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Lot 324
Sale 6266 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Apr 30, 2019
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$2,875
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Georgian sandalwood, gold, ivory, and hair work box English, circa 1791
With mourning slide to exterior, depicting a mourner by a tomb inscribed "Farewell But Not For Ever", composed of dissolved hair and sepia painting on ivory; and palette work "sprays" to interior, each with gold wire tie and cypher: "H", "M", and "L" which likely stand for separate individuals, all against a woven palette work backdrop; interior gold surround engraved "Ann Wood Died 23 April 1791 Aged 26"; retaining red leather display box.
L: 3 3/4 in. W: 1 1/2 in.