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An English Brass and Agate-Mounted Letter Box and a Bisque Plaque-Mounted Calamander Writing Box
Estimate: $600-$800
Passed
Live Auction
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Location
Chicago
Description
An English Brass and Agate-Mounted Letter Box and a Bisque Plaque-Mounted Calamander Writing Box
Circa 1850
Larger: height 4 3/4 x width 14 3/4 x depth 10 3/4 inches; smaller: height 7 1/4 x width 10 3/4 x depth 5 1/2 inches.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from the Estate of Ruthann "Rudy" Bengston, Grand Haven, Michigan
Condition
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Provenance
Provenance: (Bisque-mounted example) Darlene Morris Antiques, Tucson, Arizona, 14 February 2002 (with copy of invoice)