American, 19th century, leather and brass studded box, brass escutcheon and swing handle, paper lined interior, label for "Jesse Delano, Saddle, Harness, and Trunk Maker, New York" to lid interior, 5-3/4 x 11-3/4 x 6-3/4 in.; grain painted book form lidded box, brass escutcheon, on ball and peg feet, 5-3/4 x 11-3/4 x 10 in., Provenance: Collection of Laurence and Helen Alspaugh, Greensboro, North Carolina
Condition
leather box with cracks, peeling, and losses to leather, losses to paper lining; book form box with scattered surface scratches, cracks, and chips, paint loss, lid loose at hinges, feet loose, slight warping to lid