Tortoise Antique

Tortoise and ebony mirror

Pair Of Antique Chinese Decorative Tortoise Shell Overlay Boxes With Embossed Floral/Fruit Motif.

A very appealing pale 19th century tortoise carapace that is on a turned mahogany stand of the same period.

Hilkinson silver handled magnifying glass with tortoise shell inset Measuring: 8" L, 3 ½" D lens, with a silver handle with a tortoise shell inset, repousse collar, mark...

19th century, Blonde color, English tea caddy with original lids small repaint on top right corner. Please note of wear consistent with age.

Collection of Tortoise with Ivory and Silver items. They are sold individually.

Elegant French tortoise shell and gilded metal ladies Etui, fitted with a pair of scent bottles (one stopper replaced), bone note pad, pencil, pocket knife, ear cleaner tool, and a t...

A charming faux painted tortoise and ebony, William and Mary style mirror, circa 1920.

Tortoise shell tea caddy with ivory feet. Red velvet lined top.

English sewing box tortoise with tufted blue silk lining. 19th century Sewing Accoutrements Missing.

17th C. Amberes cabinet with Interior decorated with mirrors and chess floor in perspective and pyro engraved.

A rare tortoise shell pill box with gold ferrule. The lid features a micromosaic depicting the ruins of Caecilia Metella's tomb outside Rome.

Round tortoise shell box with stamped silver plate surrounds and feet.

Fine inkwell in typical André-Charles Boulle style with an ebonized wood frame covered by brass and tortoise shell inlays. Adorned with bronzes representing the Sun King (Louis XIV) ...

Exotic wood, tortoise shell and mother-of-peal tabernacle.

Slight cracking on the tortoise shell right side panel.

Now a banned material, Antique tortoise shell jewelry has become very collectable.

Incredible Empire obelisk in tortoise shell with application of semi-precious stones.

The fall-front with a decoration of a horseman, the two doors below each show a figure, possibly Democritus and Heraclitus on a simulated tortoise-shell ground within gold bands simu...

Theater Costume with long tailed tortoises. Edo period.

A fine Whieldon school brown tortoise glaze teapot on three lion's head and paw feet and raised grape and vine pattern

A richly-toned faux tortoise finish and nicely laquered side table in pristine condition.

Tortoise shell pill box with gold ferrule. The lid features a micromosaic depicting two doves on an olive branch.

Tortoise shell pill box with gold ferrule. The micromosaic depicts Temple of Vesta in Rome.

Tortoise shell pill box with gold ferrule. The lid features a micromosaic depicting a dog sitting on a dark blue/ green background.

Circular tortoise shell fan, handle detailed on both sides with fine foliate motif.

Rectangular snuff box in tortoise shell with gold and enamel framing. From the Vatican school “Reverenda Fabrica Sancti Petri,” Rome, late 18th century.

Early 20th century circa 1919 English tortoiseshell and sterling silver hair brush by Deakin & Francis, hallmarked.

Tortoiseshell ink blottter book with cartouche paneling and silver mounts. Tortoise shell business card stand and silver and tortoiseshell letter opener.

Gold snuff box, with micromosaic depicting Berlin's Brandenburg Gate. By the Vatican "Reverenda Fabrica Sancti Petri”, Rome, late 18th century.   

Snuff box in tortoise shell, with refined gold framing. Micromosaic by Michelangelo Barberi, St Petersburg, early 19th century.

Tortoise strapwork box on carved paw feet.

Dutch style black and faux tortoise Dutch mirror.

An exquisite 19th century, French tortoise shell sarcophagus-form sewing box with lion-mask ring handles, the cover with bone and silver stringing and silver cartouche monogrammed “M.

Finely fashioned with a decorated 8 sided lacquer top as well a lacquer appointed cross stretcher style bottom shelf. Nice eye catching appeal

Boulle work charger, 1880

It is exceptionally well detailed with unusual bamboo handles and desirable " tortoise shell " finish.

The hinged top revealing a fitted interior, the exterior in yew wood and tortoise.

Victorian tortoise shell bamboo stand or pedestal with brass decorations.

French Tortoise and Leather Box. Probably used for sewing.

Carved Burlwood Figure of a Crawling Tortoise

Exquisite tortoise shell and sterling with crystal inkwell on footed stand.

Set with 2 small and bright Burma Rubies, a pear shape and a round Columbian Emerald and 8 Indian Rose Diamonds, all mounted on a repousse work Gold carapace. The reverse of the Tort...

Flawless tortoise shell vanity lidded box; think outside the "box": perfect as an extra special way to present a smaller gift.

Tortoise shell combs, one with gold-wash filigree decoration.

