Summer Online Auction (Sale #332)
Lot 260:
Description
Decorative Box Assortment
(5) items including an inlaid mahogany, walnut and maple sewing box having eight lidded interior compartments, a mahogany Regency style sarcophagus tea caddy having inlaid mother-of-pearl escutcheon, an oak lap desk having a pin-striped maple top and key, an inlaid mahogany lap desk having mother-of-pearl inset and a book shaped ‘King of Games’ chess and backgammon folding board / box, containing bags of checkers and dominoes
Property from: an Estate, Michigan City, Indiana
Height: 6 inches, Width: 14 inches, Depth: 10 inches (sewing box)
Condition: overall light to moderate wear consistent with use, sewing box having detached lid (retaining hinges) having two chips to veneer, interior long compartment lid unsupported at an end (detached support piece inside), no key, the tea caddy having a loss to veneer on lid left edge, lacking interior round canister and key, inlaid mahogany lap desk lacking all interior fittings and having splits to veneer on lid, a spot of lifting, lacking inlaid mother of pearl key hole plate and key, game box cover detached
Category: Decorative Arts > Decorative Arts
Estimated Sale Time: 12:23 pm CST
Shipping Status:
Shipping Quote
Last modified: July 22, 2025, 3:55 pm
Condition report:
overall light to moderate wear consistent with use, sewing box having detached lid (retaining hinges) having two chips to veneer, interior long compartment lid unsupported at an end (detached support piece inside), no key, the tea caddy having a loss to veneer on lid left edge, lacking interior round canister and key, inlaid mahogany lap desk lacking all interior fittings and having splits to veneer on lid, a spot of lifting, lacking inlaid mother of pearl key hole plate and key, game box cover detached
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