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Australian & Historical (#463) Closed

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Lot 601ADVERTISING: Advertisement (34 x 16.5cm) for T.C. Williams Co., a tobacco manufacturer based in Richmond, Virginia, which also produced cigar boxes and tobacco tins branded "Welcome Nugget." The artwork, circa 1865, depicts a miner with one hand raised holding a gold nugget. Words near the miner's mouth show dialogue: "Jack! Look at this." He holds a pick in his other hand, and a shovel is stuck in a pile of recently dug earth. In the foreground is a rock with engraved words, while the

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Lot closed - Price Realized:$480 (3 bids)
Estimate: $300 - $400

Australian & Historical (#463) Closed

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  • ADVERTISING: Advertisement (34 x 16.5cm) for T.C. Williams Co., a tobacco manufacturer based in Richmond, Virginia, which also produced cigar boxes and tobacco tins branded "Welcome Nugget." The artwork, circa 1865, depicts a miner with one hand rais