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Georgian Antique Vintage Acorn Treen Fruit Wood Nutmeg Grater C1800 Coquilla Nut

   GEORGIAN ANTIQUE VINTAGE ACORN TREEN TURNED NUTMEG GRATER c1800s. This is a superb Georgian treen nutmeg grater, turned and carved in the form of an ornate acorn form. The lid unscrews to reveal a beautiful Georgian bone mounted metal grated. It measures 4.5 cms wide and 7 cms tall. The term'treen' derives from the old English word meaning "turned". The vast diversity of objects and of wood specimens were used to make small wooden domestic objects from Elizabethan times to the end of the Victorian period and were made to be used, not merely for decoration. Made by skilled rural craftsmen ...

Lovely C1800 Mahogany Inlaid With Box Wood Jewellery Trinket Box Antique Vintage

   Stunning mahogany trinket/jewellery box inlaid with boxwood. This stunning mahogany box is inlaid to the top with two layers of boxwood, and one layers of inlay to each of the sides. The interior of the box has a first tray with a strip ring holder at the back, and a bracelet stand to the front, the tray then lifts up to reveal a further space, its all covered with a yellow felt like material. Truly superb box dates to around C1800. It measures approximately 8 inches/ 20.5cm wide, by 5.5 inches/ 14cm deep, by 3.25 inches/ 8.5cm tall. The box is in great condition other than a few knocks...

Lovely C1800 Mahogany Inlaid With Box Wood Jewellery Trinket Box Antique Vintage

   Stunning mahogany trinket/jewellery box inlaid with boxwood. This stunning mahogany box is inlaid to the top with two layers of boxwood, and one layers of inlay to each of the sides. The interior of the box has a first tray with a strip ring holder at the back, and a bracelet stand to the front, the tray then lifts up to reveal a further space, its all covered with a yellow felt like material. Truly superb box dates to around C1800. It measures approximately 8 inches/ 20.5cm wide, by 5.5 inches/ 14cm deep, by 3.25 inches/ 8.5cm tall. The box is in great condition other than a few ...