Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 6 March 2017
English Silver, Furniture, Oriental and Cape Silver, Decorative Arts and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 10 539
About this Item
A teak and ebony Boer War box, circa 1900
rectangular, the hinged top applied with strapwork and inlaid corners, with brass handle, the front and sides applied with serrated ebony borders, some loss, 14cm high, 25cm wide, 10cm deep
Provenance
This box was made by the great-grandfather of the present owner, Diederick Johannes Kruger (born 1870), who was a POW and imprisoned in Ceylon during the Anglo-Boer War.
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