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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold Leaf
H 7.88 in W 10.24 in D 12.6 in
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.
Category
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
Category
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
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
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Fruitwood
H 30 in W 45.25 in D 15 in
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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.
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Natural Specimens
Materials
Tortoise Shell
H 23.23 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
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
Category
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Tortoise Shell
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.
Category
20th Century American Edwardian Natural Specimens
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Tortoise Shell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique hand polished tortoise shell with its iconic form and classic variegated organic
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Sea turtle
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Sea turtle
Large Natural Specimen Tortoise Shell
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Vintage tortoise shell with great size, condition and color.
Category
20th Century Unknown Primitive Taxidermy
Materials
Tortoise Shell
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.
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
H 61.42 in W 55.12 in D 17.72 in
Large Vintage Tortoiseshell or Carapace
Located in Houston, TX
Large vintage tortoiseshell or carapace, mounted on iron Stand with Lucite base.
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Natural Specimens
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Sea turtle
Large Antique Turtle Shell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Authentic antique turtle shell buffed and polished displaying one of mother nature's most iconic
Category
Antique 19th Century American British Colonial Natural Specimens
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Sea turtle
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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.
Category
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
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
Category
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...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Books
Materials
Paper
H 11.25 in W 11 in D 7.25 in
"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...
Category
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...
Category
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...
Category
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...
Category
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...
Category
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...
Category
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...
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 102 in W 61.5 in D 79 in
'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...
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 23.63 in W 28.75 in
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.
Category
Early 1800s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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.
Category
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 ...
Category
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 ...
Category
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,...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Sofas
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
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