Game box painted by a soldier containing three games.
[années 1870]
Painted wooden box (105 x 110 x 70 mm), metal hinges; some rubbing, one lid hinge detached.
Amusing game box with a humorous scene or painted caricature on each side.
It contains a jeu de la puce, an infernal checkerboard and a set of 17 peddler's cards representing the peoples of the world, engraved by Ferdinand Lefman and enhanced with stencils (Paris, Typ. Vert aîné, circa 1870).
A rare record of a soldier's entertainment during the Franco-Prussian War.
2 000€
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