TREEN COQUILLA NUT TABLE NUTMEG GRATER
19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £250 - £350
Auction: Day 2 - Thurs 15th May from 10am | Lots 314 to 602
Description
the upper section carved from a coquilla nut in the form of a stylised acorn with finial and a steel grater, the base in the form of a basket with stylised leaf border, with threading for the screw on top and a deep well for storage of nuts
Dimensions
9cm high, 6.3cm diameter
Provenance
Collection of a Scottish Borders gentleman