A COPPER AND BRASS CIGAR BOX

STICKLEY BROTHERS, AFTER A MODEL BY N. & E. SPITTLE

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A COPPER AND BRASS CIGAR BOX
Stickley Brothers, after a Model by N. & E. Spittle
The rectangular copper box supported by four cylindrical copper legs raised on domed feet, the four corners with stylized foliate brass applications on the front and reverse, the lid with strap hinges and circular pull, stamped 64, with cedar liner
2½in. (16.5cm.) high, 11½in. (29.2cm.) wide, 6 7/8in. (17.5cm.) deep

Lot Essay

cf. Stephen Gray, ed., Quaint Furniture, 1988, p. 118 for an illustration of this model; "Metal and Glass Tableware", The Studio Year-Book of Decorative Art, 1906, p. 241 for a copper and steel box, designed and executed by N. & E. Spittle, which served as the model for this Stickley Brothers example.