Antique Turtle

At the top the frame is decorated by a large cartouche featuring a pair of turtle doves backed by a bow, a quiver with arrows , a flaming torch garlands flowers and acorns.

Turtles are a symbol of longevity in Chinese and Japanese culture.

A tall navy medallion with a strong ecru octogramme Sub-medallion, with small shield pendants, is placed on the flesh tone field with a four-fold swirl of small leaves and floral spr...

The whole rests on a bronze base decorated with a frieze of eggs and ending with six feet formed of elephant heads resting on their trunks and four turtles upright on their back legs...

Tortoiseshell describes a type of decorative material made from the shells of certain species of sea turtles. The shells of these turtles are composed of a hard, glossy substance cal...

Garrett Auctioneers, Dallas, Texas. Turtle Creek & Dallas Estates catalog. Garrett was pleased to present the contents of a fine Turtle Creek estate, as well as selections from the c...

Navy main border with reversing winged turtle palmettes, rosettes and encircling sickle leaves.

The central panel has beautifully carved designs including Poseidon being flanked by an array of dragons, dolphins, snails, turtles, and sea serpents. The central panel is flanked on...

The base features a hand-caste mature grapevine with twisting branches sprouting finely detailed leaves and grape bunches all rooted in a sturdy rendering of the forest or vineyard f...

Above and below the panel are supplementary straw and ecru panels with turtle patterns or rows of diamond rosettes. The rug has a straw border with palmettes and rosettes in the Ghio...

The distressed light wine burgundy field displays, where you can find it, an all-over Herati design, set within a light wine turtle palmette border.

Collector large carved wooden vessel in the shape of a turtle with a long neck. Dimensions: 10"L x 3" H x 5.75" diameter.

Collector large carved wooden vessel with brass embossed in the shape of a turtle with a long neck. Dimensions: 11"L x 3" H x 5" diameter.

Gilded Era wood carved and gilt tortoise/turtle foot rest with faux tortoise waxed canvas foot cushion and deeply carved and gilded tortoise panels; perfect under the console table o...

The pattern emerges beneath one end border and slips below the other.Red main border with ivory and navy “turtle” motives. Close weave, cotton foundation, elegantly versatile.

The medallion to one depicts a female carrying an overflowing cornucopia and the other bears a seated female with a turtle to her feet; it can be determined that such an arrangement ...

Cloud bands, rare on Heriz carpets, are mixed with reversing turtle palmettes in the main border.

Barbizet French Palissy Majolica wall platter which features fish (including a pike), a snake, a lizard, a frog, a turtle, insects, shellfish blackberries and leaves.

This antique, silk Turkish Kayseri runner has a field with ten polychrome panels each with a cusped arch above with delicate floral vine issuing vases in to the plain field below, in...

Unidentified French French Palissy Majolica plate which features an octopus, turtles, fish, frogs, lizards, snakes, fish and lilies.

American cast bronze garden fountain with standing figural boy holding Koi fish on a two-tiered shell form scrolled base with turtle at his feet, Late 19th century.

Supported by three seated cherubs in fine details on a fish figure and supported by three turtles. Date: 19th century Origin: French Dimension: 13 1/2 in x 11 3/4 in.

The red border features rosettes alternating with fringed leaves inn the Heriz style while the light blue field shows palmette quatrefoils above and below a turtle medallion. Stepped...

Main border in a wide banded contour with partial Herati and turtle samovar design motif. Unique weaver nuances throughout.

Patinated bronze with bronze highlights, the top lip with a Greek key frieze, the neck and body with cast branches, turtles, and birds, the lower part with a large dragon wrapping ar...

Ecru corners with giant turtle-style palmettes. Brown border with split arabesques and vine meander arches.

The inner ivory border shows stretched oak leaves alternating with star rosettes, and the strip-style abrashed main border features reversing turtles. Bidjars are built to last and m...

The case of the cabinet is walnut, veneered with rich rib boned ebony and luxuriously decorated with turtle shell, bronze, carey. Bargueno with 49 glass paintings in bright colors, ...

This circular side table is a wonderful piece of English Victorian furniture, notable for its fine Septarian Nodule marble top. Known as ‘turtle stone’ because of its turtle shell-li...

Garrett was pleased to present the contents of a fine Turtle Creek estate, as well as selections from the collection of beloved Dallasite, Jane Akin Brasch.

