A Continental Tortoise Shell VeneeredVitrine
20th Century
Height 57 3/8 x width 20 x depth 13 inches.
Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois...
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FOUR EUROPEAN MINIATURE PORTRAITS. Late19th - early 20th century. Baby Steuart portrait. Signed. Tortoise shell frame. Wear and loss. 5"h. 4.6"w. Woman with bird and bow around her neck. Frame accented with Mother...
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GROUP OF CONTINENTAL TABLE ARTICLESComprising:
Ahardstone vide poche
A faux tortoise shell box inset with porcelain plaque
A metal-mounted hardstone box
The largest 1 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.
Condition
Each with minor...
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POSSIBLY CHRISTOPHER DRESSER TORTOISESHELL PORCELAIN P...DESCRIPTION: A porcelain pitcher decorated with a Tortoise shell ground color, decorated with ornate gilt patterns and floral motifs.
CIRCA: 20th Cent.
ORIGIN:...
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LAPIS LAZULI STERLING GLASS TORTOISESCULPTUREDESCRIPTION: A tortoise sculpture composed of an overall glass foundation, a lapis lazuli shell lined with "950" marked silver. CIRCA: 20th Cent. ORIGIN: European...
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CONTINENTAL MIXED WOOD MIRROR TORTOISESHELLA Continental mixed wood mirror having tortoise shell and metal inlay. Ht: 46.5" Wd: 38.5" Dpth: 2"...
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CONTINENTAL MIRROR FAUX TORTOISE SHELLINLAYA Continental mirror having a mixed wood frame with faux tortoise shell and other inlay. Ht: 30" Wd: 23" Dpth: 1.5"...
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CONTINENTAL MIRROR FAUX TORTOISE SHELLINLAYA Continental mirror having a mixed wood frame with faux tortoise shell and other inlay. Ht: 26.5" Wd: 23.5" Dpth: 2.5"...
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CONTINENTAL MIXED WOOD MIRROR TORTOISESHELLA Continental mixed wood mirror having tortoise shell and metal inlay. Ht: 46.5" Wd: 38.5" Dpth: 2"...
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CONTINENTAL MIRROR FAUX TORTOISE SHELLINLAYA Continental mirror having a mixed wood frame with faux tortoise shell and other inlay. Ht: 26.5" Wd: 23.5" Dpth: 2.5"...
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CONTINENTAL MIRROR FAUX TORTOISE SHELLINLAYA Continental mirror having a mixed wood frame with faux tortoise shell and other inlay. Ht: 30" Wd: 23" Dpth: 1.5"...
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9 ASSORTED BOXES PLUS DAGUERREOTYPENine(9) Assorted Containers and Occupational Daguerreotype. 1st group: 3 small hinged tortoise shell boxes including domed box on bun feet with tartan paper interior; ovoid coin...
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PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN, HAVING A JEWELEDCROWN IN RICH DRE...Portrait of a Queen, having a jeweled crown in rich dress with white lace ruffles and jewels, in period tortoise and ripple edge frame, unsigned, Continental,...
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PORTRAIT OF A QUEENPortrait of a Queen,wearing a jeweled crown, in rich dress with white lace ruffles and jewels, period tortoise and ripple edge frame, unsigned, Continental, probably 17th century, possibly by...
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FINE 19TH C. FRENCH GILT BRONZE TURTLEW/ SNAKE LAMPWestern Europe, France, ca. early to mid-19th century CE. A stunning bronze sculpture with a foundry mark faintly on the base, the snake twining around the bird's...
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(4) MICRONESIAN & CONTINENTAL LADY'SHAND FANS(lot of 4) Lady's hand fans, late 19th/ early 20th c., including: (1) Micronesian hand fan, Marshall Islands, woven plant fibers, center tortoise shell plaque, approx...
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PAIR OF CONTINENTAL BRONZE-MOUNTED MARBLEOBELISKPair of Continental Bronze-Mounted Marble Obelisks , c. 1900, supported on tortoises, h. 17 1/4 in., w. 3 3/4 in., d. 3 3/4 in...
