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Incredible 19th Century Continental Tortoiseshell and Silver Collectors Cabinet
Located in Charleston, SC
or vargueno. Likely Portuguese.
Amazing quality with tortoiseshell drawers, tortoiseshell columns
Category
Antique 19th Century European Cabinets
Materials
Silver, Bronze
H 61 in W 46.75 in D 17.75 in
Napoleon III Style Boulle Commode with Tortoiseshell Marquetry, Ormolu Detailing
By André-Charles Boulle, Nicolas Sageot
Located in Madrid, ES
style red-orange tortoiseshell and brass marquetry, ormolu detailing and marble top. The front features
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 45.67 in W 66.93 in D 18.12 in
Louis XV French Gilt Bronze-Mounted Tortoiseshell Boulle Commode/Drawer
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Amazing French Gilt Bronze-Mounted Tortoise Shell Boulle Drawer Table. Drawers on both sides, one
Category
Antique 17th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Wood
Salon Boulle Chest of Drawers Chest of Drawers Napoleon III, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Salon Boulle chest of drawers Napoleon III Paris circa 1850-1880
Rectangular and curved body
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Filippo Perego Small Chest of Drawers for Jewellery, Italy, 1973
By Filippo Perego
Located in Milan, IT
A splendid Filippo Perego centre chest of drawers in faux tortoiseshell and brass.
Reference: Casa
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Regency style faux tortoiseshell chest of drawers after Maitland Smith
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a handsome Regency and Inspired faux tortoiseshell chest of drawers. This chest of drawers
Category
1990s Philippine Regency Dressers
Materials
Wood
Faux Tortoiseshell Cabinet with Bone and Wood Geometric Shapes Inlays, 6 Drawers
By Alfonso Marina
Located in Bosques de las Lomas, MX
Faux tortoiseshell Cabinet with top and sides decorated with inlays of bone and different kinds of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Cabinets
Materials
Brass
H 14.25 in W 19.5 in D 10.75 in
Large Pair 19th Century French Boulle Cabunets
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large and impressive pair of 19th century French Boulle Tortoiseshell inlaid side cabinets, each
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
The Royal Boulle Marquetry Commode By Blake
By Robert Blake
Located in New Orleans, LA
all sides with phenomenal tortoiseshell and doré bronze marquetry and ormolu mounts of undeniable
Category
Antique 19th Century English Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
A Magnificent Rococo Style Commode After Johann Melchoir Kambli
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
tortoiseshell and has a lapis lazuli top. It was commissioned by Frederick II of Prussia (d. 1786) around 1760
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Elegant Restored Pair of Cane and Bamboo "Rising Sun" Commodes, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
beautiful tortoiseshell bamboo drawer accents and stylish saber legs. The case sides are highlighted with a
Category
Vintage 1950s Philippine Organic Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Mahogany
Mesmerizing Pair of Lacquer and Brass Cabinets by William Doezema, circa 1970
By Mastercraft, William Doezema
Located in Atlanta, GA
rich tortoiseshell effect. Exquisite case detail with striking door motif in solid brass. Each cabinet
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 30.25 in W 33.25 in D 19 in
Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
) and tortoiseshell marquetry. Although the technique of marquetry was originally used by 16th-century
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Boulle Commode in the Louis XIV Manner
By Mellier & Co.
Located in London, GB
method of inlaying the combination of ebony, tortoiseshell and brass, his ability and creative ability in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Brass, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Commode in the Manner of Riesener, circa 1890
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
large drawers, set beneath three frieze drawers mounted with guilloche and rosette running pattern. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
H 36.62 in W 55.91 in D 22.45 in
Louis XVI Style Commode after Jean-Henri Riesener by François Linke, circa 1905
By Jean-Henri Riesener, François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
with three drawers, over a pair of drawers with a unified central panel of floral marquetry and
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
H 37.01 in W 65.75 in D 25.6 in
Spanish Tortoiseshell Cabinet on Stand
Located in Stamford, CT
A Spanish tortoiseshell and bone inlaid, ebonized walnut marquetry cabinet on stand. The upper
Category
Antique Early 1800s Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell
17th Century Italian Tortoiseshell Table Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
with inset tortoiseshell panels surrounded by brass filigree inlaid ebonized wood drawer and door
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell
A Regency tortoiseshell and ivory desk set
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency tortoiseshell and ivory desk set, of shaped rectangular form with two glass inkwells, an
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desk Sets
Materials
Ivory, Tortoise Shell
Faux Tortoiseshell Partners Desk by Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Lake Worth, FL
.
