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Tortoiseshell Casket

An Ottoman mother of pearl and tortoiseshell casket
Located in London, GB
Turkey, circa 1900 An early twentieth century Ottoman casket of small scale, decorated throughout
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Early 20th Century Turkish Decorative Boxes

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Velvet

An Indo-Portuguese colonial tortoiseshell veneered wooden casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
India, probably made in Gujarat for Portuguese Goa, late 17th/early 18th century The tortoiseshell
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Antique Late 17th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes

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Silver

French Louis XIV Style Tortoiseshell Marquetry Liquor Casket
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French Louis XIV style tortoiseshell, brass and pewter-inlaid Boulle marquetry liquor casket
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20th Century Barware

Materials

Wood

A rare Indonesian tortoiseshell sirih casket with gold mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
gold, silver, inlaid with precious stones, ivory, or tortoiseshell. The costliness of one’s sirih box
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Jewelry Boxes

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Gold

A rare Indonesian tortoiseshell sirih casket with gold mounts
A rare Indonesian tortoiseshell sirih casket with gold mounts
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H 1.97 in W 7.09 in D 5.12 in
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts India
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Antique 16th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes

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Silver

Monumental Louis XIV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Boulle Marquetry Casket Box
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in New York, NY
with 'Boulle' marquetry of tortoiseshell and metal inlay, the present casket, like all of those
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Tortoiseshell Patch or Rouge Box
Located in London, GB
A lovely little antique French Louis XV casket of scarlet tortoiseshell with superb ormolu mounts
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Antique 1760s French Decorative Boxes

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Ormolu

18th-century Dutch-colonial Peranakan mother-of-pearl casket with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An Indonesian Peranakan mother-of-pearl inlaid mastic sirih casket with silver mounts Jakarta
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Antique Mid-18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antiquities

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Silver

A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets
Located in Amsterdam, NL
. Included are mother-of-pearl covered altarpieces, lecterns, caskets, boxes, tables, coffers, cabinets, and
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Antique 18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Cabinets

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Mother-of-Pearl, Teak

19C Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Bone and Shell Domed Stationery Box
Located in Dallas, TX
tortoiseshell underneath! The box is dome/casket shaped. The top has 3 bands, with the center one being the
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Shell, Sandalwood

19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
triangles, all over the top, front, back and sides. Casket in shape and form with a raised platform top
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes

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Bone, Hardwood, Ebony, Sandalwood

French Center Table in the Manner of Andre-Charles Boulle
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, GB
1840 until 1885, specialising in small decorative cabinets and jewelry caskets, as well as producing a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables

Materials

Brass

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Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Barware

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Anglo Raj Hand-Carved Decorative Jewelry Box
By Rajhastani
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Hand-carved Anglo Raj early 20th century carved wood box richly decorated overall with arabesques and floral carving. Hinged lid shallow relief carving with interior lined with red r...
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Large Art Nouveau Hand Carved Tortoise Shell Pendant, circa 1890, Paris
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large Art Nouveau hand-carved orchid tortoiseshell pendant - the detail is exquisite. Tiny pins down the center of the pendant stabilize the piece. circa 1890, Paris Measurements: ...
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Coromandel Jewellery Box with Perfume Bottles
Located in Northampton, GB
Rare Small Sized Jewellery Box From our Jewellery Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Rare example small sized Jewellery Box. The Jewellery Box of square shape constructe...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Jewelry Boxes

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Coromandel Jewellery Box with Perfume Bottles
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19th Century Tramp Art Box with Chip-Carved Decoration, Date and Velvet Inside
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century Tramp Art rectangular wooden box featuring elaborate chip-carved decoration. Each side of this box is adorned with hand-carved tiered frames of four-layered notches, c...
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Anglo Raj Hand-Carved Wooden Decorative Jewelry Box
By Rajhastani
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Hand-carved large wooden Anglo-Raj jewelry box. Early 20th century wood box richly decorated overall with arabesques and floral carving. Hinged lid shallow relief carving with interi...
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Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
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1903 Tortoiseshell Jewellery Box with Silver Edges
By Grey & Co., Chester
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Beautiful Tortoiseshell jewellery boxes with silver Edges and curved silver cable legs The Tortoiseshell is of light colour which enable the light to go though. The Silver is showing...
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Rococo Style Liquor Bar Tantalus Liquor Cabinet with Bronze Mounts, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
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19th Century Black Forest Carved Liquor Box
Located in High Point, NC
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Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell Casket
Located in Bewdley, Worcestershire
An extremely rare Spanish Colonial tortoiseshell casket, late 16th or early 17th century
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Napoleon III Tortoiseshell Casket, circa 1870
Located in Bergen, NL
Napoleon III gilt bronze-mounted and tortoiseshell casket France, circa 1870. In Louis XIV style
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Antique 1870s French Louis XIV Jewelry Boxes

