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Suffolk, UK
Arts & Crafts Large Poker-work Match Box
REF: JMS / LA496417
£65
€76
$82
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Description
Poker-work is the art of burning into wood to create a decorative effect on an object. Popular in the Arts & Crafts era, this unusual example is a large match box cover. The top features a cat looking over the frame and the body is made of boxwood. It would probably have originally contained a card matchbox, but that has been replaced with a vintage paper covered box with a striker to the side. A charming and collectible object.
measurements
Height:
3.5 cm
Width:
7.8 cm
Depth:
5.7 cm
declaration
Jeff Sims Antiques has clarified that the Arts & Crafts Large Poker-work Match Box (LA496417) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1920
condition
Excellent, with no breaks or losses. There are a few surface blemishes, commensurate with age and use. The inner box is a replacement.
additional info
Category:
Material:
Date of Manufacture:
c.1920
location
This Arts & Crafts Large Poker-work Match Box is located in Suffolk, United Kingdom
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