Antique Victorian Era Tortoise Shell & Pique Cigar Etui or Travel Tea Caddy - Tortoiseshell Figural scissors Could certainly be made back

Could certainly be made back into wearable 18th century jewelry

A crimson silk moire lining that is original and is remarkably unscathed by time

I will not try it

or made up into tops of throw pillows

A delightful demi-parure

Antique Victorian Era Tortoise Shell & Pique Cigar Etui or Travel Tea Caddy - Tortoiseshell Figural scissors Could certainly be made backOversized antique Victorian era 5 1 8" tortoise shell & silvered pique cigar etui or travel tea caddy, wonderful condition with remnants of inner foil lining! We're always pleased to find and offer these wonderful antique shell items from the early to mid 1800s, whenever we're fortunate enough to find them. Tea caddies of this period, likely English as we believe this one to be, were foil lined as you see here in an attempt to keep the moist tea from