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Lot 110

Sale 5449 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
May 3, 2022 6:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,500 - 2,500
Price Realized
$1,512
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

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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.

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