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Rare Napoleonic POW Dominos Casket
Rare Napoleonic POW Dominos Casket

Rare Napoleonic POW Dominos Casket

Located in London, GB

This item is made from mutton bone that would have been available to prisoners of war from this era, with a pine base inset.

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Antique 1880s British Early Victorian Game Boards

Materials

Bone

Collection of 19th Century Bone Dice
Collection of 19th Century Bone Dice

Collection of 19th Century Bone Dice

Located in London, GB

Size in inches: h 0.5” x w 0.5” x D 0.5” to h 0.25” x w 0.25” x d 0.25” Age: 1880 - 1920 Origin: United Kingdom Material: Mutton bone Completely solid in structure and form, a...

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Antique Early 1900s British Early Victorian Toys

Materials

Natural Fiber

Late 19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Dominos
Late 19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Dominos

Late 19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Dominos

Located in London, GB

Late 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war dominos 31 A good example of a late 19th Century Napoleonic prisoner of war (POW) hand carved set of 31 dominos, in a sliding painted ...

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Antique 1850s French Folk Art Toys

Materials

Bone

Napoleonic Prisoner of War Casket Dominoes Set
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Casket Dominoes Set

Napoleonic Prisoner of War Casket Dominoes Set

Located in London, GB

These items where made from found objects such as pine crates, mutton bone from leftover food and string or straw.

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Antique 1820s French Folk Art Toys

Materials

Bone

Antique Os de Mouton Chair in Solid wood and original Tapestry fabric
Antique Os de Mouton Chair in Solid wood and original Tapestry fabric

Antique Os de Mouton Chair in Solid wood and original Tapestry fabric

Located in New York, NY

A superb antique Os de Mouton armchair, showcasing the unmistakable sculptural silhouette of the Louis XIII style, with its bold, curving “mutton bone” legs and stretcher base. This ...

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Tapestry, Wood

19th Century Hand Carved Prisoner of War 'POW' Domino Set
19th Century Hand Carved Prisoner of War 'POW' Domino Set

19th Century Hand Carved Prisoner of War 'POW' Domino Set

Located in London, GB

We are proud to offer a wonderful example of a mid-19th century hand carved Prisoner of War (POW) domino set. Made from mutton bone and hand carved with a detailed and carved motif b...

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Antique 19th Century German Victorian Game Boards

Materials

Natural Fiber

Small 17th Century French Provincial Louis XIV Footstool in Circassian Walnut
Small 17th Century French Provincial Louis XIV Footstool in Circassian Walnut

Small 17th Century French Provincial Louis XIV Footstool in Circassian Walnut

Located in Middleburg, VA

Made in Provence around 1690, the piece is finely carved from richly patinated Circassian Walnut and features the classic os de mouton ("mutton bone") base, a hallmark of the Louis X...

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Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Benches

Materials

Metal, Brass

French 19th Century Set of Ten Os de Mouton Dining Chairs
French 19th Century Set of Ten Os de Mouton Dining Chairs

French 19th Century Set of Ten Os de Mouton Dining Chairs

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

Thick, oak frames have been carved and shaped to the iconic “Os de Mouton” profile like mutton bones–a biomorphic silhouette that pairs nicely with the lush foliate imagery in the te...

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Fourteen Baroque Style Os de Mouton Dining Chairs
Set of Fourteen Baroque Style Os de Mouton Dining Chairs

Set of Fourteen Baroque Style Os de Mouton Dining Chairs

Located in Rio Vista, CA

The chairs feature large walnut frames with iconic tall flat hump crest backs supported by Os de Mouton or mutton bone legs. The set consists of ten side chairs and four large host c...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XIII Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Faux Leather, Hardwood

Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War Guillotine
Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War Guillotine

Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War Guillotine

Located in New Orleans, LA

An incredible and extremely rare artifact of world history, this mutton bone model of a guillotine was created during the Napoleonic wars by a French prisoner of war.

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Antique 19th Century French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Bone

An Unusually Large Napoleonic Prisoner of War Carved Bone
An Unusually Large Napoleonic Prisoner of War Carved Bone

An Unusually Large Napoleonic Prisoner of War Carved Bone

Located in London, GB

Many of these prisoners supplemented their meagre rations by selling objects carefully carved from the bones of their mutton stew. At Norman Cross near Peterborough, the camp kitchen...

