Lot 98: Seven-Piece Trinket Box Group
Seven-Piece Trinket Box Group to include
Chinese carved soapstone tobacco box having double happiness symbols to cover; turned wood cylindrical container having silvered Latin script to cover; turned wood circular box having a reverse-painted glass panel depicting a three-masted sailing ship flying American and French flags; hand-carved reticulated tortoiseshell trinket box having vacant shield cartouche, some damage; shell-form miniature purse; diamond-form burl wood box; and Austrian banded onyx bowl having patinated bronze mounts
tobacco box height 3 1/2 inches, 4 1/2″ x 5″ top
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Estimate: $200- $400
Auction Date: September 12, 2026
