Small Carved Trick Book Box, probably America, 19th century, carved with the words "JOKE BOOK" within a punch-decorated reserve on one side, and with an urn of flowers on the reverse, the spine carved with the words "HOLEY BIBLE", the edge of the box slides and causes a snake to strike, ht. 4 1/2, wd. 1 1/4, dp. 3 1/2 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-08-10
Small Paint-decorated Trick Book Box, probably America, 19th century, painted brown overall with central diamond and corner hearts in yellow and red, the edge of Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-08-10
Small Carved Slide-lid Box, America, late 18th/early 19th century, rectangular form with concave carved corners, the lid with a carved heart and initialed "LC," ht. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-03-02
Small Carved Whalebone Game Box, Napoleonic prisoner-of-war-made, early 19th century, the sliding arched exterior lid designed as a castle tower, the flat interior lid decorated Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-05-12
Small Bentwood and Pine Box with Carved Whale Finial and Collection of Miniature Bone Carvings, probably New England, mid-19th century, with pine top and Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-08-10
Small Carved and Painted Prisoner-made Book-form Box, "Made by a life term Prisoner in the Iowa state Penitentery [sic] Fort Madison Iowa 1904," made from Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-06-08
Carved cherry shoe-form trick snake box, 19th c., 3 1/2" l. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2014-12-10
A carved and painted trick snake box, 19th c., 2 1/4" h., together with a paper covered example, 20th c., 4" h. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2014-12-09
Carved Forget me Not trick snake box, ca. 1900, 4" h., 6" w. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2012-06-29
Carved trick snake in a box toy, late 19th c. , 3 3/4" h., 4 1/2" w. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2008-10-24
Four Small Carved Utilitarian Boxes, some possibly sailor made, 19th century, including a tortoise shell and ivory box with two fold-out blades, a burl box, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-11-04
