Tortoiseshell
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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strkey:tortoiseshell (Tortoiseshell | Alabaster, Ivory, Jade, Marble & other Natural Materials Price Guide) eBay Auctions
US $56.88
US $100.00
US $37.00
US $595.00
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Category Pattern or Item Description Year Priced Tortoiseshell Snuffbox Burl, Trade Tools, Atelier De Tonnerier, Stamped, 3 3/4 In. 2001 Tortoiseshell Snuffbox Hinged Lid, 19th Century, 3 1/4 In. 2001 Tortoiseshell Snuffbox Man With Wife & Child On Lid, 1860s, 3 1/4 In. 2001 Tortoiseshell Snuffbox Men On Bicycles, Geometric, Continental, 19th Century, 3 In. 2001 Tortoiseshell Snuffbox Men, Bicycle, Geometric Design Base, Continental, 19th Century, 3 In. 2001 Tortoiseshell Snuffbox Sarcophagus, Hinged Lid, J. Holland Cartouche, 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 In. 2001 Tortoiseshell Spectacles Case Penwork Ivory Floral, Scroll, Silver, 1900, 5 3/4 In. 2001 Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy George Iii, Domed Segmented Lid, 2 Compartments, Ball Feet, 6 x 3 In. 2001 Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy Regency, Sarcophagus Shape, Mother-of-pearl, 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 5 In. 2001 Tortoiseshell Box Desk, Jewel Casket Shape, Ivory, 1875, 4 3/4 x 13 x 9 7/8 In. 2000 Tortoiseshell Box Desk, Silver Inlaid, Blond, Emerald Baize Interior, Ivory Bun Feet, 2 x 6 In. 2000 Tortoiseshell Box Mother-of-pearl, Fluted, Midnight Blue Velvet Interior, 1825, 1 5/8 x 2 In. 2000 Tortoiseshell Box Overall Figural Landscape, 3 3/4 x 4 x 4 In. 2000 Tortoiseshell Box Painted Scene Of Man & 2 Women On Cover, Oval, 1880s, 3 x 3 x 6 In. 2000 Tortoiseshell Box Patch, Male & Female, Fingers To Lips, Regency Attire, 3 1/2 In., Pair 2000 Tortoiseshell Box Sewing, Double Hinged Lid, Mother-of-pearl, Victorian, 8 x 9 3/4 In. 2000 Tortoiseshell Case Bone Cheroot, England, 1865, 5 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 In. 2000 Tortoiseshell Ox Overall Carved Figures & Landscape, 19th Century, 5 In. 2000 Tortoiseshell Pin Box Rectangular, Ivory Ball Feet, 19th Century 2000 Tortoiseshell Snuffbox Silver Inlaid, White Opaline Glass Bun Feet, 1810-1820, 1 1/4 In. 2000 Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy Ivory, 2 Lidded Compartments, Bun Feet, Regency, 6 1/4 x 7 In. 2000 Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy Ivory, Serpentine Front, 2 Lidded Compartments, Regency, 6 In. 2000 Tortoiseshell Box Circular, Figure By A Riverscape, Ivory, France, Late 19th Century, 3 In. 1999 Tortoiseshell Box Hinged Cover, Silver Inlaid, Ivory Bands, Light Blue Silk, 8 7/8 In. 1999 Tortoiseshell Box People Salvaging A Wrecked Schooner, Continental, 18th Century, 4 In. 1999
