Sale 2455
New York
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21 - 22 June 2011
Price realised
USD 5,250
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A 'BLACK FOREST' EBONIZED FRUITWOOD FOX AND HARE TOBACCO JAR, SWISS OR GERMAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, hinged at each neck, the interiors fitted with cylindrical wells 18in. (45.7cm.) high, 12in. (30.5cm.) wide, 5in. (12.7cm.) deep
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Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF GEORGE D. WIDENER, PHILADELPHIA
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