A Boer War Period Pine Officer’s Box & Artefacts; S. Shirley Royal Engineers c.1900

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A Boer War Period Pine Officer’s Box & Artefacts; S. Shirley Royal Engineers c.1900Origin: EnglishPeriod: Early 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1900Height: 7. 5Width: 14Depth: 9. 25The painted pine traveling officers box, sign written to the top S. Shirley Royal Engineers, and richly textured in bitumen, opening to reveal a compartmentalised interior with upper slatted book shelf, bearing many officers tools and trinkets of war and having two secret sliding drawers, surviving in untouched condition from the Boer War period (1899

During the period this button was made

the initials J

with some very minor small repairs here and there

Height: 71 inches

there are some old scuffs

facing slightly to sinister on a socle base

) on a log

Width: 245cms / 8 feet

A fabulous piece of functional vintage

with Islamic inspired motifs of maidens and mermaids with roundels

The labels to each remain largely in tact and the two mixing pans are in good condition but we are not sure if these are associated or not as they don’t quite sit flush in the two side compartments

hand painted with black highlights

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