The image below is provided courtesy of Amelia Jeffers of Amelia Jeffers Auctioneers & Apraisers (https://www.ameliajeffers.com). The image shows and describes a fancy sliding lid-type wooden box that was made by the 19th century Bedford County, Pennsylvania gunsmith John Nicholas Matthesiee.
I learned about this box and the auction through correspondence with Jean Woods, who reports that the box sold for $25,000.00 on May 17, 2025. Click here to see a photo of another sliding lid box that was made by John Nicholas Matthesiee.
L. Dietle
