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Tortoiseshell Casket

Tortoiseshell Casket Box With Rippled Serpentine Sides
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare Dutch 18th century Tortoiseshell box with rippled serpentine sides embellished with silver
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Antique 1780s Dutch Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

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

Materials

Silver

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
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Antique 17th Century Mexican Antiquities

Materials

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

French Louis XIV Style Tortoiseshell Marquetry Liquor Casket
French Louis XIV Style Tortoiseshell Marquetry Liquor Casket
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
H 10.75 in W 13 in D 10 in
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
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a Ladies Silk Lined Casket containing its original contents of Sterling Silver
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

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
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

Materials

Ormolu

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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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Antique 16th Century Spanish Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

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

Materials

Tortoise Shell

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

Materials

Brass

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
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Mexican tortoiseshell casket inlaid silver, 17th Century ca.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Baroque Mixed Media

Materials

Wood

SPANISH COLONIAL TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER MOUNTED DOMED CASKET
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Mexican tortoiseshell casket inlaid silver, 18th Century ca.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Baroque Mixed Media

Materials

Wood

SPANISH COLONIAL TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER MOUNTED DOMED CASKET
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Small Mexican colonial tortoiseshell casket silver inlaid, 17th Century
Category

18th Century and Earlier Baroque Mixed Media

Materials

Wood

Victorian Tortoiseshell and Silver-Mounted Jewelry Casket
Located in London, GB
Hallmarks as London 1896, maker being Aitken Brothers.
Category

Antique 19th Century British Jewelry Boxes

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

18th Century and Earlier Baroque Mixed Media

Materials

Wood

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

Materials

Silver

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

Asprey Silver Mounted Tortoiseshell Casket
Asprey Silver Mounted Tortoiseshell Casket
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

Wonderful Antique Silver & Tortoiseshell Casket by the Goldsmith & Silversmith Co. London 1919
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique silver & tortoiseshell casket by the Goldsmith & Silversmith Co. dated London
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Early 20th Century British Decorative Boxes

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

Materials

Velvet

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.
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Belgian Decorative Boxes

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
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

18th Century Antwerp Casket
18th Century Antwerp Casket
H 6 in W 10 in D 6 in
Bronze Ormolu Mounted French Louis XV Jewelry Casket in Tortoiseshell circa 1870
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic French jewelry casket with tortoiseshell veneer and while it does have some
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Antique 1870s French Louis XV Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

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...
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Vintage 1930s Tea Caddies

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell

Boulle Casket, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality French tortoiseshell and brass inlaid Boulle casket, opening to reveal and velvet
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Antique 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Boulle Casket, 19th Century
Boulle Casket, 19th Century
H 5.5 in W 13 in D 10 in
Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell Casket
Located in GB
An extremely rare Spanish colonial tortoiseshell casket; late 16th-early 17th century; measures
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Antique 16th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Fine Quality Edwardian Tortoiseshell & Silver Jewellery Casket
Located in London, GB
A fine quality Edwardian silver mounted tortoiseshell jewellery casket, inset with silver
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Antique Early 1900s Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

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
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Antique 1860s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

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$324 / item
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Located in Westwood, NJ
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$8,334 / item
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Located in Lisse, NL
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Category

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Materials

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Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
$1,406 / set
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DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE - 1843 - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
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French Louis XV Style Settee or Canape with Floral Upholstery in Red & White
Located in Plainview, NY
A lovely French Provincial Louis XV style settee or canapé recently upholstered in a gorgeous floral red and white fabric with 4 matching pillows two square and two tufted round pill...
Category

20th Century French Louis XV Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

19th Century French André-Charles Boulle Style Cave à Liqueur
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Barware

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19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair
Located in Charleston, SC
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Materials

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Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Red Coral Specimen
Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Red Coral Specimen
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By Morris & Co., George Jack
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Canopus Jar "Asmet", 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt
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$19,000
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Pair of Antique Marble Shell Basins, France, 19th Century
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$10,859 / set
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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.