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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial
• Sale Date:
  15 Jul 2018 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  57
• Lot Description:
  THOMAS GRIFFITHS Book box playing card casket, North Tamborine, Queensland, circa 1925
  inlaid with palm wood, blackbean, Queensland maple, casuarina, ebony, pine and Queensland walnut, ", with original business card "From THOS. GRIFFITHS. Maker of the celebrated JEWEL AND PLAYING CARD CASKETS (in book form). They are made from Queensland's most beautiful timbers. During the Wembley Exhibition of 1925, their Majesties admired these novel caskets, and the commission presented the King and Queen each with a casket, which they graciously accepted"
  24cm high, 15cm wide, 6cm deep
• Estimate:
  A$2,500 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Furniture

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