(4) Sterling Silver Cases & Boxes, 5.52 Ozt

Lot description

(lot of 4) Sterling silver cases and boxes, including: (1) Elgin American Manufacturing Company cigarette case, monogrammed GM, denting, approx 4 1/8"l, 3"w, (1) James E. Blake Company photo locket/ picture frame, monogrammed RBD, engraved date 12-25-17, denting, approx 2.5"l, 2"w, (1) Eastern Sterling Company (ESCO) round pill box, monogrammed MBH, approx 1 7/8"diam, (1) round box with hinged lid and handle, possibly a portable ashtray, marked sterling 950, approx 3.25"l, 1.75"w; 5.52ozt total Provenance: From the estate of Dorothy Jean McPhaul, whose small East Austin antique shop, Johnnie’s Antiques, has survived for generations despite rapid city expansion. McPhaul, a true lover of all things antique and a retired educator with a 40-year tenure at the LaGrange Public School system, personally collected African American memorabilia, jewelry, glassware, pottery, amongst other rare and fine antiques. Established by McPhaul’s grandfather, Simon Sidle, in 1918, Johnnie’s Antiques is among the last vintage properties on East 6th Street, and notable as one of the first black-owned businesses in Austin. After assuming proprietorship in 1999, Dorothy followed in the family tradition as a fixture of the Texas antique sale circuit.