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Tortoise Shell Mexican

Mexican Tortoiseshell and Pen-Engraved Cabinet
Located in Mexico, DF
Mexican cabinet. Made of tortoiseshell, pen-engraved and wood. Possible Oaxaca or Puebla, 17th
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Antique 17th Century North American Spanish Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Mexican Tortoiseshell and Pen-Engraved Cabinet
Mexican Tortoiseshell and Pen-Engraved Cabinet
H 21.66 in W 27.56 in D 13.78 in
A colonial tortoiseshell veneered casket with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
is derived from the outer layer of the sea turtle's shell, primarily the giant Green (Chelonia mydas
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Antique 17th Century Mexican Antiquities

Materials

Silver

Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell And Mother Of Pearl Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1750. Tortoiseshell and mother of pearl box with sliding top from Mexico 18th century
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Antique 1750s Mexican Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Indo-Portuguese Mughal Bar with Faux Tortoiseshell Decore, Bone, Ebony & Iron
By Alfonso Marina
Located in Bosques de las Lomas, MX
This is an Indo-Portuguese bar cabinet has a geometric decoration inspired by stars. Adorned with faux tortoiseshell, bone inlay and ebony, it also has a distinct iron lock. The cabi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Rare Pair of Spanish Colonial 18th Century Tortoiseshell Enconchado Mirrors, Per
Located in Benington, Herts
Tortoiseshell and Inlaid With Bone and Mother of Pearl Made in Lima (Peru) or Mexico Circa 1720 Provenance
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Antique 1720s Mexican Wall Mirrors

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Simple and Modern Wood Zaragoza Console with Bone Inlays
By Alfonso Marina
Located in Bosques de las Lomas, MX
This console is made to contrast with the intricacy of the Zaragoza Cabinet and is made in a dark finish to highlight the bone inlay.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Bone, Tortoise Shell

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William Spratling Diamond Pattern Tortoise Shell Box of Two
By William Spratling
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Sterling silver dots set the diamond cut tortoise shell that create the lid. Both boxes feature a
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Tortoise Box by William Spratling
By William Spratling
Located in Mexico City, DF
A rare impressive sterling box adorned with tortoise shell, an element that Spratling used
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Enrique Ledesma Taxco Sterling Silver & Tortoise Shell Jewelry Suite 1953
By Enrique Ledesma
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a circa 1953 exceedingly rare jewelry set by Enrique Ledesma of Taxco, Mexico
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Drop Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Enrique Ledesma Taxco Sterling Silver & Tortoise Shell Jewelry Suite 1953
By Enrique Ledesma
Located in New York, NY
Being offered is a circa 1953 exceedingly rare jewelry set by Enrique Ledesma of Taxco, Mexico
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Drop Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Enrique Ledesma Taxco Sterling Silver Tortoise Shell Cufflinks and Tie Clip
By Enrique Ledesma
Located in New York, NY
Enrique Ledesma Taxco Sterling Silver Tortoise Shell Cufflinks and Tie Clip
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Cufflinks

Materials

Sterling Silver

Enrique Ledesma Taxco Sterling Silver Tortoise Shell Cufflinks and Tie Clip
By Enrique Ledesma
Located in New York, NY
Taxco, Mexico. Consisting primarily of shell with applied silver and brass biomorphic shapes. Dimensions
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Cufflinks

Materials

Sterling Silver

Spanish Colonial Mirror, Mexico, 17th Century
Located in GB
A Spanish Colonial mirror, rosewood with tortoiseshell and mother of pearl decoration; 17th century. Measures: 37cms tall by 33cms wide.
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Antique 17th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Wall Mirrors

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

William Spratling Mexican Sterling Silver and Tortoise Shell Earrings
By William Spratling
Located in Mexico City, MX
A funny pair of Sterling silver and tortoise shell earring by American designer William Spratling
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Sterling Silver

Collectors piece fossil Tortoise Shell mounted on custom acrylic base
By Pietra Gallery
Located in Polanco, CDMX
mounted on a custom acrylic base allows us to see the structure of the shell 360 degrees. This art object
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2010s Mexican Organic Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Acrylic, Tortoise Shell

Vintage William Spratling Taxco Faux Tortoise Shell Dragonfly Brooch Pin
By William Spratling
Located in Cape May, NJ
Rare William Spratling Taxco Mexico Faux Tortoise Shell Dragonfly Brooch Pin. The brooch is in
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Brooches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Late 18th Century Mexican Tortoiseshell Mirror
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century Mexican tortoiseshell mirror, inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
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Antique Late 18th Century Mexican Wall Mirrors

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Late 18th Century Mexican Tortoiseshell Mirror
H 19.89 in W 16.54 in D 1.58 in
Colonial Chest in Ebony, Tortoiseshell and Bone Wood, Mexico End 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Colonial chest in ebony, tortoiseshell and bone wood. Mexico, 18th century. Front with a drawer
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Antique Late 17th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Wood, Ebony

