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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
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Early 20th Century Turkish Decorative Boxes

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Velvet

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

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

A rare Indonesian tortoiseshell sirih casket with gold mounts
A rare Indonesian tortoiseshell sirih casket with gold mounts
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H 1.97 in W 7.09 in D 5.12 in
Monumental Louis XIV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Boulle Marquetry Casket Box
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in New York, NY
with 'Boulle' marquetry of tortoiseshell and metal inlay, the present casket, like all of those
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Jewelry Boxes

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Brass, Bronze

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
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Antique 16th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes

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Silver

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

18th-century Dutch-colonial Peranakan mother-of-pearl casket with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An Indonesian Peranakan mother-of-pearl inlaid mastic sirih casket with silver mounts Jakarta
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Antique Mid-18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antiquities

Materials

Silver

A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets
Located in Amsterdam, NL
. Included are mother-of-pearl covered altarpieces, lecterns, caskets, boxes, tables, coffers, cabinets, and
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Antique 18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Cabinets

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Teak

19C Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Bone and Shell Domed Stationery Box
Located in Dallas, TX
tortoiseshell underneath! The box is dome/casket shaped. The top has 3 bands, with the center one being the
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Shell, Sandalwood

19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
triangles, all over the top, front, back and sides. Casket in shape and form with a raised platform top
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bone, Hardwood, Ebony, Sandalwood

French Center Table in the Manner of Andre-Charles Boulle
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, GB
1840 until 1885, specialising in small decorative cabinets and jewelry caskets, as well as producing a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables

Materials

Brass

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19th Century English Olivewood and Brass Inlaid Cabinet
By Town & Emanuel
Located in London, GB
A William IV cabinet attributed to Town and Emmanuel Constructed in a strongly grained olivewood and dressed with gold brass inlays and an etched and engraved brass panel; rising fr...
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique Victorian Coromandel Wooden Lady's Gentlemans Vanity Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Absolutely Stunning & Rare early Victorian well figured brass mounted Coromandel Ladies or Gentleman’s Vanity Jewellery Casket of generous proportions. Third quarter of the Ninete...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Moorish Tortoiseshell and Bone Blue Velvet Lined Trinket Box
Located in High Wycombe, GB
19th Century Moorish Tortoiseshell and Bone Trinket Box, Lined with Blue Velvet. Ideal for jewellery or keepsakes or just as a decorative desk item.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Moroccan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell

Art Deco Blue Glass Decanter Set
Located in Northampton, GB
Complete with six shot Glasses From our Barware collection, we are delighted to offer this Art Deco Decanter Set. The set is beautifully formed with a vibrant blue base colour havin...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

Brass and Tortoiseshell Lucite Barware Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a lovely barware serving tray crafted in Italy in the 1970s. The platter or decorative bowl boasts a square shape with a gilded brass raised gallery and a Lucite base with a ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Metal, Brass

French Antique Casket with Four Baccarat Perfume Scent Bottles
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century French ebonised and brass inlaid scent bottle casket Of shaped rectangular outline, the hinged lid concealing four gilt decorated clear glass bottles and stoppers...
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Antique 1880s European Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass, Wood

Set of Six Spode Oyster Plates, Pink, Lavender & Gold-Made for Tiffany's
By Copeland & Garrett Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Wonderful rare set of six "Aesthetic Movement" hand-painted oyster plates, made by Spode and retailed by Tiffany and Company. The fabulous shaded soft pink ground shaded to...
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Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Paste, Porcelain

1970's Mixologist Graphic Liquor Bar Glass Decanter Set of 7
By Verner Panton
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Fill these with your favorite spirits and make a statement. Each of the 7 decanters measure 10in tall X 4in wide X 2-1/2in deep. Looks like they were never used, only for display. Ci...
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

19th Century Black Forest Carved Liquor Box
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century Black Forest carved liquor set. The exterior of the box is hand-carved in design as a wood log cabinet, the rectangular Black Forest tantalus is decorated on the top wi...
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Large Serving Tray or Centerpiece Lucite Faux Tortoiseshell, Italy 1970s
By Christian Dior, Willy Rizzo, Team Guzzini
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large serving tray or centerpiece in lucite faux tortoiseshell effect in the style of Christian Dior. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass

Midcentury Modern Italian Lucite Tortoiseshell Effect Oval Serving Tray, 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century lucite tray with a fantastic tortoiseshell effect. This amazing piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s. This serving tray is fantastic thanks to the eleg...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass

