Gold jewellery items, 18ct bracelet with engraved plaque (17 cm), and chain (3.4g) with barrel clasp attached with 9ct floral mother of pearl and faux tortoise shell pendant (3.4g).
Chinese Qing Dynasty, 19th century tortoise shell three tier jewellery box and cover, of rectangular form set with a rectangular carved dragon panel an loop handle, opening to three deep levered tiers, on for square feet, 15 cm x 15 cm x 11 cm
An English sterling silver & tortoise shell card box, Birmingham, 1919, a rectangle tortoise shell box with sterling silver corner detail & central enameled card inlay, hallmarked Birmingham, 1919 Jd Wd for James Deakin & Sons, 11 x 8.5 x 3.5 cm
Prada, sunglasses, honey brown tortoise shell in oversized cat eye frame with brown gradient lens, marked 'Prada Milano, Made in Italy', with case and box
A Japanese Imari covered vase, gilt and polychrome Enamels 19th/20th century, large and impressive Imari covered vase of baluster form with very fine polychrome enamel work, with background of tortoise shell and traditional wave design, the main cartouche
19th century French snuff box and cover, of oval form, set with tortoise shell cover and base, engraved with basket of flowers accented in gilt, with silver surrounds, length 7 cm
An antique tortoise shell necklace, the flat carved and polished panels of fancy fetter link design, suspended with a heart panel below, total length 1240 mm.
Good Chinese Qing Dynasty, tortoise shell box and cover, c.1860, of circular form, carved to the cover and underside with a scene of court figures in landscape, surrounded by three borders displaying a continuous landscape, Greek key pattern and flower hea
An early etched glass trinket bowl with Pique tortoise shell lid, shell inlaid with silver Bow bunting detail & Hallmarked sterling neck, some chipping to rim of glass, Birmingham 1915, 8 x 10 cm
Large boulle style overmantel clock, with gilded metal mounts and faux tortoise shell decoration, movement stamped 'Lauris', with pendulum and key, height 90 cm
A mint condition Gianni Versace tortoise shell upholstered armchair with matching sofa table, gilt & tassled ornamentation to the face rails, black & golden tan upholstery, matching bracket feet & legs with reverse inlays highlighting the flowing design, a
An antique silver & tortoise shell brooch, a heart shaped tortoise shell inset with a silver heart engraved Eileen ans a silver triangular bar engraved New Britain
A Japanese Imari covered vase, gilt and polychrome Enamels, 19th/20th century, large and impressive Imari covered vase of baluster form with very fine polychrome enamel work, with background of tortoise shell and traditional wave design, the main cartouche
An antique Japanese scholar's or personal table, Meiji period, 19th to early 20th century, the low rectangular table finely inlaid with a mother-of-pearl aquatic scene with ducks and lotus, figural spandrels with dragon, phoenix, qilin and tortoise, and bo
Two cut glass perfume bottles, round form, one with silver lid and tortoise shell inlay, Mappin & Webb Ltd, Birmingham, 1924. The other with enamel lid mounted in brass, non-matching lid. (2)
A pair of antique Pique pendant earrings, each comprising an elongated pear form tortoise shell drop. Inlaid with silver and gold floral motifs back and front, with a further gold and silver scroll border decoration, each drop surmounted by a pique` ball w
Pair of Napoleon III ebonised boulle cabinets, c. 1870, applied with ormolu mounts throughout, the shaped white marble top above a frieze with tortoise and brass inlay, above a panel door with further ormolu mounts, pewter inlay and central cartouche depic
A Chinese hanging scroll, the painting on silk mounted paper depicting two elder figures behind a tree in a 'Friends of winter' landscape, with a red crested crane flying over a red moon, a small tortoise to the corner, with characters and seal on the left
Tortoise shell fan having eighteen panels, eck pierced with floral detail & carved with butterflies. Bound with silk & with a tortoisesheel latch to the base. Condition: good, minor age related wear. Length 20.5 cm
A signed Chinese Straits silver and jade box, early 20th century, the squared box with a slightly shaped lid with a celadon jade bi inset with a silver button, with four finely embossed and chased roundels to the body each bearing symbolic creatures, drago
A rare pair of Korean hexagonal iron tobacco boxes, inlaid with silver wire, Chosun dynasty, mid 19th century, a central Chinese character of long life on the lid with each of the six sides with a hare, a tortoise & crane within a lined panel., notes: a si
Tibetan Astrological wheel of life embossed copper Tanka, centrally depicting an upturned tortoise representing the Bodhisattva of knowledge, upon whom are drawn various geomantic diagrams such as the nine magic squares, the symbols of the eight planets an
An antique Pique purse by Brevete, the round tortoise shell purse with applied gold detail and engraved initials Ebg, having a blue moire taffeta interior with separate coin compartments, with a fine gold belcher chain attachment. Condition: overall condit
A Chinoiserie long case clock, John Anderson Wigton, the gilded black lacquered case decorated with a Chinese court scene on a simulated tortoise shell ground, the shaped glazed door enclosing an engraved and silvered dial with Romana and Arabic numerals o
A Tortoise Shell Hair Comb, South Pacific (circa 1900), tortoise shell, 23.7 cm long. Provenance: LJ5538 Weekly Sale, Leonard Joels, Melbourne, 4 August 2011, lot 3024
Tortoise shell tea caddy with two internal compartments with an engraved panel to top, on four bun feet. Condition good, minor cracks, loss to one snall panel on the underside. Dimensions 16 x 9 x 13 cm