A French Gilt Metal-Mounted Glass Jewelry Case and Faux-Tortoise Box
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $600 - $800
Estimate$600 – $800
Status
Closed
A French Gilt Metal-Mounted Glass Jewelry Case and Faux-Tortoise Box
19th Century
Glass box, height 3 7/8 x width 4 1/4 x depth 3 1/16 inches; faux-tortoise lidded box opening to two lidded interior compartments and raised on bun feet, height 3 3/4 x width 5 1/4 x depth 3 3/8 inches.
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Sam Cowan
Associate Vice President, Head of Sale, Interiors Interiors
Sam Cowan is the Associate Vice President, Head of Sale, Interiors Interiors by Freeman's.
Sam has spent his life in the auction industry, accompanying his father, Wes Cowan to auctions, trade shows and eventually to his own eponymous auction house, in the mid-1990s. He joined his father’s auction house, Cowan’s, full-time in 2012 in the Arms and Armor department and as a fine and decorative arts specialist, a department where he would ultimately become director. Sam has an interest in 20th century design, pottery, early advertising, historic Americana and antique firearms. He is a licensed auctioneer in three states and is a featured appraiser on The Antiques Roadshow.
