A lignum vitae spice box

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A lignum vitae spice box
the cylindrical case in four screw sections, the cover with concentric ring moulding, English, late 18th/early 19th century -- 5 7/8in. (15cm) high
See Illustration.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Edward H. Pinto, Treen and Other Wooden Bygones, Bell & Hyman, London 1969. Page 143-144, similar examples illustrated plate 141.

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