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Description:
Odd Fellows Coffin, Papier-mache Skeleton Bust, and Blue-painted Storage Box, America, late 19th century, the varnished mahogany coffin with window containing a papier-mache skeleton bust with paint defined skull details and shadowing, the blue-painted storage box with square nail construction and iron carrying handles on the ends, and a pair of turned and brown-stained supports, box lg. 52 5/8, wd. 17 3/4, dp. 13 1/2 in.
Provenance: Collected from an Odd Fellows lodge in Nebraska.
The Thomas and Audrey Metzger Odd Fellows Collection
Estimate $300-500
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Stephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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