Pair Sterling, Tortoise & Cut Crystal Pique Vanity Accessory, London 1913.

French 19th century boule and red tortoise table with finely chased bronze dore mounts.

A very good quality French red tortoiseshell serpentine shaped mantel clock in the Louis XV style with scroll leaf design ormolu mounts and moulds. The clock has a decorative gilt br...

A beautiful and high-sheen English tortoise shell cased sewing set, c. 18870-1900m late Victorian to earliest Edwardian era, from Mappin & Webb, a very highly respected name in Londo...

Beautifully scaled and detailed. The table is fashioned with a " Canterbury " like base for books and magazines and appointed with a decorated lacquer top

Gorgeous Antique Tortoise Like Ornate mantilla Decorative Hair Comb.

A rare and fine English creamware pottery teapot with flower knop and double strap handles and decorated in gray tortoise glazes

And all of the English sterling and tortoise shell pique-worked vanity items are there, including the completely undamaged tortoise shell comb.

There is one small chip to the tortoise shell near the lower hinge, a hairline crack (roughly 1/8") near the top hinge.

Mid-1800s, perhaps earlier, the breathtaking old early Victorian tortoise shell tea caddy you see here is complete, in really fine condition (very slight imperfections consistent wit...

A terrific Dutch style frame from Holland circa 1860 featuring the distinctive mix of carved and ebonized wood offset with four panels of faux painted tortoise shell surrounding the ...

A small rectangular box with a curved, dome-shaped lid, finished in a glossy faux-tortoiseshell pattern in rich tones of amber, chocolate brown, and black. The high-gloss lacquer or ...

Stunning English Regency Sterling Silver & Tortoiseshell Card Case, circa 1815 This exceptional English Regency card case, dating to the early 19th century (circa 1810–1825), exempl...

An antique Chinese Qing Dynasty red and dark brown lacquer elmwood jewelry box from the 19th century with carved and gilt motifs. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty era, this j...

A rare early 19th-century Dutch tortoiseshell tea caddy, circa 1820, of refined casket form with a softly domed hinged lid, canted serpentine corners, and richly figured tortoiseshel...

This refined cigar case is executed in richly figured tortoiseshell, shaped in a gently contoured rectangular form with softly rounded ends, the exterior polished to a deep transluce...

A Large Vintage Faux Tortoiseshell Lidded Box, 20th Century Description: Featuring a classic casket shape covered in tessellated panels. The exterior showcases a richly mottled, tra...

Antique Victorian burr walnut Tunbridgeware inlaid work box, having a quality burr walnut Tunbridgeware inlaid box opening to reveal a fitted interior to the lid and a large compartm...

Large antique Chinese carved and painted cinnabar lacquer style covered round box, top decorated in relief with two fierce, scaly, slithering dragons chasing a flaming pearl amongst ...

A large and magnificent Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain large dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722), circa 1700, China. The shallow, shaped dish of fo...

A charming Tang dynasty painted pottery figure of a horse and mounted noble rider. TL tested by Oxford Authentication. The horse portrayed standing foursquare, head down and relaxe...

Gorgeous large 20th century hand-painted wallpaper panel featuring a chinoiserie style scene. Panel SY-217, S-14442. Gated garden depicts flowering trees, bushes, and flowers with ex...

Chinese Ming period dragon carving mounted as pendant in yellow gold. The metal mounting is marked 14K. Total weight 44g.

On offer is an impressively large and finely cast Sino-Tibetan gilt antiquebronze statue of Vajrasattva Bodhisattva, circa 19th century maybe earlier. The deity is depicted seating i...

This painting, created during Zuccarelli's stay in England, represents the decisive moment when Macbeth, together with Banquo, meets the three witches who announce that he will be Ki...

A Chinese Mother of Pearl and Hardstone Decorated Lacquered Side Cabinet. Protective glass top. Adjustable shelf. Measure 24" in width, 12" in width and 32 in height.

This Art Deco period table clock by Cartier is an extremely rare find and in a class of its own. Crafted of black lacquer, no detail was spared by the famed firm in creating this hig...

Antique Victorian Wicker Vintage Baby Buggy Stroller Carriage Full Size. Details: Adjustable footrest, wicker frame, wooden handle, removal parasol umbrella, very nice antique item, ...

An elegant and impressive large Louis XV style confidante sofa which has been hand carved and gilded using traditional methods and materials to achieve an authentic period finish. Th...

Dimensions - H: 36in W: 24in D: 23 1/4in SH: 16 3/4in This pair of antique companion pair of Louis XVI style distressed gilt armchairs is perfect for you and your home and are a lov...

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)