American Hitchcock turtle back rush seat side chair, 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American turtle back, Hitchcock type, rush seat side chair. The back splat features the original
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Antique Mid-19th Century Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
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Antique Japanese Signed Imari Porcelain Figurine "Cat Riding a Turtle", Ca. 1890
$2,500
H 7 in W 11 in D 15 in
Antique Japanese Signed Imari Porcelain Figurine "Cat Riding a Turtle", Ca. 1890
Located in New York, NY
porcelain artistry, this signed Imari figurine depicts a charming cat seated atop a turtle—a motif
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pierre Schoenewerk "Erato" Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
19th century, the seated muse with turtle-form lyre, on an oval base, signed, and conforming black
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gilt Bronze and Marble Figural Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
a patinated statue depicting a scantily clad Venus kneeling & partially seated on a turtle. Measures
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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French Neoclassical Bronze Figural Cherub and Turtle Desk Lamp, circa 1890
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H 17.25 in W 11 in D 7.5 in
French Neoclassical Bronze Figural Cherub and Turtle Desk Lamp, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
turtle seated on base with overarching lamp, wired for US electricity, circa 1890. Measures: 17.25" H
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Wire, Metal, Bronze
Vintage Painted Terracotta Turtle Garden Seat
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Vintage Italian turtle terracotta garden seat. Minor restoration.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Garden Ornaments
Materials
Terracotta
Adorable Terra Cotta Turtle Garden Seat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
White glazed terra cotta garden seat with roped and tasseled pillow top.
Category
20th Century Italian Garden Ornaments
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-Century Italian Glazed Earthenware Turtle Garden Seat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical garden seat crafted in terra cotta with a white glaze having black highlights on a faux
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Unusual Vintage Ceramic Turtle Garden Seat End Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A charming and unique ceramic garden seat in the form of a turtle. From the 1970s, this garden seat
Category
Vintage 1970s End Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Midcentury Glazed Terra Cotta Turtle Garden Seats or Stools
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical pair of turtle benches or garden seats crafted in terra cotta and glazed white while
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Antique High Victorian Carved Walnut and Marble Turtle Top Centre Table
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H 29.5 in W 41 in D 29 in
Antique High Victorian Carved Walnut and Marble Turtle Top Centre Table
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique high Victorian centre table features shaped and bevelled marble turtle top seated carved
Category
Antique 19th Century French High Victorian Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique High Victorian Deeply Carved Rosewood and Marble Turtle Top Table
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H 31 in W 37.75 in D 27 in
Antique High Victorian Deeply Carved Rosewood and Marble Turtle Top Table
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique high Victorian centre table features shaped and bevelled marble turtle top seated on carved
Category
Antique 19th Century French High Victorian Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Hand Painted & Glazed Majolica Tortoise Garden Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
Colorfully hand painted and glazed ceramic turtle garden seat or table. White glazed tortoise with
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Benches
Louis XV Style Secretary Lacquered and Stamped by Louis Midavaine
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H 55.12 in W 31.5 in D 16.93 in
Louis XV Style Secretary Lacquered and Stamped by Louis Midavaine
By Louis Midavaine
Located in Marseille, FR
in Paris. Top marble pattern of flowers and turtles. Leather seat. Lock of the flap to change.
Category
Early 20th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Beech
Midcentury Whimsical Ceramic Turtle Form Garden Seat
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage whimsical Italian ceramic garden seat in the shape of a turtle. Good vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Ceramic
Sensational Italian Glazed Terracotta Turtle Garden Seat Cocktail Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Unusual form for a vintage garden seat in the shape of a turtle with tufted pillow top, all in
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Stools
Materials
Terracotta
Hollywood Regency Terracotta Turtle Garden Plant Stand, Seat or Patio Decoration
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H 17.5 in W 21 in D 15.5 in
Hollywood Regency Terracotta Turtle Garden Plant Stand, Seat or Patio Decoration
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Mid-20th century glazed Italian terracotta turtle garden stool, flower pot seat, patio decoration
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Hollywood Regency Chinese Turtle Garden Plant Stand, Seat or Patio Decoration
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H 12.5 in W 19.75 in D 15.25 in
Hollywood Regency Chinese Turtle Garden Plant Stand, Seat or Patio Decoration
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Mid-20th century glazed ceramic Turtle garden stool, flower pot seat, Patio decoration or side
Category
Vintage 1960s German Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Glazed Terracotta Turtle Garden Seat, Stool or Cocktail Table
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H 15 in W 18 in D 23.5 in
Vintage Italian Glazed Terracotta Turtle Garden Seat, Stool or Cocktail Table
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large vintage Italian hand painted garden seat in the shape of a turtle with tufted pillow top, in
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Terracotta
Hollywood Regency Terracotta Turtle Garden Plant Stand, Seat or Patio Decoration
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H 15.5 in W 21 in D 14 in
Hollywood Regency Terracotta Turtle Garden Plant Stand, Seat or Patio Decoration
Located in Nuernberg, DE
decorating a pool area or patio. Unusual shape for a vintage garden seat in the shape of a turtle with tufted
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of 19th Century French Mahogany Benches
Located in High Point, NC
19th century pair of fabulous French benches in mahogany. The seats are turtle shaped, with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Benches
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
Pair of Italian Terracotta Turtle Garden Seats - Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful pair of terracotta garden seats in the form of turtles with cushions as seat or table top.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Stools
Materials
Terracotta
Set of Four Round Wrought Iron Salterini Barrel Back Patio or Garden Chairs
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H 26 in W 19 in D 19 in
Set of Four Round Wrought Iron Salterini Barrel Back Patio or Garden Chairs
By John Salterini
Located in Pau, FR
decorated with a graphical, scrolled round iron backrest, very sturdy. The green 'turtle' cushion seats are
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
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Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition. Assembled with crystal/gold and red elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wooden frame with a natural finish.
