Lot 572
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A French prisoner-of-war straw work shoe snuff, early 19th century
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A French prisoner-of-war straw work shoe snuff, early 19th century

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A French prisoner-of-war straw work shoe snuff, early 19th century
-- 4¾in. (12cm) long
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Edward Pinto, Treen and Other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Pages 407-408.

Pinto discusses the majority of prisoner-of-war straw marquetry being produced by inmates at Norman Cross 1793 and 1815. The present collection includes a straw splitter lot 525 used in the manufacture of straw work.

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