Bidspirit auction | Three Small Table Boxes, 19th


Three Small Table Boxes, 19th Century - A Group of Three Small Table Boxes, First Half 19th Century. Comprising an American walnut and tulip poplar dovetailed box; an American fruitwood and rosewood inlaid mahogany jewelry box; and an inlaid octagonal tea caddy. (3) Dimensions: Height of smallest 4 3/4in; width 7 1/2in; depth 5 1/2in; Height of largest 6in; width 11 3/4in; depth 6 1/2in. Provenance:  Property from the Collection of C. Thomas Attix Jr., East Windsor, New Jersey. Condition: The tea caddy retaining an old, dry and dark surface. Shrinkage and movement and lifting to veneers. lacking interior lid. With key. The inlaid jewelry box with a very dark, dry and alligatored surface. Warping to the lid. No key.  The walnut dovetailed box with shrinkage and age cracks. No key.