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Victorian Septarian Nodule Marble and Mahogany Occasional Table
Located in London, GB
Septarian Nodule marble top. Known as ‘turtle stone’ because of its turtle shell-like colours and patterns
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Vintage Cast Stone Turtle/Tortoise Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Solid cast stone. Has hole for drainage. See images for condition.
Category

20th Century American Arts and Crafts Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Cast Stone

Reconstituted Stone Tortoise or Turtle Garden Ornament
Located in South Salem, NY
A mid 20th century vintage cast stone garden ornament in the shape of a tortoise or turtle with
Category

Mid-20th Century English Garden Ornaments

Materials

Concrete

Vintage Cast Stone Life Size Model of a Sea Turtle/Fountain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Cast Stone Life Size Model of a Sea Turtle Fountain USA, Circa 1950s A well cast
Category

Mid-20th Century American Fountains

Materials

Cast Stone

Vintage Reconstituted Stone Tortoise or Turtle Garden Ornament
Located in South Salem, NY
the form of a captivating tortoise or turtle. Its meticulous craftsmanship is evident in the intricate
Category

Mid-20th Century English Garden Ornaments

Materials

Concrete

Vintage Reconstituted Stone Turtle Garden Ornament, England mid 20th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
the form of a captivating turtle complete with flippers. Its meticulous craftsmanship is evident in
Category

Mid-20th Century English Garden Ornaments

Materials

Concrete

Malachite Turtle, 8.5"
Located in New York, NY
This elegant malachite turtle sculpture, measuring 8.5 inches by 6 inches by 2.75 inches, is a true
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Animal Sculptures

Materials

Malachite

Malachite Turtle, 8.5"
Malachite Turtle, 8.5"
H 2.75 in W 6 in D 8.5 in
Marble Side Tables Turtle by Hervé Langlais, One-off, France, 2015
Located in Paris, FR
Turtle side tables designed by Hervé Langlais with marble top and satiated brass legs is from the
Category

2010s French Side Tables

Materials

Stone, Brass

Old Japanese Scholar's Stone/Tortoise Shell Type Stone/AppreciationStone/suiseki
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Suiseki, but it is for viewing without splashing water. This is a stone called "turtle shell stone". It
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Other Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Ceramic Waters Edge Garden Bird Bath with Hand Carved Turtle /Catch All/Ash Tray
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-489 ceramic waters edge birdbath with hand carved stone turtle, can be used as cigar ashtray.
Category

Vintage 1970s Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone

Pair of 19th Century English Turtle-Form Ormolu Mnt. Blue John Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and quite fine pair of 19th century Louis XVI style English turtle-form Ormolu Mounted
Category

Antique 19th Century English Louis XVI Obelisks

Materials

Stone, Bronze

1816 Turtles, Brodtmann, Imp. Folio, Incunabula of Lithography
By Brodtmann, K.J.A.
Located in Norwich, GB
wider distribution. Landmark stone lithograph on Fine Ziegler watermarked paper. Extremely rare
Category

Antique 1810s Swiss Georgian Prints

Materials

Paper

Maitland Smith Tessilated Marble & Brass Turtle Thinker Obelisk Sculpture 20”
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Maitland Smith stone tesslated marble stone obelisk sculpture standing on the backs of four
Category

Late 20th Century British Colonial Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Brass

16thC Nepalese Copper Yantra with Solid-Cast Turtle Feet - 8213
Located in Ukiah, CA
16thC Nepalese copper yantra with solid-cast turtle feet. Two feet slightly loose but overall in
Category

Antique 16th Century Nepalese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Copper

Vintage Maitland-Smith Green Faux Stone Obelisk
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful green faux marble obelisk. The four-sided tapered obelisk has a turtle shaped brass tone
Category

1990s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Metal

Thomas B. Maracle Indigenous Canadian Mohawk Stone Carving or Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large Indigenous North American stone carving was done by Thomas B. Maracle of the Mohawk
Category

Late 20th Century North American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Stone

English 19th Century Painted Tôle Tray Depicting Playful Dogs and Turtle Doves
Located in Atlanta, GA
and a small one) playing with one another in front of a stone fountain. Upon closer inspection, one
Category

Antique 19th Century English Serving Pieces

Materials

Tôle

Mid-20th Century Zuni Triple Strand Fetish Native American Necklace
Located in Point Richmond, CA
fetish necklace is festooned with birds, fish, buffalo, and turtles, all anchored by five colorful corn
Category

Mid-20th Century American Native American Tribal Art

Materials

Stone, Silver

Agate Cup with Jewelled and Enamelled Gold and Silver-Gilt Mounts by Morel
By Jean-Valentin Morel
Located in London, GB
enamelled. Morel specialized in high quality hard stone cups, such as this, which were often inlaid and
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Renaissance Vases

