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Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

1850's Tortoiseshell Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Small Silver and Tortoiseshell jewellery box, with the top of the lid and the bottom of the box
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Gold Plate

Antique 1850's Tortoiseshell Box
1850's Tortoiseshell Box
H 1.19 in W 2.37 in D 1.58 in
1900's Tortoiseshell and Silver Pique Work Letter Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
An early 20th century tortoiseshell and silver piqué work Letter Box. The sloping front is inset
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Early 20th Century British Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Silver

1900's Tortoiseshell Cigar Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Tortoiseshell cigar holder, with Japanese inspired decoration. Painted and inlaid with some losses
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Late 19th Century British Anglo-Japanese Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Brass

Antique 1900's Tortoiseshell Cigar Box
1900's Tortoiseshell Cigar Box
H 5.12 in W 2.76 in D 1.19 in
1900's Tortoiseshell Box in the shape of a Book
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Tortoiseshell box in the shape of a small book, with silver hinges and locks. A small silver round
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Late 19th Century British Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Silver Plate

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
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Mid-19th Century Moroccan Anglo-Indian Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Bone, Tortoise Shell

A large Edwardian shaped rectangular silver and tortoiseshell piqué box
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large Edwardian shaped rectangular silver and tortoiseshell piqué box, the hinged lid with a
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Silver

1900's Boulle Cigar box
By Ecole Boulle, J. C. Vickery
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Cigar Box in the style of École Boulle by JC Vickery with tortoiseshell and brass inlay, on the lid
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Early 20th Century British Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Brass

Antique 1900's Boulle Cigar box
1900's Boulle Cigar box
H 2.76 in W 7.88 in D 3.94 in
1920's Blond Shagreen Cigar Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Cigar box lined in cedar wood with adjustable compartments. Rectangular in shape with an elegant
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Early 20th Century British Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Tortoise Shell, Shagreen, Wood

Antique 1920's Blond Shagreen Cigar Box
1920's Blond Shagreen Cigar Box
H 2.76 in W 7.49 in D 4.34 in
Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, Uk, Circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning Sheffield silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This
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Early 1900s British Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Silver

Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, UK, circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning silver plated keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This
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Early 1900s English Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Silver

Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
boxes that stood on cabriole legs. These often featured lids made of tortoiseshell or other luxurious
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Early 1900s English Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Silver

19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Sandalwood Sadeli Mosaic Sarcophagus S
Located in Dallas, TX
quality, than the more profusely and intricately mosaic inlay, tortoiseshell and ivory boxes, made for the
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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Bone, Padouk, Sandalwood

Louis XV Mother-of-pearl Snuffbox
By Louis Robin
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Louis XV-period gold-mounted snuff box features lustrous panels of inlaid mother-of-pearl. The
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Gold

Louis XV Mother-of-pearl Snuffbox
Louis XV Mother-of-pearl Snuffbox
H 2 in W 1.5 in D 1.5 in
Restored Tiger Tortoise Bamboo Pedestal Side Table Storage Box
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Antique tiger bamboo, also known as tortoiseshell bamboo, pedestal side table with flip-open lid
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Early 1900s American Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Bamboo

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Antique Tramp Art Wall Mirror
Located in Søborg, DK
Antique tramp art wall mirror. Made from cigar boxes. With 4 layers of carved teak wood. Also with large brass tacks. A lovely patina to the glass mirror plate and also the wood ...
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1890s Danish Late Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Teak

Antique Tramp Art Wall Mirror
Antique Tramp Art Wall Mirror
H 12.21 in W 18.12 in D 1.58 in
English Tortoiseshell Pagoda Form Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Tortoiseshell Pagoda Form Tea Caddy, Early 19th Century
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Early 19th Century English Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Tortoise Shell

Black Man Ceramic Cigar Jar. Austrian-made, circa 1900
Located in Bradenton, FL
Black Man Ceramic Cigar Jar. Austrian-made, circa 1900, in the form of a wooden cigar box. A nattily dressed black man in top hat sits on the lid with an old-fashioned match box in h...
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Early 20th Century Austrian American Classical Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Ceramic

Silver Plated Cigarette Case With Hunting Scene
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Silver Plate Hunting Cigarette Case, Cigar Box. A cigarette box with cedar wood lining and with silver plated frame. The lid containing a hand coloured hunting and coaching s...
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Mid-20th Century British Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Silver Plate

Silver Plated Cigarette Case With Hunting Scene
Silver Plated Cigarette Case With Hunting Scene
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H 1.97 in W 5.32 in D 3.55 in
Antique Coromandel and Brass Bound Campaign Humidor
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Antique Coromandel and Brass Bound Campaign Humidor. The cigars depicted are for illustrative purposes only.
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20th Century British Campaign Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Brass

Barrel-Form Chinese Birdcage with Blue Glazed Waterpots, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming, barrel-form birdcage was once home to the pet songbird of a Qing-dynasty aristocrat. Bird-keeping was a popular pastime throughout the Qing dynasty and inspired its ow...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Metal

Antique Victorian Brass Bound Oak Cigar Humidor 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stylish antique Victorian oak brass and cedar lined tabletop cigar humidor circa 1860 in date. The rectangular box features a lift out tray and adjustable divisions with s...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Oak, Cedar

c1900 Folk Art Tramp Art Box
Located in Downham Market, GB
An antique tramp art box. A beautiful & early piece of tramp art, intricately layered in the traditional manner with notch carved wooden strips & finished with a pressed brass lion r...
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1890s British Rustic Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Pine

c1900 Folk Art Tramp Art Box
c1900 Folk Art Tramp Art Box
H 6.3 in W 10.63 in D 6.7 in
English Georgian Serpentine Tortoise Shell & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy, C. 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Georgian serpentine tortoise shell and mother of pearl hinged tea caddy with four flanking inlaid corner columns, central escutcheon, bone fitted interior border with two lid...
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Foil

