A treen mortar-grater

Details

A treen mortar-grater
the baluster body in three sections, on a spreading circular foot, (cracks to the body), Italian, 17th century -- 10in. (25.3cm) high

Lot Essay

Owen Evan-Thomas, Domestic Utensils of Wood, Stobart Davies, Hertford 1973. Pages 69-70, similar examples illustrated pl.28.
Edward H. Pinto, Treen and Other Wooden Bygones, Bell & Hyman 1969. Page 181, similar examples pl.178.

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