Antique Dutch 19th Century Jewelry Box in Beautiful Old Natural Tortoise Shell, 6″ x 3″ x 2″

Domed top and serpentine form on this elegant mid-late 1800s jewelry box, the last of my decades-long collection being closed out. The top is semi-transparent shell so you can see the beautiful mottles of cognac to chocolate of the shell, while the rest of the box is in wood with tortoise shell veneer. It does have an ivory lip, and ivory feet (one slightly different and apparently a replacement). Full measurements noted on the photos.

Very good condition for age and type, these usually have far more damage to them, particularly that steam-domed top. Few flaws notable here, no cracks to speak or, other than one or two age/shrinkage lines and a loss on the inner rim of ivory. The box is approximately 150 years old, warrants some imperfections. As you’ll note, it has lost the escutcheon there at the lock, but it does have a working lock if you can match up a key. These are just so pretty, and impossible to find. Restrictions apply:

IMPORTANT NOTE regarding antique tortoise shell or ivory: We are great supporters of protection for endangered species in our modern world. We never buy or sell anything 100 years or newer; we donate to anti-poaching organizations; we don’t hunt; we conserve in ways that impact global warming (we’re totally solar at home), knowing those measures also protect the animals in the wild today. We also recognize the vast cultural history we preserve with our care and reverence for these antique objects, and agree with CITES that objects over 100 years of age have nothing whatsoever to do with species depletion in our current world. 

Our offering exceeds the age limitation of “more than 100 years of age”, and is well within the exemption for CITES regulation. If imported, met the CITES regulation. This item will be handled and shipped from our Utah business, and is not available for shipment internationally, nor within the USA to California, NY, Nevada, Hawaii, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington if it contains ivory, sorry. Please see our small print for more details.