Five tortoiseshell and horn boxes
Updated September 12, 2026
| Lot number | 222 |
| Estimate | 300.00 - 500.00 USD |
| Auction | September Fine and Decorative Arts Auction |
| Date | September 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Quinn's Auction Galleries |
| Location | Falls Church, Virginia |
A group of five small boxes, 19th century. Comprising a tortoiseshell-veneered miniature casket with domed hinged lid, blank metal cartouche, four ball feet and patterned paper lining; a circular box with gilt ornament incorporating a crowned “H,” stars and foliate borders; a rectangular tortoiseshell snuff box with heart-shaped metal inlay and piqué dot decoration; and two rectangular horn snuff boxes with tortoiseshell lid panels.. Largest: 1 1/4" x 2 3/4" Smallest: 5/8" x 2 1/4"
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