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Miniature Tortoiseshell Casket in the Shape of a Cassone, circa 1650
Located in GB
A miniature tortoiseshell casket in the shape of a cassone, silver feet and mounts; delicately
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Antique 1650s Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Boxes

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SPANISH COLONIAL TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER MOUNTED CASKET
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Mexican tortoiseshell casket with inlaid silver 17th century.
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18th Century and Earlier Baroque Mixed Media

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Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Mexican tortoiseshell casket inlaid silver, 17th Century ca.
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SPANISH COLONIAL TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER MOUNTED DOMED CASKET
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Mexican tortoiseshell casket inlaid silver, 18th Century ca.
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18th Century and Earlier Baroque Mixed Media

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SPANISH COLONIAL TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER MOUNTED DOMED CASKET
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Small Mexican colonial tortoiseshell casket silver inlaid, 17th Century
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Victorian Tortoiseshell and Silver-Mounted Jewelry Casket
Located in London, GB
Hallmarks as London 1896, maker being Aitken Brothers.
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Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Mexican casket tortoiseshell and silver inlaid, 18th Century ca.
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Tortoiseshell and Silver Piquet Work Casket, Birmingham, 1921
Located in Salisbury, GB
A fine tortoiseshell and silver piquet work casket, retailed by goldsmiths and silversmiths ltd of
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Vintage 1920s Sterling Silver

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By Herman Doomer
Located in Hilversum, NL
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Antique 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Cabinets

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Asprey Silver Mounted Tortoiseshell Casket
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
Silver mounted tortoiseshell casket retailed by Asprey. The silver mounts highly decorative.
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20th Century English Jewelry Boxes

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Asprey Silver Mounted Tortoiseshell Casket
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H 2.76 in W 7.29 in D 4.34 in
South American tortoiseshell casket
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A tortoiseshell and bone mounted casket with silver handles and hinges
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Antique Early 18th Century South American Boxes

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Located in London, GB
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Located in Lincolnshire, GB
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Antique Early 18th Century Belgian Decorative Boxes

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Located in Madrid, ES
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18th Century Antwerp Casket
Located in Greenwich, CT
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18th Century Antwerp Casket
H 6 in W 10 in D 6 in
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By André-Charles Boulle
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Antique French Brass Inlaid Ebony Boulle Mahogany Jewellery Trinket Box Casket
Located in Dublin, Ireland
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Amsterdam, NL
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Located in Brighton, Sussex
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Antique Victorian Jewellery Casket Trinket and Snuff Box Regency Grand Tour 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a Ladies Well Figure Tortoise Shell Horn mounted Jewlery Casket of compact
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Located in Roslyn, NY
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in GB
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Located in London, GB
A fine quality Edwardian silver mounted tortoiseshell jewellery casket, inset with silver
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English Regency Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, circa 1820
Located in London, GB
English Regency green tortoiseshell tea caddy. The external lid of the casket with thin silver
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Located in London, GB
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Chinoiserie Hand Mirror and Looking Glass
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
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Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell Casket
Located in GB
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Tortoiseshell Casket For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the tortoiseshell casket you’re looking for. Each tortoiseshell casket for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and bone. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tortoiseshell casket — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right tortoiseshell casket, those designed in Louis XVI and Regency styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one tortoiseshell casket that is appealing in its simplicity, but Charles-Guillaume Diehl produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Tortoiseshell Casket?

A tortoiseshell casket can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $38,116, while the lowest priced sells for $701 and the highest can go for as much as $256,551.

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