small trinket box
24 September 2022
Description

Small trinket or snuff box that appears to be made of tortoiseshell. There is a gold crane painted on the top. There are background designs of a swampy area with cat-tails

Dimensions

2.5"x3"x1"

Provenance

The box was in my grandmother's things. There is a handwritten note inside that says that it was a gift from grandmother Anderson to K at Christmas. The K is either my grandmothers sister (born in 1904) or my grandmothers's mother (born in 1869). The 1904 seems more likely.

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Yes
Answered within 2 days
By David U.
Sep 27, 06:29 UTC
Fair Market Value
$200 - $300 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Dear Melissa,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry and for your patience.

Based on the photographs and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A vintage tortoiseshell box
Probably made in Milano, Italy, 1930-1950s
The square box with lift-out lid decorated with a stylized bird in a vivid background

PROVENANCE: inherited
$200-300*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, and thank you again for using Mearto.

Melissa sinclair Sep 27, 12:14 UTC

I weighed it this morning on our postage scale and it didn't even register - so it is less than one ounce.
Do you need me to find a place to get more specific weights?
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