This is a two-piece ceramic turtle ring or trinket box, with purple violets and green leaves decoration. The flowers are probably decals. I bought this new in the 1980s. It is 5 inches long from the nose to the tip of its back legs, and it’s 2 3/8 inches tall; but the container part is only about 3 inches by 2 inches. It weighs 4.3 ounces before packing for shipping.

The tortoise’s shell lifts off to be the lid to the box. This dish is unbranded, but possibly was made in Portugal. (I’ve seen others made from the same mold  but different decoration, that are listed as being from Portugal.) It is lightly glazed on the top, but much of the bottom is unglazed, and has some typical gray rub marks. There are no chips or cracks.

This will be shipped by either UPS Ground or USPS Ground Advantage rate (except for International). Local delivery is always available for free to a mutually agreed upon meeting place. This cannot be shipped by UPS to a post office box. Please contact me before purchase, if you need to have it shipped to a PO Box.

I am happy to answer your questions about this piece.