French wood and tortoiseshell box - 18th centuryof rectangular form, entirely veneered in maple wood and inlaid with tortoiseshell (hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, Cheloniidae); the corners and upper handle with gilded and embossed copper fittings depicting mermaids.Height x width x depth: 10 x 16.5 x 11.5 cm. Total weight 580 g.Item condition grading: **** good.Accompanied by Ce.S.Ar. Centro Studi Archeometrici certificate of authenticity.This lot is available for sale only with shipments within the European Union.