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Decorative arts
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
  • A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901


Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000

About this Item

A Boer War ebony and fruitwood box, Ceylon, 1901
rectangular, the hinged top with inlaid corners and an ebonised plaque inscribed ‘HSM. MARAIS BOERE KAMP CEYLON’ flanked by a pair of hearts, the front and sides applied with strapwork, raised on a plinth base, lacking lock, 14cm high, 23,4cm wide, 15cm deep


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