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Tortoise Specimen Shell

19th-century Carved, Painted and Gilt tortoise shell, 'the Cosmic Turtle'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly unusual carved painted, gilt and gem-set tortoise carapace resembling the mythical Cosmic
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Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Gold Leaf

Imperio Obelisk in Tortoiseshell Inlaid with Semi-Precious Stones
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Huge obelisk from the French imperial period in tortoiseshell with semi-precious stones resting on balls.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Natural Specimens

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Italian Early 19th Century Ebony, Tortoiseshell and Bone Specimen Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
doors each displaying an impressive tortoise shell background and a bone pull and fine fillet framed
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Antique 19th Century Italian Cabinets

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell, Ebony

Flemish Early 19th Century Rosewood, Mahogany, Ebony, & Ormolu Specimen Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, Tortoiseshell and ormolu specimen cabinet. The fifteen drawer one door cabinet is raised by its original base
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood

Italian Early 18th Century Baroque Period Ten-Drawer, One Door Specimen Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
ten drawer, one door specimen cabinet. The cabinet is raised by claw and ball feet below a mottled
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell, Fruitwood

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EMPIRE OBELISK in Tortoise Shell with Application of Semi-Precious Stones
Located in Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Empire obelisk in tortoise shell with application of semi-precious stones.
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Antique 1890s French Empire Natural Specimens

Materials

Tortoise Shell

19th Century Tortoise Carapace on Adjustable Turned Stand
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
A very appealing pale 19th century tortoise carapace that is on a turned mahogany stand of the same
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Antique 1880s English Natural Specimens

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mahogany

Large Tortoise Shell
Located in Houston, TX
Large vintage tortoise shell with nice old clear lacquer finish.  
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Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Large Tortoise Shell
Large Tortoise Shell
H 3.25 in W 9 in D 11.5 in
Antique Turtle or Tortoise Shell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A prime example of one of mother natures most iconic creations with its organic form and alluring variegated design.
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20th Century American Edwardian Natural Specimens

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Antique Turtle or Tortoise Shell
Antique Turtle or Tortoise Shell
H 19 in W 16 in D 4 in
Tortoise Shell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique hand polished tortoise shell with its iconic form and classic variegated organic
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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Natural Specimens

Materials

Sea turtle

Tortoise Shell
Tortoise Shell
H 26 in W 21 in D 9 in
Large Antique Tortoise Shell on Stand
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Very Unique Antique Green Turtle Shell. This Piece was acquired from a private collection where it
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Mid-20th Century Pacific Islands Natural Specimens

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Mounted Tortoise Shell Display by Ward's Natural Science
By Ward's Natural Science
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tortoiseshell, specimen display mounted on a mahogany base by Ward's Natural Science, Rochester, NY
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Vintage 1940s American Industrial Natural Specimens

Materials

Mahogany, Tortoise Shell

Tortoise Shell Meditation Stone Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Sourced from Guangxi province, this round stone looks just like the shell of a tortoise, a
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone, Steel

Antique Organic Turtle Shell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large antique turtle shell with its iconic form and lush variegated brown colors.
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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Natural Specimens

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Sea turtle

Antique Organic Turtle Shell
Antique Organic Turtle Shell
H 29.5 in W 24 in D 7.5 in
Large Natural Specimen Tortoise Shell
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Vintage tortoise shell with great size, condition and color.
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20th Century Unknown Primitive Taxidermy

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Large Natural Specimen Tortoise Shell
Large Natural Specimen Tortoise Shell
H 9.5 in W 22.5 in D 16.5 in
Nautilus Shell in a Tree with Lizard Sculpture by Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
a cast metal tree on a penshell base featuring a silver plate lizard with a tortoise shell back.
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Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

20th Century, a Set of Burmese Vintage Turtle Shell Fans with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A set of Burmese vintage turtle shell fans with stand. Age: Burma, Colonial, 20th century Size
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20th Century Burmese Natural Specimens

Materials

Tortoise Shell

18th Century Italian Tortoise Shell, Ebonized Wood and Bronze Specimen Cabinet
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful authentic Italian 18th century in real full tortoise shell, ebonized wood and gilt bronze
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Large Vintage Tortoiseshell or Carapace
Located in Houston, TX
Large vintage tortoiseshell or carapace, mounted on iron Stand with Lucite base.
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Mid-20th Century American Natural Specimens

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Lucite

19th Century Trio of Tortoise Specimens Taxidermy Victorian Curiosity
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Lovely collection of tortoise specimens, on turned brass mounts with oak bases, the larger two sit
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Brass

Continental 18th Century Louis XIV Style Inlaid Specimen Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, tortoise shell, and bone specimen cabinet. The masterfully crafted cabinet is raised by its original base
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Antique Late 18th Century European Louis XIV Cabinets

Monumental Polished and Mounted Genuine Tortoise Shell
By J. Antony Redmile
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Absolutely gorgeous and monumental polished and mounted genuine tortoise shell. The shell is
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20th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Brass

Antique Turtle Shell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Authentic turtle shell buffed and polished, displaying one of mother nature's most iconic designs
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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Natural Specimens

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Sea turtle

Antique Turtle Shell
Antique Turtle Shell
H 24 in W 12 in D 6 in
Large Antique Turtle Shell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Authentic antique turtle shell buffed and polished displaying one of mother nature's most iconic
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Antique 19th Century American British Colonial Natural Specimens

