Tortoise Shell Furniture

A beautiful example of an antique Victorian calling card case crafted with premium gold piqué work. The case was most probably made in Paris France, due to the gold work. The foca...

A stylish antique Art Deco English tortoise shell and mother of pearl tessellated box with a hinged lid and brass interior, circa 1920. A fabulous accent piece for any room! Dimens...

This magnificent Swiss musical cartel clock with its original matching wall bracket is an investment-grade masterpiece of eighteenth-century European horology. Masterfully crafted ci...

Regency style tortoise shell on stand, American, circa 1960s.

19th Century English Serpentine Front Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Large 19th Century Tortoiseshell Sewing Box

A very Important French Ormolu Mounted Boulle Mantel Clock Inlaid Brass in The Regency Style Each Corner Decorated with Recumbent Horses Nice Large Dial 8 and a half inches surround...

Of rectangular form with varying moldings of ripple and cushion forms, the frame overall with ebonized ground and applied tortoiseshell veneers

English Tortoiseshell Pagoda Form Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century

AN EXCEPTIONAL SPANISH COLONIAL VARGUEÑO OR BARGUEÑO, tortoiseshell, ebony, engraved ivory and Colonial hardwood, Spain, late 16th / early 17th century (cabinet) An exceptional and ...

Bargueño. Tortoiseshell, rosewood, walnut, gilt bronze, wrought iron. 17th and 20th centuries (table). A display desk made of wood, with a projecting central section featuring an ar...

English 19th Century Domed Top Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with Silver Inlay and Ball feet

Low Elongated 19th Century English Tortoiseshell Box with Bone Ball Feet

We are pleased to offer for sale an elegant antique frame dating back to around the 1950s, crafted in tortoiseshell and soft dark rust-colored velvet. In this mid-20th century piece...

Antique French liqueur cave box with inlaid brass and and tortoise shell marquetry decor, a lift top door and swing side doors, polished surface, bronze legs. Inside there is a wood...

Superb jewelry box designed and produced in Italy during the 1970's. This artisanal set with tessellated faux tortoiseshell and brass, is a true work of art. A beautiful item to dis...

A Korean black lacquered wood low table with fine inlay works circa Joseon dynasty (19th century), Musuem quality. The low table was traditionally placed on the floor or bed and mean...

A rare, Dutch Colonial, Batavian (now Jakarta) Dutch East Indies silver and tortoise shell Sirih casket, circa 1750. The casket was used for storing highly prized betel nut, which was chewed ritually by high ranking Indonesian officials and adopted by settlers from the Dutch East Indies Company...

19th Century English Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Octagonal tortoiseshell picture frame. Antique octagonal frame in beautiful condition smoothly applied with antique Sicilian tortoiseshell and original brass hook; for favourite phot...

A rare and exceptional Baroque period Flemish or Dutch red tortoiseshell, bone, horn, ebony, and rosewood lift-top chest with drawer, circa 1725, mounted on a later stand. 17th/18...

An exceptional early nineteenth-century tortoiseshell tea caddy of fine Georgian craftsmanship, presented in fabulous condition. Rich coloration and a beautiful natural patina highli...

An exceptional and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XIV st. Napoleon III Period Boulle chest/night stands. This stunning pair of his and hers commodes are comprised of ...

A very fine English Etui Case with original period fitting. The etui is carved in fruitwood and covered in a dark grey shagreen (Pastinachus sephen, Forrskål 1775) covering. It opens by pushing the button on the side. Finished in silver, the inner grid shows a series of cut-out seats for the insertion of the fitting, which includes a pencil, one bodkin, an ear pick...

Antique English page turner from sterling silver and tortoise shell. Most rare piece, made and stamped by Grey & Co. London, possibly for Asprey London. The Stamp is the London Lion,...

Oval Tea Caddy with Silver Mounts From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Silver and Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy is of oval shape with a Tortoiseshell exterior mounted with engraved silver stringing, a silver shield plaque below the silver escutcheon and a silver looped handle. The interior features a floating tea shelf...

A rare and of fine quality, late XVII Century Flemish European ormolu mounted ebony and red tortoiseshell cabinet on stand, of architectural form, crowned with an architectural, gall...

A wonderful 17th century Spanish cabinet on stand, all inlaid with ivory and tortoiseshell and ormolu mounted. The drawer fronts with ebon...

