Antique Shell Box

In excellent condition and with silver catch and hinges dating from 1905, London. Measures: Height 2 inches Width 6 inches Depth 4 1/2 inches £1500.

A large oval tortoiseshell box. The rounded lid and the curved sides all finely worked in excellent condition. The silver hinge is hall marked and so the box can be dated accurately ...

Tortoiseshell box in the shape of a small book, with silver hinges and locks. A small silver round inlaid piece is attached to the bound edge of the book, not yet engraved. The pict...

Napoleon III boulle and red tortoiseshell and inlaid brass with four original gilt glass bottle and working lock and key. This item has the original felt and gold gilt rims and shoul...

Neoclassical style box with a wild boar hunting scene. The scene is inside a frame of Tortoiseshell and bone drawn with floral motifs.

A bronze figure of the "Fisherboy Listening to a Shell." Cast after a model by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875). Set on a marble base. Height 33.5 cm. While this bronze is unsi...

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...

Very rare singing bird box by Jacques Bruguier, made in Geneva circa 1850. When activated, the lid opens and a finely crafted bird rises from a beautifully pierced and engraved grill...

A delightful Tortoiseshell lidded box which is square with cut corners, standing on four shaped feet. The interior has a beige lining.

An extremely fine and rare novelty silver Vinaigrette formed as a mussel shell, with a naturalistically engraved exterior, the silver gilt interior with elaborately pierced grille en...

Mahogany hanging cutlery box with conch shell inlay, early 19th century, England or America.

19th century, Blonde color, English tea caddy with original lids small repaint on top right corner. Please note of wear consistent with age.

Very clearly picture with perfect fitting lid and perfect faux tortoise shell panels to the inside of the lid. The box is lined with blue velvet.

Tortoise shell tea caddy with ivory feet. Red velvet lined top. Circa 1830

Beautiful all original Nagasaki Lacquered box with porcelian inserts

Antique Octagonal tea caddy with conch shell inlay to the top, with chequered edging with satinwood cross banding and oval shaped bone escutcheon. Surrounding the front edge is a her...

Tortoiseshell cigar holder, with Japanese inspired decoration. Painted and inlaid with some losses. On one side it represent a bird on a branch in the middle of nature and on the oth...

Cigar box lined in cedar wood with adjustable compartments. Rectangular in shape with an elegant design and a lid with tortoiseshell edges. The pictures are part of the description....

Regency satinwood tea caddy with conch shell inlay. Featuring a satinwood box with oval inlay top and front featuring fine quality inlaid and toned conch shell.

Satinwood tea caddy with superb inlaid conch shells to the front and top with shaped bone key profile. The interior of this Georgian satinwood twin tea caddy features two bone han...

Mid-1800s, perhaps earlier, the breathtaking old early Victorian tortoise shell tea caddy you see here is complete, in really fine condition (very slight imperfections consistent wit...

Antique burr yew tea caddy with an inlaid conch shell to the top, a bird surrounded by oak leaves on the front with a kite shaped bone escutcheon and its cants inlaid with tea plants...

Mid-1800s, perhaps earlier, the fabulous old early Victorian faux tortoise shell tea caddy you see here is complete, in really fine condition (very slight imperfections consistent wi...

A 18th century Sheraton 1790 octagonal shell inlaid twin lidded tea caddy, it’s Satinwood, it has Harewood panels to the sides, it’s ebony and boxwood edged, inside the box it has tw...

English Georgian double tea caddy in satinwood with oval panels inlaid with shaded boxwood shells, the front panels are facing shells and the top has a more elaborate frilly edged sh...

Antique Harewood tea caddy with inlaid conch shells on the front and top and bone escutcheon. The Georgian single tea caddy interior features a floating lid with bone handle, whi...

Beautiful Victorian tole bins with flowers and mother of pearl under some of the painted areas.

Circa late 19th century handcrafted sailor's heart shaped seashell valentine in a double octagonal display case composed of mahogany and glass. Made in Barbados. Please note of wear ...

An extremely rare Spanish Colonial tortoiseshell casket, late 16th or early 17th century; approximate 8 1/2 inches wide, 5 inches tall and 3 1/2 inches deep. The casket is intricatel...

Fine Napoleon III “Boulle” marquetry lap desk with extensive brass and tortoiseshell inlay, the lids opening to a three-tiered letter holder and a fitted interior with wells and a sl...

