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Christian Dior Style Tortoiseshell Lucite Tray , Italy 1970s
Christian Dior Style Tortoiseshell Lucite Tray , Italy 1970s

Christian Dior Style Tortoiseshell Lucite Tray , Italy 1970s

By Christian Dior

Located in Naples, IT

An incredible tortoiseshell lucite serving tray, this piece was produced in Italy in the 1970s and

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Lucite

Modernist Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Desk Pad, France 1970s
Modernist Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Desk Pad, France 1970s

Modernist Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Desk Pad, France 1970s

Located in Atlanta, GA

framing with tortoise (tortoiseshell) Lucite insert. The inside is in yellow butter silk with a watered

Category

Vintage 1970s French Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Pair of Italian Midcentury Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Table Lamps, 1970s
Pair of Italian Midcentury Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Table Lamps, 1970s

Pair of Italian Midcentury Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Table Lamps, 1970s

Located in Badajoz, Badajoz

Elegant and charming set of two Italian tortoiseshell Lucite table lamps. These table lamps were

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Christian Dior Set of 3 Serving Tray Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass, Italy 1970s
Christian Dior Set of 3 Serving Tray Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass, Italy 1970s

Christian Dior Set of 3 Serving Tray Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass, Italy 1970s

By Dior Home, Christian Dior, Willy Rizzo

Located in Rome, IT

Midcentury amazing set of three nesting serving tray in faux tortoiseshell lucite and brass with

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Tortoiseshell Lucite Storage
Vintage Tortoiseshell Lucite Storage

Vintage Tortoiseshell Lucite Storage

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A vintage acrylic storage piece in faux tortoiseshell that captures all of the glamor of the

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests

Materials

Lucite

1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Tray by Guzzini
1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Tray by Guzzini

1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Tray by Guzzini

By Guzzini, Dior Home

Located in Aci Castello, IT

A mid-century modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass round gallery tray designed and

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Brass

1970s Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass French Ice Bucket
1970s Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass French Ice Bucket

1970s Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass French Ice Bucket

By Dior Home

Located in Aci Castello, IT

touch of retro sophistication to any setting. This specific combination of faux tortoiseshell, Lucite

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Brass

1970s Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Italian Octagonal Tray and Coasters
1970s Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Italian Octagonal Tray and Coasters

1970s Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Italian Octagonal Tray and Coasters

By Dior Home

Located in Aci Castello, IT

tortoiseshell Lucite, the pieces feature a deep, glossy finish with swirling amber and mahogany tones that

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Brass

1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Italian Ice Bucket
1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Italian Ice Bucket

1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Italian Ice Bucket

By Dior Home

Located in Aci Castello, IT

exceptional quality, the body of the bucket boasts a stunning faux tortoiseshell Lucite, exhibiting rich, warm

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Brass

1980s Modernist Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite and silver Plated Tray by Cavinato
1980s Modernist Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite and silver Plated Tray by Cavinato

1980s Modernist Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite and silver Plated Tray by Cavinato

By Dior Home

Located in Aci Castello, IT

eye for modernist principles and luxury. The tray's fake tortoiseshell Lucite construction lend an air

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Box, 1980s
Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Box, 1980s

Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Box, 1980s

Located in Atlanta, GA

Lucite in a tortoiseshell (tortoise) textured pattern. Impressive quality, lovely translucent changing

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Tortoiseshell Lucite Picture Frame, Italy 1970s
Tortoiseshell Lucite Picture Frame, Italy 1970s

Tortoiseshell Lucite Picture Frame, Italy 1970s

Located in Atlanta, GA

tortoiseshell (tortoise) pattern Lucite framing. The easel at the back is in Lucite. There is no visible maker's

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass

Tortoiseshell Lucite Picture Frame, circa 1970
Tortoiseshell Lucite Picture Frame, circa 1970

Tortoiseshell Lucite Picture Frame, circa 1970

By Studio Italia Design

Located in Atlanta, GA

-thick Lucite round framing in a gorgeous tortoiseshell textured pattern. The easel at the back is made

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

Materials

Lucite, Plexiglass

Italian Tortoiseshell Lucite Double Picture Frame, 1970s
Italian Tortoiseshell Lucite Double Picture Frame, 1970s

Italian Tortoiseshell Lucite Double Picture Frame, 1970s

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stylish vintage picture frame from the 1970s crafted in tortoiseshell-patterned Lucite with two

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Picture Frames

Materials

Lucite

Christian Dior Tortoiseshell Lucite Magazine Rack Holder
Christian Dior Tortoiseshell Lucite Magazine Rack Holder

