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Lot 200
Sale 5077 - The Gilded Age
Jul 14, 2021
6:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$500 -
700
Price Realized
$1,890
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Lot Description
An American Necessaire in Fitted Blonde Tortoiseshell Case First half 19th century
Rectangular case engraved with 'Lydia J. Hunn' to the lid, hinged to reveal a velvet-lined interior fitted with a sewing kit comprising a pair of scissors with protective lid, etui, thimble, finger guard, awl, bodkin, and gilt-metal mounted blue glass scent bottle; several pieces engraved 'Lydia J. Hunn' or 'L.J. Hunn,' the thimble additionally engraved '1839,' the etui engraved 'Mary B. Sharpless' and 'T&M.'
L: 5, W: 3 1/2 in. (case)