05-22-201305-23-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
May 22, 2013 02:00 PMCalender
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Seventeen Assorted Thermoplastic Union Cases

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$523$425
Auction: Discovery - 2654MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 23, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Seventeen Assorted Thermoplastic Union Cases, two quarter-plate size: the front half of a brown "Scroll/Geometric, Cameo Center" case, and a brown "Scroll/Geometric" case; seven ninth-plate size: "Geometric," "Scroll/Geometric," oval form "Spray of Fruit," "Scroll," "Scroll" with scallop border, "Catching Butterflies," and "Moses Among the Bulrushes"; seven sixteenth plate size: "The Meditating Monk," a combination of "Basket of Flowers with Floral Design" and "Scroll," and three different "Scroll" designs; a small round sweetheart size combining "Geometric" and "Scroll"; (Krainik 71, 78, 452, 492, 677, 703, 672, 621, 627 and 654, 656, 659, 745 and 766, respectively); accompanied by four small assorted, loose portrait images: two ninth plate tintypes of a young woman and a baby, a sweetheart size daguerreotype of a young man, and tintype of a middle-aged woman.
Estimate $200-250

The quarterplate case with the cameo center is missing the other side of the case, one of the small ninth-plate cases is missing the hinges.


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Keywords

Cameo Center