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  AC 31565 GOBERG IRON CASKET, 6 1/2" WIDE, 4 1/2" DEEP, 2 1/4" TALL ON 4 RAISED FEET.  HEART DECOR, LOCK WITH KEY.  CLEARLY SIGNED FOR HUGO BERGER.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $265.00

   AC  25013  FABULOUS ARTS AND CRAFTS SOLID COPPER CASKET.  THICK HEAVY GAUGE PLATE, HAMMERED SURFACE, RIVETS.  TOP LID MARKED "BRIDGE" IN BOLD LETTERS WITH CARD SUIT ACCENTS.  A WONDERFUL TABLE TOP BRIDGE BOX.  VERY MASCULINE, WOULD WORK NICELY FOR CIGARS.  A PRODUCT OF THE ENGLISH ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT, CIRCA 1890-1910.  PROBABLY MADE IN THE COTSWOLDS OR CORNWALL. SUPERB QUALITY AND CONDITION.  $265.00

  AC  23992  BRIDGE OR PLAYING CARD BOX, SOLID BRASS.  HANDMADE ARTS AND CRAFTS ERA PIECE, REPOUSSE DECORATION WITH STIPPLING.  ABOUT 6" TALL, REMOVABLE LID, HOLDS 2 DECKS.  UNUSUAL WOOD LINER LIFTS CARDS UP WITH LEATHER TAB.  FOUR RAISED STYLIZED FEET.  VERY UNUSUAL CONFIGURATION, CIRCA 1900-1910.   $245.00

  AC 31357 GOBERG IRON TRINKET BOX, 5" X 3 3/4" X 1 1/2" WITH HINGED LID, EMBOSSED DECOR.  SIGNED "GOBERG" ON BOTTOM.  NICE GOTHIC MEDIEVAL LOOK.  GOOD ARTS & CRAFTS DESK OPT PIECE.  CIRCA 1900.  $95.00

  AC 22995  JUGENDSTIL CASKET, PRESSED METAL, HAMMERED AND RIVETED, BRASS HARDWARE, 10 1/2" X 8 1/2" X  7".  SECESSIONIST WITH MACKINTOSH ACCENT.  GREAT ADDITION TO AN ARTS AND CRAFTS MISSION DECOR.  CIRCA 1910.  VERY NICE ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $195.00

  ACB 31492 WMF JEWEL CASKET, ABOUT 6" WIDE, 4" DEEP, 3" TALL.  GORGEOUS ART NOUVEAU EMBOSSED DECOR - BOTH FLOWERS AND RIBBONS.  ATTRACTIVE STYLIZED LEGS, GREEN SATIN INTERIOR WITH ROPE BORDER.  TOTALLY ORIGINAL INSIDE AND OUT.  PICTURED ON PAGE 298 OF THE 1906 WMF CATALOG NO. 131.  SHOWS HONEST USE WITH MOST OF THE SILVER PLATE GONE. NO DAMAGE OR ABUSE.  VERY NICE PIECE.  $295.00

   AC  23736  ARTS AND CRAFTS HAMMERED PEWTER COVERED WOOD CIGAR BOX, 6" X 8" X 3".  DECORATIVE PATTERN WITH 4 ENAMEL STONE INLAYS.  WORD "CIGARS" IN ARTS & CRAFTS TYPE LETTERING.  INTERESTING HAND MADE PIECE, CIRCA 1900-1910.  BRASS HINGES, VERY GOOD ORIGINAL CONDITION.   $145.00

  AC 31356 GOBERG IRON CIGAR BOX, 10" WIDE, 7" DEEP, 3 1/2" TALL ON FOUR BALL FEET.  UNUSUAL HAND PAINTED DECOR, WOOD LINING.  GREAT ARTS & CRAFTS PERIOD PIECE, CIRCA 1880-1910.  SIGNED "GOBERG" ON THE BOTTOM.  $250.00

   AW  27727  GOTHIC CHURCH DOCUMENT BOX, WALL CUPBOARD WHICH CAME FROM A CHURCH VESTRY.  DARK OAK, 11 1/2" X 5" X 8" HIGH.  $165.00

  AC 22797  ART NOUVEAU PEWTER BOX, 8" X 6" X 2", GORGEOUS REPOUSSE DECORATION ON LID AND SIDE CORNERS.  VELVET TYPE LINING.  AN ATTRACTIVE DRESSER OR DESK TOP BOX.  CIRCA LATE 19TH CENTURY, CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN ORIGIN.  GREAT WITH AN ARTS AND CRAFTS DECOR.  $125.00

   AC 22972 ART NOUVEAU PEWTER TRINKET OR JEWEL CASKET, ABOUT 3" X 2" X 2".  HINGED TOP, SATIN LINING,   CIRCA LATE 1800'S.  $55.00

  AC 24945 PEWTER COVERED LETTER BOX, CERAMIC STONE INLAY, 9 1/2" WIDE, 5" TALL, 3" DEEP WITH 3 COMPARTMENTS INSIDE.  GREAT ARTS AND CRAFTS PERIOD PIECE.  NICE ADDITION TO ANY STICKLEY, MISSION OFFICE DECOR.  EXCELLENT CONDITION, CIRCA 1900.  $195.00

  AC 10357  ROUND BRASS TWO PIECE BOX, 3" IN DIAMETER, 1 3/4" TALL.  BEAUTIFULLY EMBOSSED WITH A WILLIAM MORRIS LOOKING DESIGN.  PATTERN POPULAR FROM 1890-1910.  FABRIC LINING IN BOTH PIECES.  MADE IN ENGLAND DURING THE ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT.  VERY ATTRACTIVE VICTORIAN DRESSER PIECE.  $125.00

