CIRCA 1680

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A CHARLES II SYCAMORE MORTAR GRATER
CIRCA 1680
The baluster body carved in two sections with a pierced metal grille divider
9½ in. (24 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

A similar mortar grater features in Owen Evan-Thomas Domestic Utensils of Wood, Hertford, 1973, pl. 28. A further example can be found in Jonathan Levi Treen for the Table, Antique Collector's Club, 1998, p. 117.

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