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Tortoiseshell is the shell of the tortoise. It has been used as inlay and to make small decorative objects since the seventeenth century. Some species of tortoise were put on the endangered species list in 1972, and new objects made from these shells cannot be sold legally. Tortex, a type of plastic, has been accepted as a replacement for tortoiseshell since the endangered species act banned the natural material.


 
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ImageCategoryPattern or ItemDescriptionYear Priced
 TortoiseshellBox Anglo-Indian Veneer Applied Details Hinged Octagonal Lid Paw Feet c.1880 6 x 6 In.2011
 TortoiseshellBox Decorated Silver Hinge Mounts 2 1/4 x 1 x 5 In.2011
TortoiseshellBoxString,Cover,Silver,Gadrooned Bands,London,c.1888,5 In. Illustrated2011
 TortoiseshellCigarette Box Rectangular Hinged Lid 3 1/4 x 5 x 4 In.2011
 TortoiseshellDresser Box Edwardian Banded Nickel-Silver Stringing Bone Velvet c.1900 2 x 2 x 3 In.2011
 TortoiseshellDresser Box Silver Thumbpiece Pique Monogram c.1900 2 x 6 x 3 1/2 In.2011
 TortoiseshellEtui Scent Bottle Silver Hinged Cover 2 1/2 In.2011
 TortoiseshellEtui Silver Flower Basket Vines Tapered 5 Implements 3 1/2 In.2011
 TortoiseshellFrame Bronze Dore Accent Corners Italy 19th Century 8 x 12 In.2011
 TortoiseshellGlove Stretcher Gold Monogram Victorian 8 In.2011
 TortoiseshellHair Comb Gold & Stone Mountings 2 x 3 1/2 In.2011
 TortoiseshellNecessaire George III Gilt Garlands Tapered Oval Outline Paneled 3 In.2011
 TortoiseshellNecessaire George III Silver Tapered Oval Inlaid Festoons Swags c.1789 3 In.2011
 TortoiseshellPage Turner Sterling Silver Chased Handle Ferns Scrolls Hallmark 15 3/4 In.2011
 TortoiseshellPillbox Edwardian Domed Lid c.1900 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 In.2011
 TortoiseshellPowder Box Gold Initial Round 3 5/8 x 2 1/4 In.2011
 TortoiseshellSewing Case Rectangular Canted Corners Silver Plaque 3 3/4 x 2 In.2011
 TortoiseshellShell Polished 19th Century 18 x 17 In.2011
 TortoiseshellTrinket Box Domed Lid Polished Bone Bun Feet England 1 1/2 x 3 x 2 In.2011
 TortoiseshellWriting Case George III Traveling Gold Inlaid Flowers Bloodstone Seal 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 In.2011
 TortoiseshellWriting Case George III Traveling Silver Domed Cover 2 Bottles 2 x 2 3/4 In.2011
 TortoiseshellWriting Case George III Traveling Silver Drop Handle Strapwork 1780s 1 3/4 x 2 3/4 In.2011
 TortoiseshellWriting Case Silver Shield Shape Cut Glass Bottle Folding Pen Late 1700s 2 3/4 In.2011
 TortoiseshellBox Bombe Form, Handle, Ormolu Mounts, France, 1800s, 9 x 12 x 10 In.2010
 TortoiseshellBox Carved, Court Scene, Riverscape, Chinese, 3 3/4 In.2010
 

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