  AC   24422  C.W.J. BISCUIT TIN, ART NOUVEAU, ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE, 3" DIAMETER, 4" TALL.  ORGANIC DECORATION, HAMMERED SURFACE, RIVETS AND STRAPS.  ALL THE A&C ELEMENTS.  PROBABLY A SAMPLE SIZE, CIRCA 1920.  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION. $68.00

  AC   21864  HUNTLEY & PALMER, ARTS AND CRAFTS BISCUIT TIN, ABOUT 4" DIAMETER, 5" TALL INCLUDING REMOVABLE LID.  HAMMERED AND EMBOSSED METAL, VERY GOOD ORIGINAL CONDITION.  MADE IN 1924.  $85.00

  AC  24553  ARTS & CRAFTS VASE SOLD ORIGINALLY AS A TIN BISCUIT BOX, 7" TALL, GREAT COMBINATION OF ART NOUVEAU AND ARTS & CRAFTS DECORATIVE ELEMENTS, ESPECIALLY NEWLYN.  COPPERIZED FINISH ON TIN.  BOTTOM MARKED "THIS TIN IS MADE WATER TIGHT FOR USE AS FLOWER VASE CLEAN WITH SOFT DUSTER".  INCLUDES ORIGINAL TOP LID.  VERY GOOD CONDITION, VERY UNUSUAL PIECE, CIRCA 1905. $95.00

   AC 28065  ARTS AND CRAFTS VASE SOLD ORIGINALLY AS A BISCUIT TIN, 7" TALL, GREAT COMBINATION OF ART NOUVEAU AND ARTS & CRAFTS DECORATIVE ELEMENTS, ESPECIALLY NEWLYN.  COPPERIZED FINISH ON TIN.  BOTTOM MARKED "THIS TIN IS MADE WATER TIGHT FOR USE AS FLOWER VASE CLEAN WITH SOFT DUSTER".  INCLUDES ORIGINAL TOP LID.  VERY GOOD CONDITION, VERY UNUSUAL PIECE, CIRCA 1905.  $95.00

   AC 30223  BRASS TRINKET BOX, REPOUSSE DOG IMAGE ON LID, HAMMERED SURFACE, RAISED DECOR ON ALL SIDES.  APPROXIMATELY 6" X 4 1/4"X 2 1/4"TALL SITTING ON 4 BALL FEET.  WOOD LINED.  ATTRACTIVE ARTS & CRAFTS PERIOD PIECE.  CIRCA 1900-1920.  PROBABLY GERMAN, SIGNED BUT MARK NOT CLEAR.  VERY NICE.  $185.00

Arts & Crafts brass trinket box  AC 36868  BRASS TRINKET BOX, ATTRACTIVE BRONZE PATINA, 6 1/2" x 4 1/2", 3" HIGH ON FOUR BALL FEET.  HINGED TOP LID.  INTERESTING GEOMETRIC FLOWER DESIGN ON LID.  WOOD LINING.  EXCELLENT CONDITION EXCEPT SMALL DENT ON RIGHT SIDE.  CIRCA PRE-WWII.  $38.00

   AC 25265  BRASS TRINKET BOX, 3 1/2" X 4 1/2" X 2 1/4" TALL, WOOD LINED.  ATTRACTIVE ARTS & CRAFTS LOOK.  MARKED "GERMANY" WITH EAGLE SYMBOL.  VERY GOOD CONDITION, CIRCA 1900-1920.  $68.00

      AC 30235  PEWTER TRINKET BOX, 6 1/2" X 4 1/4"X 1 1/2", HINGED TOP LID WITH ORGANIC DECOR.  REPOUSSE FLOWER, SEED, LEAF.  SIGNED "MODOR".  PROBABLY FOR DESK OR DRESSING TABLE, FRENCH ART NOUVEAU PERIOD.  VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH A FEW EDGE BUMPS.  $125.00

  AC 30549  ART NOUVEAU, TRINKET BOX.  HAMMERED COPPERIZED SURFACE WITH REPOUSSE ARTS & CRAFTS DECOR, 6 1/2" WIDE, 5" DEEP, 2" TALL.  HINGED TOP LID, FOUR BALL FEET.  UNSIGNED.  POSSIBLY A CIGAR OR CANDY GIFT BOX.  CIRCA 1900-1920.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $78.00

WMF trinket box german shepherd  AC 36656  WMF CIGARETTE OR TRINKET BOX.  GLASS BODY, PEWTER HINGED LID WITH PAIR OF GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS IN HIGH RELIEF SURROUNDED BY THREES AND FOLIAGE.  3 3/4" X 4 1/4" X 1 3/4" TALL.  CLEARLY SIGNED WITH VARIOUS WMF MARKS.  SIMILAR ITEMS SHOWN ON PAGE 122 OF THE 1906 WMF CATALOG.  PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION ON TOP OF LID.  VERY GOOD ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $195.00

WMF bronze box  AC36861  WMF TRINKET BOX, BRONZE, 7" X 4" X 2 3/4" TALL ON FOUR BALL FEET.  GORGEOUS NICELY DETAILED HORSE ON LID, WOOD LINING.  STAMPED WITH FIRST STYLE MARK USED FROM 1880 TO 1930.  VERY NICE ORIGINAL UNPOLISHED CONDITION.  $175.00



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