Tortoise Shell Boxes
Color: Black
Material: Tortoise Shell
1900's Tortoiseshell Cigar Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Tortoiseshell cigar holder, with Japanese inspired decoration. Painted and inlaid with some losses. On one side it represent a bird on a branch in the middle of nature and on the oth...
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Late 19th Century British Anglo-Japanese Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Napoleon III "Boulle" Marquetry, Nacre and Gilded Brass Gloves Box
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice French Napoleon III "Boulle" marquetry, tortoiseshell, nacre and gilded brass decorative gloves box.
Restored by a cabinetmaker.
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Sunburst Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1870, English tortoiseshell tea caddy with sunburst design. It is absolutely the finest one I’ve ever owned! No cracks no restoration absolutely mint.
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1870s English Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
English Tortoiseshell Box
Located in New York, NY
English tortoiseshell box. Ovoid shaped lidded snuffbox with integral handle of richly patterned tortoiseshell, England, circa 1900.
Dimensions: 3.5...
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Early 1900s English Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
English Tortoise Case
Located in New York, NY
English tortoise case. Chic tortoise business cards case with side panel button for flip-top. Rich tortoise colour and polish. England, late 19th century.
Dimensions: 4" H x 2.88" W...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Metal
Austrian Tortoise Shell Silver Box
Located in Delft, NL
Austrian Tortoise shell Silver box
Austrian Tortoise shell Silver box in the shape of an envelope with a flap.
The flap is with a spring.
The box is marked with the Austrian Silve...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Silver
Tortoiseshell and Silver Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A very attractive tortoiseshell box with silver, on ivory ball feet. English hallmarks on sterling, circa 1880s. The interior has two compartments.
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1880s English Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Tortoise Shell Jewelry Box with Sterling Medallion
Located in Larkspur, CA
This beautiful box has a cedar interior which is separated into two compartments for jewelry. It also has sterling escutcheon for a key.
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1890s Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Gabriella Crespi Tortoise and Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Gabriella Crespi tortoise and sterling silver box. Vintage Crespi cylindrical cigarette case with engraved Gabriella Crespi logo monogram and original ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Tortoiseshell and Gold Inlaid Purse
Located in London, GB
A French Tortoiseshell and gold inlaid purse with red silk inner lining. A very pretty and unusual item, the tortoiseshell in very good condition.
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1880s French Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Gold
19th Century French Napoleon III Black Lacquer Cave a Liqueur or Tantalus
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-19th century French Napoleon III period black lacquer cave a liqueur (liqueur caddy) or tantalus features bronze and tortoiseshell inlaid cartouches on the lid and doors. Ad...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Faux Tessellated Tortoiseshell Mother-of-Pearl Jewelry Box by Maitland-Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage jewelry box in faux tessellated tortoise shell with mother-of-pearl and Abolone shell edge, circa 1970s. Simple, elegant and unique. Bin #N
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Victorian Silver Card Case Trinket and Snuff Box Regency Grand Tour 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a Ladies Well Figure Tortoise Shell Silver Framed Hinged Lid Card Case of generous proportions, made during the first half of the Nineteenth Century. The rectangular hinged cover with lavish silver inlay depicting a trailing branch of flowers and foliage.
Condition: Good condition for such an early piece with no losses to inlays, nice surface patination to tortoiseshell. The case closes firmly.
Width: (at widest, just over) 5.5" (14cm). Depth: 3” (8cm).
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An oval well figured horn trinket box with separate lid, late Nineteenth Century
Condition: Perfect condition, lid closes firmly
Width: 4.5” (11.5cms). Depth: 2.25” (5.5cms).
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Rectangular well figured Tortoiseshell hinged lid trinket or snuff box, possibly Regency period
Condition: Tiny loss at one corner, otherwise excellent.
Width: (just under) 3.5” (8.5cms).
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Rectangular horn and Tortoiseshell Snuff Box...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box, Most Probably by Bontems
Located in London, GB
A antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, most probably by Bontems,
Going barrel movement,
Gilt metal two-tone brilliance...
When wound and start/stop slide moved to the right, the bird pops up through foliate chased gilt grille, then proceeds to move bone beak, wings and body from side-to-side to good complex continuous synchronized birdsong.
The bird with streaked feathered plumage in brown, yellow, turquoise and red, lime green and purple iridescent highlights, highly polished lid interior for full bird reflection, in plain polished tortoiseshell case, twinned laurel leaf engraved bird lid border with the bird lid engraved with love birds and rose united beneath leaf swag arch, accentuated with gilt on silvered ground, hidden key...
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1880s French Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Late 19th Century Tortoise Shell Needle Case with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century tortoise shell needle case with a mother of pearl inlay. A knife box shape with a hinged lid and a package of the original needles in the original packaging marked ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Silver and Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1900
By Bontems
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Singing bird box by bontems of Paris, Circa 1900. Tortoisesheel embellished with sterling silver, with silver and enamel lid.
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Early 1900s French Late Victorian Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Silver
Faux Tortoiseshell Small Early 20th Century Layered Folding Jewelry Box w/Clasp
Located in Larkspur, CA
This is a multi layered folding faux tortoise jewelry box with vertical clasps.
It’s originally from London, and is meant for compartmentalizing jewe...
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Early 20th Century European Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
George III Rococco Pressed Tortoiseshell, Ormolu, Bilston/Battersea Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare antique English George III Rococo pressed tortoiseshell, ormolu and Battersea enamel snuff box. This beautiful oblong box is in pristine condition and has been well...
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1760s English Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Tortoise Shell Glove Box and Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Victorian silver plate and tortoiseshell basket. And tortoiseshell glove box.
The box measures 1.5 inches H x 10.5 inches W x 2 inches D.
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Early 20th Century English Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Engraved Tortoiseshell Music Box with French Revolutionary Inscription
Located in London, GB
This finely engraved and inscribed tortoiseshell music box is a precious piece of French Revolution and Napoleonic history: given as a gift by the Duchess of Gdansk in 1837 to a neph...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Tortoise Shell Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
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Located in Kenilworth, IL
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