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Prints & Drawings and Decorative Arts- Sale 254

Sat, Dec 2, 2023 09:30AM EST
  2023-12-02 09:30:00 2023-12-02 09:30:00 America/New_York Rachel Davis Fine Arts Rachel Davis Fine Arts : Prints & Drawings and Decorative Arts- Sale 254 https://www.racheldavisfinearts.com/auctions/rachel-davis/prints-drawings-and-decorative-arts--sale-254-13318
Prints & Drawings and Decorative arts- Sale 254 | Gallery Preview begins Sat. November 25th - 10am to 4pm on Sat. 11/25, Tue. 11/28 through Thu. 11/30 | 10am to 3pm on Fri. 12/1
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Lot 308

Gorham sterling silver cigarette box

Estimate: $400 - $700
Starting Bid
$300

Bid Increments

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$0 $10
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$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$300,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000

Gorham sterling silver cigarette box, inscribed on lid S. S. GEORGE M. HUMPHREY/ Built by/ THE AMERICAN SHIP BUILDING COMPANY/ Lorain, Ohio/for/NATIONAL STEEL COPROATION/ Christened October 5, 1954/ SPONSOR MRS. GEORGE M. HUMPHREY, wooden interior with divider, , model number 302, marked on bottom, approximately 15 ozs. (weighed without cedar lining).          2 x 6 1/2 x 5" 

George M. Humphrey served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury for President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Condition

Very minor surface scuffs as expected from use.  

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Bratenahl, OH estate

Descended through family

George M. Humphrey