A fruitwood spice box, possibly late 18th or early 19th century

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A fruitwood spice box, possibly late 18th or early 19th century
The bulbous baluster-shaped body unscrewing into three cups, with ripple finial to the cover, on a spreading moulded foot
5in. (14.5cm.) high
Literature
Edward H. Pinto, Treen and Other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hymann, London 1969. Similar example illustrated fig.53, F, sec III.

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