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An Antique Treen Bee Hive String Box - With Cutter
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An Antique Treen Bee Hive String Box - With Cutter

19th century
For Sale by Opus Antiques
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This is a well turned lignum vitae string box in the shape of a bee hive. There is a cutter at the top to cut the string and the box unscrews at the base to refill.

This box is a good size measuring 16cm h x 10cm w.

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

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Description
This is a well turned lignum vitae string box in the shape of a bee hive. There is a cutter at the top to cut the string and the box unscrews at the base to refill.

This box is a good size measuring 16cm h x 10cm w.

Date of Manufacture

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

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Antique treen, boxes & decorative georgian items

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Archive I A turned brown wooden string box shaped like a beehive skep with a metal cutter top resting on small feet.

An Antique Treen Bee Hive String Box - With Cutter

Archive II A turned brown wooden string box shaped like a beehive skep with a metal cutter top resting on small feet. View II
Archive III A turned brown wooden string box shaped like a beehive skep with a metal cutter top resting on small feet. View III
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A turned brown wooden string box shaped like a beehive skep with a metal cutter top resting on small feet.
An Antique Treen Bee Hive String Box - with cutter
Ref: SA1238962
A turned brown wooden string box shaped like a beehive skep with a metal cutter top resting on small feet.
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  • ObjectDesk Accessories
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialTurned Wood, Metal
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsTurned beehive ribbing, Integrated string cutter, Raised footed base

This Victorian treen desk accessory takes the form of a nineteenth-century beehive skep, fashioned from warm brown turned lignum vitae wood. The turned exterior features horizontal ribbing running from top to bottom, sitting upon a circular base with small dark feet and an integrated metal string cutter at the peak. The string dispenses through the top while the base unscrews to allow interior refills. Measuring 16 cm high by 10 cm wide, this compact desk accessory finds a natural home on an office desk or library table within an English Country House interior. It serves a practical daily function while bringing traditional timber warmth and period character to a modern workspace.

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Treen refers to small, functional domestic items crafted entirely from turned wood. Beehive string boxes were popular 19th-century utility objects designed to hold and dispense household twine cleanly through a top aperture, often incorporating an integrated metal cutter.

These items were turned on a lathe using dense hardwoods or fruitwoods such as boxwood, mahogany, or oak. Construction involved shaping the ribbed beehive form, turning a hollow interior with a screw-thread or friction-fit closure, and fitting a steel or brass blade at the top.

Authentic pieces feature natural wood shrinkage, subtle surface wear, and subtle lathe marks inconsistent with modern machine production. Decades of handling generate a rich, smooth patination, alongside aged screw threads or early metal fittings.

A treen string box serves as a tactile decorative accent on a home office desk, console table, or bookshelf. Its warm wood tones and organic turned shape add historic texture to contemporary shelving displays.

Keep treen away from direct heat sources, bright sunlight, and excessive moisture to prevent wood movement or splitting. Regular dusting with a soft, dry cloth and an annual application of clear beeswax polish will protect the natural timber patina.
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