Antique Treen 19th Century Mahogany Shoe Games Box

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Object Description

A mahogany shoe games box, having a sliding lid and protruding heel, inlaid with bone decoration. The interior comprises of 37 bone dominoes. It is very similar to those made by French prisoners of war in Sissinghurst Castle. There are two paper labels in the interior inscribed, ‘Queens Arms Joy St. Salisbury’ and ‘The Chaugh Hotel’. The whole retains a patination.

Object Details

  • dimensions
    W:8½ in. (21.5 cm.) x H:2 in. (5 cm.) x D:1¼ in. (3 cm.) inches
  • country
  • year
    Circa 1820

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