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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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CategoryPattern or ItemDescriptionYear Priced
TortoiseshellBoxPainted Scene Of Man & 2 Women On Cover, Oval, 1880s, 3 x 3 x 6 In.2000
TortoiseshellBoxPatch, Male & Female, Fingers To Lips, Regency Attire, 3 1/2 In., Pair2000
TortoiseshellBoxSewing, Double Hinged Lid, Mother-of-pearl, Victorian, 8 x 9 3/4 In.2000
TortoiseshellCaseBone Cheroot, England, 1865, 5 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 In.2000
TortoiseshellOxOverall Carved Figures & Landscape, 19th Century, 5 In.2000
TortoiseshellPin BoxRectangular, Ivory Ball Feet, 19th Century2000
TortoiseshellSnuffboxSilver Inlaid, White Opaline Glass Bun Feet, 1810-1820, 1 1/4 In.2000
TortoiseshellTea CaddyIvory, 2 Lidded Compartments, Bun Feet, Regency, 6 1/4 x 7 In.2000
TortoiseshellTea CaddyIvory, Serpentine Front, 2 Lidded Compartments, Regency, 6 In.2000
TortoiseshellBoxCircular, Figure By A Riverscape, Ivory, France, Late 19th Century, 3 In.1999
TortoiseshellBoxHinged Cover, Silver Inlaid, Ivory Bands, Light Blue Silk, 8 7/8 In.1999
TortoiseshellBoxPeople Salvaging A Wrecked Schooner, Continental, 18th Century, 4 In.1999
TortoiseshellCombFolding, Carved, Indian With Headdress, 18th Century1999
TortoiseshellTea CaddyBlond, 2 Covered Interior Compartments, 19th Century, 8 In.1999
TortoiseshellTea CaddyHinged Lid, Sarcophagus Form, Ivory, Bun Feet, Regency, 8 In.1999
TortoiseshellTea CaddyRectangular Form, Silver Metal, Ivory, Bun Feet, Victorian, 5 3/4 In.1999
TortoiseshellTea CaddyRegency, Cushion Shape, 2 Interior Lidded Compartments, 8 In.1999
TortoiseshellTea CaddyRegency, Sarcophagus Shape, 2 Lidded Wells, 12 1/4 In.1999
TortoiseshellNeedle Case1 3/4 X 1 1/8 In.1999
TortoiseshellBottleSnuff, Warriors On Horseback, Ivory Stopper, 2 In.1998
TortoiseshellBoxOrnate Gild, Brass Fittings, Handle, 5 1/2 In.1998
TortoiseshellBrush HolderLandscape Design, Mountain, Scrolled Foot, 3 3/4 In.1998
TortoiseshellCaseBun Feet, 19th Century, 2 3/8 In.1998
TortoiseshellCrossIvory Corpus, Christ Carved With Open Eyes, 1770, 35 x 22 1/2 In.1998
TortoiseshellHairpinRectangular Form, Japan, 9 1/2 In.1998
 

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