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AN AMERICAN CIGARETTE BOX, A SILVER-PLATE MOUNTED WOOD CARD BOX AND EIGHT AMERICAN COUNTER DISHES
AN AMERICAN CIGARETTE BOX, A SILVER-PLATE MOUNTED WOOD CARD BOX AND EIGHT AMERICAN COUNTER DISHES
AN AMERICAN CIGARETTE BOX, A SILVER-PLATE MOUNTED WOOD CARD BOX AND EIGHT AMERICAN COUNTER DISHES
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AN AMERICAN CIGARETTE BOX, A SILVER-PLATE MOUNTED WOOD CARD BOX AND EIGHT AMERICAN COUNTER DISHES
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AN AMERICAN CIGARETTE BOX, A SILVER-PLATE MOUNTED WOOD CARD BOX AND EIGHT AMERICAN COUNTER DISHES

THE CIGARETTE BOX WITH STAMP OF ANDREW A. TAYLOR, NEWARK, CIRCA 1930-1970; THE COUNTER DISHES WITH STAMP OF TIFFANY AND COMPANY, AFTER 1965

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AN AMERICAN CIGARETTE BOX, A SILVER-PLATE MOUNTED WOOD CARD BOX AND EIGHT AMERICAN COUNTER DISHES
THE CIGARETTE BOX WITH STAMP OF ANDREW A. TAYLOR, NEWARK, CIRCA 1930-1970; THE COUNTER DISHES WITH STAMP OF TIFFANY AND COMPANY, AFTER 1965
The plain oblong cedar-lined cigarette box with hinged cover engraved with an allegorical map of Europe dated 1955, stamped underneath; the Art Deco style oblong ebonised card box applied on cover with a silver-plated plaque cast with initials HFII; the counter dishes shaped circular with fluted sides, stamped underneath TIFFANY & CO MAKERS STERLING 25021
the cigarette box 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) long, 5 ¼ in. (13.4 cm.) wide; the card box 8 ¼ in. (20.8 cm.) long, 3 7/8 in. (10 cm.) wide; the counter dishes 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) diameter

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Lot Essay

The monogram to the cardbox suggests it was a personal possession of Henry Ford II; whilst it has not been possible to identify the trip that the cigarette box commemorates, it is likely to be a European trip undertaken by Henry Ford II in 1955.

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