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MAINE FOLK ART SPRUCE GUM BOOK BOX
Estimate:
$200 - $400
Sold
$450
Live Auction
Discovery | The Heckman Collection
Category
Description
Early 20th century, of book form with heart shapes on the spine and raised and inlaid geometric motifs on the sides in various colors of stained woods, with drawer inscribed on bottom 'Made by John H. Jackson M (sic) Maine woods 75 years ago for Dorothy Leeds his granddaughter 1910', with period printed valentine card inside
h. 5-3/4
w. 4-1/4
d. 1-5/8 in.
h. 5-3/4
w. 4-1/4
d. 1-5/8 in.
Provenance
The Collection of Lynn and Bruce Heckman, noted contributors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
