Sold for:
$385
$385
Small Silver Presentation Box, Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham, England, 1832, the box purportedly once the property of the noted American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor George Washington Carver (1864–1943), with the initials "GWC" engraved on the cover; rectangular box with hinged lid, the interior lid cover engraved with the names "Queenie Woods Washington" and "Marina Harris Meade," ht. 5/8, wd. 2 1/8, lg. 2 3/4 in., approx. 2 troy oz.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-06-17