Christian Dior Tortoiseshell Lucite Magazine Rack Holder

By Christian Dior, Dior Home

Located in Atlanta, GA

"U" shape with large rounded holes for the handles. Semi-transparent Lucite or acrylic with a

Category

Vintage 1970s French Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite

Barware Cocktail Stirrers Set Tortoiseshell Lucite Barrel
Barware Cocktail Stirrers Set Tortoiseshell Lucite Barrel

Barware Cocktail Stirrers Set Tortoiseshell Lucite Barrel

Located in Atlanta, GA

tortoiseshell (tortoise) marble Lucite featuring a huge barrel holder with ten long off-white plastic stir

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Plastic, Lucite

Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Box, France 1970s
Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Box, France 1970s

Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Box, France 1970s

Located in Atlanta, GA

chrome-plated framing is complimented by Lucite in a tortoiseshell (tortoise) textured pattern. The

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Modernist Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Box, circa 1970
Modernist Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Box, circa 1970

Modernist Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Box, circa 1970

By Mercier Freres

Located in Atlanta, GA

boasts a chrome-plated framing with Lucite in a tortoiseshell (tortoise) textured pattern. With

Category

Vintage 1970s French Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Chrome

20th Century Vintage Dior Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite Serving Tray
20th Century Vintage Dior Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite Serving Tray

20th Century Vintage Dior Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite Serving Tray

By Christian Dior

Located in Birmingham, AL

A fabulous 20th century vintage faux tortoiseshell rectangular shaped lucite serving tray or vide

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite

Maison Mercier Paris, Tortoiseshell Lucite and Chrome Box, 1970s
Maison Mercier Paris, Tortoiseshell Lucite and Chrome Box, 1970s

Maison Mercier Paris, Tortoiseshell Lucite and Chrome Box, 1970s

By Mercier Freres

Located in Atlanta, GA

house Maison Mercier Freres. It features a thick tortoise (tortoiseshell) pattern Lucite or Plexiglass

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1970s Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Octagonal Italian Tray
1970s Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Octagonal Italian Tray

1970s Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Octagonal Italian Tray

By Christian Dior

Located in Aci Castello, IT

Christian Dior who used lucite with a faux tortoiseshell effect for many of his home collections, the tray

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Lucite, Plexiglass

Midcentury Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, Guzzini, Italy 1970s
Midcentury Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, Guzzini, Italy 1970s

Midcentury Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, Guzzini, Italy 1970s

By Guzzini, Christian Dior

Located in Roma, IT

Wonderful large mid-century tray in tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This marvellous piece

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Metal, Brass

Christian Dior Style Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, 1970s
Christian Dior Style Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, 1970s

Christian Dior Style Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Serving Tray, 1970s

By Christian Dior

Located in Naples, IT

Plexiglass serving tray with tortoiseshell pattern and brass handles, designed in the manner of

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Brass

Serving Tray Centerpiece Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass by Taitu, Italy 1970s
Serving Tray Centerpiece Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass by Taitu, Italy 1970s

Serving Tray Centerpiece Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite & Brass by Taitu, Italy 1970s

By Taitu, Christian Dior

Located in Rome, IT

1970s rectangular serving tray centerpiece in tortoiseshell-effect lucite and brass borders by

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Midcentury Tortoiseshell Lucite and Silver French Serving Tray after Dior, 1970s
Midcentury Tortoiseshell Lucite and Silver French Serving Tray after Dior, 1970s

Midcentury Tortoiseshell Lucite and Silver French Serving Tray after Dior, 1970s

By Christian Dior

Located in Roma, IT

Wonderful mid-century serving tray in lucite with tortoiseshell effect and silver. This fantastic

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Metal, Silver

1970S Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Octagonal Tray
1970S Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Octagonal Tray

1970S Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Octagonal Tray

By Dior Home, Guzzini

Located in Aci Castello, IT

luxurious look of real tortoiseshell it's the focal point of the tray's design. Lucite, a type of acrylic

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Brass

1970S Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Octagonal Tray
1970S Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Octagonal Tray

1970S Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Octagonal Tray

By Guzzini

Located in Aci Castello, IT

juxtaposition. The fake tortoise Lucite, designed to imitate the luxurious look of real tortoiseshell it's the

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Brass

Kara by Kara Ross Tortoiseshell Lucite and Gilt Metal Large Link Bracelet
Kara by Kara Ross Tortoiseshell Lucite and Gilt Metal Large Link Bracelet

Kara by Kara Ross Tortoiseshell Lucite and Gilt Metal Large Link Bracelet

Located in Atlanta, GA

Really attractive large link bracelet by Kara Ross for Kara. Huge link shape in tortoiseshell-like

