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A Large Tortoise Shell

A large Art Deco silver mounted tortoiseshell easel mirror
A large Art Deco silver mounted tortoiseshell easel mirror

A large Art Deco silver mounted tortoiseshell easel mirror

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A large Art Deco silver mounted tortoiseshell easel mirror, the rectangular plate framed in tortoiseshell with large silver mounts applied to the corners comprising athemions with sq...

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Vintage 1910s English Art Deco Table Mirrors

Materials

Silver

A large Edwardian shaped rectangular silver and tortoiseshell piqué box
A large Edwardian shaped rectangular silver and tortoiseshell piqué box

A large Edwardian shaped rectangular silver and tortoiseshell piqué box

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A large Edwardian shaped rectangular silver and tortoiseshell piqué box, the hinged lid with a dainty basket suspended from a bow with long ribbons entwined with flowering tendrils, ...

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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

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Large Mid-20th Century Bamboo Ikebana Vase, Japan
Large Mid-20th Century Bamboo Ikebana Vase, Japan

Large Mid-20th Century Bamboo Ikebana Vase, Japan

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Large Mid-20th century bamboo ikebana vase, Japan A large tortoise shell bamboo Ikebana vase with copper liner.

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Copper

A Very Large Tortoise Shell and Ivory Anglo Indian Box
A Very Large Tortoise Shell and Ivory Anglo Indian Box

A Very Large Tortoise Shell and Ivory Anglo Indian Box

Located in Palm Beach, FL

A huge (in tortoise shell box standards) Anglo Indian tortoiseshell and ivory box. Some missing ivory on the lid and the front of the box. Extremely rare size.

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Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes

A Very Large English Silver Plate and Faux Tortoise Shell Tray
A Very Large English Silver Plate and Faux Tortoise Shell Tray

A Very Large English Silver Plate and Faux Tortoise Shell Tray

Located in Palm Beach, FL

A large silver plated faux tortoise shell serving tray, with a pierced undulating gallery, and large turned feet.

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20th Century English Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver Plate

A Set of Two Large Tortoiseshell's
A Set of Two Large Tortoiseshell's

A Set of Two Large Tortoiseshell's

Located in NYC, NY

Two different varieties with different border details and patterns.
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Early 20th Century French Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Faux Bamboo Butler Tray Coffee Table
Faux Bamboo Butler Tray Coffee Table

Faux Bamboo Butler Tray Coffee Table

Located in New York, NY

Wood faux bamboo coffee table, looks like a large butler tray. Tortoise shell finish. Note finish loss and scratches to glass.

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Vintage 1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Faux Bamboo Butler Tray Coffee Table
Faux Bamboo Butler Tray Coffee Table

Faux Bamboo Butler Tray Coffee Table

Located in New York, NY

Wood faux bamboo coffee table, looks like a large butler tray. Tortoise shell finish. Note finish loss and scratches to glass.

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Vintage 1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Faux Parchment Coffee Table in the Style of Paul Frankl
Faux Parchment Coffee Table in the Style of Paul Frankl

Faux Parchment Coffee Table in the Style of Paul Frankl

By Paul Frankl

Located in Rochester, NY

A large-scale Mid-Century tortoise-shell colored lacquered and textured leather looking faux parchment paper covered coffee table in the manner Paul Frankl.

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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Whiting & Davis Black Mesh Tote
Whiting & Davis Black Mesh Tote

Whiting & Davis Black Mesh Tote

By Whiting & Davis

Located in Alford, MA

A rare modern design from Whiting & Davis, this 1960s tote ifeatures a large-gauge black mesh and tortoise shell handles with circular gold metal hinges, a motif repeated as a decora...

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1960s American Tote Bags

Wonderful Large English Faux Tortoise Shell Serving Silver Plated Gallery Tray
Wonderful Large English Faux Tortoise Shell Serving Silver Plated Gallery Tray

Wonderful Large English Faux Tortoise Shell Serving Silver Plated Gallery Tray

Located in Roslyn, NY

A wonderful large English faux tortoise shell silver plated serving gallery tray, great for tea, coffee, or cocktails or just to sit on an ottoman.

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Vintage 1960s English Edwardian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Wonderful Large Faux Tortoise Shell Ebonized 4 Panel Star Mirror Lorin Marsh
Wonderful Large Faux Tortoise Shell Ebonized 4 Panel Star Mirror Lorin Marsh

Wonderful Large Faux Tortoise Shell Ebonized 4 Panel Star Mirror Lorin Marsh

By Lorin Marsh

Located in Roslyn, NY

A wonderful large faux tortoise shell and ebonized border frame, surrounding 4 individual mirror panels and centered with a beautiful bronze star purchased from the world famous Lori...

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20th Century Italian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Ebony

Mid-Century Large Scale Italian Faux Tortoise Shell and Giltwood Mirror
Mid-Century Large Scale Italian Faux Tortoise Shell and Giltwood Mirror

Mid-Century Large Scale Italian Faux Tortoise Shell and Giltwood Mirror

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is a personal favorite and a rare bird! This is a large scale Italian faux tortoise shell and giltwood mirror.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Faux Tortoiseshell and Silver Plated Tray Table
Faux Tortoiseshell and Silver Plated Tray Table

Faux Tortoiseshell and Silver Plated Tray Table

Located in Palm Beach, FL

A fine large faux tortoise shell serving tray, tea, coffee, or cocktail table with a prominent silver plated gallery, tooled with intricate fret work, handles decorated with acanthus...

