$1,100
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
The Collection of Amb. & Mrs. Alexander Weddell - The Virginia House Museum
Auction: April 10, 2019 11:00:00 AM EDT
The front with decoy lock, the top with hidden lock, the interior with additional locked compartment; raised on castors.
H: 22, W: 31 3/4, D: 19 in.Provenance: Acquired in Norwich, England, 1929.
The Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond, Virginia.
Deaccessioned by The Virginia House Museum to benefit future preservation, acquisitions, and care of collections.
Alexander Weddell noted that this strong box is "of a type which was made in Germany...and exported to the British Isles and to France. The false keyhole ostentatiously shown could hardly deceive even a casual searcher! This was bought in Norwich in 1929."