Antique gem worn to perfection with gorgeous Coral turtle border with infinitely deep indigo field of the iconic Water Garden design- tons of greens, ice blues, dusty honey-lemon, ca...

Includes Passepartout: 51 x 34 cm This beautiful artwork represent a jar of flowers and a turtle is drawn on the bottom. The Turtle is an original drawing.

Kappa are distinguished as having a turtle like back with a small pool of water suspended on top of their head, signifying their life force and habitat.

A sand background with a large lizard handle decorated with a turtle, differents species of lizards and a monochrom butterfly.

Antique French dressing table with a bronze trimmed hinged turtle top lid with mirror on verso. The table with intricate and fine marquetry inlay comprised of quiver, flowers, vines ...

Unlike other big cats, jaguars are known for their exceptional bite strength, capable of piercing through the shells of turtles and caimans. Their solitary and elusive nature makes t...

Artist known for painting and sculpture This highly detailed work depicts a standing draped putto, on a rockwork base with a giant sea turtle at his side, holding a cornucopia sh...

Plate 309 shows a close-up of the inlay on the top of this table and the cartouche-type designs in the larger panels appear to be contre-partie versions of the premiere partie work o...

This exquisite table box is made from the entire shell of a turtle, highlighting the rich natural beauty and bold patterns of the tortoise shell.

Fine 18th century French oak side table with "turtle" shaped top with molded edge, over "cupid bow" shaped apron and boldly standing on spayed cabriole legs, the whole possessing goo...

The cochineal scarlet border features Persian-style turtle palmettes. The condition is generally good for this type of antique rug, with some small areas of slight wear.

Collector large carved wooden vessel with brass studded in the shape of a turtle with a long neck. Designed with practicality in mind, this flask features two robust metal rings on t...

An antique Indian Agra rug from the early 20th century utilizing a large-scale rendition of the popular Persian "Herati" pattern and "Turtle Palmette" border often found in Persian M...

Each four arm candelabra is raised by a triangular scalloped base with fine scrolled foliate feet below impressive claws holding charming finely detailed ormolu turtles. At the cente...

Vintage painted neoclassical style open armchair with spotted and speckled faux turtle shell mottling waxed canvas upholstery to seat arms and back.

Some larger sections feature images of cranes and minogame (turtles with long tails), both symbols of longevity, while other feature dragons and phoenix, symbols of authority and pow...

One side of the box shows an elderly couple standing under a tree by a flowing waterway, the next side shows the same waterway, just downstream with a branch hanging down, the third ...

On the foreground there were two small turtles (Minogame). In the sky, a pair of cranes were flying.

A wonderfully stylized Japanned partners pedestal desk, having carved, inlaid and engraved classical decoration, an inset leather top, eleven drawers to one side, each with brass tur...

The earliest intaglio dates from 1st century BC, the latest from late 18th century/early 19th century. 1. oval carnelian with the goddess Nike in profile, 1st century AD 2. oval agat...

This intricate pattern is beautifully framed with a turtle vine scroll border, which is flanked by an inner and outer botanical meander guard border, both of which add layers of text...

The doll is marked with the Schildkröt, Germany logo (turtle logo) She has working sleeping eyes and has a leather body (doll has defects on the feet).

The Barbary dove, ringed turtle dove, ringneck dove, ring-necked turtle dove, or ring dove (Streptopelia risoria) is a domestic member of the dove family (Columbidae).

"Rempede tortue" - This is a bit ambiguous, but it may refer to a type of barnacle or parasitic crustacean that attaches to turtles. 8. "Galathee élançée" - A slender squat lobster f...

On top a patinated statue depicting a scantily clad Venus kneeling & partially seated on a turtle. Measures: 22" H, base 12 1/2" x 12 1/2".

Minogame are mythical turtles with long, bushy seaweed tails. They represent longevity and happiness.  

Scenes with pavilions and figures walking along paths in landscapes with tall trees, sages in rocky landscapes, and amusing figures riding a horse, an ox, a deer, a turtle, and a fis...

Original vintage travel poster advertising the Strandfest Buhne festival on Sunday 11 July 1926 at Strandbad Klosterneuburg featuring a fun design depicting a smiling lady in a fashi...

But it's not just the design that captivates; the colors of this rug are simply stunning. The bold polychrome turtle-palmettes, rosettes, and floral vine in the abrashed Indio border...

It depicts a young beardless naked man, riding bareback on Pegasus, the winged horse, flying above the globe. The turtle-shell lyre in his left hand indicates that he is a poet.