Important South African & International Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts
Live Auction, 12 October 2015
English, Cape and Colonial Silver, Decorative Arts and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 18 189
About this Item
A Boer War prisoner of war fruitwood box, 1903
Notes
The South African Museum of Military History has in its collection three wooden napkin rings, one carved with the name 'F C Launspach', the other two 'Bermuda K G V 1904'. 'KGV' is an abbreviation for the Dutch word krijgsgevangene, meaning prisoner of war.
Sinclair: Allen. (1999) 'Boer prisoner of war handcraft at the South African National Museum of Military History', Military History Journal, vol.11 no.3/4, October 1999
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