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Thu, Sep 15, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 305

Two Paint Decorated Folk Art Boxes

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

19th century, pine grain painted box with metal mounts, handles, and lock mechanism, 10-1/2 x 14-1/4 x 10-3/4 in.; red and black painted mini pine tool box, with applied wooden geometric elements, brass hinges, mechanisms, and mounts, interior with removable tray, 10-1/2 x 13-3/4 x 10-1/4 in.

Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

crack across lid, chip on right side where lid meets body, loss to metal elements, interior with loss to lining, cracks and hole to base; loss to paint, pest damage, cracking and chipping to wood, loss to brass element

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