CIRCA 1700

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AN ENGLISH FRUITWOOD SEARCE
CIRCA 1700
With pie-crust moulded rim above the spreading foot
4in. (10cm.) diameter; 3½in. (9cm.) high

Provenance

Phillips London, 1 June 1993. Levi Collection number 476.

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Lot Essay

Comparative Literature:
Edward H. Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Page 18, fig.6B, C and D.
W.J. Shepherd Collection of Treen, Sotheby's London, Wednesday 30th November and Thursday 1st December 1983, lot 3.

Searce's were used for sieving powders, the fine powder passing into the receptacle below the small wire mesh in the bowl. Pinto states in his book that these are now considerable rarities.

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