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TWO BOXES, 1928-1930S
Details
BRITISH AND FRENCH
TWO BOXES, 1928-1930S
shagreen, one trimmed in silver, the other trimmed in bakelite
the silver trimmed box with cedar interior, the bakelite trimmed box with mahogany and silk-lined interior with two vertical compartments
British box: 2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) wide, 3 5/8 in. (8.9 cm.) deep;
French box: 2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) wide, 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) deep
silver with the British assay marks of Richard Comyns
TWO BOXES, 1928-1930S
shagreen, one trimmed in silver, the other trimmed in bakelite
the silver trimmed box with cedar interior, the bakelite trimmed box with mahogany and silk-lined interior with two vertical compartments
British box: 2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) wide, 3 5/8 in. (8.9 cm.) deep;
French box: 2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) wide, 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) deep
silver with the British assay marks of Richard Comyns
Provenance
Gallery James II, New York (British box);
Ambassador Pamela Harriman (British box acquired from the above);
Sotheby's, New York, The Estate of Ambassador Pamela Harriman, 19-21 May 1997, lot 964.
Ambassador Pamela Harriman (British box acquired from the above);
Sotheby's, New York, The Estate of Ambassador Pamela Harriman, 19-21 May 1997, lot 964.
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