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Antique Mid-19th Century British Nautical Objects

Materials

Bone, Wood

Set of Six Mid-20th Century French Oak Mutton Leg Dining Chairs, Tapestry
Set of Six Mid-20th Century French Oak Mutton Leg Dining Chairs, Tapestry

Set of Six Mid-20th Century French Oak Mutton Leg Dining Chairs, Tapestry

Located in Fayetteville, AR

These tall dining chairs with arched backs are upholstered in tapestries depicting Renaissance figures and are finished with nail head trim. The classic mutton leg or sheep bone chai...

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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Tapestry, Upholstery, Oak

Set of Six French Ash Fluted Mutton Leg Dining Chairs or Side Chairs
Set of Six French Ash Fluted Mutton Leg Dining Chairs or Side Chairs

Set of Six French Ash Fluted Mutton Leg Dining Chairs or Side Chairs

Located in Fayetteville, AR

These tall dining chairs with arched backs are ready for reupholstery. The classic mutton leg or sheep bone chairs mix well with a wide variety of table styles, circa 1940.

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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Ash

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55 Napoleonic Mutton Bone Prisoner of War Dominos
55 Napoleonic Mutton Bone Prisoner of War Dominos

55 Napoleonic Mutton Bone Prisoner of War Dominos

Located in London, GB

55 Napoleonic mutton bone prisoner of war dominos We share what we love, and we love this set of 55 mutton bone Napoleonic prisoner of war dominoes.

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Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Game Boards

Materials

Bone

Pair of Antique Mutton Bone Tapestry Chairs
Pair of Antique Mutton Bone Tapestry Chairs

Pair of Antique Mutton Bone Tapestry Chairs

Located in Dallas, TX

The walnut wood chair frames have Louis XIV mutton bone legs (pieds a os de mouton) with H- shaped stretchers.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Side Chairs

Collection of Prisoner of War Mutton Bone Fish Gaming Counters
Collection of Prisoner of War Mutton Bone Fish Gaming Counters

Collection of Prisoner of War Mutton Bone Fish Gaming Counters

Located in London, GB

Collection of Prisoner of War mutton bone fish gaming counters A rare set of hand carved mutton bone 19th century prisoner of war fish gaming counts.

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Antique 1850s French Folk Art Toys

Materials

Bone

French Louis XIV Style Mutton Bone Bench with Tan Leather Top & Stretcher
French Louis XIV Style Mutton Bone Bench with Tan Leather Top & Stretcher

French Louis XIV Style Mutton Bone Bench with Tan Leather Top & Stretcher

Located in Atlanta, GA

French Louis XIV Style Mutton Bone Bench with Tan Leather Top & Stretcher, 19th Century

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Benches

Materials

Leather, Wood

18th Century English Hand Carved Mutton Bone Figurative Snuff Box
18th Century English Hand Carved Mutton Bone Figurative Snuff Box

18th Century English Hand Carved Mutton Bone Figurative Snuff Box

Located in London, GB

Made from what resembles mutton bone or similar this museum quality hand carved snuff box is in the figure of a seated women and dated from the late 18th century.

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Antique 1780s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

19th Century French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Mutton Bone Foot Stool
19th Century French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Mutton Bone Foot Stool

19th Century French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Mutton Bone Foot Stool

Located in Dallas, TX

The long stool stands on four curved "os de mouton" legs (or mutton bone), embellished with a carved central stretcher at the base.

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Footstools

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Set of 8 French Louis XIV Style Mutton Bone Dining Chairs in Beech, circa 1950
Set of 8 French Louis XIV Style Mutton Bone Dining Chairs in Beech, circa 1950

Set of 8 French Louis XIV Style Mutton Bone Dining Chairs in Beech, circa 1950

Located in Atlanta, GA

The set of 8 French Louis XIV style dining chairs in beechwood with high arched backs, linen upholstery, button bone legs and stretcher.

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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Linen, Upholstery, Beech

19th Century POW Dice
19th Century POW Dice

19th Century POW Dice

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H 2 in W 1.5 in D 1 in

19th Century POW Dice

Located in London, GB

19th century POW dice A lovely example of prisoner of war mutton bone dice. Encased in a mutton bone sliding top dice box container.

