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Lot 17A
Sale 5204 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Apr 30, 2024
11:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$4,445
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A tooled, dated and initialed leather pocketbook, belonging to Robert Morris, Sr. (1711-1750) and Robert Morris, Jr. (1734-1806), dated "1737"
The folding pocketbook is dated on the exterior, “1737,” and initialed on the inside, “R M,” together with three Hall & Sellers, Philadelphia printed paper Continental Currency notes, all dated 1776.
5 ½ in. x 3 7/8 in. (closed), W: 7 ¾ in. (open)