Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) Cowrie shell snuff box with hinged lid, England, Ca. 1840's.
Sterling Silver
Dowry Box, Lombok Indonesia, Cowrie, Painted Palm & Bamboo 1950’s
Located in London, GB
Crafted from lontar palm leaf panels (Borassus flabellifer) bound with bamboo strips (Bambusa vulgaris), each box is elaborately decorated with geometric motifs in natural pigments a...
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Large Georgian (George III) Brass-Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Large, Georgian (George III), brass-mounted cowrie shell snuff box with hinged lid, England, Ca 1810.
Brass
Stunning Maitland Smith Shell Tasselated Boxes
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Exceptional Maitland Smith Tasselated tiger cowrie sea shells boxes with bronze shells top handles and bronze sea shell foot.
Shell
Folk Art Dowry Box, Lombok Indonesia, Cowrie, Painted Palm & Bamboo 1950’s Sasak
Located in London, GB
Crafted from lontar palm leaf panels (Borassus flabellifer) bound with bamboo strips (Bambusa vulgaris), each box is elaborately decorated with geometric motifs in natural pigments a...
Other
Folk Art Dowry Box, Lombok Indonesia, Cowrie, Painted Palm & Bamboo 1950’s Sasak
Located in London, GB
Crafted from lontar palm leaf panels (Borassus flabellifer) bound with bamboo strips (Bambusa vulgaris), each box is elaborately decorated with geometric motifs in natural pigments a...
Other
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Cowrie shell snuff box with flaming-heart silver relief, George II period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Cowrie shell snuff box with silver application in the shape of a flaming heart in relief, from the George II period.
Silver
Exquisite Sea Shell & Coral Encrusted Treasure Box
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Exquisite richly encrusted with a great selection of sea shells, all natural colours with white coral branches and a brown cowrie shell on top, treasure box.
Shell
Silver Cowrie Shell Snuff Box Edinburgh c1823
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Sterling silver cowry shell snuff box Date : Hallmarked in Edinburgh for an uknown maker whose mark was registered (IR) in Edinburgh and was known only in 1823.
Silver
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Silver shell candy box w/ 3 embossed cowrie feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver candy box in the shape of a shell with three feet in the shape of cowries with reliefs.
Silver
William IV Silver-Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuffbox, circa 1825
By John Reilly
Located in London, GB
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...
Silver
Contemporary American Modern Conch and Cowrie Seashell Jewelry Box
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary American Modern rectangular jewelry box with an exterior finished in applied miniature conch and cowrie seashells, which opens to a teal velvet interior.
Coral
Cowrie Shell Snuff Box c1820
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Cowrie shell snuff box Date : c1820 Period : George III / Regency Origin : Most likely Scottish Provincial Decoration : Silver mounted cowrie shell with monogram, parcel gi...
Silver
A Lace Coral Box with Purple Coral Finial
By FS Henemader Antiques, Inc.
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A large and impressive white lace coral box with cowrie shells, finger coral and purple coral accents.
19th Century Scottish Silver Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Georgian cowrie shell snuff box Date : c1820 Period : George III / Regency Origin : Almost certainly Scottish provincial Decoration : Hinged silver cover with repousse and...
Silver
Georgian Sterling Silver-Mounted Cowrie Shell with Hinged Lid Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Georgian, sterling silver-mounted Cowrie shell snuff box with hinged lid, London, 1815.
Sterling Silver
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H 1.75 in W 2.1 in D 2.9 in
A rare George III silver mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box made in Birmingham in 18
Located in London, GB
The beautifully shaded Cowrie shell displays plain silver mounts and the hinged cover is engraved with an outer Greek key border, concealed hinge, and central vacant shield shaped ca...
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H 3.5 in W 11.25 in D 11 in
Antique Vintage Satinwood Mahogany Jewellery Casket Table Box Cowrie Shells
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine well figured Satinwood & Mahogany strung Ladies or Gentlemans Jewellery Casket of outstanding quality and condition, last quarter of the Twentieth Century, encl...
Brass
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H 1.5 in W 3 in D 2.13 in
George III Sterling Silver-Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
George III, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) helmet cowrie shell snuff box with hinged lid, Scotland, Ca. 1790.
Sterling Silver
Novelty George 111 Silver Cowrie Shell Snuff Box, Dated circa 1790
Located in London, GB
This type of box was typically made in the 1790s. Cowrie shell's came from the Indian Ocean, i.e.
Silver
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