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
Category
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
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes
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
Category
20th Century Barware
Materials
Wood
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
Located in Amsterdam, NL
gold, silver, inlaid with precious stones, ivory, or tortoiseshell. The costliness of one’s sirih box
Category
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
H 1.5 in W 7.5 in D 7 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Wood
H 6.5 in W 11.75 in D 7 in
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
Recent Sales
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
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
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
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
H 3.94 in W 5.12 in D 2.76 in
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
H 2.88 in W 2.76 in D 1.93 in
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
H 6.03 in W 9.45 in D 5.63 in
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
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
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A tortoiseshell and bone mounted casket with silver handles and hinges
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic French jewelry casket with tortoiseshell veneer and while it does have some
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
H 8 in W 13.75 in D 9 in
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
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
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
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
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
People Also Browsed
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Renaissance Revival Damacened and Bronze Casket
Located in Essex, MA
With a domed hinged lid and bail handle over a conforming case decorated overall with figures in Renaissance dress. Bun feet. Provenance; David and Peggy Rockefeller estate.
Category
Antique 1650s European Renaissance Revival Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Huge Grand Malachite Jewelry Box 11 lb
Located in Somis, CA
This truly exceptional, extra-large malachite jewelry box is a stunning work of art, resting on raised feet and showcasing natural malachite of various patterns, alongside a rare and...
Category
2010s Italian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Onyx
Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Featuring Alternating Panels
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this fine Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rect...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems
Located in London, GB
A antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems
Circa 1890,
Going-barrel movement,
Motor-view light anomaly...
When wound and start/stop slide moved to the right, the bi...
Category
Antique 1890s French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Superb Late 16th Century Signed Colonial Japanese Namban Export Lacquer Coffer
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Superb late 16th century signed colonial Japanese Namban export lacquer coffer
Momoyama period, late 16th/early 17th century, inscribed 'Arisato' on the bottom
H. 30.5 x W. 43...
Category
Antique 16th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Cedar, Lacquer
H 12.01 in W 16.93 in D 9.53 in
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
A superb Dutch-colonial Indonesian silver filigree sirih box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Probably Sumatra, Padang, 18th century
H. 8.4 x W. 22.5 x D. 15.3 cm
Weight 1700 grams
Due to the form of this box, together with the date, the most likely place of production of t...
Category
Antique 18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
18th century Dutch-Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large Indian Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
Masulipatnam or Vizagapatam, 2nd half 18th century
H. 10.8 x W. 47 x D. 34 cm
There are a few similar docu...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Indian Dutch Colonial More Asian Art, Objects ...
Materials
Bone, Ebony
H 4.26 in W 18.51 in D 13.39 in
Indo-Portuguese Brass-Mounted Hardwood and Indian Wood Marquetry Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
An Indo- Portuguese brass-mounted hardwood and Indian Wood marquetry cabinet, Goa. Gorgeously made with hand-cut hardwood and the finest quality of other Indian veneered wood in two ...
Category
Antique 1680s Indian Anglo-Indian Cabinets
Materials
Brass
H 30.25 in W 31.25 in D 17.75 in
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...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Ormolu
H 16.15 in W 28.35 in D 20.48 in
Agate and Micromosaic Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Intricate and flawless, the highly detailed micromosaic medallion on the lid of this agate box is an incredible example of this diminutive art form. The elaborate micromosaic depicts...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate
Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell And Mother Of Pearl Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1750. Tortoiseshell and mother of pearl box with sliding top from Mexico 18th century. Beautiful designs all over. As is condition.
Category
Antique 1750s Mexican Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
17th-18th Century Spanish Colonial Box With Domed Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Spanish Colonial inlaid bone and faux tortoiseshell domed top box. Original hammered iron hinges. Circa 1680-1740. Excellent condition and very rare.
Category
Antique 1690s Spanish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Rare Charming 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet with Gilt-Bronze Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Japanese pictoral style lacquer cabinet with gilt-metal mounts
Kyoto, Edo period, 1670-1690
Decorated in Japanese relief lacquer work, black lacquer ground decorated...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Bronze
H 23.82 in W 24.02 in D 18.31 in
An Indian colonial tortoiseshell veneered teak portable two-door cabinet
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Mughal India, Gujarat, 2nd half 17th century
H. 22.4 x W. 30.3 x D. 26.8 cm
This small cabinet has six drawers behind two doors. Originally ordered by the Portuguese, and made afte...
Category
Antique 17th Century Indian Antiquities
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Teak
H 8.82 in W 11.93 in D 10.56 in
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Tortoiseshell Casket", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.
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.
Read More
Kazuyo Sejima’s Flowering Tree Blooms Year-Round
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
He Wrote ‘Oedipus Rex,’ but Do You Know What He Looked Like?
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Cigar Culture Was Once the Peak of Masculinity. Now, It’s a Compelling Curiosity
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
African Travel Plans on Hold? This Ardmore Leopard Vase Brings the Beauty of the Savanna to You
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
With a High-Tech Flagship and Cool Collabs, Lladró Is Breaking the Mold for Porcelain Production
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
Zoë Powell’s Magnolia 05 Vessel Is Handmade from Clay She Unearthed Herself
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.
8 Ways to Breathe New Life into a Space with Plants
The pair behind the Instagram account @houseplantclub share their tips for making any room of the house gloriously green.
Paris Gallerist Sandy Toupenet Gets Fired Up over 20th-Century Ceramics and Inventive New Makers
Her space on the city’s Left Bank mixes mid-century pieces by the likes of Jean Cocteau and Pablo Picasso with whimsical contemporary creations.