Six Painted Tin Items, a Papier-mâché Cat Toy, and a Timepiece with Chain, Europe and...

Six Painted Tin Items, a Papier-mâché Cat Toy, and a Timepiece with Chain, Europe and America, 19th century. Assembled group includes five pieces of New England tinware: three book-form boxes with hinged lids, a miniature covered kettle, and a small mug; one English lithographed tin biscuit box in the form of eight books surrounded by a buckled strap, the conforming top lifting on hinges, printed with marbled pages and book titles on molded spines; one sculpted and painted papier-mâché cat figure on a squeaking bellows base; and one pocket watch mechanism with chain of pierced slide plates, engraved 'D.D. Neveren' 'N27408 / LONDON' along edge, biscuit tin, wd. 6 1/2, dp. 4 7/8, ht. 6 3/8 in. Footnotes: Note Proceeds to Benefit the Historic Deerfield Museum Collections Fund. English biscuit tin from Collection of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Sotheby's Sale no. 7000, New York, New York, (11-19 September 1997), Lot 605. The yellow book box is inscribed on interior bottom by Molly Porter (1925-93) of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing