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Lot 215
Sale 5248 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Nov 15, 2017
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Price Realized
$650
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Carved-coconut shell and a chip-carved ditty box Mid 19th century
The coconut half shell carved with the Arms of Columbia, above the name "John J. McLaren"; together with a circular box pierced with slot, incised with compass-like blossom, and inscribed with the initials, "RB," the date, "1842," and "81 ys old," within heart reserves.
Diam: 3 7/8 in. H: 2 1/8 in. (box)