Antique Primitive American Paint Decorated Tool or Document Storage Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This antique American storage box exudes a charming rustic appeal with its hand-painted design on a sturdy wooden surface. The box dates back to the 1800s and features ample space to...
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Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Wood, Paint

Terracotta Cat Tobacco Jar Barrel Humidor
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terracotta Cat Tobacco jar. A Tobacco jar - humidor with a cat or puss on top of the lid. This tobacco jar in the shape of a barrel looks great ! The cat who peeps out of the barr...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Pottery, Terracotta

Antique Reed & Barton Silver Plate Etched Glass Cruet Condiment Caddy Set
By Reed & Barton
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian Reed & Barton cruet condiment set featuring pressed and etched glass bottles with ornate footed silverplate caddy "The Reed & Barton story began in 1824, when Isaa...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Metal

Early 20th Century copper Oriental Style Decorative Storage / Cigar Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful copper casted box. Richly decorated with dragons and oriental motifs. The inside is covered with cedar wood, ideal for storage cigars. Dimensions: 8(h) x 18 x 12 cm The...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Chinoiserie Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Copper

Antique Hand-Carved Chestnut Box in Asian Bamboo Style Inlaid with Soapstone
Located in Lisse, NL
Exclusive & fine quality hand-crafted Chinoiserie box. The diversity in techniques and materials used by craftsman around the world and over the last centuries never seizes to a...
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Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Soapstone

Musical Snuff Box Playing 2 Tunes with historical decor to the lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Snuffbox with music made in Switzerland in the first half of the 19th century. This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies, on a sectional comb. The comb is thus composed of several section...
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1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze

Pair of George 111 Inlaid Mahogany Knife Boxes
Located in Montreal, QC
This fine pair of Classic proportions have many marks of quality. The timber used on the sloped fronts has been carefully selected with figured grain conforming to the shape of the h...
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Early 19th Century British George III Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Mahogany

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19th Century Boulle Type Mantel Clock
By S. Marti & Cie
Located in Liverpool, GB
sides. The entire surface of the box structure is covered with a tortoiseshell marquetry carriage and a
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19th Century French Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Brass

Antique 19th Century Boulle Type Mantel Clock
19th Century Boulle Type Mantel Clock
H 30.32 in W 13.39 in D 5.52 in
Dutch Brass Tobacco/ Smoking Oval Box 18th Century
Located in Woodbridge, CT
panels of decorated ivory, agate, tortoiseshell, or porcelain. The shapes of these boxes was not
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18th Century Dutch William IV Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Brass

1900s English Tortoiseshell Letter Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 1900's English Tortoiseshell Letter Box with Sterling Silver Inlay and Mounts. Asprey London.
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Early 20th Century English Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, Uk, circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box
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Early 1900s British Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Silver

Silver Keepsake Box, circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
boxes that stood on cabriole legs. These often featured lids made of tortoiseshell or other luxurious
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Early 1900s English Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Silver

Silver Keepsake Box, circa 1900
Silver Keepsake Box, circa 1900
H 1.75 in W 6.88 in D 3.5 in
Antique George V Sterling Silver and Tortoiseshell Jewellery Box Hallmarked 1913
By E.S. Barnsley & Co. Ltd.
Located in London, London
sterling silver jewelry box, features a tortoiseshell lid and body, silver mounts and base, and a gilt
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1910s English Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Sterling Silver

Jamaican Colonial Engraved Tortoiseshell Comb-Case with Two Combs, Dated 1670
Located in Amsterdam, NL
tortoiseshell combs, one large box with combs and one powder box. The first comb for the Institute of Jamaica in
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17th Century Jamaican Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Silver

Antique English Mahogany & Marquetry Dumb Waiter c.1780
Located in London, GB
just about every 19th century vanity box, dressing case or jewellery box. It became more of a Victorian
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1780s British Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

Antique French Marquetry Display Table circa 1880
Located in London, GB
, furniture making etc. and is the core structure of just about every 19th century vanity box, dressing case
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19th Century French Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

Antique Grandfather Clock by W North, Leckonfield circa 1780
Located in London, GB
about every 19th century vanity box, dressing case or jewellery box. It became more of a Victorian trend
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

Antique Dutch Mahogany Marquetry Sleigh Bed c.1830
Located in London, GB
just about every 19th century vanity box, dressing case or jewellery box. It became more of a Victorian
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19th Century Dutch Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Mahogany

Antique Pair French Marquetry Cabinets Wardrobes
Located in London, GB
employing tortoiseshell and brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs. Ormolu
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Early 20th Century French Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, UK, Circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning silver plated keepsake box dating to the early 1900s, with associated
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Early 1900s British Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Silver

English Art Deco Crystal, Faux Tortoiseshell & Sterling Silver Round Box
Located in New York, NY
Twelve-sided crystal pot with faux tortoiseshell screw-on top inset into sterling silver rim
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques

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Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique tortoiseshell box antiques for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique tortoiseshell box antiques was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bone, tortoise shell and metal. Antique tortoiseshell box antiques have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique tortoiseshell box antiques to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Regency, Georgian and Victorian antique tortoiseshell box antiques are of considerable interest. Mappin & Webb, Julien Alaterre and William Comyns each produced beautiful antique tortoiseshell box antiques that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Tortoiseshell Box Antiques?

Antique tortoiseshell box antiques can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,305, while the lowest priced sells for $133 and the highest can go for as much as $75,000.
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