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Antique Treen Puzzle Book Box - Money Box
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Antique Treen Puzzle Book Box - Money Box

19th century
Sold 29 August 2024 · Opus Antiques
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Description

This is a 19th century sycamore money box made to look like a book. The spine slides sideways, about 1/3 of the way down the spine, to reveal the slot for coins. To retrieve the contents push down on the 1/3 of the spine that remains in place and then slide sideways.

The sides of the box are decorated with marbled paper just like a book.

This box has a good overall colour and patina.

It measures 13.2cm h x 9cm w x 3cm d.

C1850

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Treen Puzzle Box to the 19th Century.

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Description
This is a 19th century sycamore money box made to look like a book. The spine slides sideways, about 1/3 of the way down the spine, to reveal the slot for coins.
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To retrieve the contents push down on the 1/3 of the spine that remains in place and then slide sideways.
Opus Antiques

The sides of the box are decorated with marbled paper just like a book.

This box has a good overall colour and patina.

It measures 13.2cm h x 9cm w x 3cm d.

C1850

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Treen Puzzle Box to the 19th Century.

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SA1086409
Opus Antiques
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Antique treen, boxes & decorative georgian items

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Archive I An antique wooden box carved to resemble a closed book, featuring a sliding panel and marbled paper details. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

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Archive X An antique wooden box carved to resemble a closed book, featuring a sliding panel and marbled paper details. View X
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An antique wooden box carved to resemble a closed book, featuring a sliding panel and marbled paper details.
Antique Treen Puzzle Book Box - money box
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An antique wooden box carved to resemble a closed book, featuring a sliding panel and marbled paper details.
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  • ObjectDecorative Boxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialHardwood, Paper
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBook spine simulation, Marbled paper edges, Sliding mechanism

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Treen refers to small, functional domestic wooden objects made by hand or on a lathe, popular from the 16th century through the Victorian era.

These pieces were typically constructed from dense hardwoods such as mahogany, boxwood, walnut, or fruitwoods, often featuring hand-marbled paper elements.

Authentication relies on examining tool marks, timber shrinkage, the depth of patination, and the complexity of the hidden sliding mechanisms.

Place the box on a stack of art books on a coffee table or display it within a bookshelf to introduce historical texture and a point of curiosity.

Maintain stable humidity levels, keep out of direct sunlight, and occasionally apply microcrystalline wax to nourish the dry wood surface.
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