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Highly figured rosewood veneers and finely finished gloss period style finish. Molded raised lip on lid. Porcelain inserted bowl has marble veined coloring with wine colored Greek-key border on the upper edge of the bowl. Hole in the bottom of the…

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Black marble, square pedestal

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Victorian-era book with design on book cover. Books were an important status symbol indicating the class and prosperity of their owners.

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Double door oak bookcase. This "golden oak" late Victorian bookcase is refinished into a honey color with a modern stain finish. The cornice has a simple molded top. The sides are curved and divided at the base above the long drawer by a strip of…

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Eastlake glass door bookcase with adjustable shelves. The base has two drawers with four original brass handles. The top case has two smaller drawers with one handle each, below each long door. The top of the doors and cornice have much more…

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44 books that belonged to the Lyndon family.

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Crafted off rosewood, walnut and satinwood or maple, the table has many European characteristics that support its oral history of French provenance. Similar New Orleans pieces built before 186 by American, French-trained craftsmen have cabriole legs,…

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Fruit bowl of small punch bowl, white background with blue and gold gilded trim. May be Russian in origin. #6882 on bottom.

From Burke Hodgson:
"This bowl was probably a wedding present of my grandfather, Harry Hodgson, Sr. who was married in…

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Mid-19th century brass inkwell. The accompanying feather was trimmed and functioned as a pen. The letter, a facsimile, illustrated handwriting typical of the period.
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