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Fri, Apr 19, 2013 09:00AM EDT
Lot 796

Collection of miniature boxes, to include tortoise

Estimate: $500 - $800
Sold for
$888.25
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Collection of miniature boxes, to include tortoise shell, leather, inlaid fruitwood, brass and painted examples, tallest - 3/4".

Condition

Brass hat- very minor dings; leather shoe- sporadic surface abrasions mainly to hinge; wooden hat- overall very good condition; knife box form- lid does not catch; largest- cracks to tortoise shell panels, loss to tassel of ormolu mount, the perfume bottles inside largest- fitted interior loose, one bottle with chip to enameled lid other bottle lacking stopped; longest- 3" loss to tortoise shell veneer at interior rim; 2nd longest - paper mache not tortoise shell, very minor abrasions; 3rd longest- lacquer with tortoise shell inlaid panel, overall good condition; dome top with feet- small loss to end of lid; smallest- lacking feet, very minor chips.

See printed catalog.