RR Auction: Historic Collection of Raleigh DeGeer Amyx

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ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Grace Coolidge’s Lace Flapper Dress53 - Grace Coolidge’s Lace Flapper Dress
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Grace Coolidge’s stunning personally-owned and -worn dress. Soft golden color 1920s flapper-style dress features a double layer of gold lace around th
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Grace Coolidge’s Handmade Beige Chiffon Stole54 - Grace Coolidge’s Handmade Beige Chiffon Stole
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Elegant sheer beige stole of the highest quality, handmade by Grace Coolidge herself, lined with turquoise chiffon. The stole, measuring 7´ 4? ...
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Grace Coolidge’s Handmade Rose Chiffon Stole55 - Grace Coolidge’s Handmade Rose Chiffon Stole
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Stately rose-pink stole of the highest quality, handmade by Grace Coolidge herself, lined with light gray silk and intricately decorated with delicate
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Grace Coolidge’s Sterling and Enamel Perfume Flask56 - Grace Coolidge’s Sterling and Enamel Perfume Flask
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Grace Coolidge’s elegant personally-owned and -used perfume flask, given to her by her husband, President Calvin Coolidge. Sterling and enamel flask-s
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Grace Coolidge’s Button Hook57 - Grace Coolidge’s Button Hook
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Grace Coolidge’s fashionable personally-owned and -used button hook. Ivory-handle button hook measures 7? long, with the ivory handle beautifully and
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Grace Coolidge Collection of Six Items58 - Grace Coolidge Collection of Six Items
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Fine collection of six items, all personally-owned by the Coolidge family: a small cobalt blue swirl glass pitcher personally-owned and -used by Presi
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Grace Coolidge Collection of Five Items59 - Grace Coolidge Collection of Five Items
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Nice collection of five items, all personally-owned by Grace Coolidge: a lovely rhinestone brooch personally-owned and -worn by Grace Coolidge; a gorg
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Grace Coolidge Collection of Five Items60 - Grace Coolidge Collection of Five Items
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Collection of five items owned by Grace Coolidge. Items are: a 3.25? tall camel-shaped perfume bottle; a pair of decorative porcelain birds kept in th
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Grace Coolidge Collection of Four Items61 - Grace Coolidge Collection of Four Items
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Collection of four items, all personally-owned and -worn by Grace Coolidge: a black mourning veil personally-owned and -worn by Grace Coolidge during
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Herbert Hoover’s White House Displayed Artwork62 - Herbert Hoover’s White House Displayed Artwork
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President Hoover’s astounding personally-owned piece of fabulous artwork kept on display in his White House living quarters during his presidency, con
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover Photographs63 - Herbert Hoover Photographs
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Two original unsigned glossy 10 x 8 International News press photos: one of Hoover during a solemn moment on board a battleship; and one of Hoover rid
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Herbert Hoover Brocade Fabric From Monroe Room64 - Herbert Hoover Brocade Fabric From Monroe Room
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A large swatch of brocade fabric from a footstool that was in the Monroe Room of the White House during President Hoover’s administration, measuring 1
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Herbert Hoover’s Butterfly Wing Artwork65 - Herbert Hoover’s Butterfly Wing Artwork
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President Hoover’s personally-owned piece of original artwork kept on display in the White House during his presidency, consisting of a detailed rever
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Herbert Hoover’s Chinese Rice Bowl66 - Herbert Hoover’s Chinese Rice Bowl
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President Hoover’s personally-owned and -used Chinese rice bowl. Glazed white bowl measures 5? in diameter, with hand-painted scenes of a family, a ri
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Herbert Hoover’s Gifted Plate67 - Herbert Hoover’s Gifted Plate
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President and Mrs. Hoover’s personally-owned Nippon porcelain dessert plate. Plate measures 7.75? in diameter, with hand-painted flowers around the ed
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Herbert Hoover’s Eversharp Pencil68 - Herbert Hoover’s Eversharp Pencil
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President Hoover’s appealing personally-owned and -used Eversharp gold mechanical pencil, measuring 5.25? long, handsomely hand-engraved along the sid
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Herbert Hoover’s Brass Candleholder69 - Herbert Hoover’s Brass Candleholder
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President Hoover’s personally-owned and -used historic brass tealight candleholder, measuring 4? tall and 1.75? in diameter, featuring a small curved
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Herbert Hoover’s Congress Playing Cards70 - Herbert Hoover’s Congress Playing Cards
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Two decks of playing cards, used by President and Mrs. Hoover, and gifted to First Maid of the White House, Maggie Rogers. Reverse of one deck bears a
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Herbert Hoover’s Playing Cards71 - Herbert Hoover’s Playing Cards
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Deck of President Hoover’s personally-owned playing cards. Imperial poker playing cards feature an image of a Geisha girl on the back of each, and com
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Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover’s Bronze Paperweight72 - Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover’s Bronze Paperweight
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Substantial bronze paperweight in the shape of a woman’s right hand, presented by President Herbert Hoover to his wife, Lou Henry Hoover, complete wit
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Lou Henry Hoover’s Silk Doilies and Notebook of Dress Records73 - Lou Henry Hoover’s Silk Doilies and Notebook of Dress Records
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Historically fascinating black leather records book, 5.5 x 8, for the outfits worn by First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, compiled by White House First Maid
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Lou Henry Hoover Collection of Four Items74 - Lou Henry Hoover Collection of Four Items
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Collection of four items personally-owned and -used by Lou Henry Hoover, all originally presented to White House maid Maggie Rogers. Items are: a pair
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 Inaugural Top Hat77 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 Inaugural Top Hat
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -worn top hat, size 7 3/8, worn for his first presidential inauguration on March 4, 1933. The impressive fo
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Wool Cape78 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Wool Cape
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President Roosevelt’s remarkable personally-owned and -worn blue-black cape custom made of the highest quality manufacture and material by Lewis &am...