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
1980s Faux Tortoiseshell
Category
Vintage 1980s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
English Faux Tortoiseshell Lacquered Dresser by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
finished with dramatic faux-tortoiseshell. The case is fronted by four large storage drawers with black
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Dressers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NY
18th Century Northern European Tortoiseshell Lacquer Japanned Bureau Cabinet Secretary
A rare and
Category
Antique 18th Century Unknown Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 84.5 in W 49.5 in D 36 in
Italian style "bargueño". Tortoiseshell, wood, bronze. 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
chapel of architectural composition. Each of the sides has five drawers with the front decorated with
Category
Antique 18th Century European Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
Fine Flemish Baroque Late 17th Century Tortoiseshell Cabinet on Stand
Located in London, GB
tortoiseshell cabinet on stand, of architectural form, crowned with an architectural, galleried pediment. Below
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ebony, Pine
H 76.38 in W 48.43 in D 18.12 in
Mudejar style Andaluz Armoire. Moldings with bone inlays, faux tortoiseshell
By Alfonso Marina
Located in Bosques de las Lomas, MX
materials such as bone, faux tortoiseshell, ebonized wood and other details. The base is made with twisted
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 80.25 in W 46.25 in D 21 in
Italian Early 19th Century Ebony, Tortoiseshell and Bone Specimen Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular Italian early 19th century ebony, tortoiseshell and bone specimen cabinet. The two
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Cabinets
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Ebony
An Indian colonial tortoiseshell veneered teak portable two-door cabinet
Located in Amsterdam, NL
has six drawers behind two doors. Originally ordered by the Portuguese, and made after German
Category
Antique 17th Century Indian Antiquities
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Teak
H 8.82 in W 11.93 in D 10.56 in
Rare 17th Century Oak Enfilade with Tortoiseshell and Ebony Inlays
Located in Dallas, TX
.
The enfilade was constructed using ebony wood and tortoiseshell. These materials can be seen on many
Category
Antique 17th Century European Louis XIII Buffets
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Wood, Ebony, Oak
Sicilian Writing Desk in Ebony Embellished with Tortoiseshell Inserts and Silver
Located in Barletta, IT
Writing desk in ebony embellished with tortoiseshell inserts and silver finishes. Drawers along
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Silver
H 48.82 in W 21.26 in D 42.52 in
Rare 17th Century Neapolitan Ebony Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Cabinet
Located in Benington, Herts
Rare 17th Century Neapolitan Ebony Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Cabinet
From the Perego
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony
H 59.75 in W 50 in D 16 in
Cabinet with Table, Tortoiseshell, Bronze, Etc, Italy, 17th Century and Later
Located in Madrid, ES
have four drawers each (each with two veined forms in tortoiseshell enhanced with a metal band flanking
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Other
H 72.84 in W 60.24 in D 20.48 in
French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ebony, Ormolu, Pewter and Tortoiseshell Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and rare French 19th century Louis XIV St. ebony, ormolu, pewter, and tortoiseshell
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks
Materials
Ormolu, Pewter
H 32.5 in W 55 in D 30 in
Mughal Console Influenced by French 50s with Very Intricate Decor in the Drawers
By Alfonso Marina
Located in Bosques de las Lomas, MX
from the 50s, with turned and blunt legs with brass caps, contrasting with a chest of drawers with a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Console Tables
Materials
Wood
H 36.75 in W 92.75 in D 24.25 in
Pier Luigi Colli Large Sideboard in Wood with Drawers Italian Manufacturer 1930s
By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Large sideboard is entirely realized in oak wood, with four drawers on each side (for a total of
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Wood, Oak
H 39.38 in W 79.14 in D 17.52 in
Early 18th Century Inlaid Italian Walnut and Tortoise Shell Vargueno
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 18th century inlaid Italian walnut and tortoiseshell vargueno. 6 drawers with fine inlay
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Cabinets
Materials
Iron
H 20.75 in W 35.25 in D 10.75 in
Boulle Work Bureau Plat
Located in Cheshire, GB
intricate brass embellishments on a red tortoiseshell ground and having ornate gilt metal mounts. The
Category
Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Important Spanish Cabinet, 17th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Spanish Cabinet 17th century
in blackened wood and tortoiseshell veneer.
It opens with
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Flemish Cabinet Ep 17th
Located in ROUEN, FR
"Flemish Cabinet Ep xvii"
Rectangular Flemish cabinet Ep XVIIè in walnut, brown tortoiseshell and
Category
17th Century More Art
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Boulle Louis XVI Style Mazarin / Desk
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
decoration and subjects inlaid in brass and tortoiseshell to the top, sides and base.
Having seven bow
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Brass
George I Mulberry Veneered Cabinet
Located in London, GB
hidden drawers, which are beautifully scumbled.
English, circa 1710, with restorations.
