A beautiful 19th century Irish Killarney card case, made in the form of a book. Made from Arbutus with a well-figured central panel and chequer boarder to both sides. The front inscribed ‘Killarney Arbutus’.

Killarney, Ireland circa1890

A long tradition of making treen items from Arbutus – a small tree that has yew-wood like figuring and grows well around Killarney in Southern Ireland.

4¼” high x 3” wide x ½” deep / 10.7cm high x 7.5cm wide x 1cm deep

£265.00