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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 mounts and mobility silver ball feet. Some small cracks in the lid, barely noticeable....

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Antique 1780s Dutch Decorative 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, circa 1850, hinged canted rectangular top with outswept sides opening to four decanter...

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20th Century Barware

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Casket Tortoiseshell Trinket Jewellery Regency Grand Tour 1840
Antique Victorian Casket Tortoiseshell Trinket Jewellery Regency Grand Tour 1840

Antique Victorian Casket Tortoiseshell Trinket Jewellery Regency Grand Tour 1840

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Example of two Trinket or Jewelry Boxes of small proportions, both made during the first half of the Nineteenth Century, of English or French origin. Rectangular box made e...

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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 Ornate boulle inlay on all sides in gold and red. A delicate edging of brass and an ...

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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; approximate 8 1/2 inches wide, 5 inches tall and 3 1/2 inches deep.

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, rectangular top centred by a loop handle opening to reveal a silk lined interior, t...

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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
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 decorated with brass and mother of pearl pique work; Spanish or Spanish Colonial, circa...

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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 Regent Street.

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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 with inlaid mother of pearl and tortoiseshell, the lid opening to reveal a red line...

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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 shield on the front (key lock).

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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

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 mounted Silk lined Tortoiseshell Card Cases of museum quality.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

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 top inlaid with diamond pattern, over zig zag over other geometric designs, the in...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Ivory, Ebony, Rosewood

Bronze Ormolu Mounted French Louis XV Jewelry Casket in Tortoiseshell circa 1870
Bronze Ormolu Mounted French Louis XV Jewelry Casket in Tortoiseshell circa 1870

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 condition issues as the photos clearly show, the casket is still incredibly beautiful ...

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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
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...

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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 and silk lined interior, with a removable tray.

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: approximate 8 1/2 inches wide, 5 inches tall and 3 1/2 inches deep.

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

Fine Quality Edwardian Tortoiseshell & Silver Jewellery Casket an asset to any collection.

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.

Category

Antique 1860s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

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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

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue

Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue

$1,250 / item

H 16 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in

Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue

By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair

Located in Charleston, SC

19th century French Louis XVI style bergère marquise upholstered armchair in painted wood frame with neoclassical architecture embellished hand-carved foliates, rosettes and tapered ...

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Antique 19th Century Bergere Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint

Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand
Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand

Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand

Located in London, GB

Gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain Louis XVI style casket on stand This magnificent Louis XVI style ormolu casket is supported by a mirror-topped table stand, which sits on fo...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Antique 20thC Solid Silver & Burgundy Leather Three Tier Jewellery Box c.1920
Antique 20thC Solid Silver & Burgundy Leather Three Tier Jewellery Box c.1920

Antique 20thC Solid Silver & Burgundy Leather Three Tier Jewellery Box c.1920

By Adie Brothers

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique early 20th Century British burgundy leather-bound jewellery box with decorative silver-gilt mounts, cast escutcheon and lion mask handles. It features a working lock and a ke...

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20th Century British Other Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver

Wedgwood Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service For 12 People
Wedgwood Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service For 12 People

Wedgwood Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service For 12 People

By Wedgwood

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Beautiful Wedgwood porcelain tableware dinner service for twelve people with coffee serving set with hand painted design details. The service is in great condition. Maker's mark unde...

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Vintage 1960s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Gold

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 Pauly et Cie, Guggenheim Museum

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

Opulent Black Lacquer Chinese Export Collector's Cabinet on Stand
Opulent Black Lacquer Chinese Export Collector's Cabinet on Stand

Opulent Black Lacquer Chinese Export Collector's Cabinet on Stand

Located in Dallas, TX

an opulent black lacquer Chinese Export Collector's Cabinet on Stand with detailed gilt landscape and figural decoration, the shaped hinges and corners all appear to be gilt on brass...

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets

Materials

Brass

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Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Oak

"canopy bed" in walnut style louis XIII, period XIX .FULL RESTORED
"canopy bed" in walnut style louis XIII, period XIX .FULL RESTORED

"canopy bed" in walnut style louis XIII, period XIX .FULL RESTORED

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

" lit à baldaquin " in walnut style louis XIII, period XIX completely restored for the filming of a historical film custom-made box spring and mattress new tapestry... the box sprin...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Walnut

19th C. Spode 44 Pc. Porcelain Tea Set
19th C. Spode 44 Pc. Porcelain Tea Set

19th C. Spode 44 Pc. Porcelain Tea Set

By Spode

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This Classic 19th century Spode Dessert and tea and coffee service encompasses the beauty of the period as well as the elegant floral decoration. The complete service for 8, plus ext...

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Antique 1850s English Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet On French Giltwood Regence Stand
17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet On French Giltwood Regence Stand

17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet On French Giltwood Regence Stand

Located in Benington, Herts

An Extremely Fine and Very Important 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on French Giltwood Stand of Regence Period circa 1680-1690 Provenance Likely acquired by Herman Willem ...

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Beautiful Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Beautiful Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Beautiful Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

$6,573

H 7.88 in W 13 in D 7.09 in

Beautiful Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy

Located in GB

A fine Regency period rectangular tea caddy, veneered in panels divided by fine metal stringing. Silver metal escutcheon and key. Complete with an initialled plaque on the lid and ro...

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Antique Early 19th Century European Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Ivory, Tortoise Shell

F. Barbedienne, A Suite of Three French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres
F. Barbedienne, A Suite of Three French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres

F. Barbedienne, A Suite of Three French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres

By Ferdinand Barbedienne

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

Ferdinand Barbedienne, An Exquisite Suite of Three French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres / Garniture C. 1870, The Design Attributed to Louis Constant Sevin. Comprising of t...

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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

At the Yacht Club
At the Yacht Club

Edward CucuelAt the Yacht Club, Circa 1920

$225,000

H 43.63 in W 43.63 in

At the Yacht Club

By Edward Cucuel

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

Artist Edward Cucuel and his wife Clara Lotte von Marcard spent their first two decades together in Germany, mostly in a villa on Lake Ammersee in Holzhausen near Munich. It is the w...

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Materials

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An Important Late 17th Century Japanese Lacquered Cabinet Edo Period on Stand
An Important Late 17th Century Japanese Lacquered Cabinet Edo Period on Stand

An Important Late 17th Century Japanese Lacquered Cabinet Edo Period on Stand

Located in Benington, Herts

An extremely fine, elegant and rare late 17th Century Japanese lacquer cabinet, from the Eco period, on later lacquered black stand. Japanese circa 1690 Provenance A private Scott...

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Antique 1690s Japanese Edo Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

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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.

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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.