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Tortoiseshell Casket

Tortoiseshell Casket Box With Rippled Serpentine Sides
Tortoiseshell Casket Box With Rippled Serpentine Sides

Tortoiseshell Casket Box With Rippled Serpentine Sides

Located in Dallas, TX

Rare Dutch 18th century Tortoiseshell box with rippled serpentine sides embellished with silver

Category

Antique 1780s Dutch Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

An Indo-Portuguese colonial tortoiseshell veneered wooden casket
An Indo-Portuguese colonial tortoiseshell veneered wooden casket

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

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver

French Louis XIV Style Tortoiseshell Marquetry Liquor Casket
French Louis XIV Style Tortoiseshell Marquetry Liquor Casket

French Louis XIV Style Tortoiseshell Marquetry Liquor Casket

$2,360Sale Price|20% Off

H 10.75 in W 13 in D 10 in

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

Category

20th Century Barware

Materials

Wood

A colonial tortoiseshell veneered casket with silver mounts
A colonial tortoiseshell veneered casket with silver mounts

A colonial tortoiseshell veneered casket with silver mounts

Located in Amsterdam, NL

. Delft, 20 April 1825 G.J. van Voorst Until recently these caskets were often classified as Spanish or

Category

Antique 17th Century Mexican Antiquities

Materials

Silver

A rare Indonesian tortoiseshell sirih casket with gold mounts
A rare Indonesian tortoiseshell sirih casket with gold mounts

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

Materials

Gold

Antique Victorian Casket Tortoiseshell Calling Cards Regency Grand Tour 1837
Antique Victorian Casket Tortoiseshell Calling Cards Regency Grand Tour 1837

Antique Victorian Casket Tortoiseshell Calling Cards Regency Grand Tour 1837

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Example of a Ladies Silk Lined Casket containing its original contents of Sterling Silver

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Victorian Faux Tortoiseshell Boulle Casket-form Letter Box, Halstaff and Hanover
Victorian Faux Tortoiseshell Boulle Casket-form Letter Box, Halstaff and Hanover

Victorian Faux Tortoiseshell Boulle Casket-form Letter Box, Halstaff and Hanover

Located in Bradenton, FL

19th century boulle casket-type letter box by Halstaff and Hanover. The exterior is finished with

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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Wood

Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Tortoiseshell Patch or Rouge Box
Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Tortoiseshell Patch or Rouge Box

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

Category

Antique 1760s French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

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Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell Casket
Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell Casket

Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell Casket

Located in Bewdley, Worcestershire

An extremely rare Spanish Colonial tortoiseshell casket, late 16th or early 17th century

Category

Antique 16th Century Spanish Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Napoleon III Tortoiseshell Casket, circa 1870
Napoleon III Tortoiseshell Casket, circa 1870

Napoleon III Tortoiseshell Casket, circa 1870

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H 5.52 in W 9.06 in D 6.7 in

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

Category

Antique 1870s French Louis XIV Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Miniature Tortoiseshell Casket in the Shape of a Cassone, circa 1650
Miniature Tortoiseshell Casket in the Shape of a Cassone, circa 1650

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

Category

Antique 1650s Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

SPANISH COLONIAL TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER MOUNTED CASKET

SPANISH COLONIAL TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER MOUNTED CASKET

Located in Zapopan, Jalisco

Mexican tortoiseshell casket with inlaid silver 17th century.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Baroque Mixed Media

Materials

Wood

SPANISH COLONIAL TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER MOUNTED CASKET

SPANISH COLONIAL TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER MOUNTED CASKET

Located in Zapopan, Jalisco

Mexican tortoiseshell casket inlaid silver, 17th Century ca.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Baroque Mixed Media

Materials

Wood

Victorian Tortoiseshell and Silver-Mounted Jewelry Casket
Victorian Tortoiseshell and Silver-Mounted Jewelry Casket

Victorian Tortoiseshell and Silver-Mounted Jewelry Casket

Located in London, GB

Hallmarks as London 1896, maker being Aitken Brothers.