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Estimate : 100,000.00 - 150,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Walnut Cane79 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Walnut Cane
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used walnut cane with a white bone handle and tip, measuring 39.5? long, featuring two black rings below t
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s  1933 Inauguration Presentation Cane80 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 Inauguration Presentation Cane
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Magnificently impressive wood and silver-topped cane presented to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Cane measures 36? long with the handle artistically
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Cane Holder81 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Cane Holder
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used very attractively designed cane and umbrella holder, measuring 20? tall with an 11? diameter, featuri
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Photograph82 - Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Photograph
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Charming 9.25 x 7.25 Christmas photo of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt relaxing at a patio table with a book and some knitting, taken on July 4, 1941,
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Eleanor Roosevelt’s Sterling Silver Pendant Watch Given to Her By FDR83 - Eleanor Roosevelt’s Sterling Silver Pendant Watch Given to Her By FDR
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Eleanor Roosevelt’s beautiful personally-owned and -used Swiss lady's .900 silver hunting cased pendant watch, sold through A. Frankfield & ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Bible84 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Bible
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned hardcover edition of the Holy Bible. Cleveland: The World Publishing Company. Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.75, gilt-stam
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Book85 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Book
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned copy of African Game Trails by Theodore Roosevelt. Later printing. NY: Syndicate Publishing Company, 1910. Hard
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Original Artwork86 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Original Artwork
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Impressively rare and detailed original pencil artwork of President Roosevelt smiling, drawn by an accomplished artist, FDR’s secretary Mabel Williams
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Bust of Will Rogers87 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Bust of Will Rogers
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned cast metal memorial bust of Will Rogers, measuring 4.75? tall, featuring a head-and-shoulders depiction of the
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Shirley Temple Signed Photograph Inscribed to Eleanor Roosevelt88 - Shirley Temple Signed Photograph Inscribed to Eleanor Roosevelt
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Unique vintage glossy 6.5 x 8 photo of Temple and Eleanor Roosevelt seated in a movie theater in 1938, signed and inscribed to the First Lady in fount
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph89 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed Photograph
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Exceptional matte-finish 12.75 x 10 photo of President Roosevelt at his desk in the Oval Office, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to White House s
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s White Alabaster Donkey Straight From His Presidential Desk90 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s White Alabaster Donkey Straight From His Presidential Desk
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned lovely off-white alabaster like donkey figurine that he proudly displayed upon his Oval Office desk, measuring
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Ho-Toi Chinese Figurine91 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Ho-Toi Chinese Figurine
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned kiln-glazed clay figurine of a Chinese gentleman with a pleasant countenance wearing traditional pink and yello
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Presidential Oval Office and Council Room Desk Keys92 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Presidential Oval Office and Council Room Desk Keys
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Two metal keys to President Roosevelt’s desks: one to his Oval Office desk, from the collection of FDR’s Oval Office doorkeeper and Secret Service age
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Letter Holder93 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Letter Holder
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used pewter letter holder, featuring a 5 x 1.75 base and 3.25? tall rear panel and 2? tall front panel, wi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Letter Opener94 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Letter Opener
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned and -used pewter letter opener, measuring 5.5? long, featuring his initials engraved in the center, “F. D. R.,”
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt White House Writing Materials95 - Franklin D. Roosevelt White House Writing Materials
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Small collection of White House writing materials and stationery from the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, including: a box of Velvet blue band p
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Wooden Dog and Pig Figurines96 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Wooden Dog and Pig Figurines
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned small pig and dog figurines, including one wooden pig with painted black-and-white eyes, measuring 1.5? long, a
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Chinese Doilies97 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Chinese Doilies
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Six beautiful silk doilies given to a member of FDR’s inner circle, Toi Bachelder, by President Roosevelt as a gift in 1938, each measuring 6? in diam
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Red Donkey98 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Red Donkey
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned red cast heavy iron donkey figurine which he once displayed in his White House study, measuring 4.5? tall and 4
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Family’s Toy Donkey99 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Family’s Toy Donkey
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The Roosevelt family’s extremely captivating personally-owned rolling toy donkey, measuring 14.5? tall and 17.5? long, with a nice detailed body cover
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Miniature Animals100 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Miniature Animals
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A collection of 11 small glass and ceramic animals, sewn on to four separated sections of half-inch beige ribbon, all of which used to be connected as
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Family’s Rag Doll101 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Family’s Rag Doll
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The Roosevelt family’s personally-owned handmade rag doll, measuring 16? tall, kept by the family in the White House living chambers. Includes a lette
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Wooden Box Kept on his Bedside Table102 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Wooden Box Kept on his Bedside Table
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic quality personally-owned and -used wooden box, kept on his bedside table at the White House. Beautiful wood
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 Century of Progress Box103 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 Century of Progress Box
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President Roosevelt’s personally-owned positively gorgeous wooden box with a burl veneer, measuring 11 x 7.5 x 2.25, featuring a metal plate on the to
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Brazilian Presentation Box104 - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Brazilian Presentation Box
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President Roosevelt’s magnificent personally-owned decorative presentation box given to him as a gift from Brazil in 1945, measuring 10.5 x 8.25 x 2.7
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