Potter & Potter Auctions
Live Auction

The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins

Fri, Jan 25, 2019 10:30PM EST
Lot 267

Nest of Boxes.

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

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$100,000 $10,000
Nest of Boxes. Los Angeles: Carl Owen, ca. 1955. A vanished ring or watch reappears in the smallest of seven locked, nesting boxes. Exceptional set of seven hardwood chests fitted with brass hardware. Innermost box fabric lined. Original keys. Largest 9 ? x 9 ? x 10?. One of only two seven-box sets constructed by Carl Owen, this set for his own collection. Passed from Carl Owen to his friend and business partner John Daniel.