Sold for:
$540
$540
Pair of Carved Wooden Matchboxes, reportedly carved by Cook Borden (Lizzie Borden's grandfather), Fall River, Massachusetts, 19th century, the boxes with open cross-stem handles and relief carving on the lids, the match holder box ends ornamented with carved crowned and bearded heads, one side of the boxes have relief-carved pendant ring and leaf designs, a note inside the box is inscribed "Carved by Cook Borden of Fall River about 1830" and "Prop. of M.H. Baker his great Grand daughter," (minor losses to crown tips), ht. 4 1/2, lg. 7 1/4 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-15
