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THBAmerican "Sandy Hook" Wallpaper Hat Box
Lot 257
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Nye & Co.
20 Beach Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
United States
At Nye & Company, what you like is all you need to know. Knowledgeable, helpful staff members, as well as nationally-known experts, work together to find the antiques and collectibles that will become your children’s heirlooms, all within your budget. John and Kathleen Nye acquired Dawson’s after hi...Read more
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By Nye & Co.
Jan 21, 2026
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2026-01-21 10:00:00
2026-01-21 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Property from the Collection of Leslie and Peter Warwick, Middletown, NJ: Unreserved
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/nye/property-from-the-collection-of-leslie-and-peter-warwick-middletown-nj-unreserved-21860
Discover a remarkable offering from the Collection of Leslie and Peter Warwick of Middletown, New Jersey. This unreserved auction presents an opportunity to acquire pieces selected over decades of thoughtful collecting. Join us on January 21, 2026, for a sale rich in character, craftsmanship, and charm. Nye & Co. info@nyeandcompany.com
Discover a remarkable offering from the Collection of Leslie and Peter Warwick of Middletown, New Jersey. This unreserved auction presents an opportunity to acquire pieces selected over decades of thoughtful collecting. Join us on January 21, 2026, for a sale rich in character, craftsmanship, and charm. Nye & Co. info@nyeandcompany.com
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- Lot Description
American "Sandy Hook" Wallpaper Hat Box
New England, c. 1830, Sandy Hook Lighthouse box with NY Deaf & Dumb Asylum Lid.
The Sandy Hook Lighthouse, is the oldest working lighthouse in the United States. It was designed and built in 1764 by Isaac Conro. At that time, it stood only 500 feet from the tip of Sandy Hook; however, today, due to growth caused by littoral drift, it is almost one and a half miles inland from the tip.
The light was built to aid mariners entering the southern end of the New York Harbor. It was originally called New York Lighthouse because it was funded through a New York Assembly lottery and a tax on all ships entering the Port of New York. Sandy Hook Light has endured an attempt to destroy it - as an aid to British navigation - by Benjamin Tupper, and a subsequent occupancy of British soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
The NY Deaf and Dumb Asylum must have had a limited appeal outside of the city. It is commonly attributed to one of the four bandbox paper manufactures listed in New York's business directory. It was probably marketed specifically to Manhattanites as a sign of the city's progressiveness. (See Catherine Lynn, Wallpaper in America from the Seventeenth Century to World War I, (New York: W.W. Norton & Co., Inc., 1980), p.294), The New York asylum was located at 53rd and Fifth Ave. where Saks Fifth Ave is today. At the time of its founding in 1829, it was one of the earliest institutions teaching the recently developed American version of sign language. The first such institution had been established twelve years earlier in Hartford, CT by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.
Provenance: Stephen and Douglas at the Connecticut Antiques Show, 1997
10 3/4 x 16 x 12 in. (27.3 x 40.6 x 30.5 cm.)Condition reports are not provided in catalog descriptions. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is in good condition or free from damage and wear. We encourage you to requisite a condition report and/or additional photos prior to bidding on any lot. We also recommended asking for a shipping quote before bidding as well. CASH, CASHIER CHECK, MONEY ORDER, AND WIRE TRANSFER ARE ONLY METHODS OF PAYMENT ACCEPTED FOR JEWELRY.Condition
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