Estimate: $200 - $400
Price Realized: $163 Includes buyer's premium
one rectangular handmade jewelry box with hinged top closure, underside incised with 'Kavanagh Chest / Designed and handmade by Tony Lydgate © 1985 / The fact is the sweetest dream that labor knows -R. Frost' one biomorphic jewelry box with 3 drawers
rectangular: 4 x 13 1/2 x 8 inches
biomorphic: 5 1/2 x 18 x 8 inches
From a Private Collection
in overall good condition with gentle wear, rectangular box with crack along one of bottom seams
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Art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. Frames, lampshades, or items described as “supplementary” are not considered integral to the value of the lot and are excluded from condition assessments. This includes any mat, mounting, glazing, hanging apparatus, case, box, or stand. Timepiece movements, lighting elements and items with mechanical or electrical components have not been thoroughly tested and are not covered under warranty by Capsule.
