CIRCA 1660

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An English ornamentally turned lignum vitae coffee grinder
Circa 1660
Parts lacking
13¼in. (33.5cm.) long, overall;
and a Dutch marquetry coffee grinder, circa 1700, of square tapering form, decorated with panels of stylised foliate ornament, a frieze drawer to the front, lacking top -- 6½in. (16.5cm.) high

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Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Owen Evan-Thomas, Domestic Utensils of Wood, Stobart Davies, Hertford 1973. A comparative example is illustrated plates 31 & 32.

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