A Scottish sycamore and alder, willow bound whisky bicker, late 18th or early 19th century

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A Scottish sycamore and alder, willow bound whisky bicker, late 18th or early 19th century
of tapering 'feathered' stave construction, integral concave lug handles -- 3½in. (9cm.) wide

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Edward Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, Bell & Hyman, London 1969. Page 54, plate 46. Jonathan Levi, Treen for the Table, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge 1998. See plate 5/2, for similar examples.
Pinto describes the merticulous and water-tight construction of the bicker. Made in a range of sizes to form a nest, using alternating colours, typically the lighter sycamore and peat bog stained alder, once known as Scottish mahogany. The staves were 'feathered' along the edges (in this lot three times down each side) and then interlocked together at the grooved base, firmly bound in willow, which was then neatly 'laced'.

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