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English Regency Silver Inlaid Tortoise Shell Double Tea Caddy, 19th Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
English Regency silver inlaid turtle shell double tea caddy, 19th century. English Regency block
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Diminutive English Tea Caddy of Tortoise Shell with Sterling Silver Mounts
Located in Charleston, SC
Diminutive English tea caddy of tortoiseshell with sterling silver mounts. Tea container has
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Tea Caddies

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Exquisite Octagon Blacktab Box with Stylized Geometric Art Deco Silvered Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Octagon Blacktab shell box with stylized geometric Art Deco Silvered inlay. This
Category

20th Century Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes

George III Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
a tea caddy with block front made of tortoise shell with silver trim, ivory feet and knobs
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver, Foil

Tortoiseshell and Silver Cigar Box Pearce and Thompson, Birmingham, 1897
By Pearce Thompson
Located in London, GB
A great looking cigar box mounted in silver with scroll decoration on the exterior of the box. The
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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

Set of 4 Antique Silver Tortoise Shell Menu Place Card Holders 1915 Boxed
By William Comyns
Located in London, GB
A Set of 4 elegant Silver Menu Holders with oval Silver inlaid Tortoise Shell Panels, each showing
Category

20th Century English Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Scottish Silver Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Georgian cowrie shell snuff box Date : c1820 Period : George III / Regency Origin
Category

Antique 1830s Scottish Regency Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

19th Century Moroccan Gothic Repousse Silver and Gilt Copper Treasure Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
embellishments. The colorful Renaissance style treasure box is in excellent condition commensurate with age and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Moroccan Gothic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Early 19th Century English Regency Tortoise Shell Shaped Front Tea Caddy
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A fine English regency silver stringed tortoise shell tea caddy with architecturally shaped front
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver, Brass

Antique Victorian Silver Plated Shell Folding Biscuit Box, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box, having a plain shell-style
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

English Georgian Tortoise Shell Hinged Tea Caddy with Brass Ball Feet, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian tortoise shell hinged tea caddy with a domed lid, centered silver bail handle
Category

Antique 1810s English Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver, Brass

Antique Victorian Elkington Co. Silver Plated Shell Folding Biscuit Box
By Elkington Co.
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box, the base bearing the
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Victorian Silver Plated Shell Folding Biscuit Box, 19th Century
By Fenton Brothers
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box, having a foliate engraved
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Georgian Sterling Silver-Mounted Cowrie Shell with Hinged Lid Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Georgian, sterling silver-mounted Cowrie shell snuff box with hinged lid, London, 1815. Measures: 3
Category

Antique 19th Century British Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Silver Plate Triple Shell Shaped Sweets Biscuit Box 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian triple clam shell shaped silver plated biscuit box stamped by
Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

English Georgian Serpentine Tortoise Shell Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian serpentine tortoise shell and mother of pearl hinged tea caddy with four flanking
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Foil

Early 20th Century Silver Plated Triple Shell Shaped Sweets Biscuit Box
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique triple shell shaped silver plated biscuit box, circa 1900 in date
Category

Antique Early 1900s Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Georgian Silver Pill Box Birmingham 1810
By Wardle Kempson
Located in Toronto, ON
Georgian Silver Box clam shell shape, Birmingham 1810 Wardle & Kempson. The snuff or pill box of
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Boxes and Cases

Victorian Silver Plated Shell Folding Biscuit Box Fenton Brothers, 19th Century
By Fenton Brothers
Located in London, GB
This is a highly decorative antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box, the base bearing
Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Victorian Elkington Co. Silver Plated Shell Folding Biscuit Box 19th Century
By Elkington Co.
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box, the base bearing the
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Rare Georgian Red Tortoiseshell Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
offer this extremely rare red Tortoiseshell & Silver Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of oval form with Silver
Category

Antique 18th Century British Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century Victorian Silver Plated WMF Shell Folding Biscuit Box
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box the base bearing the mark
Category

Antique Early 1900s German Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage Boxed Set of Three Silver Plate Shotgun Shell Spirit Measures / Jiggers
By Israel Freeman Son Ltd. 1
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Boxed set of three silver plate shotgun shell jiggers "Little Shot" 1oz, "Just A Shot" 1-1/2oz
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Silver Plate Triple Shell Shaped Biscuit Box Mappin Webb 19th Century
By Mappin Webb
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian triple clam shell shaped silver plated biscuit box, circa
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver

Victorian Silver Plated Shell Folding Biscuit Box Walker and Hall 19th Century
By Walker Hall
Located in London, GB
This is a highly decorative antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box, the base bearing
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Silverplated Faux Tortoiseshell Ladys Toiletries Vanity Grooming Set 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality example of a Lady’s silver plated and Faux Tortoiseshell Grooming box
Category

Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Silver Plate Triple Shell Shaped Biscuit Box by Fenton Brothers 19th C
By Fenton Brothers
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian triple clam shell shaped silver plated biscuit box stamped
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Boxed Pair of Shell Form Silver Gilt Open Salts with Spoons by Whiting
By Frank M. Whiting Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of American late 19th century cast silver gilt open salts (with spoons) in the form of clam
Category

