$5,000
Oval Wallpaper Covered Bandbox with Squirrel and Giraffe Patterns, "H. BARNES' BAND-BOX Manufactory No. 33, Jones Alley, Near Second Street Opposite Christ Church," c. 1835, large oval box with wallpaper covered wooden top and bottom and bentwood sides covered with squirrels on a yellow ground, the cover depicting a giraffe with two figures on a yellow ground, (wear, joinery separations), ht. 13, wd. 16 1/2, lg. 21 in. Literature: This bandbox is illustrated in American Country: FOLK ART. Created by Rebus, Inc., published by Time-Life Books, 1990
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-02-19