A miniature tortoiseshell casket in the shape of a cassone, silver feet and mounts; delicately decorated with brass and mother of pearl pique work; Spanish or Spanish Colonial, circa...

Beautifully fashioned William IV silver-mounted Cowrie shell snuffbox, circa 1825. Marked with makers mark only, "IR" is stamped on the inside of the lid and is possibly John Reilly...

Stunning Regency starburst pressed bow fronted Tortoiseshell tea caddy, with silver initial plate to the centre of the star burst front and silver plated ball feet and finial and sil...

Napoleon III gilt bronze-mounted and tortoiseshell casket France, circa 1870. In Louis XIV style, rectangular top centred by a loop handle opening to reveal a silk lined interior, t...

Inspired by foreign prototypes, shell-shaped boxes were also produced in silver—the highly coveted metal that was abundantly mined in Potosí, Bolivia.

The wood box is beautifully decorated with boulle work (heavy brass inlaid into tortoise shell) with brass rims and base.

Regency Tortoiseshell & Ivory Tea Caddy, circa 1815 An elegant octagonal English Regency tea caddy veneered in richly mottled tortoiseshell, with a gently domed lid topped by a turn...

Good tortoiseshell color & patterning ( strong mottling and radiating veneer). Original paw feet Original interior lids with bone knobs (one replaced) Cartouche intact Condition – ...

Tortoiseshell and silver tea caddy with inverted sides having a engraved applied silver mount with the word Tea on the front. This delightful collectable tea caddy is hallmarked Ches...

Very rare, striking red tortoiseshell and silver oval tea caddy with beautifully engraved solid silver edging, escutcheon and ring pull handle. The silver edge on the opening of the...

Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with pagoda top, serpentine front, silver stringing and escutcheon. Standing on four Tagua nut feet. The interior features two compartments with most of the...

The top is crisply inlaid with floral mother of pearl patterns and sterling silver borders. The tea caddy top is chamfered with a sarcophagus rectangular form and a silver escutcheon...

Amazing beautiful antique gilt brass and bronze jewel casket with handle and lined interior. The top has three large carved cameo's. The box is 9" high if the handle is straight up.

Outstanding antique 19th century shaped Boulle Box in brass and tortoise shell, fitted with carrying handles and raised on a later stand.

Please click on "CONTINUE READING" to consult the entire description of the service. Twelve dinner knife set with rare carved ebony handles, silver ferrules and collars. Stainless st...

This fine silver jewellery /trinket box is of plain circular form. The surface of the body and sides of the cover are plain and unembellished. The box is fitted with a hallmarked hin...

A Exceptional Canton carved faux tortoiseshell snuff box. Qing Dynasty. A Canton carved tortoiseshell snuff box 19th Century Of circular shape and carved in high relief to the cover...

An impressive antique George V silver and tortoiseshell trinket / jewelry box, of rectangular form. The hinged lid has an impressive tortoiseshell panel ornamented with silver pique ...

Serpentine form and a stationery stack interior that is so beautiful, you'll find it difficult to decide if you want it displayed closed or open to view. A fine writer's slope (as th...

English sewing box tortoise with tufted blue silk lining. 19th century Sewing Accoutrements Missing. Please note of wear consistent with age.

One of the most elaborately made and most beautiful of these Napoleon III era game boxes we've had in a long time, it's not only a superb serpentine form, but also is inlaid with pre...

From a different era. A tortoiseshell letterbox with hall marked silver strapping. There are four layers of grosgrain lined spaces for letters. The ultimate addition to a desk....

Preserved wonderfully in the original fitted box, the shell is as lustrous as can be! Perfect for the collector!

Rare Victorian (c. 1850) lacquered papier-mâché jewelry box with inlaid mother of pearl and gilding depicting a floral motif.

One of the finest old Napoleonic era to Louis Philippe 'naughty' or highly sensual themed miniature painting-beset tortoise shell snuff boxes. The snuff box is adorned with hundreds...

Chama sqammata, Nagelschelpen - Chama striata, Peerdevoetjes - Cartissae, Hertjes - Quadrans etc. (Jewel Boxes, Bivalve Mollusks, Shells). Description: This engraved plate originat...

"Love As Deep As The Ocean" and "Home Is Where The Heart Is" Barbados, late 19th century Shells arranged in shadow boxes with gilt frames.