514: A 19TH CENTURY VICTORIAN PAPIER MACHE OVAL TRAY

The example with nicely executed florals, inlaid shell and gold leaf has some edge damage.
Measures 30.5 x 24 inches.
Damage on some edge areas.
Provenance: The collection of Josephine Bird Hall (1888 - 1948) by descent to her son, the present owner. Josephine's father was a founder of Kansas City's Emery, Bird, Thayer Department Store.
$200 - $300