Sale 1672
New York
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16 February 2006
Price realised
USD 900
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A GROUP OF THREE COLONIAL PORCUPINE QUILL AND EBONY GRADUATING TABLE BOXES, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY Largest: 3½in. (9cm.) high, 8in. (20cm.) wide, 6in. (15cm.) deep (3)
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