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ELABORATELY DECORATED CONTINENTAL HANGINGCABINET Late 19th century; continental gilt bronze-mounted faux tortoise decorated ebonized wood jewel cabinet; along with an ebonized wall bracket. Cabinet 24 in. H., 22...
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TEN SNUFF BOXES. American and European19th century. Various types including two burl with tortoise shell interiors and four Mauchline ware types. 1 1/2'' to 3 1/2''l. Some wear....
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Three boxes: one with silver mounts,possibly an etui (sewing kit), probably tortoise, silver tests .900 or better, probably Continental, mid 19th century, 4-1/2 in., lid with 1 in. repaired crack ; one horn,...
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Four Pieces Tortoise British and Continental,19th century, hinged oval box, silver mounts, lid with engraved silver fox and goose, chips on bottom rim; hinged oval box, gilt mounts, pliqué-decorated lid, gilding wear,...
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A Continental Tortoise Shell VeneeredBox of rectangular form having a domed hinged lid. Width 9 inches....
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Three small boxes: one horn and tortoise,3-1/8 in., hinge with cracks ; one tortoise, 2-5/8 in., loose hinges, chips ; carved shoe with sliding lid, initial on bottom "JR", probably Continental, 19th century,...
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Northern European Wrought-Tin, Leatherand Box Tortoise Carapace Bellows, of diminutive size, third quarter 19th century, l. 16-1/2"....
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TWO SILHOUETTES. American or European1st half-19th century. Cutouts of a man and woman with inked details hers in gold. He has a tortoise-shell liner. Both in frames 6.5''h. 6''w. 5.5''h. 4.5''w....
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Boulle ink stand, tortoise with brassinlay, two lidded ink wells, pen tray, brass tassel mounts with satyr corner mounts, Continental, 19th century, 3-1/2 x 10-1/4 x 7-1/4 in. Losses to tortoise and brass elements,...
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LARGE GROUP OF SNUFF MATCH AND PILLBOXES. American and European late 19th-early 20th century. Approximately fifty boxes mostly papier mache. Some with faux painted tortoise shell lids some inlaid with white...
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TWO SILVER BOWLS. Includes an unmarkedbowl probably European 19th century tortoise shell bowl with silver appliques and repousse foot 2 1/2''h. Together with a repousse bowl marked probably European 19th...
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A 19th century Continental tortoiseshell and paper folding fan; the panel with lithographed and hand-colored scene Spanish Flamenco dancers with gilt borders on 18 pierced sticks. Mounted in gesso pedestal...
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MINIATURE ON IVORY. American or European2nd quarter-19th century. Charming portrait of a young woman wearing her hair in ringlets with a tortoise shell comb. In a frame with brass liner 5''h. 4 1/2''w....
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Brass Inlaid Shelf Clock Continental,19th century, lyre form, enameled face with gilt metal rim, tortoise, glass, bone and mother-of-pearl inlay, brass works with chiming mechanism, key wind, ornate brass pendulum,...
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Three Hand-Painted Dresser Boxesfirstis a circular form tortoise shell patch box likely French late 18th century the removable cover with hand-painted ivory mythological scene with gilt metal filet (1.25 x 3...
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Continental Giltwood and Faux-TortoiseLooking Glass, third quarter 19th century, the rectangular plate surrounded by a molded faux-tortoiseshell frame with overlaid gilt floral accents, h. 24-1/2", w. 21"....
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Continental Boxes Plus Continental anassembled group of four boxes one marked Hand Made in Kashmir India PLUS a tortoise shell mandolin and a candy mold with golf clubs; largest lg. 5.75 in....
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FRAMED ETUI. American or European late 18th century. Green shagreen case with tortoise shell handled lancets. 14''h. 10 1/4''w. Ex Elisabeth Bennion....
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FRAMED LANCETS. American or European1st half-19th century. Six lancets with folding blades two with tortoise shell handles. In a frame 14''h. 12''w....
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