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Group of 4 chocolate boxes, each of which is highlighted with a different original photograph of a
pretty young woman: the first a Victorian lady, who is shown with a muff; the second is a naughty
Flapper; the third is a professional woman (wearing a suit), who is enjoying the fragrance of roses; and
the fourth is a prim society lady in a gorgeous picture hat. Delicately hand-tinted silver prints, sizes
range from 3
1
/
2
x1
1
/
4
to 9
1
/
2
x7
1
/
4
inches (8.9x3.2 to 24.1x18.4 cm.); boxes also range in size and two
are adorned with pink and lavender ribbons. The boxes measure 13x5x2 inches (33x12.7x5.1 cm.)
(one), 4x9x2 inches (10.2x22.9x5.1 cm.) (2), 10x8
1
/
2
x2 inches (25.4x21.6x5.1 cm.) (one). 1890s-1930s
[250/350]
From the Collection of John Silverstein.
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Charming late 19th-century Japanese red lacquer box inset with an albumen photograph measuring
2
1
/
2
x3
1
/
2
inches (6.4x8.9 cm.) of a geisha, the box measures 6x3
1
/
2
x2 inches (15.2x8.9x5.1 cm.).
And 4 small porcelain saki cups, each with a naughty transfer photograph of nude ladies (which are
visible only when the cups contain a clear liquid). 1890s
[400/600]
From the Collection of John Silverstein.
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