Napoleonic PoW straw-work box, early 1800s

Name: Napoleonic PoW Straw-work Box, Early 1800s
SKU: as1034a250
Price: 245.00 GBP
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French Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War straw-work sewing/work box, early 19th century
Hand crafted in prisoner of war camps between 1793 and 1815 by a captive French artisan using coloured pieces of straw, paper and scraps of wood.
The box is made of wood with applied parquetry decoration of coloured straw.
This hinged lid (decorated with a townscape/castle?) lifts to reveal an inset mirror, and three inner-sections: two rounded side compartments with pincushions to the top and lift out ‘secret’ trays underneath, as well as a large central compartment with a lid decorated with a town building (a prison?).
The box (including hinges) is structurally sound and in good antique condition with signs of use in keeping with age. The straw work is fragile with the usual small losses, mainly to the left side to the box and some losses to the lid. Pincushions and an old mirror show some wear. Small damage to one corner of the wooden bottom.
Measures: 18.5 cm x 12 cm x 6.5 cm
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£245.00

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€290.62

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Dimensions18.5cm x 12cm x 6.5cm Category Antique Boxes > Antique Sewing Boxes Date early 19th C George III Antiques Material Wood Origin English Condition Good overall condition with some age/use wear. Item code as1034a250 / 20eb118 Status For Sale

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