Antique 1890s American Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Silver Plate Triple Shell Shaped Sweets Biscuit Box Mappin Webb 19th C
By Mappin Webb
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian triple clam shell shaped silver plated biscuit box stamped by
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Victorian Silver Plated Shell Folding Biscuit Box J Dixon and Sons, 19th Century
By James Dixon Sons
Located in London, GB
This is a highly decorative antique Victorian silver plated folding biscuit box, circa 1880 in date
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Silver Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
Silver box with painted shell inlaid on lid.
Category

20th Century English Sterling Silver

Georgian Decagonal Ivory, Tortoiseshell Silver Tea Caddy w/ Tented Top 18thc
Located in Savannah, GA
separated by tortoiseshell stringing as well as tortoise outlining the bottom. Silver hinged top
Category

Antique 1790s English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tortoiseshell tea caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine English silver-mounted ivory-inlaid tortoiseshell box, circa 1850 now with a lined interior.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Silver

George III tortoiseshell tea caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A George III ivory and silver-inlaid tortoiseshell tea caddy, circa 1820.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Silver

Regency tortoiseshell tea caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Regency silver and ivory-inlaid tortoiseshell tea caddy, labeled F. Hausburg, Liverpool, early
Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Silver

19th century English TortoiseshellTea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tortoiseshell tea caddy of pagoda form with stering silver stringing and key hole. The hinged
Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tortoiseshell tea caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual English tortoiseshell tea caddy with embossed sunburst design. Circa 1825.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Silver

19th C. Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tortoiseshell tea caddy of pagoda form with mother of pearl inlay and sterling silver stringing
Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

A Set of Three 19th Century Dutch Tortoiseshell Cigar Cases with Silver Mounts
Located in Astoria, NY
A set of three 19th century Dutch cigar cases, in tortoise shell with decorative silver mounts
Category

Antique 19th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Silver

Shell Shape Victorian Folding Biscuit Box by John Sherwood Sons, circa 1890
By John Sherwood Sons 1
Located in London, London
Made circa 1890 by John Sherwood & Sons, this antique Victorian, silver plate folding biscuit box
Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Early 19th Century English Regency Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
key hole escutcheon and oval silver plaque. There is one interior compartment with a lid and the box
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Letter Box of Buhl and Tortoisse Shell w/ Hidden Writing Surface
Located in Westwood, NJ
Brass Inlaid Tortoisse Shell Hinged Letter Box w/ hidden Writing Surface. Brass stamped with Crest
Category

Antique 19th Century English Tableware

19th Century English Regency Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
. The interior with two unlined compartments for tea, each lid with tortoise shell and silver painted
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 19th Century English Regency Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
pewter or silver central plaque on the lid and bone stringing around the opening. The interior contains
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Early 19th Century English Regency Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
silver plaque initialed PEB. Velvet lined interior lid and intact interior lining. Stands on button feet.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Petite Early 19th Century Regency Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with Pagoda Top
Located in Dallas, TX
a silver cartouche on the lid. An escutcheon in front with a base skirt and button feet. Intact
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

George Jones Majolica Sardine Box with Shells and Seaweed, English, ca. 1867
By George Jones
Located in Banner Elk, NC
George Jones Majolica Turquoise Shells and Seaweed Sardine Box, English, ca. 1867, the box molded
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

English Regency Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A wonderful English tortoiseshell tea caddy. The domed lid is decorated with silver stringing
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies

Materials

Sterling Silver

Superior Early 19th Century Georgian Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy on Lion s Paw Feet
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
For connoisseurs this fine tea caddy is a gem. All surfaces are clad with silver stringed tortoise
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Vintage Sterling Art Deco Vanity Set Brush, Comb and Mirror, Original Box
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely hand chased sterling silver handled set by the American firm of Towle Silversmiths. This
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Silver Plated Folding Biscuit Barrel Cookie Box, circa 1880
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful antique Victorian silver plated folding shell biscuit box, opens to reveal a stunning
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi Large Real Turtle Shell Box Silver Sculpture, 1970
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Vis, NL
Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi large real turtle shell box combined with silver sculpture. 1970s
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Dainty Silver, Pink Enamel Shell Pearl Bracelet with Earrings, Boxed
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
are all marked Sterling Silver and in good condition, they come in box of the time but this is not the
Category

Mid-20th Century English Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Silver, Enamel

An exceptional silver mounted Shell Snuff Box made in London in 1841 by Edward E
Located in London, GB
The Shell Snuff Box is one of the most beautifully shaded examples which we have offered over the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

A rare George III silver mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box made in Birmingham in 18
Located in London, GB
The beautifully shaded Cowrie shell displays plain silver mounts and the hinged cover is engraved
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Tobacco Accessories

1780 Tortoise Shell Box with Sterling Silver Trimmings or Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
Tortoise shell box with sterling silver trimmings or mounts. Each trimming depicts different
Category

Antique 1790s English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

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