A Cork-Clad Storage Box
mid-20th century
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L O T 6 5
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With friction-fit lid, the exterior overall composed of several thousand recycled cork pieces fixed to each other and to the rigid box underneath with clear-drying adhesive.
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Crude patching to holes with a composite paste, some separation along seams, lid does not fit flush.
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Boston, owned by philanthropist Eldrich Eldridge (1964), bequeathed to heirs, sold at auction (2007) to private collector.
Lot 65
A Cork-Clad Storage Box