#211.1

Fine Early 19th Century Book Box with Signed Art and Needlework
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$200
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Description
6" (15 cm.) x 4". A red leather-covered book-shaped box with gilt tooling contains a wonderful family collection of hand-written Dutch language autographs and poems in a very fine hand,embroidery,hair jewelry,silhouettes,paintings,and such,mostly identified by name and date. The book box is in very fine condition,the various pages (of which there are more than 30) are good to excellent,with some minor spotting. A veritable treasure of family history,with dates from 1835-1875.