S/4797 Antique P.O.W. Knuckle Bone Apple Corer of the Georgian Period

A prisoner of war knuckle bone apple corer, which were among many items made by the Napoleonic prisoners, very often from mutton bone, as in this instance, this example with cross hatched decoration. Some were plain and others intricately carved with coloured designs and dates.

Sold 4¼ in. (11 cm.) Wide
1 in. (2.5 cm.) Deep
English Circa 1800