Materials

Agate, Gold, Enamel, Silver

Japan Large Antique Unique 19th Century Natural Burl Wood Planter
Located in South Burlington, VT
name is nihon ishigame, Japanese stone turtle.
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Wood

Japanese Huge Antique Captain Whale Fisherman Satsuma Charger, 18 Inches & Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese legend about a fisherman who holds a fishing pole and rescues a turtle and is rewarded for this
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Ceramic

50 Million Year Old Fossil Crocodile Specimen (Green River Formation, Wyoming)
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
This sculptural stone specimen features an extraordinarily rare crocodile (Borealosuchus wilsoni
Category

2010s American Decorative Art

Materials

Limestone

Mid-Century Modern Travertine Animals Sculptures in Brutalist Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
from travertine stone in the 70s this set will delight all art Mid-Century Modern lovers and collectors
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Travertine

50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
Four Eocene Era fossil fish from the Green River Formation are featured in this sculptural stone
Category

2010s American Decorative Art

Materials

Limestone

50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Console Table, Green River Formation, Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
steel compliments the color of the natural fossils perfectly and the textures of the stone and forged
Category

2010s American Console Tables

Materials

Limestone, Steel

50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
worlds of natural history and refined artistry. This sculptural stone mural features two Diplomystus
Category

2010s American Natural Specimens

Materials

Limestone

50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
Formation are featured in this elegant and minimalist stone mural: two Diplomystus dentatus and one Knightia
Category

2010s American Decorative Art

Materials

Limestone

50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
This sculptural stone mural features fossil fish from the Green River Formation: two Diplomystus
Category

2010s American Decorative Art

Materials

Limestone

50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
This sculptural stone mural features three Knightia eocaena, all of which are Eocene Era fossil
Category

2010s American Decorative Art

Materials

Limestone

50 Million Year Old Eocene Fossil Fish Diptych, Green River Formation, Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
stone diptych will be a captivating focal point wherever it is hung. Each panel in the diptych
Category

2010s American Decorative Art

Materials

Limestone

50 Million Year Old Fossil Palm Flower from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
are among our rarest finds. The natural fracture in the stone, formed by ancient seismic activity
Category

2010s American Decorative Art

Materials

Limestone

Cabinet 19th Century, Napoleon III Period, Style Boulle
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Warsaw, PL
designs with many different materials: precious wood, precious stones, enamel, ivory, seashells, metal
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Cabinet 19th Century, Napoleon III Period, Style Boulle
Located in Warsaw, PL
designs with many different materials: precious wood, precious stones, enamel, ivory, seashells, metal
Category

Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Wood

New Turkish Oushak Rug, Swedish Gustavian Meets Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
with a turtle vine scroll border variation flanked with an inner and outer meander lily border. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

New Contemporary Oushak Style Rug with Arts & Crafts Style
Located in Dallas, TX
features a classic turtle vine motif with samovar-shaped palmettes. The versatile color palette is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

New Contemporary Oushak Style Rug with Arts & Crafts Style
Located in Dallas, TX
features a classic turtle vine motif with samovar-shaped palmettes. The versatile color palette is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

American Indian Figural Snapping Turtle Stone Pipe
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-carved stone pipe has the bowl on the top of the turtles shell with another hole bored
Category

Vintage 1950s American Native American Objects

Massive Chinese Sodalite Turtle with Young, 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautifully carved from a massive piece of semi precious stone. The head of the turtle has a
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

"CA", France, Movement, Rare French Table Clock with Arcane Time Display
By Mathieu Planchon
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
: wood, octagonal base on six gilded bun feet with outwardly dished walls to imitate a sculpted stone
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Bird Bath by "Popeye" Reed
By "Ernest ""Popeye"" Reed"
Located in Solebury, PA
This three sectioned bird bath has a snake, turtle, Indian chief, tomahawk, muskrat and several
Category

American Folk Art Sculptures

Regency Mahogany End Table with Inlaid Turtle Stone Top
Located in New York, NY
English Regency carved mahogany end table with a circular turtle stone inset top supported by a
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Turtle Stone and Royal Sarracolin Marble Parcel Gilt Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Regency-style table features an awe-inspiring specimen of turtle stone, an English marble formed from
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble, Bronze

Regency Turtle Stone Table
Located in London, GB
A fine early 19th century rosewood occasional table with inset turtlestone marble top.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Gueridon

Regency Turtle Stone Table
Regency Turtle Stone Table
H 27.56 in Dm 19.69 in
Rare 19th Century William IV Turtle Stone Marble Top Specimen Table
Located in Benington, Herts
A delightful and rare 19th century William IV period Septarian Nodule / turtle stone English marble
Category

