Tortoise Shell Plinth
Brutalist Sculptural Diamond Front Dresser/Credenza/Console, Tortoise Oil Spot
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brutalist sculptural diamond front and sides, dresser, credenza, console table. Faux tortoise, oil
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Brutalist Dressers
Materials
Metal
H 23.5 in W 51 in D 19.5 in
Art Deco Style Upholstered King Bed with Tortoise Inlay
Located in Westwood, NJ
with acrylic tortoise shell-inspired inlay. Soft silver paint highlights its exquisite wood trim and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Monumental 19th Century Boulle Vitrine
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
mounted on a shaped boulle inlaid plinth.
Category
Antique 1860s French Vitrines
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Boulle Inlaid Side Cabinets
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
classical brass inlaid decoration to the doors and frieze, gilded ormolu mounts and raised on plinth bases.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell
19th Century English Victorian Ebonised Boulle Marquetry Credenza
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
throughout with with scrolling leaves. The credenza has a plinth base raised on turned feet and remains in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Very Rare French Boulle Marquetry Inlay Cheval Mirror
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
with tortoise shell and brass marquetry in the technique pioneered by the royal cabinetmaker André
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Fine French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock by Brocot & Delettrez, Paris
By Brocot & Delettrez
Located in Norwich, GB
stepped plinth and resting on bun feet. The inside of the case and back door with conforming Boulle work
Category
Antique 1860s French Victorian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Pair 19th Century Boulle pier cabinets
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
plinth bases.
Batch 78 62696 TNKZZ
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
French Tortoiseshell Drumhead Boulle Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
French Tortoishell Boulle clock in a drumhead case with raised stepped plinth, ebonised sides and
Category
Antique 1870s French Victorian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Flemish Early 19th Century Rosewood, Mahogany, Ebony, & Ormolu Specimen Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
above inlaid hunting scenes and flanked by impressive Tortoiseshell columns with mottled ormolu plinths
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood
H 104.5 in W 69.75 in D 24 in
Large Pair 19th Century French Boulle Cabunets
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
coloured inlaid decoration.Raisede on ormolu mounted plinths.
Batch 69 57222. BTKZZ.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
19th Century French Boulle Inlaid Side Cabinet or Credenza
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
the whole and raised on a plinth base.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Credenzas
Materials
Brass
French 19th c. Louis XIV St. Bronze, Ormolu, & Boulle Statue Of King Louis XIV
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
pedestal is also decorated with an upped and lower Ormolu Coeur-de-Rai band that serves as the plinth and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 23.25 in W 20.75 in D 9.75 in
Regency Bronze Hound Dog Sculpture on Tortoiseshell Base
Located in New York, NY
original low sculpted plinth base sheathed in tortoiseshell, England, 1820’s.
Dimensions: 4.38” W x 2.13
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Wood
Gilt-Bronze Mounted ‘Boulle’ Cartel Clock and Barometer Set, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
centred by a portrait medallion, over a circular face, on a rectangular plinth and bracket with a berried
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Brass
H 44.49 in W 10.24 in D 6.3 in
Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
veneered in both Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl stood upon four Tagua nut feet with a flared plinth base
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
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H 4.72 in W 7.87 in D 4.72 in
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Mounted Boulle Style Marquetry Cabinet, Winckelsen
By Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen, André-Charles Boulle
Located in New York, NY
present cabinet in several ways, most noticeably in that they do not have a rectangular plinth inserted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Pewter
H 46 in W 30 in D 19.5 in
Pair of Natural Longhorn Steer on Lucite Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
on a round wood plinth base. These exquisite bases are hand-painted in a sophisticated faux tortoise
Category
Vintage 1950s American Baroque Abstract Sculptures
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Horn, Lucite
Italian "Boulle" Style Boudoir Table Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
gold/brown faux tortoise
shell base. Mounted on a pink marble plinth.
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20th Century Italian Rococo Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
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Pair of English Victorian Boulle Side Cabinets in the Louis XIV Style
Located in Macclesfield, GB
scrolling foliate inlaid design to the front with single brass string inlay to the plinth and sides. They
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19th Century Boulle Work Twin Pedestal Desk
Located in Surbiton, GB
leather writing surface. There are three further drawers housed in each pedestal, standing on plinth bases
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18th Century Italian Tortoise Shell, Ebonized Wood and Bronze Specimen Cabinet
Located in Carimate, Como
fabric, standing in a niche flanked by two tortoise shell columns with gilt plinths and capitals.
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H 61.42 in W 55.12 in D 17.72 in
Unusual Campaign Tortoise Shell Painted Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
faux tortoise shell on a square plinth base.
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Antique 19th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables
John Widdicomb Tortoise Shell Lacquer Three Drawer Night Stands
Located in Chicago, IL
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Art Deco English Mantle Clock Faux Tortoise Shell, circa 1930s
Located in Devon, England
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Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
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1970's French Tortoise Lacquer & Brass 3 Drawer Commode
Located in Hanover, MA
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Located in Brighton, Sussex
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Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
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Located in London, GB
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By André-Charles Boulle, Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen
Located in London, GB
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Located in London, GB
tortoise shell
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Located in Buffalo, NY
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Victorian Tortoise-shell and Brass Pen Trough Circa 19th Century
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Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
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By Willy Rizzo
Located in London, GB
transport.
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H 15.95 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
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Tortoise Shell Plinth For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the tortoise shell plinth you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each tortoise shell plinth for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bone, tortoise shell and metal. If you’re shopping for a tortoise shell plinth, we have 14 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tortoise shell plinth — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right tortoise shell plinth, those designed in Victorian, Louis XVI and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Tortoise Shell Plinth?
A tortoise shell plinth can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $16,000, while the lowest priced sells for $2,250 and the highest can go for as much as $225,000.
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