Natural history. A turtle carapace fromthe cutler's feast of the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire, 1841, mounted with contemporary silvered brass armorial shield engraved with the shield, helm and crest of the...
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Large Chinese Cloisonne and Copper FiguralVase, in the form of a chimerical tortoise, bearing a quadruple ring-handled vase on its carapace in the Kuang Hsu style, presented on a custom quatrepodal Chinese hardwood...
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19TH C. MICRONESIAN MORTLOCK ISLANDWOOD AXE**Originally Listed At $1200**
Oceania, Micronesia, Mortlock Island, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A sturdy wooden axe used to harvest taro with a handle carved...
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EGYPTIAN GLAZED FAIENCE SCARAB PENDANTW/ INSCRIPTIONAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1292 BCE. A finely preserved, mold-formed faience scarab pendant of ovoid form covered in layers of matte...
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SIGNED JAPANESE EDO COPPER ARTICULATEDCRAYFISHEast Asia, Japan, late Edo to early Meiji Period, ca. mid-19th to early 20th century CE. A fine model of an articulated crayfish bearing an impressed signature on...
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EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB W/ ANIMALSAncientEgypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1077 BCE. A sizable scarab that is hand-carved from mottled yellow-white steatite with streaky black inclusions. Bearing...
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EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM AMETHYST SCARABAncientEgypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1649 BCE. A dainty scarab bead with a central suspension perforation, hand-carved from mottled purple amethyst with...
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18K GOLD, BEETLE CARAPACE, AND ENAMELNECKLACE18K Gold, Beetle Carapace, and Enamel Necklace late 19th century; the flower and leaf motif-link necklace suspending nine drops of iridescent beetle carapace backed...
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A Bronze 'Turtle' Okimono
MEIJI PERIOD,LATE 19TH CENTURY/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
naturalistically modelled, depicting a crawling turtle with its head emerging from its carapace, together with the original wood box....
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A Gorham Silver Terrapin Soup Ladle
Providence,RI, Late 19th Century
the bowl in the form of a terrapin carapace, the handle with sea shell, kelp and terrapin decoration.
marked 'Sterling' on side of handle
7 ozt 15 dwt
Length...
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CONTINENTAL BRONZE CRAB-FORM INKWELLContinentalBronze Crab-Form Inkwell, carapace as lid, glass ink pot, articulated front claws, h. 1 3/8 in., w. 6 1/2 in., d. 7 in. Provenance: The Friedle-Garrison Collection, New Orleans...
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TWO DECORATIVE TORTOISE CARAPACESTwoDecorative Tortoise Carapaces , one lacking its scales, larger l. 18 in Provenance: Estate of Julia Evans Reed...
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DECORATIVE TORTOISE CARAPACEDecorativeTortoise Carapace , 19 in., w. 16 1/2 in...
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PANAMANIAN PARITA POLYCHROME CERAMICVESSELPanamanian Parita Polychrome Ceramic Vessel, of carinated form, depicting a turtle with one side painted with the head and front feet, the other side with the tail...
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ANTHONY REDMILE (LONDON) PAIR OF TORTOISE-FORMCANDLESTICKS HEIGHT: 8 IN. (20.3 CM.) CANDLESTICKS, each fashioned as a molded and colored model of a tortoise, with a brass candlestick and drip pan all attached to the...
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FIVE COMPLETELY UNRELATED OBJECTS includingan armadillo carapace an Art Deco musical covered ashtray a Mexican pottery candleholder formed as a church a wood music box with a pig in a balloon and a rectangular plaque...
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FIVE COMPLETELY UNRELATED OBJECTS includingan armadillo carapace an Art Deco musical covered ashtray a Mexican pottery candleholder formed as a church a wood music box with a pig in a balloon and a rectangular plaque...
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Two American Lacquered Tortoise Carapaces,in the form of bookends, the largest example presented on a custom black enameled wooden stand, h. 9-1/2", w. 6-1/2", d. 6-1/2", and the smaller carapace similarly mounted,...
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A Chinese bronze figure of a tortoisesupporting a prunus tree bamboo and stork on it's carapace with a small lid modelled as a tortoise 10ins high and a Japanese plated soft metal figure of a recumbent tiger...
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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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Large and Unusual Carapace of a LoggerheadTurtle, species Caretta caretta, the carapace stripped but retaining a border of mottled tortoiseshell contrasting with the lacquered carapace, l. 21-1/2"....
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Rare, Large Albino Loggerhead TurtleCarapace, of the species Caretta caretta, fourth quarter 19th century, the surface cleaned and polished, the interior painted in matte crimson, w. 20", l. 27"....
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TWO CONTEMPORARY IVORY NETSUKE the firstintricately carved and tinted to resemble a partially peeled banana unsigned and the other carved as a partially hatched chick signed; together with a fine carving of a moving...
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CHINESE WHITE JADE TORTOISE-TOPPED SEALQING DYNASTY (18th/ 19th CENTURY) the base of rectangular shape with softly curved upper corners and surmounted by a tortoise the material of pale whiteish-grey tone with...
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Fine Italian Gilt-Bronze-Mounted BronzeEncrier in the Form of A Turtle Chimera, second quarter 19th century, the primary shell surmounted by a gilt-bronze group of Triton and Amphitrite, the feet of the chimera...
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Richly Figured Sea Turtle Carapace,fourth quarter 19th century, the surface cleaned and softly waxed, h. 18", w. 15"....
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Three Jade Carvings Chinese: white jadedragon tortoise, tail meeting curving horns over large carapace, four feet with areas of russet skin, 1-1/2 x 2 x 1-1/2 in., excellent condition; celadon toggle with black...
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Large Alligator Snapping Turtle CarapaceSpecimen, the surface softly waxed, h. 9", w. 18", l. 23"....
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Two Rare Ancient Trilobite Fossils,Devonian Era, ca. 395-345 million years old, the first, Proetus granulosus of the Proetida order with excellent high relief and natural carapace, the second, Hollardops on...
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Attractive Pair of Black-Painted Wrought-Ironand Turtle Carapace Two-Light Sconces, electrified and fitted with wax faux candles, h. 10"....
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Two Southeast Asian Cast-Bronze Figuresof Crustacea, one being a tropical lobster with extended legs and backswept antennae, l. 9", w. 7-1/2", the other being a crab with extended legs and claws, the carapace...
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