February Auction (Sale #263)
Lot 296:
Description
Carved Bone Toothpick and Book Mark Assortment
c.1965, including seventeen dozen (204) toothpicks in two sizes and thirty book marks; all carved from bovine bone; together with fifteen book marks carved from wood; all adorned with an elephant
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with age and normal use; bone book marks having some yellowing overall, some having a hand-written B, one broken, one missing an elephant; toothpicks having some tips missing and three missing half the shaft
Length: 3.75 inches (longest)
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot.
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Approximate Sale Time: 1:30 pm CST
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Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with age and normal use; bone book marks having some yellowing overall, some having a hand-written B, one broken, one missing an elephant; toothpicks having some tips missing and three missing half the shaft
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