A Very Rare and Pretty Little Tortoiseshell Box with Silver Mounts; 17th Century Mexico
A Very Rare and Pretty Little Tortoiseshell Box with Silver Mounts; 17th Century Mexico
A Very Rare and Pretty Little Tortoiseshell Box with Silver Mounts; 17th Century front
A Very Rare and Pretty Little Tortoiseshell Box with Silver Mounts; 17th Century close
A Very Rare and Pretty Little Tortoiseshell Box with Silver Mounts; 17th Century side
A Very Rare and Pretty Little Tortoiseshell Box with Silver Mounts; 17th Century bottom

A Very Rare and Pretty Little Tortoiseshell Box with Silver Mounts; 17th Century Mexico

£18,500.00

Description

The tortoiseshell most likely imported from the Spanish colonies in the Philippines to Mexico, cut and polished there into very thin slices making them almost opaque. The piece is 9.3cms in width, 3.8cms in height and 6.8cms in depth.

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