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Antique 19th Century British Jewelry Boxes

Tortoiseshell and Silver Piquet Work Casket, Birmingham, 1921
Tortoiseshell and Silver Piquet Work Casket, Birmingham, 1921

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

Category

Vintage 1920s Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Asprey Silver Mounted Tortoiseshell Casket
Asprey Silver Mounted Tortoiseshell Casket

Asprey Silver Mounted Tortoiseshell Casket

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H 2.76 in W 7.29 in D 4.34 in

Asprey Silver Mounted Tortoiseshell Casket

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

Silver mounted tortoiseshell casket retailed by Asprey. The silver mounts highly decorative.

Category

20th Century English Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver

South American tortoiseshell casket
South American tortoiseshell casket

South American tortoiseshell casket

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A tortoiseshell and bone mounted casket with silver handles and hinges

Category

Antique Early 18th Century South American Boxes

An Ottoman mother of pearl and tortoiseshell casket
An Ottoman mother of pearl and 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

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Velvet

Flemish Silver Mounted Tortoiseshell Domed Top Casket

Flemish Silver Mounted Tortoiseshell Domed Top Casket

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A good example of a domed top red tortoiseshell casket, mounted with floral engraved silver.

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Antique Early 18th Century Belgian Decorative Boxes

Casket, Tortoiseshell, Wood, Metal, Italy, 17th Century
Casket, Tortoiseshell, Wood, Metal, Italy, 17th Century

Casket, Tortoiseshell, Wood, Metal, Italy, 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Rectangular casket with a flat lid that stands on small disc-shaped legs and has a simple lock

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

18th Century Antwerp Casket
18th Century Antwerp Casket

18th Century Antwerp Casket

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H 6 in W 10 in D 6 in

18th Century Antwerp Casket

Located in Greenwich, CT

Unusual ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell and rosewood casket, Flemish, probably Antwerp, circa 1740, the

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Ivory, Ebony, Rosewood

Wonderful Tortoiseshell Fine Pressed Tea Caddy Box Bird Medallion Bone Casket
Wonderful Tortoiseshell Fine Pressed Tea Caddy Box Bird Medallion Bone Casket

Wonderful Tortoiseshell Fine Pressed Tea Caddy Box Bird Medallion Bone Casket

Located in Roslyn, NY

A beautiful tortoise box with balled feet and top and bird medallion on front with bone trim. Covered caddy has two compartments in side. Please look at the photos carefully as this...

Category

Vintage 1930s Tea Caddies

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell

Boulle Casket, 19th Century
Boulle Casket, 19th Century

Boulle Casket, 19th Century

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H 5.5 in W 13 in D 10 in

Boulle Casket, 19th Century

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality French tortoiseshell and brass inlaid Boulle casket, opening to reveal and velvet

Category

Antique 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell Casket
Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell Casket

Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell Casket

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H 5 in W 8.5 in D 3.5 in

Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell Casket

Located in GB

An extremely rare Spanish colonial tortoiseshell casket; late 16th-early 17th century; measures

Category

Antique 16th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Fine Quality Edwardian Tortoiseshell & Silver Jewellery Casket
Fine Quality Edwardian Tortoiseshell & Silver Jewellery Casket

Fine Quality Edwardian Tortoiseshell & Silver Jewellery Casket

Located in London, GB

A fine quality Edwardian silver mounted tortoiseshell jewellery casket, inset with silver

Category

Antique Early 1900s Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

19th Century Tortoiseshell and Gilt Bronze Casket
19th Century Tortoiseshell and Gilt Bronze Casket

19th Century Tortoiseshell and Gilt Bronze Casket

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

An exceptionally fine tortoiseshell and gilt bronze casket of waisted Bombay form. With original

Category

Antique 1860s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

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18th Century Mexican Chest from New Spain
18th Century Mexican Chest from New Spain