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Link Bracelets

Materials

Gilt Metal

Willy Rizzo Trolley with Service Tray Brass and Lucite Tortoise, Italy, 1980s
Willy Rizzo Trolley with Service Tray Brass and Lucite Tortoise, Italy, 1980s

Willy Rizzo Trolley with Service Tray Brass and Lucite Tortoise, Italy, 1980s

By Willy Rizzo

Located in Roma, IT

Elegant trolley in golden brass and tortoiseshell Lucite. Service tray and bottle holder

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Chromed Steel and Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Coffee Table, Italy 1970s
Chromed Steel and Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Coffee Table, Italy 1970s

Chromed Steel and Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Coffee Table, Italy 1970s

By Christian Dior

Located in Roma, IT

tortoiseshell-effect lucite top. This gorgeous and unique piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s. The

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Art Deco Style Picture Frame in Lucite Tortoise, Italy
Art Deco Style Picture Frame in Lucite Tortoise, Italy

Art Deco Style Picture Frame in Lucite Tortoise, Italy

By Valentino Garavani

Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio

Art Deco style photo/picture frame in tortoiseshell lucite with triangular pattern of mother of

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Picture Frames

Materials

Acrylic

Art Deco English Mantle Clock Faux Tortoise Shell, circa 1930s
Art Deco English Mantle Clock Faux Tortoise Shell, circa 1930s

Art Deco English Mantle Clock Faux Tortoise Shell, circa 1930s

Located in Devon, England

Very attractive, compact desk clock from the early 1930s utilising early faux tortoiseshell Lucite

Category

Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Willy Rizzo Brass and Lucite Tortoise Italian Trolley with Service Tray, 1980s
Willy Rizzo Brass and Lucite Tortoise Italian Trolley with Service Tray, 1980s

Willy Rizzo Brass and Lucite Tortoise Italian Trolley with Service Tray, 1980s

By Willy Rizzo

Located in Roma, IT

Elegant golden brass and tortoiseshell Lucite trolley. This item is attributed to Willy Rizzo and

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

1970s Lucite Faux Tortoiseshell Tray
1970s Lucite Faux Tortoiseshell Tray

1970s Lucite Faux Tortoiseshell Tray

Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire

1970s lucite faux tortoiseshell tray with brass handles.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Barware

Materials

Brass

Vintage Tortoiseshell and Lucite and Stell Italian Serving Tray
Vintage Tortoiseshell and Lucite and Stell Italian Serving Tray

Vintage Tortoiseshell and Lucite and Stell Italian Serving Tray

By Christian Dior

Located in Milano, IT

Wonderful 1970's Italian service set in lucite, simulating a tortoiseshell effect, attributed to

Category

Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Steel

Set of Eight Placemats Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite, Italy 1970s
Set of Eight Placemats Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite, Italy 1970s

Set of Eight Placemats Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite, Italy 1970s

By Christian Dior

Located in Rome, IT

Set of eight placemats in tortoiseshell effect lucite in the style of Christian Dior. Made in

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass

Round Faux Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Tray, Italy, 1970s
Round Faux Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Tray, Italy, 1970s

Round Faux Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Tray, Italy, 1970s

By Christian Dior

Located in Rome, IT

Round tray in tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass border, Italy, 1970s.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Box in Lucite, tortoiseshell effect and brass, Christian Dior 1970
Box in Lucite, tortoiseshell effect and brass, Christian Dior 1970

Box in Lucite, tortoiseshell effect and brass, Christian Dior 1970

By Christian Dior

Located in Roma, IT

Jewelery box in plexiglass with tortoiseshell effect and brass. Christian Dior, 1970s

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Christian Dior Midcentury Tortoiseshell and Lucite Italian Serving Tray, 1970s
Christian Dior Midcentury Tortoiseshell and Lucite Italian Serving Tray, 1970s

Christian Dior Midcentury Tortoiseshell and Lucite Italian Serving Tray, 1970s

By Christian Dior, Willy Rizzo

Located in Roma, IT

attributed to Willy Rizzo for a Christian Dior home production. It is an iconic metal-framed tortoiseshell

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Guzzini Midcentury Lucite and Brass Italian Serving Tray, Tortoiseshell Effect
Guzzini Midcentury Lucite and Brass Italian Serving Tray, Tortoiseshell Effect

Guzzini Midcentury Lucite and Brass Italian Serving Tray, Tortoiseshell Effect

By Guzzini

Located in Roma, IT

Wonderful large tray in lucite and brass midcentury with a fantastic tortoiseshell effect. This

