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Rare Shaving Box, 18th Century American browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Decorative Art:Folk Art: Pre 1800: item # 578304 Please refer to our stock # b1004 when inquiring.
Leslie Antiques Ltd. By Appointment New York, New York 10128 (212)348-9073 Guest Book SOLD |
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| This shaving box is a truly wonderful and unusual piece of Americana, and was used to hold and sharpen razors. It was not a common household object, and not many survived from the 18th century. Nina Fletcher Little discusses these charming boxes in her book, Neat and Tidy, and shows a similar example. This particular example is made from birch, and has chip carved saw-tooth edges, and, on three sides, scribed designs. It has three sliding compartments, and also, amazingly, still retains its inset strop and honing surfaces. The box has a rich, deep patina, a nice dry surface, and, overall, is in very good condition, with much less than the the expected nicks and minor losses of a heavily used object. The length is 11 inches, the width is 2 1/4 inches, and the height is 2 1/4 inches. | ||
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