Five Antique Book Safes, Various Styles - Feb 08, 2024 | Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery In Ga
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FIVE ANTIQUE BOOK SAFES, VARIOUS STYLES

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FIVE ANTIQUE BOOK SAFES, VARIOUS STYLES
FIVE ANTIQUE BOOK SAFES, VARIOUS STYLES
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Description
Grouping of five different book safes. The first one is double stacked and adhered together to supply some depth and looks to be from late 1700s. Leather bound with marbled overlays, titled "Varlds krigets historia." Secondly is a smaller one dated 1773 on title page for "sermons pour l'avent", brown leather with gilded devices. Thirdly is another period safe dated 1816, titled "Discourses on Several Subjects" with brown mottled calf with gilded cover designs. The fourth did not have any pages dating it but has the outer shell of a book titled "The School on the Hill", covered in dark leather with gilded spine notations with the author being Woodlatch. Lastly is a cigar box safe with a paper overlay on the covers and to imitate the paper pages.
Condition
Wear on each box from age and display, as expected. Some chipping, cracking, and loss to leather and boards. Varies. Approx. 8"x6" average.
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FIVE ANTIQUE BOOK SAFES, VARIOUS STYLES

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