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An Antique Treen Four Tier Spice Tower
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An Antique Treen Four Tier Spice Tower

19th century
For Sale by Opus Antiques
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A 19th century antique treen four tier spice tower. It has been turned from sycamore and has its original labells Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon and Nutmegs.

Each section unscrews for storage of the spices. Unusual having a domed lid, majority are flat.

The spice tower measures 21cm h x 8.5cm w.

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Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Treen Spice Tower to the 19th Century.

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Description
A 19th century antique treen four tier spice tower. It has been turned from sycamore and has its original labells Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon and Nutmegs.

Each section unscrews for storage of the spices. Unusual having a domed lid, majority are flat.

The spice tower measures 21cm h x 8.5cm w.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Treen Spice Tower to the 19th Century.

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Opus Antiques
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Antique treen, boxes & decorative georgian items

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A four-tier turned wooden spice tower featuring black printed banner labels reading Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon, and Nutmegs.
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Archive I A four-tier turned wooden spice tower featuring black printed banner labels reading Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon, and Nutmegs.

An Antique Treen Four Tier Spice Tower

Archive II A four-tier turned wooden spice tower featuring black printed banner labels reading Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon, and Nutmegs. View II
Archive III A four-tier turned wooden spice tower featuring black printed banner labels reading Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon, and Nutmegs. View III
Archive IV A four-tier turned wooden spice tower featuring black printed banner labels reading Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon, and Nutmegs. View IV
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A four-tier turned wooden spice tower featuring black printed banner labels reading Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon, and Nutmegs.
An Antique Treen Four Tier Spice Tower
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A four-tier turned wooden spice tower featuring black printed banner labels reading Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon, and Nutmegs.
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  • ObjectSpice Tower
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Folk Art
  • MaterialTurned Wood, Paper Labels, Boxwood
  • ColourHoney Brown
  • MotifsTurned wood construction, Printed banner lettering, Stacked interlocking tiers, Domed lid

This nineteenth-century Victorian folk art treen spice tower is turned from sycamore wood in a warm honey brown colour. The multi-tiered object consists of four stacked, interlocking sections that unscrew to store spices individually, topped with a rounded, domed lid rather than the more typical flat top. Each compartment features its original black printed banner label, clearly marked in capital letters with the spice names Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon, and Nutmegs respectively. The turned wooden construction displays visible grain and subtle surface wear consistent with age, with distinct horizontal mouldings dividing each tier. The cylindrical piece measures 21cm h x 8.5cm w. Placed on a kitchen island, sideboard, or open shelving unit in a modern rustic farmhouse interior, this decorative kitchen container serves as both a practical spice storage vessel and a charming display piece. The compact cylindrical silhouette fits neatly into domestic display spaces, offering an authentic touch of nineteenth-century culinary history for everyday appreciation or kitchen styling.

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A treen spice tower is a traditional 19th-century turned wooden container comprising multiple interlocking tier sections used for storing culinary spices such as mace, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

These items were typically lathe-turned from dense hardwoods such as boxwood, fruitwood, or beech, often finished with printed or stencilled paper labels on each compartment.

Authentic pieces feature signs of hand-lathe turning, natural age-related patination, authentic period typography on the labels, and precise friction-fit threading or stacking joints.

Display the tower on a kitchen worktop, open shelf, or sideboard alongside other antique kitchenalia and ceramics to add texture and historical warmth to the space.

Keep the item away from direct sunlight, excess moisture, and direct heat sources, dusting gently with a dry microfibre cloth and applying a light natural beeswax polish periodically.
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