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Material: Tortoise Shell
Tortoiseshell walking stick with greyhound head, Vienna, Austria, 1900.
Tortoiseshell walking stick with greyhound head, Vienna, Austria, 1900.

Tortoiseshell walking stick with greyhound head, Vienna, Austria, 1900.

Located in Milan, IT

Folk art cane: The pommel is made of carved and engraved tortoiseshell depicting the head of a greyhound with eyes set with rosette-cut diamond stones, and the tongue extending betwe...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Tortoise Shell Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Silver

French 19th c. Louis XIV St. Bronze, Ormolu, & Boulle Statue Of King Louis XIV
French 19th c. Louis XIV St. Bronze, Ormolu, & Boulle Statue Of King Louis XIV

French 19th c. Louis XIV St. Bronze, Ormolu, & Boulle Statue Of King Louis XIV

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A handsome and most impressive French 19th century Louis XIV st. patinated Bronze, Ormolu, and Boulle statue of King Louis XIV. This wonderful statue is modeled after the statue of Louis XIV in the middle of the Place des Victoires, Paris. The statue is raised on a rectangular stepped Boulle pedestal with its Brass inlays atop a Tortoiseshell background within an ebony frame. This wonderfully detailed pedestal is also decorated with an upped and lower Ormolu Coeur-de-Rai band that serves as the plinth and capital. Atop the Boulle designed pedestal is a patinated Bronze rearing horse...

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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Tortoise Shell Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

18th Century Italian Giltwood Element Fish Sculpture
18th Century Italian Giltwood Element Fish Sculpture

18th Century Italian Giltwood Element Fish Sculpture

Located in Dallas, TX

Unique 18th century giltwood element fish sculpture. This piece includes antique fragments along with a tortoise shell and sea shells. A real conversation piece.

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18th Century Italian Antique Tortoise Shell Sculptures

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Shell, Wood

Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses on Boulle Stands 32"(81cm)
Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses on Boulle Stands 32"(81cm)

Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses on Boulle Stands 32"(81cm)

By Guillaume Coustou

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very impressive striking pair of French bronze Marly horses after Guillaume Coustou the elder 1677-1746. Mounted on ebonized, boulle inlaid pedestals. Batch 80 N/H

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19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Tortoise Shell Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Regency Bronze Hound Dog Sculpture on Tortoiseshell Base
Regency Bronze Hound Dog Sculpture on Tortoiseshell Base

Regency Bronze Hound Dog Sculpture on Tortoiseshell Base

Located in New York, NY

Regency bronze hound dog sculpture on tortoiseshell base. English bronze hunting dog sculpture on original low sculpted plinth base sheathed in t...

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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tortoise Shell Sculptures

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Wood

Tortoise Shell Sphinx Sculptures by Anthony Redmile, England, 1970s
Tortoise Shell Sphinx Sculptures by Anthony Redmile, England, 1970s

Tortoise Shell Sphinx Sculptures by Anthony Redmile, England, 1970s

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Pair of reclining sphinx's with tortoise and brass inlay's by Anthony Redmile.

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20th Century English Tortoise Shell Sculptures

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Imperio Obelisk in Tortoiseshell Inlaid with Semi-Precious Stones
Imperio Obelisk in Tortoiseshell Inlaid with Semi-Precious Stones

Imperio Obelisk in Tortoiseshell Inlaid with Semi-Precious Stones

Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ

Huge obelisk from the French imperial period in tortoiseshell with semi-precious stones resting on balls.

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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Tortoise Shell Sculptures

Materials

Tortoise Shell

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