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20th Century English Georgian Tray Tables

Materials

Silver Plate

LANVIN Paris Mod Resin & Gilt Metal Pendant Necklace c 1970
LANVIN Paris Mod Resin & Gilt Metal Pendant Necklace c 1970

LANVIN Paris Mod Resin & Gilt Metal Pendant Necklace c 1970

By Lanvin Paris

Located in University City, MO

LANVIN Paris Sleek resin & gilt metal pendant necklace c 1970s The iconic necklace is designed with a large circular tortoise shell lucite pendant; juxtaposed with sleek gilt metal i...

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Vintage 1970s French Modern Pendant Necklaces

Giant Tortoise Shell
Giant Tortoise Shell

Giant Tortoise Shell

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H 8 in W 31.5 in D 25.5 in

Giant Tortoise Shell

Located in New York, NY

A large tortoise shell in great condition. Filipino, circa 1900.

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Early 20th Century Philippine Taxidermy

Faux Tortoise Shell Painted Mirror
Faux Tortoise Shell Painted Mirror

Faux Tortoise Shell Painted Mirror

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H 45.5 in W 23.38 in D 1.63 in

Faux Tortoise Shell Painted Mirror

Located in High Point, NC

Large mirror with a faux tortoise shell painted frame wired to hang vertical or horizontal mirror dates from 1920s faux painted in 1980s.

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Vintage 1920s Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Mirror

A Large Tortoiseshell Veneered Lidded Pyramid Box 1970s
A Large Tortoiseshell Veneered Lidded Pyramid Box 1970s

A Large Tortoiseshell Veneered Lidded Pyramid Box 1970s

Located in London, GB

A Large Tortoiseshell Veneered and Metal Detailed Lidded Pyramid Box 1970s

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Vintage 1970s Boxes

Materials

Metal

Large Spongeware Bowl
Large Spongeware Bowl

Large Spongeware Bowl

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H 4 in Dm 13.5 in

Large Spongeware Bowl

Located in San Francisco, CA

A handsome and large tortoise shell spongeware bowl with incised decoration.

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Antique 19th Century American Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

French Center Table Louis XV Boulle Inlays, circa 1870
French Center Table Louis XV Boulle Inlays, circa 1870

French Center Table Louis XV Boulle Inlays, circa 1870

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H 29.93 in W 51.58 in D 33.08 in

French Center Table Louis XV Boulle Inlays, circa 1870

Located in Grenoble, FR

Plateau patterned foliage, scrolls and interlacing, with a large central cartridge tortoise shell marquetry and brass.

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Antique 19th Century French Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Victorian Large Piqué Bee Tortoise Shell Pin
Victorian Large Piqué Bee Tortoise Shell Pin

Victorian Large Piqué Bee Tortoise Shell Pin

Located in Narberth, PA

Piqué was a decorative style popular in the 18th and 19th century and entailed inlaying a fine pattern of gold or silver into tortoise shell. The metal would be heated to a very high...

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Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Brooches

Materials

Yellow Gold, Silver

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Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Located in Houston, TX

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm

Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...

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Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers
Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers

Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers

By Grachev Brothers

Located in London, GB

Russian malachite and silver table by Imperial silversmiths the Grachev Brothers Russian, 1884 Measures: Height 85cm, width 113cm, depth 63cm This beautiful silver table was man...

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Antique Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Center Tables

Materials

Malachite, Silver

19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall

19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall

Located in London, GB

The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...

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Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling

Materials

Wood, Pine

Octagonal Tortoiseshell Picture Frame
Octagonal Tortoiseshell Picture Frame

Octagonal Tortoiseshell Picture Frame

$1,850

H 12 in W 10 in D 1.5 in

Octagonal Tortoiseshell Picture Frame

Located in New York, NY

Octagonal tortoiseshell picture frame. Antique octagonal frame in beautiful condition smoothly applied with antique Sicilian tortoiseshell and original brass hook; for favourite phot...

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Picture Frames

Materials

Metal

Exceptional 18th Century Oak Boiserie Panel from Chateau Saint-Maclou, Normandy
Exceptional 18th Century Oak Boiserie Panel from Chateau Saint-Maclou, Normandy

Exceptional 18th Century Oak Boiserie Panel from Chateau Saint-Maclou, Normandy

Located in Dallas, TX

This fabulous hand-carved boiseries or wooden panel was recently purchased from the Chateau St. Maclou in Normandy, France. Rooms of boiseries had design motifs that were kept the sa...

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Antique 1750s French Architectural Elements

Materials

Oak

Art Nouveau paneling in Walnut with a wood Fireplace with Ceramic
Art Nouveau paneling in Walnut with a wood Fireplace with Ceramic

Art Nouveau paneling in Walnut with a wood Fireplace with Ceramic

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

This exceptional Art Nouveau style pine and burr paneled room is beautifully carved and decorated with blue-green ceramics. Panels with elegant curved and sober lines are covering th...

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20th Century French Art Nouveau Panelling

Materials

Ceramic, Wood, Walnut

Gustavian Barrel Back Sofa with Griffin Details, Newly Upholstered
Gustavian Barrel Back Sofa with Griffin Details, Newly Upholstered

Gustavian Barrel Back Sofa with Griffin Details, Newly Upholstered

Located in Wichita, KS

A rare Gustavian style barrel back sofa with beautiful wood carved griffins, hand-scraped to the original paint and newly upholstered, circa 1900. Exquisite carved detail. The seat f...

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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Settees

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

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A Large Tortoise Shell For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the a large tortoise shell you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each a large tortoise shell for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bone, tortoise shell and metal. There are many kinds of the a large tortoise shell you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An a large tortoise shell, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one a large tortoise shell that is appealing in its simplicity, but Doria Leuchten Germany, Carl Auböck and Maitland Smith produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is an A Large Tortoise Shell?

The average selling price for an a large tortoise shell at 1stDibs is $2,425, while they’re typically $475 on the low end and $63,704 for the highest priced.