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A China Trade Carved Teak Chart or Agent Box For The Ship Wizard Of New York
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
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$950
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American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Description
A China Trade Carved Teak Chart or Agent Box For The Ship Wizard Of New York
Circa 1860
the ovoid case with hinged lid engraved on one side with leafy reserve enclosing the inscription, "Ship Wizard New York," and the other side with a leafy reserve enclosing, "S & Co NY."
Height 12 1/8 inches.
Provenance
Provenance:Kinnaman & Ramaekers, Inc., Wainscott, New York, September, 1991,The Collection of Robert K. and Joy Lewis, Sag Harbor, New York.Note:This chart box may have been used on the Clipper ship Wizard King, built in Richmond, Maine by Thomas Jefferson Southard (1808-1896) in 1854. Southard retained a majority share in many of the ships built in his yard. The Wizard King was noted for having a fine record in "Australian Service."