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Lot Description

Eight Tortoise Shell Articles
19TH CENTURY
comprising a lorgnette, two snuff boxes, a change purse, a match safe, a pill box, a needle case and a circular box.
Length of lorgnette 5 3/4 inches.
Property from the Estate of Jacqueline Macomber, Fox Point, Wisconsin

Condition Report

circular box - diameter 2 1/2"
circular clasped box - diameter 1 3/4" - chips to edges.
serpentine shaped coin purse 3/4"x2 3/4"x2" - abrasion to top, wear to edges.
rectangular box - 1"x2 3/4"x1" - cracks to veneer; slightly warped from water; small loss to back of top.
slanted front needle box - 2"x1 1/4"x1 3/8".
rectangular footed box - 1 1/4" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/4" - scattered cracks and area of lifting to veneer.
card case - 3 1/2" x 2 1/8" - lifting to veneer.
eyeglasses - 6" x 5" (open) - a few small chips to case; glasses scratched but glass intact.

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