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Dutch Baroque Tortoiseshell Veneered & Ripple-Molded Ebonized Mirror, 17/18thc.
Located in Atlanta, GA
ebonized ground and applied tortoiseshell veneers
Category
Antique Early 1700s Dutch Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell
H 47 in W 37.25 in D 2.5 in
An Indo-Portuguese colonial tortoiseshell veneered wooden casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
India, probably made in Gujarat for Portuguese Goa, late 17th/early 18th century
The tortoiseshell
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
A colonial tortoiseshell veneered casket with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
type of decoration of the mounts.
Tortoiseshell used in luxury works of art and in furniture veneers
Category
Antique 17th Century Mexican Antiquities
Materials
Silver
An Indian colonial tortoiseshell veneered teak portable two-door cabinet
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Mughal India, Gujarat, 2nd half 17th century
H. 22.4 x W. 30.3 x D. 26.8 cm
This small cabinet has six drawers behind two doors. Originally ordered by the Portuguese, and made afte...
Category
Antique 17th Century Indian Antiquities
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Teak
H 8.82 in W 11.93 in D 10.56 in
Large George III Table / Master Snuff in Stained Mulberry Burl and Tortoiseshell
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large Georgian table or master snuff box of cushion form having tortoiseshell veneered front, back
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Burl
H 2.13 in W 8.5 in D 4.75 in
Faux Tortoiseshell and Ebony Dutch Baroque Style Mirror
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic faux tortoiseshell veneered floor mirror made in the Flemish or Dutch Baroque style
Category
20th Century American Baroque Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Flemish Baroque Tortoiseshell Mirro
By Flemish
Located in New Orleans, LA
frame is veneered in exquisite tortoiseshell with wave-moulded bands of ebony providing a flawless
Category
Antique 17th Century Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mirror, Ebony
Pair of Samuel Marx American Faux Tortoise and Ebonized Demilune Cabinets
By Samuel Marx
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Mid-Century American demilune cabinets with a faux tortoiseshell veneer with ebonized key
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Metal
H 32 in W 29.5 in D 15.5 in
C19th French Louis XVI style Boulle mantel clock. 86cm high
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Tortoiseshell veneer to the case, gilded Rococo influenced ormolu mounts, white enamel Roman numerals. An eight
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Maitland Smith Egyptian Revival Marble Stone Glass Sphinx Coffee Table C 1970
By Maitland Smith
Located in Brooklyn, NY
tortoiseshell), veneered stone, malachite, and brass accents throughout.
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Egyptian Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Malachite, Brass
H 18.5 in W 19.75 in D 36 in
Pair of Russian Neoclassical Consoles / Sofa Table or Sideboard, Demilune
Located in Manhasset, NY
Russian neoclassical demilune marble top console, sideboard or sofa table having a tortoiseshell
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Demi-lune Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
H 38.8 in W 57 in D 20.25 in
Rare Regency Architectural Pressed Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
veneered lids with turned bone handles with the body faced in further tortoiseshell. The Tea Caddy dates to
Category
Antique 1810s British Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Shell
Important Spanish Cabinet, 17th Century
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
20th Century Art Deco Occasional Table by Maison Franck Antwerp Belgium
By Maison Franck
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
tortoiseshell veneered and ivorine inlaid parcel-gilt wood tops, top covered with glass. Attributed to Maison
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 24.81 in W 25.99 in D 18.12 in
19th Century French André-Charles Boulle Style Cave à Liqueur
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dallas, TX
tortoiseshell veneer. Exotic materials were often used for luxury items during the Second Empire of Napoleon III
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Metal, Brass
Beautiful Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Southall, GB
A fine Regency period rectangular tea caddy, veneered in panels divided by fine metal stringing
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Ivory, Tortoise Shell
Spanish Tortoiseshell Cabinet On Stand
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A Spanish ormolu mounted cabinet on original stands. The banks of drawers either side of a central cupboard all with red tortoise shell panels and turned columns. Standing on claw fe...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
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
Pair of 17th Century Spanish Baroque Gilt Bronze Mounted Cabinets on Stands
Located in Benington, Herts
mounts and tortoiseshell veneers set in an ebony frame, is typical of the work being produced not only in
