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This is a fine 19th century mahogany snuff shoe with many attributes.

Made from mahogany it has a hinged lid with a pique work decoration on the lid encompassing a bird and flowers. On the tip of the toe there is alao a pique work flower. Beautifully decorated brass pins to represent the buttons  are enclosed by fine brass stringing. The heel, sole and tip of the toe are stained in a darker colour to a striking effect. On the underside of the shoe there are the initials G + S anf futher brass pique .

This snuff shoe has been very well made with lots of features, in particular the unusual feature of a bird. It was probably made as a love token or wedding present with the initaials to the base.

It measures 6cm h x 10.2cm l.

 

An Antique Treen Snuff Shoe -Bird & Flower decoration

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    We first became involved in Antique Treen and furniture some twenty five years ago and since then a passion for Treen, small wooden snuff boxes and decorative wooden items has developed into Opus Antiques.


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    ANTIQUE TREEN

    The word Treen is derived from the word tree and is a term used to describe wooden household objects, all turned from one piece of wood e.g. a bowl, plate, gingerbread mould, and spoons, always having a function.

    Nowadays when we talk about Antique Treen it tends to cover all small wooden items including antique snuff boxes, candle stands, spice towers, etc. often made from several pieces of turned wood.

     

    When a piece of wood has been painstakingly turned or carved, handled, polished and loved over a few hundred years old, it can develop a wonderful colour and patina and becomes an irresistible piece of Antique Treen.

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