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Circa-1870 Erzgebirge (Germany) ark with painted-straw marquetry designs, more than 200 passengers including six people and 61 pairs of animals, 23 pairs of birds; 22 inches long, estimate $4,000-$6,000. Noel Barrett image.

Circa-1870 Erzgebirge (Germany) ark with painted-straw marquetry designs, more than 200 passengers including six people and 61 pairs of animals, 23 pairs of birds; 22 inches long, estimate $4,000-$6,000. Noel Barrett image.