$448
A collection of eight vintage metal boxes: a brass box with a repoussé eagle and shield flanked by anchor and cannon emblems; a brass box shaped like a kepi or shako cap, marked "E.D. Paris"; a brass box with ornate cast decorations, with wooden insert and marked on the hinged lid "Royal Netherlands Steamship Company, Amsterdam"; a nickel plate cigarette case affixed on the front with an enamel emblem of a lion on a shield, reading "1924, Wembley" commemorating the British Empire Exhibition; a silver-toned box with the emblem for the "Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteer Rifles"; an oval brass box with a hinged lid stamped "William Prior, West Woodlands, Frome, 1891"; and a pair of thin brass boxes, one marked "Property of Wells Fargo & Co. Express S.F. Division" and the other marked "Property of Pony Express Messenger Service." Largest, 4 1/16 by 2 5/16 inches PROVENANCE From the Estate of Jonathan Winters Categories: Jonathan Winters
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2014-04-11
