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2. Tortoiseshell - Wikipedia

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   A tortoiseshell ornament from Micronesia Cabinet with tortoiseshell veneers French singing bird box with a case made out of tortoiseshell.. Tortoiseshell or tortoise shell is a material produced from the shells of the larger species of tortoise and turtle, mainly the hawksbill sea turtle, which is a critically endangered species according to the IUCN Red List largely because of its ...

3. Louis XIV furniture - Wikipedia

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   Sometimes copper decoration was placed on a background of tortoise shell, and sometimes the tortoise shell design was on a background of copper. The decor became more and more elaborate, fanciful and exotic, particularly in the work of another influential designer, Jean Bérain the Elder. Another popular decoration on furniture was bronze ...

4. Boulle work - Wikipedia

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   Boulle work [1] (also known as buhl work) is a type of rich marquetry [2] process or inlay perfected by the French cabinetmaker André-Charles Boulle (1642–1732). [3] It involves veneering furniture with tortoiseshell inlaid primarily with brass and pewter in elaborate designs, often incorporating arabesques.

5. André-Charles Boulle - Wikipedia

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   Cabinet on Stand; Attributed to André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642–1732, master before 1666), and medallions after Jean Varin (French, 1596–1672); Paris, France; about 1675–1680; Oak veneered with pewter, brass, tortoise shell, horn, ebony, ivory, and wood marquetry; bronze mounts; figures of painted and gilded oak; with drawers of snakewood

6. Turtle Lover Gently Helps Struggling Baby Tortoise Hatch Out ...

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   In the wild, the shell may be melted or abraded off by the elements, and if not, then the baby tortoise will just become another victim of predation or unfeeling Mother Nature.

7. Marquetry - Wikipedia

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   The veneers used are primarily woods, but may include bone, ivory, turtle-shell (conventionally called "tortoiseshell"), mother-of-pearl, pewter, brass or fine metals.. Marquetry using colored straw was a specialty of some European spa resorts from the end of the 18th ce