or tiger bamboo. This particular piece is square in form and has four legs.

This geometric equivalent of the inlaid brass and tortoiseshell work of André-Charles Boulle; this distinctive device adopted by Riesener was ultimately derived from loose interpreta...

Classical motif brass inlaid decoration to the red stains tortoiseshell, raised on plinth bases.