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ebony
H 64.18 in W 50.4 in D 17.72 in
Antique English Regency Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rectangular form with a squared body and raised cavetto lid surmounted
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Shell
Antique Regency Boulle Tortoiseshell Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
concave panel surmounted by a silvered ball finial. The Tea Chest veneered in Tortoiseshell raised upon
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Antique English Georgian Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Chest of tapered rectangular shape with silver stringing, a silver ball finial
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique George III Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy is finished in vibrant green Tortoiseshell to the exterior
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tea Caddies
Materials
Silver
Late Nineteenth Century Tortoiseshell Mirror
Located in London, GB
A fine wall mirror with arched pediment, the frame with reeded border and veneered with vibrant
Category
Antique 1890s British Dutch Colonial Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mirror, Ebony
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock. c.1860
By Japy Frères
Located in Norwich, GB
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock c.1860
Waisted case veneered with red tortoiseshell with
Category
Antique 1860s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Louis XIV Tortoiseshell Boulle Bracket Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
case veneered in red tortoiseshell with ormolu mounts standing on Lions claw feet. Side glazed viewing
Category
Antique 1710s French Louis XIV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
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
French Louis XIV Boulle Marquetry Tortoiseshell Gilt Bronze Inkwell Desk Stand
Located in Forney, TX
veneered shaped solid wood case desk stand and flanked by a pair of inset inkwells retaining their original
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Inkwells
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu, Brass
H 8.75 in W 11.25 in D 4.75 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
Rare Pair of Spanish Colonial 18th Century Tortoiseshell Enconchado Mirrors, Per
Located in Benington, Herts
A Rare and Unusual Pair of 18th Century Spanish Colonial 'Enconchado' Mirrors Veneered in
Category
Antique 1720s Mexican Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell
H 23.43 in W 19.69 in D 2.76 in
Victorian Ebonised & Boulle Breakfront Credenza
Located in King's Lynn, GB
the French cabinetmaker André-Charles Boulle (1642–1732). It involves veneering furniture with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Credenzas
Materials
Brass
Victorian Ebonised Serpentine Boulle Credenza
Located in King's Lynn, GB
Boulle (1642–1732). It involves veneering furniture with tortoiseshell inlaid primarily with brass and
Category
Antique 19th Century British Credenzas
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone, Malachite & Brass Sphinx Sculpture C. 1970
By Maitland Smith
Located in Atlanta, GA
is an impressive size measuring 3ft long, showcasing a faux tortoiseshell exterior, intricately hand
Category
Late 20th Century Vietnamese Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Malachite, Brass
H 17.625 in W 36 in D 12 in
Boulle Opening Game Table in Ebony Tortoise Shell and Leather
Located in Cesena, FC
a rotation of the top.
High quality, veneered in ebony, tortoiseshell and leather.
Brass inserts
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Game Tables
Materials
Brass
French Pendulum Clock / Mantel Clock, Boulle Style Paris, circa 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
waisted case, veneered with red tortoiseshell and grilled on the sides, rests on four leaf feet. Gilded
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Cartel and its Console in Boulle Marquetry and Gilt Bronze, Louis XV Period
Located in Paris, FR
shell, copper, brass, mother of pearl, inside wood. More specifically, Boulle marquetry is a veneer of
Category
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Materials
Bronze
H 44.89 in W 14.97 in D 7.49 in
A Magnificent Rococo Style Commode After Johann Melchoir Kambli
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
(d. 1812) and Heinrich Wilhelm Spindler (d. 1788). The commode at Sanssouci is veneered in red
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Tortoiseshell Veneered Mirror
Located in London, GB
The split bevelled plate with an engraved coronet.
English, circa 1890.
Category
Antique 1890s British Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Hague clock by Tobias Klaaijssen Vlissinghe
Located in HAARLEM, NL
A tortoiseshell veneered Hague clock with elephant ivory mounted columns and ivory padfeet by
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ivory, Tortoise Shell
Mughal Qu'uran Stand
Located in London, GB
Folding bookstand veneered with rosewood, ivory and tortoiseshell
The sides veneered with ivory
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indian More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood, Ivory
Gorgeous Jewelry Box
Located in Carrocera, Spain
bronze eagle claw.