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Secretaire Cupboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality late 18th century Georgian mahogany secretaire cupboard having well figured and banded top over one secretaire drawer to frieze, enclosing attractive satinwood in...
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Cupboards
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Period Mantle Clock by Leroy a Paris
Located in Montreal, QC
This mantle clock is by a well-respected Paris maker in a fashionable style. The oval base supports a vase shaped clock case in turn supported by winged dolphin heads and flanked by ...
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Cat Brass Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1950 vintage cat brass ashtray or bowl. This can be used as a sculpture too.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass
Fine Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock Set
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning antique French ormolu clock set, circa 1870, mounted with exquisite Sèvres style porcelain with Rose Pompadour pink ground. Panels to the centre of the dial and the urns f...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Jugendstil Brass Jewelry Casket with Velvet Lining by Erhard & Söhne, Germany
$2,300
H 4.7 in W 7.4 in D 4.3 in
Jugendstil Brass Jewelry Casket with Velvet Lining by Erhard & Söhne, Germany
By Erhard & Söhne
Located in North Miami, FL
1900s Jugendstil golden and silver brass jewelry casket with blue velvet-lined interior by Erhard & Söhne, Germany By: Erhard & Söhne Material: brass, copper, metal, velvet, zinc Te...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
Russian Hardstone and Jeweled Flower Study
Located in Dallas, TX
A very special and delicate Russian hardstone and jeweled flower study from the 20th century. The rock crystal base issuing three delicate flowers fashioned from quartz and cut diamo...
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Rare Fine Antique Early Victorian Military Campaign Writing Slope Davenport Desk
$4,107
H 29.93 in W 19.3 in D 14.57 in
Rare Fine Antique Early Victorian Military Campaign Writing Slope Davenport Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this early Victorian Military Campaign writing slope in the form of a Davenport desk circa 1840-1860 in solid mahogany I’ve only ever seen one o...
Category
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Vintage Chinoiserie Rosewood Corner Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Chinoiserie rosewood corner chair Lovely rosewood chair with intricately carved floral motifs. Measures: 27 Width x 22 Depth x 32 Height Seat Height 16.5
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Walnut Wall Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Walnut Wall Clock, having a quality carved walnut case with original turned finials, reeded columns and solid walnut carvings and glazed and walnut door opening to reveal a c...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Early Victorian Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Brass and Abalone Shell Crab Sculpture Trinket Box
By Los Castillos
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brass crab sculpture trinket box inlaid with beautiful abalone shell. Made in Mexico attributed to Los Castillo. Usually over time the lid gets broken or lost but is is complete and ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN CIRCA 1880 CHINESE CHINOISERIE LACQUERED SiDE END LAMP TABLE
$1,879
H 28.75 in W 11.23 in D 17.72 in
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Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Penwork Box
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This exquisite English penwork box is a fine example of intricate craftsmanship, featuring a beautifully hand-decorated surface with elaborate chinoiserie-style motifs. Delicate gold...
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Materials
Paper
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
$46,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.25 in W 22.5 in D 27.25 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, Horloge à Poser, by Henri Picard and Fedinand Barbedienne - ‘F. Barbédienne & Cie. / A Paris’, after the model by É...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
English Georgian Mahogany Candle Stand
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Georgian style mahogany candle stand, the circular molded edge top on a delicately turned baluster column terminating in a dished and molded circular brass bound platform ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Candle Stands
Materials
Wood
Chinese Porcelain Duck Tureen on Carved Wood Stand
Located in Fairfield, CA
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Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export Soup Tureens
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Porcelain, Wood
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Find many varieties of an authentic turtle seat available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic and terracotta, every turtle seat was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a turtle seat — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each turtle seat bearing Hollywood Regency or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular.
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