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An Antique Treen Puzzle Ball
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An Antique Treen Puzzle Ball

1900 - 1920
Sold 24 April 2025 · Opus Antiques
This “Antique Treen Puzzle Ball” found a buyer.

It was listed by Opus Antiques. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.

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An early 1900's antique treen jigsaw in the shape of a wooden ball. Described by Pinto as a Chinese globe puzzle, being as difficult to make as it is to assemble'. Its made from one piece of wood and all the pieces slide out. There are a couple of repairs to thetips of two of the pieces.

Illustrated in Plate 241  in Treen and other wooden bygones by Pinto

It measures approx 7.5cm w.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Treen Puzzle Ball to the Edwardian era.

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An early 1900's antique treen jigsaw in the shape of a wooden ball. Described by Pinto as a Chinese globe puzzle, being as difficult to make as it is to assemble'. Its made from one piece of wood and all the pieces slide out. There are a couple of repairs to thetips of two of the pieces.

Illustrated in Plate 241  in Treen and other wooden bygones by Pinto

It measures approx 7.5cm w.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Treen Puzzle Ball to the Edwardian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1138074
Opus Antiques
Opus Antiques
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Antique treen, boxes & decorative georgian items

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A spherical, hand-carved wooden treen puzzle ball featuring interlocking curved segments and a warm brown patina. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A spherical, hand-carved wooden treen puzzle ball featuring interlocking curved segments and a warm brown patina. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

An Antique Treen Puzzle Ball

Archive II A spherical, hand-carved wooden treen puzzle ball featuring interlocking curved segments and a warm brown patina. View II
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Opus Antiques

Opus Antiques
Telephone 07941 285 532
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Verified Since Oct 2014
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A spherical, hand-carved wooden treen puzzle ball featuring interlocking curved segments and a warm brown patina.
An Antique Treen Puzzle Ball
Ref: SA1138074
A spherical, hand-carved wooden treen puzzle ball featuring interlocking curved segments and a warm brown patina.
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  • ObjectDecorative Objects
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleTraditional Folk Art
  • MaterialHardwood
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsInterlocking segments, Lathe-turned lines, Curved joinery

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Treen refers to small handmade wooden household objects and curiosities produced from the 16th century onwards, with intricate mechanical puzzle balls becoming particularly popular as decorative desktop items and pocket pastimes during the 18th and 19th centuries.

These items were typically turned on a lathe from dense hardwoods such as boxwood, fruitwood, or lignum vitae, utilising precise chisel work to carve interlocking segments from a single solid piece of timber without the use of glue.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-turned tool marks, consistent age-related patina, dry shrinkage fissures within the grain, and signs of wear appropriate to centuries of handling rather than modern precision machining.

Place the object as a tactile centrepiece on a stack of books on a coffee table, within a glass display cabinet, or on a desk surface to introduce organic warmth and historical texture to contemporary spaces.

Maintain the wood by keeping it away from direct sunlight and fluctuating humidity sources, dusting gently with a dry microfibre cloth, and occasionally applying microcrystalline wax to nourish the dry historical surface.
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