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- Sale 5994
Live
| Philadelphia
Nov 12 | 10:00 AM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 5994
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$2,500 – $3,500
The soap box with printed label, "Ezra Wood Manufacturer Buckland Mss.", depicting Washington and Lafayette ; two snuff boxes depicting General Lafayette; one depicting the "Glorious Victory" of the United States over the Macedonia, one showing the Declaration of Independence; one with an advertisement for Henry Reill & Co.'s Celebrated Snuff and Tobacco Manufactory", another depicting a domestic scene with inscription to lid, "Lieut. Wm Betts Griffith N.Y. Vol.s 1812-1814 Born 1788. Died 1857.," a phrenological diagram, and a calendar of saints for 1853.
Dia: 4 1/2 in. (largest)According to a 1942 article in The Magazine Antiques, Ezra Wood (1798-1841) was a miniaturist in Buckland, Massachusetts (active circa 1830-1831). Known as the "puffy sleeve artist," he also supplemented his income by manufacturing wooden hair equipment and distributing liquor with an active license.
Provenance: Collection of the late Hans U. Jahn, Charlottesville, VA.