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Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Games

Materials

Bone

19th Century POW Domino Game
19th Century POW Domino Game

19th Century POW Domino Game

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H 2 in W 0.8 in D 0.8 in

19th Century POW Domino Game

Located in London, GB

19th century POW Domino game We are proud to offer a highly collectable and unusual example of a POW (Prisoner of War) mutton bone hand carved barrel box and miniature dominoes game.

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Antique 1850s German Folk Art Game Boards

Materials

Bone

Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Walnut Armchair, Italy
Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Walnut Armchair, Italy

Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Walnut Armchair, Italy

Located in Atlanta, GA

The early 18th century Louis XIV period walnut armchair with scroll arms carved mutton bone cross stretchers.

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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Set of Eight French Louis XIV Style Upholstered Back Dining Chairs
Set of Eight French Louis XIV Style Upholstered Back Dining Chairs

Set of Eight French Louis XIV Style Upholstered Back Dining Chairs

Located in Atlanta, GA

A set of eight French Louis XIV style "Mutton Bone" upholstered back dining chairs in beechwood, 20th century.  

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20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Set of Eight French Louis XIV Style Oak Upholstered Back Dining Chairs in Oak
Set of Eight French Louis XIV Style Oak Upholstered Back Dining Chairs in Oak

Set of Eight French Louis XIV Style Oak Upholstered Back Dining Chairs in Oak

Located in Atlanta, GA

Louis XIV style set of eight "mutton bone" upholstered back dining chairs in oak with tall backs.

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20th Century French Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Linen, Oak

Pair of Louis XIV Style 18th Century Italian Walnut Benches
Pair of Louis XIV Style 18th Century Italian Walnut Benches

Pair of Louis XIV Style 18th Century Italian Walnut Benches

Located in Atlanta, GA

The pair of 18th century Italian walnut benches with linen upholstered seats and carved "mutton bone" legs and stretcher.

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Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Benches

Materials

Linen, Upholstery, Walnut

Set of 6 French Louis XIII Carved Sheep Bone High Back Dining Chairs
Set of 6 French Louis XIII Carved Sheep Bone High Back Dining Chairs

Set of 6 French Louis XIII Carved Sheep Bone High Back Dining Chairs

Located in Dallas, TX

The term is translated literally as "mutton bone.") Measures: 20" W x 21" D x 46.5" H.    

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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Beech, Fabric

c.1880 Set of 6 French Walnut Louis XIII Style Dining Chairs
c.1880 Set of 6 French Walnut Louis XIII Style Dining Chairs

c.1880 Set of 6 French Walnut Louis XIII Style Dining Chairs

Located in Highwood, IL

Set of 6 antique walnut dining chairs in the style of Louis XIII with a beautifully carved mutton bone stretcher (os de mouton) and built by using wooden peg construction.

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Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Louis XIV "Pieds a Os de Muton Bench"
Louis XIV "Pieds a Os de Muton Bench"

Louis XIV "Pieds a Os de Muton Bench"

Located in valatie, NY

Louis XIV “Pieds A Os De Mutton Bench,” C1710, upholstered in close nailed green velvet, supported by a walnut wood frame with “pieds a os de mutton” (mutton bone legs) with H shaped...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Benches

Materials

Walnut

Important Six Armchairs Group Liguria, Italy, First Quarter of the 18th Century
Important Six Armchairs Group Liguria, Italy, First Quarter of the 18th Century

Important Six Armchairs Group Liguria, Italy, First Quarter of the 18th Century

Located in Milano, IT

Important group of six armchairs, mutton bone shaped uprights with curved and carved crossbars.

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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair of  French Louis XIV Style Walnut Armchairs, Late 19th Century
Pair of  French Louis XIV Style Walnut Armchairs, Late 19th Century

Pair of French Louis XIV Style Walnut Armchairs, Late 19th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

The pair of French Louis XIV style walnut armchairs/ fauteuils in pale blue/ off-white linen upholstery with high rectangular backs, carved down slept scrolled arms and carved mutton...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs

Materials

Linen, Upholstery, Walnut

Prisoner of War Domino
Prisoner of War Domino

Prisoner of War Domino

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H 4 in W 1.5 in D 0.8 in

Prisoner of War Domino

Located in London, GB

19th century Mutton Bone Prisoner of War Domino Set and Case Dated from the mid to late 19th century this set of 24 encased dominos are made from mutton bone and handcrafted by pris...

