A lignum vitae wassail bowl

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A lignum vitae wassail bowl
with banded ornament, on a stepped spreading foot, English, mid 18th century -- 8¼in. (21cm.) diam, the rim later mounted in white metal with scalloped border
See Colour Plate.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Edward H. Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Pages 48-52.

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