19th century, the first a sarcophagus form box veneered in Madagascar rosewood with string inlay at the edges, brass lion pulls, applied scroll feet (7.5 x 8 in.) (small edge inlay loss; inner lids with breaks and repairs); the second features an ebonzied case with applied strips of bone trim, inlaid lid with thistle motif (7 x 9 in.) (some missing trim; lacking canisters).

From the Collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina