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A 1980s Crackled Red Dyed Tortoiseshell Veneered Box
A 1980s Crackled Red Dyed Tortoiseshell Veneered Box

A 1980s Crackled Red Dyed Tortoiseshell Veneered Box

Located in London, GB

A 1980s Crackled Red Dyed Tortoiseshell Veneered Box Trade £600.00 Price £750.00

Category

Late 20th Century American Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

FLEMISH BAROQUE STYLE RED TORTOISESHELL-VENEERED MIRROR
FLEMISH BAROQUE STYLE RED TORTOISESHELL-VENEERED MIRROR

FLEMISH BAROQUE STYLE RED TORTOISESHELL-VENEERED MIRROR

Located in San Francisco, CA

A BOLD FLEMISH BAROQUE STYLE TORTOISESHELL-VENEERED AND EBONZED WOODEN BOLECTION MOLDED RECTANGULAR MIRROR WITH BRASS TRIM.

Category

Vintage 1940s Belgian Picture Frames

An Edwardian Tortoiseshell Veneered Folding Dressing Table Mirror
An Edwardian Tortoiseshell Veneered Folding Dressing Table Mirror

An Edwardian Tortoiseshell Veneered Folding Dressing Table Mirror

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A very elegent early 20th century tortoiseshell and ivory three way folding dressing table mirror in very good original condition.

Category

20th Century British Queen Anne Table Mirrors

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Ivory

Tortoiseshell and Ivory Inlaid Box
Tortoiseshell and Ivory Inlaid Box

Tortoiseshell and Ivory Inlaid Box

Located in Mississauga, ON

An Early 19th Century Regency English blond tortoiseshell veneered rectangular jewelry box; the gently domed lid with rounded corners raised on brass feet.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

ITALIAN 1950'S BLACK LACQUER OCTAGONAL SIDE TABLE
ITALIAN 1950'S BLACK LACQUER OCTAGONAL SIDE TABLE

ITALIAN 1950'S BLACK LACQUER OCTAGONAL SIDE TABLE

Located in San Francisco, CA

A CHIC ITALIAN 1950'S BLACK LACQUER OCTAGONAL SIDE TABLE INLAID WITH RICH MODULATED HONEY AND BROWN TORTOISESHELL VENEER. The irregular octagonal top inlaid with a rich tortoiseshel...

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Flemish 17th Century Red Tortoiseshell Mirror
Flemish 17th Century Red Tortoiseshell Mirror

Flemish 17th Century Red Tortoiseshell Mirror

Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence

Model in red tortoiseshell veneer (green turtle), ebony and copper rods carved spandrels and repelled decorated with foliage flowers.

Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Louis XIII Wall Mirrors

Materials

Tortoise Shell

19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Located in Paris, FR

The inside of the lid is wrapped with dark red velvet, opening on two rack boxes covered with tortoiseshell veneer with turned ivory handles. The inside faces are in ivory veneer.

Category

Antique Early 1800s English Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Antique Tea Caddy
Antique Tea Caddy

Antique Tea Caddy

Located in Edenbridge, Kent

19th century double serpentine fronted and raised on small silver plated ball feet blonde tortoiseshell veneered tea caddy, with pewter decoration and enclosing a pair of lidded comp...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Louis XIV Style Gilt  & Tortoiseshell Mirror. Late 19th C
Louis XIV Style Gilt  & Tortoiseshell Mirror. Late 19th C

Louis XIV Style Gilt & Tortoiseshell Mirror. Late 19th C

Located in New York, NY

The large central rectangular beveled plate within a red tortoiseshell veneered cushion frame all richly inlaid with scrolling foliate brass work.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Art

Napoleon III Period Fireplace in Black from Belgium Marble and Boulle Marquetry
Napoleon III Period Fireplace in Black from Belgium Marble and Boulle Marquetry

Napoleon III Period Fireplace in Black from Belgium Marble and Boulle Marquetry

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

The Boulle marquetry is a tortoiseshell veneer combined with engraved copper or brass decor.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Copper

French Miniature Table Bijouterie Cabinet, c. 1900
French Miniature Table Bijouterie Cabinet, c. 1900

French Miniature Table Bijouterie Cabinet, c. 1900

By François Linke

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

The tortoiseshell veneered, Louis XV style, bombe shaped cabinet, set upon ormolu, rococo scroll legs.

Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XV Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Flemish Tortoiseshell and Ebony Veneered Collector's Cabinet, circa 1680
Flemish Tortoiseshell and Ebony Veneered Collector's Cabinet, circa 1680

Flemish Tortoiseshell and Ebony Veneered Collector's Cabinet, circa 1680

Located in London, GB

A stunning 17th century Flemish tortoiseshell and ebony veneered collector’s cabinet, circa 1680.