William Spratling Sterling Silver & Tortoise Shell Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
, Mexico, with an oval handle decorated with wrapped wire and applied discs, the blade made of tortoise
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

William Spratling Sterling Silver Tortoise Shell Hand Motif Box
By William Spratling
Located in New York, NY
Taxco, Mexico, the lid of the box with an inset of Spratling's iconic 'hand' motif in tortoise shell
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell Box Mexico
Located in Montecito, CA
Extremely fine and rare 18th Century Spanish Colonial tortoiseshell box from Mexico. Silver
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mexican Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Extremely Rare 17th C. Spanish Colonial Mirror
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
engraved mother of pearl and silver. Built in ponderosa pine. Of record label lady Pean ..... Mexico
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mexican Spanish Colonial Wall Mirrors

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Jaguar Brooch by William Spratling
By William Spratling
Located in Mexico City, DF
pieces by William Spratling. It is in perfect condition. Taxco, Guerrero. México
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20th Century Mexican Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Silver

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Other

Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Fiberglass, Linen, Fabric, Wood

Sunday Daybed Oak and Boucle
Located in Plymouth, GB
Part of the Sunday collection exclusive to Fosfeen, and designed by Founder Oliver A-J, the Sunday Day Bed was designed and handcrafted in house with the finest Oak and Bouclé uphols...
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2010s British Mid-Century Modern Daybeds

Materials

Bouclé, Oak

Sunday Daybed Oak and Boucle
Sunday Daybed Oak and Boucle
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classic Chippendal...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
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2010s American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
H 95 in W 54 in D 25 in
Certified Maison Bagues Ship Chandelier - iron and crystal
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
Certified Maison Baguès Chandelier - iron and crystal Finish: Gold or Silver gilding Re-edition of its old model "Le Bateau". UL listing available for an additional charge.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Iron

White Sea Shells Weddings Treasure Jewelry Box
Located in Boca Raton, FL
White natural sea shells encrusted treasure box in Redmille style. Great sea shells selection. Wonderful decor piece or a great gift.
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Late 20th Century Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Shell

English Tortoiseshell Pagoda Form Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Tortoiseshell Pagoda Form Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
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Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Fine 19th Century French Neo-Gothic Gilt Metal Cathedral Church Reliquary Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning pair of very fine quality French Neo-Gothic gilt metal church reliquaries. circa 1860s Most impressive objets d’art, born in France in the second half of the 19th century...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Anglo Indian Bone and Tortoise Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Anglo Indian lidded box handcrafted in indigenous hardwoods clad in tortoise shell and decorated with elaborate lacy bone designs, featuring an etched and painted ...
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell

Mogens Koch for Rud Radmussen Modular Library in Mahogany
By Mogens Koch, Rud Rasmussen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mogens Koch for Rud Rasmussen, modular book case or library, mahogany, Denmark, design 1928 Intriguing and substantial modular library by Danish designer Mogens Koch. This piece is ...
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Vintage 1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Contemporary Italian Wine Storage Cabinet in Solid Walnut
By Giuliano & Gabriele Cappellettii
Located in NEW YORK, NY
multifunctional storage unit with double glass doors, with plinth and solid wood drawers assembled with dovetails joints and solid wood push-pull opening system. Unit and inner str...
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2010s Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Wire

Baradari in White Marble Handcrafted in India
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
Baradari, also Bara Dari, is a building or pavilion with twelve doors designed to allow free flow of air. The structure has three doorways on every side of the square-shaped structur...
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2010s Indian Agra Architectural Elements

Materials

Marble

Dioptase, Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
Dioptase, Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene region, Namibia Measures: 8.5 cm tall x 7 cm wide Dioptase, once believed to be emerald when first encountered, is amongst the mos...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Namibian Natural Specimens

Materials

Other

Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
Green tortoiseshell tea caddy from England. With two interior covers raised on four silver ball feet. Circa 1870.
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Antique 1870s English Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
H 6 in W 7 in D 4 in
17th Century Spanish Burled Walnut Vargueno or Collectors Cabinet
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a diminutive burled walnut vargueno, collector or valuables cabinet, with molded cornice and drop front, opening to a multi-drawer interior with two fitted upper dr...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Moorish Cabinets

Materials

Wrought Iron, Brass

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Tortoise Shell Mexican For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the tortoise shell Mexican you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of bone, tortoise shell and wood, every tortoise shell Mexican was constructed with great care. There are 5 variations of the antique or vintage tortoise shell Mexican you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a tortoise shell Mexican — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right tortoise shell Mexican, those designed in Baroque styles are of considerable interest. Alfonso Marina and Pietra Gallery each produced at least one beautiful tortoise shell Mexican that is worth considering.

How Much is a Tortoise Shell Mexican?

A tortoise shell Mexican can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $8,637, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $55,000.