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Tortoiseshell Cigarette Case
Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Minerals: Shell Pre 1950: item #752071 2274
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Sally Rude Antiques and Fine Art Gallery
850-385-3211
$100.00
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Once very chic, still very beautiful is this tortoiseshell cigarette case from the 1st half of the 20th century. The top is tortoise, the rest of the case is gold metal and the interior is an engine turned design. The original sticker, which says "GENUINE TORTOISE SHELL by SCHILDKRAUT", is still attached. The metal "thing" that holds the cigarettes (or business cards if you prefer)snaps into place just like it's supposed to, and the case opens and closed just like it's supposed to. There are ... Click for details
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Early 20th C Modernist Marble Desk Set 3 pieces
Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Minerals: Marble Pre 1940: item #731023 1455
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Barclay Galleries
405: 684-9922
Price: $500.00 USD
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Three-piece Modernist desk set, white marble with scattered shades of pale green and tan inclusions. The set is German; the interior clock mechanism and letter opener are both marked, "Germany." Our clock expert says that: "the clock is a good one, but it needs a professional cleaning to work," and is missing 2 exterior screws and the time-setting knob. There is slight oxidation to all of the metal, and one small, 1/4" (.63 cm) long chip on the right, rear corner which can easily be smoothed ... Click for details
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SHELL DECORATED MIRROR
Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Minerals: Shell Pre 1980: item #718802 7625
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$1500.00
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We think the art of shell decoration in the nineteenth century was popular in both America and England. It is believed that the fashion was to purchase the frames, gather the shells and then arrange and glue them on in an artistic manner. Shell art artifacts are popular because they are an art form that is personal and intimate in nature. This mirror could also be a picture frame, and could be displayed as a wall hanging or easel form desk or table piece. The mirror that came with it is either a... Click for details
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