Category

Antique 17th Century Belgian Cabinets

Materials

Ebony, Tortoise Shell

Tortoiseshell, Ebonized and Rosewood Veneer Cabinet, Flanders, 17th Century
Tortoiseshell, Ebonized and Rosewood Veneer Cabinet, Flanders, 17th Century

Tortoiseshell, Ebonized and Rosewood Veneer Cabinet, Flanders, 17th Century

Located in Paris, FR

A cabinet in rosewood veneer and ebonized wood, carcass conifer, decorated with red tortoiseshell mounted with painted panels with 16 Biblical scenes representing the New Testament.

Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Louis XIII Cabinets

Materials

Copper

Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Small serpentine single Tea Caddy veneered with stunning Tortoiseshell, with silver stringing and escutcheons, standing on four Tagua nut feet.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Boxes

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Tortoiseshell Mirror
Art Deco Tortoiseshell Mirror

Art Deco Tortoiseshell Mirror

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

The frame around the mirror is veneered in stunning tortoiseshell and separated with ivory lines.

Category

Early 20th Century British More Mirrors

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Ivory

Red Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Red Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Red Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Extremely rare Tea Caddy and one of the smallest we have ever had the pleasure of owning. Veneered in red tortoiseshell, with ivory edging and stringing.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Tea Caddies

Green Tortoiseshell and Brass Boulle Jewelry Box, 19th Century
Green Tortoiseshell and Brass Boulle Jewelry Box, 19th Century

Green Tortoiseshell and Brass Boulle Jewelry Box, 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Antique Boulle jewelry Box, made of green stained tortoiseshell & engraved brass, both placed together in sheet form and hand cut into this beautiful tight mirrored design. The int...

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Magazine Rack in Boulle Marquetry  Natural Tortioseshell, 19th Century Napoleon
Magazine Rack in Boulle Marquetry  Natural Tortioseshell, 19th Century Napoleon

Magazine Rack in Boulle Marquetry Natural Tortioseshell, 19th Century Napoleon

Located in Manduel, FR

Magazine rack in tortoiseshell period Napoleon III, perfect condition nice bronzes in the Louis XV style veneer with tortoiseshell "full" on all sides (also behind).

Category

Antique 1850s French Napoleon III More Desk Accessories

Materials

Tortoise Shell

North Italian Table Cabinet the Engravings after Virgil Solis, circa 1680
North Italian Table Cabinet the Engravings after Virgil Solis, circa 1680

North Italian Table Cabinet the Engravings after Virgil Solis, circa 1680

Located in London, GB

The cabinets themselves came in many different forms and sizes, although they were always elaborately embellished, often with architectural motifs and veneers and inlays of precious ...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Cabinets

Extremely Rare 17th C. Spanish Colonial Mirror
Extremely Rare 17th C. Spanish Colonial Mirror

Extremely Rare 17th C. Spanish Colonial Mirror

Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence

Rare octagonal mirror is canted and inverted profiles. Model veneer brown tortoiseshell inlaid engraved mother of pearl and silver.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mexican Spanish Colonial Wall Mirrors

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Boulle Tea Caddy
Boulle Tea Caddy

Boulle Tea Caddy

Sold|$3,295

Boulle Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Wonderful boulle serpentine Tea Caddy with engraved brass and red tortoiseshell, the back is veneered in Ebonised pear wood.

Category

Antique 19th Century British More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Brass

An Exceptional Palace Wall Regulator of One Month Duration
An Exceptional Palace Wall Regulator of One Month Duration

An Exceptional Palace Wall Regulator of One Month Duration

By John Arnold

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

A clock with a very similar form of case and mounts, but veneered with red tortoiseshell, and retaining its original bracket, was exhibited at Grosvenor House in the 1950s by H.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Clocks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu, Steel, Zinc

18th c. Vargueno
18th c. Vargueno

18th c. Vargueno

Sold|$2,850

18th c. Vargueno

Located in Miami, FL

Vargueno; the rectangular walnut cabinet with painted center door enclosing shelves flanked by six tortoiseshell veneer drawers on bun feet, all on a later stand.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Desks

Materials

Bronze

Fine Antique French Boulle Side Cabinet
Fine Antique French Boulle Side Cabinet

Fine Antique French Boulle Side Cabinet

Located in Stutton, GB

Fine antique French boulle side cabinet, with all over tortoiseshell veneer and profuse inlaid brass decoration, fantastic gilt bronze mounts, single glazed opening door, fantastic g...

Category

Antique 19th Century European Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Ebony

17th Century Indo-Portuguese Tortoiseshell and Bone Cabinet
17th Century Indo-Portuguese Tortoiseshell and Bone Cabinet

17th Century Indo-Portuguese Tortoiseshell and Bone Cabinet

Located in Miami Beach, FL

"17th Century Indo-Portuguese Tortoiseshell Inlaid Cabinet" ca. 1680 Tortoise Shell Bone & Wood 8.5" x 13" x 9" inches The wood body of rectangular form, veneered with tortoiseshe...

Category

Antique 17th Century Indian Baroque Desks

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell

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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.