Notes: It is
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European George I Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Flemish Cabinet Antwerp 17th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Flemish Cabinet Antwerp 17th Century
It has ten drawers underlined with guilloché moldings and
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Belgian Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Wood
Important Spanish Cabinet, 17th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Spanish Cabinet 17th century
in blackened wood and tortoiseshell veneer.
It opens with
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Large French Boulle Inlay Partners Desk Writing Table Desks
Located in Potters Bar, GB
a red faux tortoiseshell lacquer. The affect is startling and this desk is offered in perfect
Category
Vintage 1980s French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Early 19th Century Spanish Carved Walnut Bargueno Cabinet on Table Base
Located in Dallas, TX
wrought iron stretcher. The cabinet with side handles is beautifully ornate with six drawers with
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rare Pair of 17th Century Spanish Baroque Gilt Bronze Mounted Ebonised and Torto
Located in Benington, Herts
with ebonised geometric banding, opening to reveal five tortoiseshell and ebonised fronted drawers with
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ebony
H 72 in W 128 in D 45 in
Spanish Renaissance Style, Set of Two on Stands, Inlaid Vargueno Cabinets
Located in Austin, TX
small drawers, pigeonholes and secret compartments and used to store documents and rare items such as
Category
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Wood
French 18th Century Louis XIV Period Boulle Specimen Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
brass frieze is below five upper levels of drawers of various sizes inlaid with an intricate
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Cabinets
Materials
Brass
French Bureau Plat of Ebony and Brass Inlay with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
foliate cut brass inlays, with premiere-partie panels set with tortoiseshell grounds and brass inlay work
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
H 31.5 in W 61 in D 33 in
17th Century Antwerp Cabinet with Painted Panels Attributed to H. Van Balen
Located in PARIS, FR
doors revealing 10 drawers, 9 of which have painted panels on the front, a central door and an upper
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Belgian Louis XIII Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 64.96 in W 38.19 in D 17.72 in
19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Ladies Bombe Bureau
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dublin, IE
interior with open shelf above three small drawers then below two secret sliding covers. Resting on four
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
18th Original Italian Cabinet on Stand, Baroque Bargueno with Carey Inlays
Located in Miami, FL
central chapel; and four drawers each side; Tops work an ornate corridor with plant elements made of
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Buffets
Materials
Bronze
Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
decoration and tortoiseshell imitation ground and would have been a statement piece within the interior
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks
Materials
Lacquer
A rare French Louis XIV large pewter and fruitwood inlaid marquetry desk
By Pierre Gole
Located in PARIS, FR
wood background. The corners as well as separations between drawers are inlaid with pewter on ebonized
Category
Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Pewter
H 32.68 in W 70.8 in D 35.43 in
20th Italian Cabinet on Stand, Baroque Bargueno with Inlays & Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
decoration, and so do the five drawers discover: the decoration of the side to diamonds made in marquetry by
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Buffets
Materials
Bronze
H 57.49 in W 36.23 in D 19.69 in
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Mounted Boulle Style Marquetry Cabinet, Winckelsen
By Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen, André-Charles Boulle
Located in New York, NY
A fine napoléon III gilt bronze mounted engraved brass, pewter and tortoiseshell inlaid boulle
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Pewter
H 46 in W 30 in D 19.5 in
Mexican Cabinet with Nacar Shell Inlays, the Base and the Columns are Bronze
Located in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas
Mexican cabinet, 17th century
This piece of furniture has integrated tortoiseshell and pearl shell
Category
Antique 1740s Mexican American Colonial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 71.26 in W 61.03 in D 15.75 in
French Center Table in the Manner of Andre-Charles Boulle
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, GB
from a central tablet; having three drawers to the frieze.
French, Circa 1860
Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables
Materials
Brass
19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
fully open to reveal a STUNNING bureau area with 3 doors, 2 drawers and to 2 cubbies. Each is heavily
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
Faux Tortoiseshell Painted & Chinoiserie Gilt Decoration Cabinet
Located in Madrid, ES
drawers with same decoration.
Original handles and scutcheons. Late William and Mary / early Queen Ann
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Tortoiseshell Drawers For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of tortoiseshell drawers for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and bone, all tortoiseshell drawers available were constructed with great care. There are 124 antique and vintage tortoiseshell drawers for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Tortoiseshell drawers have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of tortoiseshell drawers to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Baroque, louis xv and Louis XVI tortoiseshell drawers are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made tortoiseshell drawers over the years, but those made by Europa Antiques, Maitland Smith and Alfonso Marina are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Tortoiseshell Drawers?
Prices for tortoiseshell drawers can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, tortoiseshell drawers begin at $1,040 and can go as high as $571,414, while the average can fetch as much as $14,354.
Finding the Right storage-case-pieces for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
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