Antique Double Shoe Snuff Box - Prisoner of War

Name: Antique Double Shoe Snuff Box - Prisoner of War
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1026828
Availability: SoldOut

18th century

Sold by Opus Antiques

Description

An antique Prisoner of War double snuff shoe box with a hinged lid, heart, and diamond bone inlay on the lid and toes.

This double snuff shoe was probably made as a wedding gift or love token.

Several of these types of snuff shoes were made at Sissinghurst Castle, where up to 3,000 French prisoners were incarcerated during the Seven Years' War (1756-63). The prisoners, imprisoned seamen, wrote home to their families, referring to Sissinghurst as Chateau de Sissinghurst; the name stuck.

Declaration

Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers

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SA1026828

Dealers Notes

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Description

An antique Prisoner of War double snuff shoe box with a hinged lid, heart, and diamond bone inlay on the lid and toes.

This double snuff shoe was probably made as a wedding gift or love token.

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Several of these types of snuff shoes were made at Sissinghurst Castle, where up to 3,000 French prisoners were incarcerated during the Seven Years' War (1756-63).

Opus Antiques

The prisoners, imprisoned seamen, wrote home to their families, referring to Sissinghurst as Chateau de Sissinghurst; the name stuck.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1026828

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