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*********19TH CENTURY ART NOUVEAUPAPER COVERED HANKY BOX WITHRAW LINEN CROSS STITCH!I RECENTLY ACQUIRED A SMALL ESTATE COLLECTION OF VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE JEWELRY AND ASSORTED ITEMS. MANY ARE QUITE RARE AND SOME ARE SIGNED. LISTED FOR AUCTION TODAY IS A 19TH CENTURY HANDKERCHIEF BOX THAT IS BEAUTIFUL PAPER COVERED. IT MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 11 1/8″ X 7 1/8″ X 1/2″. IT INCLUDES THE TOP, PLAIN BOTTOM AND ORIGINAL TISSUE WHICH COVERED A RAW LINEN CROSS STITCH ARTICLE. IT MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 9 1/2″ X 12 1/2″ PLUS 3″ FOLDED ON EACH END! IT IS 2 CHINESE LANTERNS WITH BRANCHES AND CHERRY BLOSSOMS! THE BORDER IS BLUE LINEN, HAND STITCHED AS WELL. AND THERE ARE TWO CORDS. ONE OF THE CORDS HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO THE LIGHT, (IS JUST AS I RECEIVED IT) AND THE BLUE HAS FADED FROM ABOUT 5″. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND AN NICE RARE FIND! PLEASE NOTE :
