Furniture & Works of Art - 21st September 2010

Lot 853

Boer War Interest. A hardwood swagger stick

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £230

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Description

Boer War Interest. A hardwood swagger stick, with a carved hoof terminal and bone collar, the shaft inscribed 'A Souvenir From The Boer Camp Diyatalawa Ceylon 1900 - 1 - 2', 23.5in (59.5cm) l. Diyatalawa was a garrison town in the central highland of Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Prisoners of the Boer Wars were imprisoned here.