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An Antique Treen Nutmeg Grater- in the Shape of a Wine Bottle
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An Antique Treen Nutmeg Grater- in the Shape of a Wine Bottle

19th century
For Sale by Opus Antiques
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A C19 th nutmeg grater in the shape of a wine bottle. The wooden cork lifts out for the grated nutmeg to be sprinkled out.

 The nutmeg grater measures 8.5cm h.

For postage costs outside of the UK please contact us.

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Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Treen Nutmeg Grater to the 19th Century.

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Description
A C19 th nutmeg grater in the shape of a wine bottle. The wooden cork lifts out for the grated nutmeg to be sprinkled out.

 The nutmeg grater measures 8.5cm h.

For postage costs outside of the UK please contact us.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Treen Nutmeg Grater to the 19th Century.

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Archive I A small turned dark wood nutmeg grater shaped like a wine bottle with a wooden stopper top.

An Antique Treen Nutmeg Grater- in the Shape of a Wine Bottle

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A small turned dark wood nutmeg grater shaped like a wine bottle with a wooden stopper top.
An Antique Treen Nutmeg Grater- in the shape of a Wine Bottle
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A small turned dark wood nutmeg grater shaped like a wine bottle with a wooden stopper top.
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  • ObjectKitchenalia
  • Period19th century
  • Style19th Century Victorian
  • MaterialTurned Wood, Cork
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsWine bottle form, Turned wood body, Stopper neck detail

This nineteenth-century Victorian treen kitchenalia object is a nutmeg grater modelled in the form of a wine bottle. It is shaped from dark brown turned wood and includes a lighter brown wooden cork stopper at the neck with a raised collar moulding beneath. The photograph also displays subtle horizontal grain variations across the cylindrical body, gentle wear marks along the lower base edge, and delicate surface striations on the stopper. The wooden cork lifts out to allow grated nutmeg to be sprinkled out from within. Measuring 8.5 cm h, this compact piece sits easily on a sideboard top in an English country house setting. It suits a kitchen or dining room as a decorative display item or a functional piece of period table-ware.

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Treen nutmeg graters are small domestic spice tools turned from wood, popular during the 18th and 19th centuries when nutmeg was a prized luxury commodity. They were designed to hold whole nutmegs and included internal metal graters, often crafted in novelty forms like bottles or barrels.

These items were predominantly crafted from dense hardwoods such as boxwood, fruitwood, or mahogany to withstand turning on a lathe. The internal rasp was typically constructed from punched tinplate or steel, sometimes fitted with a stopper made of cork or turned wood.

Authentic pieces display smooth thread joins, subtle hand-tooling marks, and an authentic aged patina on the timber surface. Internal steel or tin graters often show natural oxidisation, and the fit of screw threads or push-caps reflects historical craftsmanship.

Small treen objects function effectively when grouped inside a curios cabinet, arranged on open kitchen shelving, or placed on a sideboard alongside other historical kitchenalia and turned wooden collectables.

Keep turned wood away from direct moisture, extreme temperature shifts, and direct sunlight to prevent cracking. Dust regularly with a soft dry cloth and apply natural beeswax sparingly to nourish the timber and maintain the patinated surface.
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