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Sea turtle

Large Antique Turtle Shell
Large Antique Turtle Shell
H 26 in W 22 in D 7 in
Giant Sea Turtle Carapace or Shell, 19th Century
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A large antique 19th-century giant sea turtle carapace (shell) specimen; the top and edges likely
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Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Pair of Specimen Tortoise Shells, Now as Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of specimen tortoise shells, now as lamps Each one museum mounted on 5-inch square iron
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20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Spanish Baroque 18th Century Specimen Cabinet on the Original Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
tortoise shell specimen cabinet on the original stand. The cabinet is raised by six elegant turned ebony
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Brass

Early 20th Century Giant Tortoise Shell from South America
Located in Pau, FR
Impressive early 20th century giant tortoise shell from South America.  
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Early 20th Century Ecuadorean Natural Specimens

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Large 19th Century Tortoise Shell
Located in Stamford, CT
Fabulous large 19th century tortoise shell.
Category

Antique 19th Century Natural Specimens

Large 19th Century Tortoise Shell
Large 19th Century Tortoise Shell
H 34 in W 28 in D 9 in
Decorated Bleached Fossil Turtle Shell on Base or Art Accessory
By Interi
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fossil bleached turtle shell on a fossil fish base Diplomystus of the green river formation eocene
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Natural Specimens

Materials

Coral

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A History of the American People, Signed by Woodrow Wilson, Alumni Edition #29 o
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Woodrow Wilson. A History of the American People. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Alumni Edition #29 of 350 copies. Volume I signed by Woodrow Wilson on limitation page. 5 Volumes...
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Antique Early 1900s American Books

Materials

Paper

"Sunlit House, Centre Bridge"
By Clarence Raymond Johnson
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Clarence Raymond Johnson (1894 - 1981). Clarence Johnson was an important New Hope School Impressionist pai...
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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Impressive Louis XV Desk/Reception Table, After F. Linke, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive Louis XV desk/reception table, after F. Linke, Paris Solid beech wood and veneered. Multiple curved and cambered body with fine inlay work. Free standing desk/reception...
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Paneling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This Louis XVI style paneled room is composed of two shelves and cupboards with double doors made of wood painted in light green in the 20th century. They frame a Louis XVI period m...
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Panelling

Materials

Wood

19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of bookcases is also known as 'boiseries de Bibliothèque' as they often, together with pannel...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Set of 12 Minton Gold Rimmed Porcelain Ball Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
One of Minton's most popular patterns is named "Porcelain Ball” which features a large diameter plate bordered by a gold and white floral decoration and trimmed with an acid etc...
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Mid-20th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Ships Model "Sovereign of the Seas"
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique ship model of the Donald Mc Kay Clipper Ship "Sovereign of the Seas". Awesome scale model by noted early twentieth century model maker Thomas Hornsby Cheltenham, Pennsylvania...
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Vintage 1930s American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

English Georgian Mahogany Gadrooned and Upholstered Tester Bed, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian mahogany four-poster bed with a carved molded inset headboard, tapered head post, serpentine gadrooned and upholstered tester with a centered carved urn & swags, dec...
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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. Signed.
By Armand Guillaumin
Located in Paris, FR
'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. +/- 1922 Signed lower right Measurements : 60 x 73 cm. This painting will be recorded in the second volume of the Catalogue Raisonn...
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1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Carrara Marble Double Janus Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular, hand-carved Carrara marble double Janus sculpture. Note: green marble showing in some detail images is from a pedestal and not part of the sculpture.
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Early 1800s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Carrara Marble Double Janus Sculpture
Carrara Marble Double Janus Sculpture
H 17.5 in W 11.25 in D 10 in
Pair of Red Gorgonian Branches, Italy 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of fan-shaped red Gorgonian branches from Wunderkammer. The bases are in carved and gilded wood. Italy, circa 1870.
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Manor House with Cottages - British 18thC Old Master art oil painting VG prov.
By George Lambert
Located in London, GB
This stunning British Old Master landscape oil painting, with excellent provenance, is by George Lambert. Lambert was a pioneer of British landscape in art for its own sake. Painted ...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Viennese Cold-Painted Orientalist Bronze Group by Franz Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Viennese cold-painted Orientalist bronze group by Franz Bergman Austrian, c.1900 Height 12cm, width 15cm, depth 9cm This small but intricately crafted and designed bronze group ...
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Moorish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Empire Period Mahogany Sofa-Bed, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Sofa-bed of the Empire period in solid mahogany and mahogany veneer with rich decoration of finely chased and gilded bronzes. This sofa is decorated in front of a lyre in the center,...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Sofas

Materials

Bronze

Empire Period Mahogany Sofa-Bed, 19th Century
Empire Period Mahogany Sofa-Bed, 19th Century
H 49.22 in W 77.56 in D 33.86 in
Jacqueline au Bandeau de Face (Grand Tête de Femme)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Stunning and iconic portrait of Picasso's wife, Jacqueline Roque, signed in pencil by Picasso and numbered in pencil from the limited edition of 50.
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

19th Century Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classi...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

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Tortoise Specimen Shell For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic tortoise specimen shell available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of bone, tortoise shell and metal, every tortoise specimen shell was constructed with great care. Find 9 options for an antique or vintage tortoise specimen shell now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the tortoise specimen shell you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A tortoise specimen shell, designed in the Baroque, Empire or mid-century modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one tortoise specimen shell that is appealing in its simplicity, but Charlap Hyman & Herrero, Interi and Maitland Smith produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Tortoise Specimen Shell?

A tortoise specimen shell can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,482, while the lowest priced sells for $198 and the highest can go for as much as $224,500.