18th Century Mexican Chest from New Spain

$2,582

H 2.56 in W 6.3 in D 2.76 in

18th Century Mexican Chest from New Spain

Located in Marbella, ES

Mexican chest. New Spain, 18th century. In polychrome wood. Slight paint losses on the lid. Measurements: 7 x 16 x 6.5 cm. Wooden chest from the viceregal period, hand-polychrome...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Mexican Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

English Regency Pagoda Form Tea Caddy
English Regency Pagoda Form Tea Caddy

English Regency Pagoda Form Tea Caddy

$3,800

H 6.5 in W 7.25 in D 4.5 in

English Regency Pagoda Form Tea Caddy

Located in Lyndhurst, NJ

Unusual pagoda form caddy finely figured veneers. Interior lids are original and match the exterior of the caddy, resting on brass ball feet

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price

Portrait of Lady Caroline Price

By George Romney

Located in Miami, FL

DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...

Category

1970s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Located in Atlanta, GA

19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Category

Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell

17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost

17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo ...

Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Copper, Gold

Georgian Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Georgian Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Georgian Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

$6,964Sale Price|20% Off

H 3.74 in W 4.53 in D 3.15 in

Georgian Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Located in Northampton, GB

Oval Tea Caddy with Silver Mounts From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Silver and Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy is of oval shape with a To...

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Antique Early 1800s English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Extremly Rare Mexican Silver Miquelet-Lock Blunderbuss Belt Pistol Flintlock
Extremly Rare Mexican Silver Miquelet-Lock Blunderbuss Belt Pistol Flintlock

Extremly Rare Mexican Silver Miquelet-Lock Blunderbuss Belt Pistol Flintlock

Located in Madrid, ES

Extremly Rare South American Silver-Mounted Miquelet-Lock Blunderbuss Belt Pistol Late 18th century, Mexican With a roped silver band around the turned and belled muzzle, the forw...

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Antique 18th Century Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Sterling Silver

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Located in London, GB

This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

Materials

Other

Antique 19th Century Malachite and Ormolu Casket
Antique 19th Century Malachite and Ormolu Casket

Antique 19th Century Malachite and Ormolu Casket

$12,932

H 3.55 in W 8.27 in D 5.91 in

Antique 19th Century Malachite and Ormolu Casket

Located in London, GB

Antique 19th century malachite and ormolu casket Russian, Mid-19th Century Height 9cm, width 21cm, depth 15cm This magnificent malachite casket celebrates the work of 19th century ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Russian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios
'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios

'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios

$129,322

H 22.05 in Dm 15.75 in

'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios

By Tiffany Studios

Located in London, GB

‘Daffodil’ table lamp by Tiffany Studios American, c. 1910 Height 56cm, diameter 40cm Designed and hand-made by the artisans from the renowned Tiffany Studios (1902-1932), this ‘Daf...

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Lead

16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket

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, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon ...

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Antique 16th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver

Fabergé Silver Service
Fabergé Silver Service

Fabergé Silver Service

$248,500 / set

H 10.25 in W 20.75 in D 16.38 in

Fabergé Silver Service

By Fabergé

Located in New Orleans, LA

This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...

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Antique 19th Century Russian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire

Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire

By Guggenheim Museum, Pauly et Cie

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone Regency period ebonized wooden casket
Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone Regency period ebonized wooden casket

Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone Regency period ebonized wooden casket

Located in London, GB

Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone mounted ebonized wooden casket English, 19th Century Height 41cm, width 72cm, depth 52cm Exceptionally fine and richly adorned, this beau...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Ormolu

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage

$19,850

H 6 in W 12 in D 9 in

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage

Located in New Orleans, LA

A work of extraordinary craftsmanship, this exquisite English vanity case is as much an item of luxury as it is of necessity. Known as a nécessaire de voyage, the case features a lux...

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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Glass, Wood

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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.