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French Boulle tea caddy
French Boulle tea caddy

French Boulle tea caddy

Located in Sarasota, FL

A French Boulle tea caddy, red tortoise shell with brass inlay, elaborate ormulu mounts, with

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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Objects

A Huge High Quality Boulle Mirror Napoleon III Bronze Dore & Tortoiseshell 1840
A Huge High Quality Boulle Mirror Napoleon III Bronze Dore & Tortoiseshell 1840

A Huge High Quality Boulle Mirror Napoleon III Bronze Dore & Tortoiseshell 1840

Located in London, GB

An attractive high quality 19th century boulle upright wall mirror, the frieze inset small oval

Category

Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Louis XIV Mazarin Bureau
Louis XIV Mazarin Bureau

Louis XIV Mazarin Bureau

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in Austin, TX

and engraved brass boulle marquetry, elaborately inlaid with people and animals within scrolling

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Napoleon III Period Fireplace in Black from Belgium Marble and Boulle Marquetry
Napoleon III Period Fireplace in Black from Belgium Marble and Boulle Marquetry

Napoleon III Period Fireplace in Black from Belgium Marble and Boulle Marquetry

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Boulle marquetry inlays. This marquetry technique, very decorative, allows a rich polychrome decor

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Copper

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Japy Freres
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Japy Freres

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Japy Freres

By Guilemt & Japy Freres

Located in Macclesfield, GB

An extremely good quality French boulle engraved brass and red tortoiseshell inlaid mantel clock in

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

A French Louis XV boulle inlaid bracket clock, by Fortin, circa 1740
A French Louis XV boulle inlaid bracket clock, by Fortin, circa 1740

A French Louis XV boulle inlaid bracket clock, by Fortin, circa 1740

Located in Amsterdam, NL

bell, waisted case throughout adorned with Boulle-inlay of brass, mother-of-pearl and 3-color laquer

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Rococo Clocks

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Tortoise Shell, Oak

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti

By Samuel Marti

Located in Macclesfield, GB

An excellent quality French Louis XV style boulle red tortoiseshell and brass inlaid mantel clock

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Good French Boulle Mantel Clock
Good French Boulle Mantel Clock

Good French Boulle Mantel Clock

Located in Darwen, GB

A good French Boulle mantel clock. The case in Boulle and red tortoise shell with ormolu mounts and

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Antique 1880s Mantel Clocks

Good French 19th Century Boulle Wall Mirror
Good French 19th Century Boulle Wall Mirror

Good French 19th Century Boulle Wall Mirror

Located in Darwen, GB

to the top with a finely engraved brass and tortoise shell boulle border, housing a shaped bevelled

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Antique 1880s Wall Mirrors

Wonderful Pair of 19th Century Boulle Pier Cabinets
Wonderful Pair of 19th Century Boulle Pier Cabinets

Wonderful Pair of 19th Century Boulle Pier Cabinets

Located in Darwen, GB

marble-top with rounded corners, above a fine red tortoise shell and boulle frieze. The conforming left

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Antique 1860s Cabinets

Cabinet Stamped BéFort Jeune Louis XIV Richly Bronzed, 19th Century
Cabinet Stamped BéFort Jeune Louis XIV Richly Bronzed, 19th Century

Cabinet Stamped BéFort Jeune Louis XIV Richly Bronzed, 19th Century

By Befort Jeune

Located in Manduel, FR

Wonderful cabinet Louis XIV in Boulle marquetry. Period Napoléon III. Perfect condition

Category

Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Buffets

Materials

Brass

An oak, rosewood, brass table mirror inlaid with tortoiseshell
An oak, rosewood, brass table mirror inlaid with tortoiseshell

An oak, rosewood, brass table mirror inlaid with tortoiseshell

Located in New York, NY

. Boulle improved upon this by inlaying brass devices into wood or tortoise-shell, which last he greatly

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Table Mirrors

Materials

Pewter

Inlaid Napoleon III Box
Inlaid Napoleon III Box

Inlaid Napoleon III Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

A beautifully detailed Napoleon III box in ebonized wood with Boulle style parquetry in tortoise

Category

Antique 19th Century French Boxes

Materials

Wood

Louis XIV Style Gilt  & Tortoiseshell Mirror. Late 19th C
Louis XIV Style Gilt  & Tortoiseshell Mirror. Late 19th C

Louis XIV Style Gilt & Tortoiseshell Mirror. Late 19th C

Located in New York, NY

Stately Louis XIV style tortoise shell and boulle work mirror enriched with gilt bronze details and

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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Art

French 19th Century Boulle Mantel Clock
French 19th Century Boulle Mantel Clock

French 19th Century Boulle Mantel Clock

By Reid and Sons

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A good quality French Boulle red tortoise shell and engraved brass inlaid mantel clock in the Louis

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

A French Boulle Tea Caddy
A French Boulle Tea Caddy

A French Boulle Tea Caddy

Located in Hudson, NY

A French boulle tea caddy made with inlayed brass and red tortoiseshell that includes the original

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Boulle Lap or Traveling Desk
Boulle Lap or Traveling Desk

Boulle Lap or Traveling Desk

Located in Woodbury, CT

Dating from the era of Napoleon III. If tortoiseshell with inlays of brass scrolling. The top opens for pens and ink bottles The writing surface is a double fold out, now covered i...

Category

Antique 1870s French Régence Desks

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Boulle Desk.
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Boulle Desk.

French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Boulle Desk.

Located in Warsaw, PL

This cabinet is after very good quality renovation.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks

Materials

Bronze

Stunning 1860 Ebony Serpentine French Cigar Box
Stunning 1860 Ebony Serpentine French Cigar Box

Stunning 1860 Ebony Serpentine French Cigar Box

Located in Raleigh, NC

Stunning circa 1860 ebony serpentine French cigar box in ebony wood. French Boulle with tortoise

Category

Antique 1860s French French Provincial Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

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Boulle Tortoise Shell For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic boulle tortoise shell available at 1stDibs. A boulle tortoise shell — often made from bone, tortoise shell and metal — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer boulle tortoise shell, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A boulle tortoise shell, designed in the Louis XV, Louis XVI or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one boulle tortoise shell that is appealing in its simplicity, but André-Charles Boulle, Baccarat and Befort Jeune produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Boulle Tortoise Shell?

A boulle tortoise shell can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $10,925, while the lowest priced sells for $995 and the highest can go for as much as $637,038.