AMERICAN FOLK ART CARVED WALNUT AND INLAID WALL BOXES,
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AMERICAN FOLK ART CARVED WALNUT AND INLAID WALL BOXES, LOT OF TWO, comprising an arch-form top example with screw-in eyelet for hanging, double pocket, overall mother-of-pearl inlay pattern of various stars, circles and geometrical shapes, four bands of stencil decoration depicting musicians, various fowl, and stylized floral/foliage; and remaining a one-piece construction match holder, tombstone arched top with metal hanging hook, two circular openings, back board with a large five-point star, each pocket with an inlaid mother-of-pearl six-point star framed in a light and dark wood inlaid oval. Late 19th/early 20th century. 12" HOA, 8 1/4" W and 4 1/4" HOA, 2 5/8" W.
Excellent overall condition with expected wear, double-pocket example with a flake and a separation to one corner.
Provenance: The collection of the late Theodore "Ted" and Alvina Breckel, Oley, PA and Winnetka, IL.
Double-pocket example: Hovey and Evie Gleason, Marietta, PA, 8/5/1985.
Ex-collection of Hattie Brunner, Reinholds, PA.
Match holder: Robert Snyder and Judy Wilson, Mid-Week at Manchester (NH) Show, 8/11/2004.
Excellent overall condition with expected wear, double-pocket example with a flake and a separation to one corner.
Provenance: The collection of the late Theodore "Ted" and Alvina Breckel, Oley, PA and Winnetka, IL.
Double-pocket example: Hovey and Evie Gleason, Marietta, PA, 8/5/1985.
Ex-collection of Hattie Brunner, Reinholds, PA.
Match holder: Robert Snyder and Judy Wilson, Mid-Week at Manchester (NH) Show, 8/11/2004.
Condition
Excellent overall condition with expected wear, double-pocket example with a flake and a separation to one corner.
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AMERICAN FOLK ART CARVED WALNUT AND INLAID WALL BOXES,
Estimate $200 - $300
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