567 Two Wave Crest Glass Jewel Boxes
New Year Special Antiques Consignment Auction
Two C. F. Monroe Glass Jewel Boxes, fourth quarter 19th century, one a gilt-brass-mounted Wave Crest glass jewel box with "Swirl" square top and circular base, retaining the remnants of the period ecru silk linings, and the other a similar Wave Crest glass dresser box, signed in red, h. 3-1/2", w. 3-1/2". For the form, see W. R. Cohen, Wave Crest, The Glass of C. F. Monroe, Collector Books, 1987, p. 84, center photograph, right. Two C. F. Monroe Glass Jewel Boxes, fourth quarter 19th century, one a gilt-brass-mounted Wave Crest glass jewel box with "Swirl" square top and circular base, retaining the remnants of the period ecru silk linings, and the other a similar Wave Crest glass dresser box, signed in red, h. 3-1/2", w. 3-1/2". For the form, see W. R. Cohen, Wave Crest, The Glass of C. F. Monroe, Collector Books, 1987, p. 84, center photograph, right.