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Antique 1880s French Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Bone

17th Century Louis XIII Period French Provincial Armchair
17th Century Louis XIII Period French Provincial Armchair

17th Century Louis XIII Period French Provincial Armchair

Located in Middleburg, VA

Made of Walnut with sweeping arms over shaped “os de mouton” (mutton-bone} legs and shaped stretchers. Bold proportions, with excellent color and patination.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Chairs

Pair of French Hand-Carved Louis XIV Armchairs
Pair of French Hand-Carved Louis XIV Armchairs

Pair of French Hand-Carved Louis XIV Armchairs

Located in Fayetteville, AR

This pair of hand-carved oak Louis XIV style armchairs features elegantly fluted mutton bone legs and gracefully curved arms with acanthus leaf carvings.

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Antique 1880s French Louis XIV Armchairs

c.1880 Pair of French Walnut Louis XVI Style Throne Chairs
c.1880 Pair of French Walnut Louis XVI Style Throne Chairs

c.1880 Pair of French Walnut Louis XVI Style Throne Chairs

Located in Highwood, IL

Pair antique walnut throne chairs in the style of Louis XVI with bill-head arms (bec de courbin) and H-form mutton bone stretcher (os de mouton). These chairs have wooden peg constru...

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Antique 19th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

19th Century  Louis XIII  Style French Provincial Armchair.
19th Century  Louis XIII  Style French Provincial Armchair.

19th Century Louis XIII Style French Provincial Armchair.

Located in Middleburg, VA

Made of Walnut with sweeping molded arms over shaped “os de mouton” (mutton-bone} legs and stretchers. Good bold proportions, with deep color and rich patination.

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Antique 19th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Napoleonic 19th Century Prisoner of War Cribbage Board
Napoleonic 19th Century Prisoner of War Cribbage Board

Napoleonic 19th Century Prisoner of War Cribbage Board

Located in London, GB

Napoleonic 19th century prisoner of War Cribbage board A lovely, naïve example of a Napoleonic 19th century Prisoner of War Cribbage board. Hand carved from mutton bone or the like....

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Antique 1850s French Early Victorian Game Boards

Materials

Bone

Set of Six French Antique Louis XIV Dining Chairs
Set of Six French Antique Louis XIV Dining Chairs

Set of Six French Antique Louis XIV Dining Chairs

Located in Austin, TX

Beautiful set of six antique French Louis XIV "mutton bone" dining chairs in hand carved solid walnut, pegged, with original velvet upholstery.

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Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Velvet, Upholstery

19th Century Matched Pair Prisoner of War Snuff Box
19th Century Matched Pair Prisoner of War Snuff Box

19th Century Matched Pair Prisoner of War Snuff Box

Located in London, GB

Finely decorated using mutton bone and wood, the sole section of each example has a hidden compartment containing 2 carved wooden dice.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone, Fruitwood

19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Dominos
19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Dominos

19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Dominos

Located in London, GB

Size in inches: H 4.5” x W 1.2” x D 1.3” (Box) H 1” x W 0.5” x D 0.2” (Dominos) Date: 19th Century Material: Mutton Bone Origin: France Condition: Aged Completely solid in str...

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Antique 1850s French Folk Art Game Boards

Materials

Natural Fiber

Pair of French Louis XIV Style Armchair
Pair of French Louis XIV Style Armchair

Pair of French Louis XIV Style Armchair

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H 45.5 in W 28 in D 22 in

Pair of French Louis XIV Style Armchair

Located in Charleston, SC

A large pair of French Fauteuil with billhead arms (bec de corbin) and H-shaped mutton-bone stretcher (os de mouton) in beautifully patinated oak.

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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs

Materials

Linen, Oak

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Mutton Bone For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mutton bone you’re looking for. A mutton bone — often made from bone, wood and walnut — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the mutton bone you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A mutton bone is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in folk art, Victorian and Baroque styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Mutton Bone?

A mutton bone can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,600, while the lowest priced sells for $364 and the highest can go for as much as $39,850.