Italian cabinet on table. Walnut and rosewood, hawksbill, bronze in color and gilded, 17th century. Sample desktop pool located on ball and claw with handles on the sides. The front...

Here is an unusual and rare trio of functioning antique bellows crafted in wood leather and turtle shells with a rustic form and beautiful aged patina....

Antique 19th century Napoleon III era French Marquetry Boulle box. Red and black tortoiseshell with foliate brass inlay. Decoration on top includes the monogram LS. Rectangular form ...

A Rare and Unusual Pair of 18th Century Spanish Colonial 'Enconchado' Mirrors Veneered in Tortoiseshell and Inlaid With Bone and Mother of Pearl Made in Lima (Peru) or Mexico Circa 1720 Provenance One of the mirrors with a fragmentary label printed with "Bodmer", possibly relating to one of the branches of the Bodmer family in Switzerland, some of whom were renowned collectors of South American art The mirrors of rectangular form with ripple moulded outer borders framing tortoishell veneered inner borders inlaid with fine bone stringing and sinuous floral motifs inlaid in mother of pearl. The sight edges also veneered and inlaid with a repeating geometric motif. The mirrors are notable for the fine quality of the inlay, their unusually large size for this date, in particular the size of the plates themselves (possibly original) and the fact that they are a pair. The term 'Enconchado' comes from Spanish colonial art, particularly associated with Mexico, comprising of oil paintings inlaid with mother of pearl and other iridescent minerals. This form of art is discussed in great detail by Miguel Arisa in his essay Luminosity in Mexican Enconchado Paintings and Conceptions of the Sacred in Visual Culture and Indigenous Agency in the Early Americas, The Early Americas: History and Culture, Volume: 10 Chapter 4 (October 2021). He argues that the development of this style was an attempt to combine pre-Hispanic indigenous South American traditions regarding the sacred properties of "shiny objects" and "Baroque concepts of the miraculous", the sparkling inlay adding to the power of the European religious imagery. Mirrors such as the present pair are likewise cross-cultural objects, fusing European form and aesthetic concerns with indigenous craftsmanship to create objects of great prestige and decorative appeal. The ripple mouldings are clearly the result of a 17th century Dutch...

Charming petite antique Anglo Indian lidded box handcrafted in indigenous hardwoods clad in tortoise shell and decorated with elaborate lacy bone designs, featuring an etched and pai...

Unusual pagoda form caddy finely figured veneers. Interior lids are original and match the exterior of the caddy, resting on brass ball feet

.Decorate a study or formal living room with this exquisite vintage Boulle clock. Crafted in France circa 1950, the tall mantel timepiece stands on its original shaped base over bronze scrolled feet and decorative foliate mounts. The bombe-shaped case, richly inlaid with red tortoiseshell and intricate brass marquetry, features an arched pediment surmounted by a finely cast gilt bronze cherub blowing a trumpet. The ornate front showcases a gilt-bronze dial with raised floral and foliate motifs, blue and white enamel Roman numerals, and delicate hands. The glass door reveals the pendulum and inner ornamentation, including a sunburst motif centered by a mascaron face. This elegant mid-century interpretation of an 18th-century Louis XV Boulle clock...

Wonderful and unique set of six coasters in a beautiful combination of tortoiseshell-effect lucite and chrome. This incredibly stylish set was produced in Italy during the 1970s and ...

Snuffbox in Moss Agate and 18K Gold. This snuffbox features a round base and smooth, vertically rising sides. When held against the light, the moss agate reveals its characteristic t...

A particularly elegant and well proportioned late 19th century singing bird box, housed in a rich tortoiseshell case of restrained yet sophisticated form. The rectangular case, gentl...

Featuring Alternating Panels From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this fine Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rect...

Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, England 19th Century

A traditional Flemish ebonized wood cabinet, made in Antwerp in the 18th Century, with gorgeous tortoiseshell inlaid, supported on a stand with matching tortoiseshell panels and bun ...

19th Century English Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

19th Century French Louis XV Style Boulle Desk. Our outstanding antique French Louis XV style Boulle inspired bureau plat, desk or writing table was expertly crafted in the mid 19th ...

Willy Daro (attribution), brass, tortoiseshell, lacquered wood, France, circa 1970. This table lamp is attributed to Willy Daro. The piece is typical of 1970s French design, as the s...

