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A very fine tortoise-shell and silver-piqué casket, probably Italian, 18th ct

A very fine tortoise-shell and silver-piqué casket, probably Italian, 18th ct. p hoto Nagel Auktionen Wooden casket, the entire surface covered with tortoise shell. Richly ornamented silver mounts to the edges and beside the locker. Fine silver piqué...

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Tags: tortoiseshell, Italian, 18th century, casket, silver-piqué

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8 février 2012

A tortoiseshell libation-cup. China, late Qing-dynasty (1644-1911)

A tortoiseshell libation-cup. China, late Qing-dynasty (1644-1911). Photo Auktionshaus Stahl Light and dark-brown tortoiseshell. Shape of a traditional libation-cup with handle and projecting rim. Combined of single pieces of tortoise-shell. The wall,...

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Tags: tortoiseshell, libation cup, Qing-dynasty

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18 janvier 2012

Gold, tortoiseshell, opal and enamel hair comb, Georges Fouquet, France, circa 1905-1908

Gold, tortoiseshell, opal and enamel hair comb, Georges Fouquet, France, circa 1905-1908. Photo Sotheby's The carved tortoiseshell comb of ancient Egyptian inspiration with lotus and papyrus motifs, set with opal cabochons, accented by black and green...

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Tags: tortoiseshell, Georges FOUQUET, 1905-1908

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26 décembre 2011

A Jin-style chased gold comb. Late Ming dynasty

A Jin-style chased gold comb. Late Ming dynasty. Photo Bonhams The arched frame of the comb with raised repousse band of flowers and birds, the reverse unadorned but for a makers mark reading possibly yong yi and a similarly sized seal reading zu jin;...

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Tags: tortoiseshell, gold, comb, Ming Dynasty, Jin-style

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5 novembre 2011

éIvory & Painting. Indian Goods for the Luxury Market" @ Francesca Galloway

Ivory Flywhisk, India, Mughal 18th century. Carved ivory. LONDON.- Ivory has been the medium of choice for luxury and precious objects since Antiquity. Indian ivory objects were already in considerable demand during the Achaemenid Empire in Iran (650-330...

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Tags: India, ivory, tortoiseshell, Mughal, 16th-17th century, Portuguese Market, flywhisk, Vizagapatam

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6 décembre 2008

Antwerp School, 17th Century. An ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, painted and ebonised cabinet on a stand

Antwerp School, 17th Century. An ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, painted and ebonised cabinet on a stand with a rectangular lifting top fitted with a panelled mirror, above two panelled doors, enclosing a fitted interior with ten drawers, surrounding a central...

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Tags: ivory, tortoiseshell, 17th century, Antwerp School, cabinet on a stand, ebony

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