1 May 2012
13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge
Chess Sets, Playing Cards and Games
Back to auction 19802
Chess Sets, Playing Cards and Games
Back to auction 19802
A Napoleonic prisoner-of-War bone domino box,
circa 1805,
with polychrome decoration, the sliding lid with two watercolour inserts depicting a lady and gentleman in Regency dress, the interior with 35 bone dominoes,
13.5cm long, 5.5cm wide.
with polychrome decoration, the sliding lid with two watercolour inserts depicting a lady and gentleman in Regency dress, the interior with 35 bone dominoes,
13.5cm long, 5.5cm wide.
Estimate:
£500 - 600
€590 - 710
US$ 760 - 910
€590 - 710
US$ 760 - 910
Footnotes
- Reference: Christie's New York, "Historic Cards & Games, The Stuart and Marilyn Kaplan Collection", Wednesday, 21 June 2006, lots 192 & 193, for two very similar boxes.
Category: Collectibles / Toys and Dolls
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