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Metal, Brass

Christian Dior Midcentury Lucite Tortoiseshell Effect and Brass Jewelry Box 1970
Christian Dior Midcentury Lucite Tortoiseshell Effect and Brass Jewelry Box 1970

Christian Dior Midcentury Lucite Tortoiseshell Effect and Brass Jewelry Box 1970

By Christian Dior

Located in Roma, IT

tortoiseshell with its lucite structure and has precious brass finishes. A wonderful piece that will complete

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Christian Dior tray in Lucite and chrome with tortoiseshell effect, Italy, 1970s
Christian Dior tray in Lucite and chrome with tortoiseshell effect, Italy, 1970s

Christian Dior tray in Lucite and chrome with tortoiseshell effect, Italy, 1970s

By Christian Dior, Willy Rizzo

Located in Baambrugge, NL

Beautiful mid-century serving tray in plexiglass with tortoiseshell effect and a chrome frame

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Chrome

Set of Eight Placemats Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite by Team Guzzini, Italy 1970s
Set of Eight Placemats Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite by Team Guzzini, Italy 1970s

Set of Eight Placemats Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite by Team Guzzini, Italy 1970s

By Willy Rizzo, Christian Dior, Team Guzzini

Located in Rome, IT

Midcentury amazing set of eight octagonal placemats in tortoiseshell effect lucite by Team Guzzini

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass

Mid-Century Italian Guzzini Serving Tray Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass
Mid-Century Italian Guzzini Serving Tray Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass

Mid-Century Italian Guzzini Serving Tray Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass

By Guzzini

Located in Roma, IT

in the style of Willy Rizzo. It is an iconic turtle shell tray or plate of Lucite and brass

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Metal, Brass

Round Serving Tray in Lucite Faux Tortoiseshell & Brass by Guzzini, Italy 1970s
Round Serving Tray in Lucite Faux Tortoiseshell & Brass by Guzzini, Italy 1970s

Round Serving Tray in Lucite Faux Tortoiseshell & Brass by Guzzini, Italy 1970s

By Team Guzzini

Located in Rome, IT

Midcentury amazing round serving tray or centerpiece in lucite faux tortoiseshell effect and brass

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Faux Tortoiseshell Italian-Made Glass Table Lamps
Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Faux Tortoiseshell Italian-Made Glass Table Lamps

Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Faux Tortoiseshell Italian-Made Glass Table Lamps

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

These are fantastic, heavy gorgeous Italian-made Lucite lamps. They are beautifully made to look

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass, Lucite

Large Vintage Tortoiseshell or Carapace
Large Vintage Tortoiseshell or Carapace

Large Vintage Tortoiseshell or Carapace

Located in Chireno, TX

Large vintage tortoiseshell or carapace, mounted on iron Stand with Lucite base.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Natural Specimens

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Lucite

Mid-Century Tortoiseshell Tray Attributed Christian Dior circa 1970
Mid-Century Tortoiseshell Tray Attributed Christian Dior circa 1970

Mid-Century Tortoiseshell Tray Attributed Christian Dior circa 1970

By Christian Dior

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Faux tortoiseshell tray, attributed to Christian Dior. It was made in France in the 1970's. Fire

Category

Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Platters and Serveware

Materials

Lucite

Serving Tray Faux Tortoiseshell and Chrome Christian Dior style, Italy 1970s
Serving Tray Faux Tortoiseshell and Chrome Christian Dior style, Italy 1970s

Serving Tray Faux Tortoiseshell and Chrome Christian Dior style, Italy 1970s

By Christian Dior, Willy Rizzo

Located in Rome, IT

Amazing octagonal serving tray in lucite faux tortoiseshell effect and chrome in the style of

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Serving Tray Faux Tortoiseshell and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Serving Tray Faux Tortoiseshell and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s

Serving Tray Faux Tortoiseshell and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s

By Christian Dior

Located in Rome, IT

Midcentury amazing rectangular serving tray in faux tortoiseshell-effect Lucite and brass in the

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Metal, Brass

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Tortoiseshell Lucite For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the tortoiseshell lucite you’re looking for. Frequently made of lucite, plastic and metal, every tortoiseshell lucite was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer tortoiseshell lucite, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A tortoiseshell lucite made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made tortoiseshell lucite over the years, but those crafted by Christian Dior, Guzzini and Dior Home are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Tortoiseshell Lucite?

A tortoiseshell lucite can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $736, while the lowest priced sells for $235 and the highest can go for as much as $5,764.

A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

Materials: Plastic Furniture

Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.

From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.

When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.

Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.

Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.