Sold for:
$492
$492
Tin Tinderbox and Candle Holder, America, late 18th/early 19th century, the green-painted oval tin box with loop handle attached to back and candle holder mounted on lid, containing a candle snuffer, conforming interior lid, flint, wrought iron striker, and scraps of singed cotton fabric, also containing a newspaper clipping from the mid to late 19th century outlining the use for the by-then outmoded form, ht. 4, wd. 5 1/2, dp. 5 in. Provenance: The Howard Roth Collection.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-08-09
