Whalebone, Wood, and Watercolor-inset Game Box

Description:

Whalebone, Wood, and Watercolor-inset Game Box, Napoleonic prisoner-of-war-made, early 19th century, the peaked slide lid inset with watercolor on paper depictions of figures, opens to reveal a set of dominoes, on the rectangular box inset with landscapes on the sides, and floral devices at each end, all on squared corner posts and feet, lg. 7 1/2 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500


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