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Antique Early Treen Turned 19thc Fruitwood Glove Powder Flask. English C1820-40.
Mark Seabrook Antiques
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Antique Early Treen Turned 19thc Fruitwood Glove Powder Flask. English C1820-40.

19th century
Description

One of the best ladies / gentleman's glove powder flasks I have bought....it has a pleasing shape and I particularly like the attractive turned "acorn" finial...it unscrews at the top and the bottom and it is made of the finest fruitwood, hence the very good colour and patina....condition is very good and it still screws up tightly and unscrews well......a real collectors piece...!

French. C1820-40.

Physical Dimensions
Height
15.7cm (6.18")
Width
6.1cm (2.40")
Depth
6.1cm (2.40")
Declaration

Mark Seabrook Antiques has dated this Turned Fruitwood Powder Flask to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1192231
Dealers Internal Reference
MS 8413
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Description
One of the best ladies / gentleman's glove powder flasks I have bought....it has a pleasing shape and I particularly like the attractive turned "acorn" finial...
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it unscrews at the top and the bottom and it is made of the finest fruitwood, hence the very good colour and patina.
Mark Seabrook Antiques

...condition is very good and it still screws up tightly and unscrews well......a real collectors piece...!

French. C1820-40.

Height
15.7cm (6.18")
Width
6.1cm (2.40")
Depth
6.1cm (2.40")
Date of Manufacture

Mark Seabrook Antiques has dated this Turned Fruitwood Powder Flask to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1192231
Dealers Internal Ref
MS 8413
Mark Seabrook Antiques
Mark Seabrook Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2020

Specialising in 17/18thc oak & country furniture, antique treen, early metalware & english pottery.

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A turned fruitwood glove powder flask featuring a spherical central body, a turned pedestal foot, and a finial stopper.
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Archive I A turned fruitwood glove powder flask featuring a spherical central body, a turned pedestal foot, and a finial stopper.

Antique Early Treen Turned 19thc Fruitwood Glove Powder Flask. English C1820-40.

Archive II A turned fruitwood glove powder flask featuring a spherical central body, a turned pedestal foot, and a finial stopper. View II
Archive III A turned fruitwood glove powder flask featuring a spherical central body, a turned pedestal foot, and a finial stopper. View III
Archive IV A turned fruitwood glove powder flask featuring a spherical central body, a turned pedestal foot, and a finial stopper. View IV
Archive V A turned fruitwood glove powder flask featuring a spherical central body, a turned pedestal foot, and a finial stopper. View V
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A turned fruitwood glove powder flask featuring a spherical central body, a turned pedestal foot, and a finial stopper.
Antique Early Treen Turned 19thc Fruitwood Glove Powder Flask. English C1820-40.
Ref: SA1192231
A turned fruitwood glove powder flask featuring a spherical central body, a turned pedestal foot, and a finial stopper.
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A glove powder flask is a small turned wooden vessel used in the 18th and 19th centuries to store talcum or starch powder, which was dusted into tight leather gloves to ease application.

These flasks were hand-turned on a lathe from dense native hardwoods, particularly fruitwoods such as apple, pear, or cherry, selected for their tight grain and smooth surface finish.

Authentic period treen exhibits subtle asymmetrical shrinkage from age, faint lathe turning marks, smooth patination in handled areas, and historic fitment of original stoppers or threaded joins.

Small treen objects add texture and historical context when displayed on open shelving, integrated into book stacks, or grouped inside a glass vitrine or cabinet of curiosities.

Preserve fruitwood by dusting gently with a dry microfibre cloth and periodically applying a small amount of clear beeswax polish, keeping the item away from direct heat sources and moisture.
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