The interior is in lemongrass and tortoiseshell veneered with rosewood fillets. It
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Baroque Boxes
French Louis XIV Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
veneered in red tortoiseshell with ormolu mounts standing on Lions claw feet. Side glazed viewing apertures
Category
Antique 1710s French Louis XIV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Tortoiseshell and Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock
By Girard Limoges Clocks 1
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite cartouche shaped Cartel clock in the Louis XV style with tortoiseshell body framed with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Pair of Amboina burl wood 'Maison Franck' wardrobes with gilt bronze ornaments
By Maison Franck
Located in Brussels & Antwerp, BE
century designs using the tortoiseshell veneer techniques and some stylistic features. In common with Art
Category
20th Century Belgian Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Ormolu
H 85.83 in W 56.3 in D 25.59 in
Regency Period Red Tortoiseshell and Brass Inlaid Boulle Mantel Clock
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The marquetry inlaid boulle drumhead clock is veneered in red tortoiseshell with a finely gilt cast
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
17th Century Netherlandish Cabinetmaker's Frame, with its Period Mirror Plate
Located in London, GB
has a compound profile, with pine carcass veneered in tortoiseshell on a gold ground with reeded
Category
Antique 1630s Dutch Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Wood, Ebony
H 31.11 in W 27.17 in D 2.17 in
17th Century Netherlandish Cabinetmaker's Frame, with its Period Mirror Plate
Located in London, GB
has an ogee bolection profile, with ebony ripple moldings and panels veneered in tortoiseshell on a
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Belgian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Wood, Ebony
H 40.01 in W 33.63 in D 2.17 in
18th Century Pendulum Clock Large Cartel Decorated Inlaid Signed, 1700s
Located in Torino, Torino
pieces. Support shelf, upper top angel and central body.
Wood veneered with tortoiseshell inserts with
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Wood
H 56.3 in W 17.33 in D 8.67 in
Octagonal Tortoiseshell Veneered Mirror
By Maison Franck
Located in New York, NY
An octagonal tortoiseshell veneered mirror with beveled looking glass and carved ebony molded edges
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ebony
A Superb Pair of French Brass Mounted Tortoiseshell Veneered Collectors Cabinets
Located in London, GB
A Superb Pair of French Brass Mounted Tortoiseshell Veneered Collectors Cabinets in the Louis XVI
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Brass
H 63.5 in W 42.5 in D 58.75 in
Dutch Baroque Tortoiseshell Veneered Cushion Mirror of Octagonal Form
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Dutch Baroque tortoiseshell mirror of octagonal form retaining its original glass plate, circa
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell
A Set of 3 French Well-Mottled Red Tortoiseshell Nesting Boxes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare set of three French well-mottled red tortoiseshell veneered nesting boxes; each box of
Category
Early 20th Century French Boxes
Large-Scaled English William IV Blond Tortoiseshell Jewelry Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large-scaled English William IV well-mottled blond tortoiseshell veneered rectangular jewelry box
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
A Deeply-Colored English William IV Brown Tortoiseshell Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
escutcheon and raised on ivory spheroid feet; the interior with tortoiseshell veneer-covered double
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Georgian Style Antique Faux Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Only the most well off would be able to afford a tea caddy similar to this, with its faux tortoiseshell
Category
Early 20th Century British Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Lacquer, Bone, Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble Top Consoles / Sideboards in the Jansen Manner
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
simply stunning concave sided consoles have tortoiseshell veneers that have been wonderfully refinished
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Sideboards
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 35.5 in W 62 in D 20 in
Flemish Cabinet from Antwerp, Ebony Nickel and Bronze, 17th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ebony, nickel, bronze, red tortoiseshell veneer. This is a typical late 17th century Antwerp
Category
Antique 17th Century Belgian Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
Sleek Mid-Century Modern Faux Tortoise Console Table
By John Stuart
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fabulous midcentury console table in a tortoiseshell veneer over wood. Attributed to John Stuart.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Tortoiseshell Veneer For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tortoiseshell veneer for your home. Frequently made of bone, tortoise shell and wood, every tortoiseshell veneer was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a tortoiseshell veneer — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A tortoiseshell veneer is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque, Louis XV and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one tortoiseshell veneer that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maitland Smith and Girard Limoges Clocks produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Tortoiseshell Veneer?
Prices for a tortoiseshell veneer can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $4,500 and can go as high as $34,000, while the average can fetch as much as $8,500.