A sensational and very high quality French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Boulle side table/desk. This stunning table is comprised of Ebony, Brass and Tortoiseshell, while being raise...

An exceptional early Frères Rochat singing bird box with fusee automaton movement, stamped with the rare three-tulip mark and numbered 127. This importan...

A beautiful Singing bird box by bontems of Paris, Circa 1900. Tortoisesheel embellished with sterling silver, with silver and enamel lid.

Tortoiseshell and silver heart photograph frame date London, 1897 Maker Henry John Batson & Albert Edward Batson This frame is in excellent cond...

A clean Mid Century Drexel Hollywood Regency Faux Bamboo Tortoise Shell Wood Mirror Measures 28.25" w x 1 "D x 45.5"H.  

19th century boulle casket-type letter box by Halstaff and Hanover. The exterior is finished with Ornate boulle inlay on all sides in gold and red. A del...

Tortoise shell and chrome serving tray by Willy Rizzo made in Italy ca. 1970 Good vintage condition L 54 x D 35 x H 8 cm

A Spanish tortoiseshell and bone inlaid, ebonized walnut marquetry cabinet on stand. The upper section with a pediment with a double headed eagl...

An exceptional and rare Milanese late 19 Century Renaissance Revival ebony framed bed profusely inlaid and encrusted with scrolling arabesques of entwined scrolled foliage, honeysuck...

This cabinet was made in Flanders in the mid-17th century as a prestigious item for an affluent member of the professional classes. The significant amount of tortoishell employed dem...

A spectacular and large scale Flemish early 19th century Rosewood, Mahogany, Ebony, ivory, Tortoiseshell and ormolu specimen cabinet. The fifteen drawer one door cabinet is raised by its original base with six exceptional most decorative turned legs with topie shaped feet below block supports adorned with foliate ormolu mounts each connected by similar beautiful turned stretchers. Above each leg are additional lovely pierced foliate ormolu mounts flanking three drawers each displaying two superb ivory and Tortoiseshell inlaid plaques with intricately detailed scenes depicting hunting and soldiers below the French polished top with a delicate inlaid ivory border. The cabinet above is raised by striking richly chased ormolu claw feet grasping Rosewood balls with a fine double mottled border. At the center is a single door decorated with a beautiful brick like design with soldiers on horses within an arched gateway above inlaid hunting scenes and flanked by impressive Tortoiseshell columns with mottled ormolu plinths and capitals. The door opens to reveal a stunning inlaid checkerboard design with the three original arched mirrors below an impressive dome like design with the door is also finished on the inside with exceptional inlaid geometric designs and the striking original hardware. Flanking the door are four drawers each decorated with two stunning inlaid Tortoiseshell and ivory plaques framed within most decorative mottled wavy borders and displaying foliate ormolu keyhole escutcheons and beautiful pierced plaques and rosettes throughout. Above are three drawers decorated with exquisite etched ivory...

Embrace the exotic nature of Art Deco design with this mesmerizing vintage console table! Featuring a faux-bamboo motif and finished with a gold-swirling, tortoise lacquer, this piec...

17th century Ebonized case with parcel gilt decoration, iron handles and hinges. Fitted interior with inset tortoiseshell panels surrounded by brass filigree inlaid ebonized wood drawer and door fronts. Faux painted architectural columns on either side of center door which opens to reveal an additional set of small drawers. A rare early cabinet...

This monumental Boulle commode was crafted by Robert Blake, one of the finest and most important English cabinetmakers of his time. It is modeled after the legendary pair of commodes...

Louis XV tortoiseshell Boulle Timepiece with ‘Silent’ pull quarter repeat by St. Martin, Paris, circa 1720 Waisted case with fine ormolu mounts and cut brass inlay to the stained tortoiseshell with ‘mother of pearl’ and coloured floral decoration. Gilded top surmounted by a cherub feeding through a straw from a scallop shell over leafy corner mounts. Shaped bead-bordered glazed door applied with an apron mount of a child chromos holding a sandglass and staff, set within a leafy trail surround. Brass lined recessed arch windows to the sides, the interior of the case with symmetrical Rococo panel...

Tortoise Double side Mirror in Lucite 1970 Brown Color. The mirror tilts up and down