A Prisoner-of-War carved and paint-decorated bone game box circa 1815

Casket form, with sliding roof-top cover, overall with fourteen watercolor panels displayed behind glass, the case featuring town and seascapes to sides and flower basket and urn to ends, the cover depicting two amorous couples and two pairs of hearts pierced with arrows; containing game pieces including painted bone playing cards, dominoes, and a single teetotum; retaining old written label (illegible) to underside.

H: 3 3/4 in. W: 9 3/4 in. D: 3 3/4 in.

Provenance

Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 22, 2010, lot 900

A private New Jersey collection.

Literature

Lloyd, Clive, The Arts and Crafts of Napoleonic and American Prisoners of War, 1756-1816 (ACC Art Books: 2007), pgs. 194-198

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A Prisoner-of-War carved and paint-decorated bone game box circa 1815

H: 3 3/4 in. W: 9 3/4 in. D: 3 3/4 in.

Provenance

Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 22, 2010, lot 900

A private New Jersey collection.

Literature

Lloyd, Clive, The Arts and Crafts of Napoleonic and American Prisoners of War, 1756-1816 (ACC Art Books: 2007), pgs. 194-198

American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts

A Prisoner-of-War carved and paint-decorated bone game box circa 1815

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A Prisoner-of-War carved and paint-decorated bone game box circa 1815