$95.00
Shrapnel letter openers were quite popular during WW I. This is a rather unusual variation. The handle of the letter opener is not quite as jagged as many as we see. It is not as dangerous to handle. It measures 1 1/2” x 2.” A brass cross guard makes it look like a sword or dagger. It has a relatively short blade which measures 2” x 1/2.” This makes the overall length 4 1/4.” It is a very handy, easy-to-use letter opener with a good heft to it.
Shrapnel letter openers were quite popular during WW I. This is a rather unusual variation. The handle of the letter opener is not quite as jagged as many as we see. It is not as dangerous to handle. It measures 1 1/2” x 2.” A brass cross guard makes it look like a sword or dagger. It has a relatively short blade which measures 2” x 1/2.” This makes the overall length 4 1/4.” It is a very handy, easy-to-use letter opener with a good heft to it.
Shrapnel letter openers were quite popular during WW I. This is a rather unusual variation. The handle of the letter opener is not quite as jagged as many as we see. It is not as dangerous to handle. It measures 1 1/2” x 2.” A brass cross guard makes it look like a sword or dagger. It has a relatively short blade which measures 2” x 1/2.” This makes the overall length 4 1/4.” It is a very handy, easy-to-use letter opener with a good heft to it.
$275.00
This is a handsome, Art Deco style, brown-leather box with brass corners and a hinged brass handle on top. The pebbled leather exterior may actually be Moroccan leather, as the leather on the box’s interior has more of a reddish tint. The handle is inscribed with its owner’s name, “Christ.n (abbreviated for Christian) Bove,” in black German Fraktur script……
PERSONAL STORAGE BOX – IDENTIFIED – LEATHER AND BRASS
This is a handsome, Art Deco style, brown-leather box with brass corners and a hinged brass handle on top. The pebbled leather exterior may actually be Moroccan leather, as the leather on the box’s interior has more of a reddish tint. The leather on the box’s exterior exhibits some slight wear and scuff marks, although a treatment with a good leather conditioner should alleviate the worn look. The box itself is very sturdily built and in excellent shape. Each brass corner fixture is outlined with a tooled, Art Deco design, which is repeated around the center-placed handle.
The handle is inscribed with its owner’s name, “Christ.n (abbreviated for Christian) Bove,” in black German Fraktur script. The handle is hinged so that it can fold down against the box’s exterior.
The box’s front sports a fine brass lock, which unfortunately lacks a key. The lock itself appears to be in working order and the hinges are sturdy.
The box’s interior is exquisitely lined with green felt that shows NO wear or tear. It could have held important papers, men’s toiletries or any number of other treasures.
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$175.00
Following WW I’s end, both Russia and Germany experience particularly chaotic internal situations. In Russia, Bolshevik Red and anti-Bolshevik White forces battled for control in a bloody civil war. Meanwhile in Germany, many soldiers found themselves policing internal strife during the Freikorps Period, or battling the Reds alongside the Whites in Russia. Such was the case with this small wooden cigarette box’s original owner, who saw combat in Siberia…..
CIGARETTE BOX – COMMEMORATING POST WW I SERVICE IN SIBERIA
Following WW I’s end, both Russia and Germany experience particularly chaotic internal situations. In Russia, Bolshevik Red and anti-Bolshevik White forces battled for control in a bloody civil war. Meanwhile in Germany, many soldiers found themselves policing internal strife during the Freikorps Period, or battling the Reds alongside the Whites in Russia.
Such was the case with this small wooden cigarette box’s original owner, who saw combat in Siberia. The cedar box exterior features the legend “Erinnerung an Sibirien,” (Memory of Siberia). Its top swings up to allow access to the interior where his cigarettes were placed. The handsome little box is in very fine condition.
This is a consignment item.
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$75.00
This is a fine, black -lacquered wooden box that measures 6″ x 4″ x 2 ½.” The box’s top displays an oval wreath of yellow roses and green leaves surrounded by a dotted yellow oval. Inside, the case’s upper lid and its bottom section are padded with green silk. …..
STORAGE BOX – ROSE MOTIF
This is a fine, black -lacquered wooden box that measures 6″ x 4″ x 2 ½.” The box’s top displays an oval wreath of yellow roses and green leaves surrounded by a dotted yellow oval. Inside, the case’s upper lid and its bottom section are padded with green silk.
A 3/4″ tear appears in the upper lid’s green silk and the cotton backing shows through.
The bottom has more extensive damage to the green silk and much more of the white cotton backing is exposed.
The exterior is in good condition.
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