Turtles Swimming
Early 20th Century E.T. Hurley Bronze 'Swimming Turtles' Pin Dish Ashtray
By E.T. Hurley
Located in Cincinnati, OH
. This piece is decorated with a turtle motif and features three turtles swimming in a clockwise
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
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Large Pair Japanese Imari chargers, 19th Century. 68cm (26.5") diameter
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Turtles swimming and Cranes among blossom trees.
Batch 76 60419 BAEYZ
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Pair of Japanese Large Bronze Vases with Turtles and Cranes
Located in Hudson, NY
depicts turtles at a rocky water's edge with bamboo, along with turtles swimming in a gentle current. Both
Category
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Materials
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Rare Antique Japanese Satsuma Vase with Scenes of Figures, Turtle Basin, Reading
Located in New York, NY
companion observing three golden turtles swimming in a large basin on one side, with a reclining sage
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 10.25 in Dm 5.5 in
French Japonisme Ormolu-Mounted Baccarat Crystal Vase with Bronze Turtle Feet
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
various other decorations, making it seem as though the turtle is swimming in a lake. Underneath the
Category
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Vases
Materials
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Japanese Porcelain Dish Imari-Arita finely Hand Painted, Edo Period 18th C
By Arita
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
detail with a central octagonal panel showing a sea creature ( turtle) swimming among waves, surrounded
Category
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Materials
Porcelain
Sea Turtle I 'White-Copper' Sculpture
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
survival, slow and deliberate when it walks on the sand, yet surprisingly quick and elegant when swimming
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Animal Sculptures
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Glistening Bucquet Rippled Glass Bowl with Copper and Gilded Turtle Decoration
By George Bucquet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Swimming at the bottom of a glistening rippled glass bowl is a copper and gold leaf turtle. Signed
Category
1990s American Decorative Bowls
Materials
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Korean Asian Large Long Life Byobu Byeongpung Shipjangsaengdo Ten Panel Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
, turtle, pine, and yeongji mushrooms. The artist must harmonize these ten different themes/symbols
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint, Paper
H 69 in W 149 in D 0.75 in
Vintage Kermanshah
Located in Providence, RI
pattern and the swimming turtles and fishes in the border create a splendidly understated ambience.
Category
20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Original Vintage Poster Strandfest Buhne Strandbad Lido Festival Danube River
Located in London, GB
Strandbad Klosterneuburg featuring a fun design depicting a smiling lady in a fashionable swimming costume
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Posters
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H 49.61 in W 37.41 in D 0.04 in
Large Vintage French Cartier Tropical Rare Silk Scarf Pink Irish Linen Pillow
By Cartier
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
images gracing each corner - pineapple, fish, parrot, turtle. This piece is absolutely spectacular. There
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Pillows and Throws
Materials
Linen, Silk
H 27 in W 26.5 in D 12 in
Pair of Japanese Bronze Vases Finely Cast with High Relief Dragon Figures
Located in Palm Desert, CA
in an aquatic environment symbolized by curved and spiraling etchings and a swimming turtle. The
Category
20th Century Japanese Vases
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Persian Tabriz Wool and Silk Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
. Symbolizing small fish swimming beneath the moon's reflection, it adds mystique and allure to the rug's
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Distressed Antique Persian Malayer Rug Carpet Runner
Located in Dallas, TX
dancing across the weathered red backdrop. The piece is framed with a turtle vine scroll border enclosed
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Malayer Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Original Vintage Poster Visitez Primorsko Bulgarie Black Sea Resort Beach Travel
Located in London, GB
swimming in the sea, spear fishing and sailing, camping in tents, playing with a beach ball, exercising by
Category
Vintage 1950s Bulgarian Posters
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H 26.38 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in
Five-Case Inrō 19th Century Signed Kajikawa Saku Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in Milano, IT
kotobuki (longevity), a minogame (bushy-tailed tortoise) swimming beside the ship, the reverse with a
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Lacquer
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Wood, Lacquer
Cool & Earthy Mystical Village Tribal Rug
Located in Milwaukee, WI
swimming around the world looking for one another. In the border you have the legendary serapi border
Category
Vintage 1920s Tribal Rugs
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Wool
Distressed Antique Persian Malayer Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
fish. Believed to represent small fishes swimming just beneath the surface of the water in the
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Vintage Wool & Silk Persian Mahi Tabriz Rug, 09'10 x 13'01
Located in Dallas, TX
central medallion surrounded by curving lanceolate leaves reminiscent of swimming fish. These handcrafted
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Late 20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
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E. T. Hurley Arts & Crafts "Swimming Turtles" verdigris bronze bowl 1926
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Located in New York, NY
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Late 18th Century Delft Blue & White Charger
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
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Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Water by Kändler made 19th century
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Turtles Swimming For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the turtles swimming you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, bronze and paper, every turtles swimming was constructed with great care. There are 15 variations of the antique or vintage turtles swimming you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect turtles swimming — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A turtles swimming is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Arts and Crafts and mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one turtles swimming that is appealing in its simplicity, but Lladro, Cristalleries De Baccarat and George Bucquet produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Turtles Swimming?
Prices for a turtles swimming start at $799 and top out at $20,500 with the average selling for $1,900.
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