A Wonderful French Crystal Art Glass Colored Star Etched Brass Ormolu Box Casket
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid Century Modern Art Glass / Crystal Jewelry Box / Casket With Beautiful Star Pattern Etching Throughout And Brass Ormolu Hardware, In The Manner & Style Of Baccarat.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Turtleshell hair comb-diadem, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Tortoiseshell tiara comb for hair surmounted by an element decorated with tortoiseshell volutes. France circa 1900. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
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Early 20th Century French Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Old Sheffield Silver Plate Venison Dish with Cover
Located in New Orleans, LA
This grand venison meat dish is masterfully crafted of fine Old Sheffield silver plate. A product of Regency ingenuity, this dish is crafted with the utmost intricacy in a manner one...
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Sheffield Plate

19th Century Bohemian Moser Enameled Amber Art Glass Jewel Casket
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Bohemian enameled art glass hinged lid jewelry casket - table box by renowned luxury glass maker Moser. Exquisitely hand-made in Bohemia (present day Czech Repu...
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Antique Late 19th Century Czech Art Nouveau Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Ormolu and Crystal Drinks Set
Located in London, GB
A drinks set of the Napoleon III Period The ormolu rectangular frame, rising from swept feet, with a running arcaded gallery, fitted with a mirror plate base houses a suite of fou...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware

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Crystal, 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

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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.
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18th Century and Earlier Baroque Mixed Media

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Wood

SPANISH COLONIAL TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER MOUNTED CASKET
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Mexican tortoiseshell casket inlaid silver, 17th Century ca.
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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.
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18th Century and Earlier Baroque Mixed Media

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Wood

SPANISH COLONIAL TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER MOUNTED DOMED CASKET
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Small Mexican colonial tortoiseshell casket silver inlaid, 17th Century
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18th Century and Earlier Baroque Mixed Media

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Wood

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

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

 Tortoiseshell and Silver Piquet Work Casket, Birmingham, 1921
 Tortoiseshell and Silver Piquet Work Casket, Birmingham, 1921
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H 1.97 in W 4.73 in D 1.19 in
A Rare Dutch 17th Century Cabinet
By Herman Doomer
Located in Hilversum, NL
the whole inventory. Also in the inventory are mentioned two cabinets, one inlaid with tortoiseshell
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Antique 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Cabinets

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Tortoise Shell, Ebony, Oak, Rosewood

A Rare Dutch 17th Century Cabinet
A Rare Dutch 17th Century Cabinet
H 74.02 in W 63 in D 25.01 in
Asprey Silver Mounted Tortoiseshell Casket
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
Silver mounted tortoiseshell casket retailed by Asprey. The silver mounts highly decorative.
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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

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
Located in Madrid, ES
Rectangular casket with a flat lid that stands on small disc-shaped legs and has a simple lock
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

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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

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Tortoise Shell, Ivory, Ebony, Rosewood

18th Century Antwerp Casket
18th Century Antwerp Casket
H 6 in W 10 in D 6 in
Ebony and Brass Boulle Marquetry Casket by Maison Vervelle
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in New Orleans, LA
This opulent Napoleon III-era casket is decorated in the style of celebrated ébéniste André-Charles
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique French Brass Inlaid Ebony Boulle Mahogany Jewellery Trinket Box Casket
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality example of a Lady’s or Gentleman’s Polished Brass, Tortoiseshell and
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Highly Important Silver & Viennese Enamel Mounted Repousse Shell Casket Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Highly important silver and Viennese enamel mounted repousse shell casket or table cabinet in the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Renaissance Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Metal, Silver

Jamaican Colonial Engraved Tortoiseshell Comb-Case with Two Combs, Dated 1670
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare Jamaican engraved tortoiseshell comb-case with two combs Former British
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Antique 17th Century Jamaican Historical Memorabilia

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Silver

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

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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

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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
Antique Victorian Jewellery Casket Trinket and Snuff Box Regency Grand Tour 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a Ladies Well Figure Tortoise Shell Horn mounted Jewlery Casket of compact
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Wonderful Pagoda Tortoise Shell Fine Pressed Box Bone Accents Tea Caddy Casket
Located in Roslyn, NY
An unusual tortoiseshell tea caddy in the shape of a pagoda. Covered caddy has two compartments
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Vintage 1920s Tea Caddies

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell

Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Domed Sandalwood and Faux Ivory Stationery Box
Located in Dallas, TX
shell and bone craftsmanship and exquisite pieces ! This casket or domed shaped stationery box is
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Sandalwood

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

English Regency Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, circa 1820
Located in London, GB
English Regency green tortoiseshell tea caddy. The external lid of the casket with thin silver
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Tea Caddies

Very Fine Victorian Boulework Domed Stationary Casket Dated 1850
Located in London, GB
A very fine and highly decorative Victorian Boulework domed stationary casket decorated in cut
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Chinoiserie Hand Mirror and Looking Glass
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
, Silver and other METALS. Also, Amber, Pearl, Tortoiseshell and Curious Stones’. The most characteristic
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Antique Mid-18th Century English More Mirrors

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Enamel

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

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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.

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