Antique 19th Century English William IV Tables

Materials

Marble

A fine mid 19th century mahogany occasional table
Located in London, GB
A fine mid 19th century mahogany occasional table, the top inset with a large fragment of turtle
Category

Antique 19th Century English William IV Gueridon

Ancient Concretion Geological Specimen
Located in Rochester, NY
which includes sandstone, shale, siltstone, ironstone and limestone. These are often called turtle
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Specimen Table with Italian Giltwood Base
Located in New Orleans, LA
monumentally-sized specimen of turtle stone, an English marble formed from fossilized spheres that developed
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble

Specimen Table with Italian Giltwood Base
Specimen Table with Italian Giltwood Base
H 36.25 in Dm 43.25 in L 36.25 in
Set of Seven Cast Iron Turtle Stepping Stones
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Set of seven Anglo Indian garden stepping stones in the form of turtles with an aged patina. Priced
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Flooring

Materials

Iron

Mounted Fossilized Turtle
Located in New York, NY
Petrified, fossilized land turtle or tortoise stylemys nebrascensis from the USA. Mounted on a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mounted Objects

Materials

Stone, Metal

Mounted Fossilized Turtle
Mounted Fossilized Turtle
H 11 in W 7 in D 5 in
Mounted Fossilized Turtle
Located in New York, NY
Petrified, fossilized land turtle or tortoise stylemys nebrascensis from the USA. Mounted on a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mounted Objects

Materials

Stone, Metal

Mounted Fossilized Turtle
Mounted Fossilized Turtle
H 11 in W 6.5 in D 4.5 in
Smiling Turtle
Located in South Salem, NY
Small mid-20th century stone tortoise or turtle. Original cast shows detailed shell with iconic
Category

Mid-20th Century British Country Statues

Materials

Concrete

Smiling Turtle
Smiling Turtle
H 3.5 in W 4.75 in D 8 in
English Regency Fossil and Burl Elm Pedestal Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
specimen of Turtle stone, an English marble formed from fossilized spheres, known as Septarian nodules
Category

Antique 17th Century English Regency Pedestals

Materials

Marble

Silver Plate over Brass Turtle Sculpture with a Quartz Crystal Stone Shell
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
As a symbol of persistence, this silver plate on brass turtle is carrying a heavy load of quartz
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Brass

French Louis XV Style Onyx Stone Turtle Top Centre Lamp Parlor Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century French Louis XV style onyx stone turtle top table. Item features stunning shaped onyx
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables

Materials

Onyx

Antique Stone Turtle Kame Intricately Carved Rare to Find 19thc. FREE SHIPPING
Located in South Burlington, VT
A good opportunity to acquire a rare Japanese hand-carved stone turtle "minogame", and dating to
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Granite

50 Million Year Old Eocene Fossil Giant Turtle Specimen in Stone, from Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
Giant green river turtle Axestemys byssinus Age: Early Eocene (50 million years) Location: Green
Category

2010s American Decorative Art

Materials

Limestone

50 Million Year Old Eocene Era Rare Fossil Turtle Mural in Stone, from Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
This Baena arenosa, an extinct ancient turtle, is a highlight of Green River Stone Company's
Category

2010s American Decorative Art

Materials

Limestone

Japanese Old "Turtle" Garden Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
"turtle" motif tea lantern is a good find and an authentic old work of art. It is the first old authentic
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Japanese Old "Turtle" Garden Lantern
Japanese Old "Turtle" Garden Lantern
H 7 in W 11.5 in D 5.5 in
Side Tables "Turtle" by Hervé Langlais for Galerie Negropontes
Located in Paris, FR
For its third collection, Galerie Negropontes presents Shifting Reflections, some ten furniture designs by Hervé Langlais. Playing an optical illusions, perception and gaze, the desi...
Category

2010s French Side Tables

Materials

Stone, Brass

Side Tables "Turtle" by Hervé Langlais for Galerie Negropontes
Located in Paris, FR
For its third collection, Galerie Negropontes presents shifting reflections, some ten furniture designs by Hervé Langlais. Playing an optical illusions, perception and gaze, the desi...
Category

2010s French Side Tables

Materials

Stone, Brass

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Turtle Stones For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of turtle stones available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of stone, metal and wood, all turtle stones available were constructed with great care. We have 19 antique and vintage turtle stones in-stock, while there are 5 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of turtle stones available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Turtle stones made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Regency — are very popular at 1stDibs. Turtle stones have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Hervé Langlais, Maitland Smith and Iradj Moini are consistently popular.

How Much are Turtle Stones?

Prices for turtle stones start at $575 and top out at $360,000 with the average selling for $2,225.

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