Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2605BLocation: BostonDate / Time: July 14, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Carved Bone Games Box, early 19th century, the carved box decoratively pierced and incised and filled with red and black coloring, with domed top and sliding lid, on a molded wood platform, overall ht. 4 3/8, wd. 4 1/4, lg. 8 1/2 in.
Estimate $400-600
The pins holding the domed lid on are missing, thereare a few glued segments on dome, the slide lid panel is warped, no game pieces in the box, a glue repair on one of the legs.