FRANCE, début du XIXème siècle Round brown tortoiseshell box (Chelonioidea spp) (pre-Convention) decorated with a miniature depicting a nude woman an undressed woman, three-quarter back, in front of a wooded landscape. Box diameter: 9.5 cm - miniature: 7.2 x 7.2 cm (at sight). Eating, cracks, accidents and missing parts, notably to the rabbet, restored background. Shell specimen of pre-Convention marine turtle Chelonioidea spp (I/A), predating June 1, 1947 and therefore conforming to EC regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996 art.2-Wmc. In the event of export, it is the purchaser's responsibility to check with the customs authorities of the country concerned, particularly the United States, prior to any purchase. If the animal is to be exported from the European Union, a CITES re-export permit will be required, at the expense of the future buyer.