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(13pc) GUTTA PERCHA/BAKELITE MATCHBOXES
Estimate:
$100 - $300
Sold
$450
Live Auction
Discovery | The Heckman Collection
Category
Description
A collection of mostly gutta percha and/or bakelite antique book-form matchboxes, including one with 'FIRE" on cover (largest, 3 x 1-1/2 in.), another that reads' Souvenir de L'Exposition Universelle Paris 1878' on the spine, and a small book fob on a 13 in. chain, and more
h. 1-1/2
w. 1 in. (smallest)
h. 1-1/2
w. 1 in. (smallest)
Provenance
The Collection of Lynn and Bruce Heckman, noted contributors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
