Good to very good condition throughout. The box or etui, casket, is large and beautiful. The finest panels of shell used to greatest advantage. Natural inner lip trim entirely in place on box base and lid. Implements show some age and use but are all original but the scissor blades have been replaced (using antique blades from a salvaged scissor). The interior red velvet lining is worn and has some discoloration around the edges. Some denting to the silver implements and, while I can see a red ribbon in the measuring tape tool, I can't get it out and don't know its condition. There is a small chip to the veneer on the left upper front side and what looks like a triangular restoration just below it (left side of the box, not on the lid). See pictures for measurements.
IMPORTANT NOTE regarding antique tortoise shell or ivory: We are great supporters of protection for endangered species in our modern world. We never buy or sell anything 100 years or newer; we donate to anti-poaching organizations; we don't hunt; we conserve in ways that impact global warming (we're totally solar at home), knowing those measures also protect the animals in the wild today. We also recognize the vast cultural history we preserve with our care and reverence for these antique objects, and agree with CITES that objects over 100 years of age have nothing whatsoever to do with species depletion in our current world.
Our offering exceeds the age limitation of "more than 100 years of age", and is well within the exemption for CITES regulation. If imported, met the CITES regulation. This item will be handled and shipped from our Utah business, and is not available for shipment internationally, nor within the USA to California, NY, Nevada, Hawaii, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington if it contains ivory, sorry. Please see our small print for more details. We do hold a valid USFWS license, as well, for import/export, but additional time is required for export, and we are not exporting at this time.
