LOS ANGELES CAL. Nov. 21, 1899. Souvenir Cameo Shell

by 19th C. Californiana / Los Angeles Artifact

$125 · Offered by Tavistock Books · No longer available

Los Angeles : 1899. ~ 1-1/2 x 3 x 1-1/4 . Tiny nick to one edge; label bearing date worn down to the residue, though text is legible overall the N of Nov lacking but easily inferred . Near Fine. Item #44078 A turn-of-the-century polished souvenir shell cut in the shape of a napkin holder, with an ornately-lettered Los Angeles Cal carved in relief to top and a small dated label to interior.We speculate that the shell was purchased

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