#75 • WWI German Prisoner Made Decorative Box with Inscription - Shrewsbury

Part of TRENCH ART & WWI Memorabilia (live auction by Bannerman Auctions)

High bid $50.00

Status: Sold

Category: Britain

WWI Hospital Prisoner Made Decorative Box with Inscription 9cm diameter round wooden box is 2.8 cm deep and has a friction-fit lid with a English rose carved in high relief on a stippled background.  Appears to be walnut.    Bottom is inscribed in pencil "Souvenir to Mr H. Thomason for his Kitty from Kurt Schlegelmilch and Richart Rei(illegible), Christmas 1916, Hospital, Prisoners of War Camp, Shrewsbury.  Beautifully crafted and nicely identified. Estimate: $50 - $100