A Georgian Searce

18th century

Sold by Opus Antiques

Description

A Georgian treen searce used for sifting powder. This example has a lovely pie crust edge, unscrews in the middle and still retains its wire mesh. It has a very old minor repair to the base.

Antique treen searces were used for sifting powders mainly for apothecaries, the sieved powder would then be made into a paste for pills. Antique searces consists of a semi circular bowl to the top this should have a metal perforated mesh in its central lower section which will let the sieved powder to pass through to the base. The base is hollow it unscrews and the powder can be retrieved.These antique treen searces are particularly rare to find.

c1760/80

Physical Dimensions

Height

6.5cm (2.56")

Width

12.5cm (4.92")

Depth

12.5cm (4.92")

Declaration

Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA915710

Dealers Notes

Own a piece of history

Description

A Georgian treen searce used for sifting powder. This example has a lovely pie crust edge, unscrews in the middle and still retains its wire mesh. It has a very old minor repair to the base.

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Antique treen searces were used for sifting powders mainly for apothecaries, the sieved powder would then be made into a paste for pills.

Opus Antiques

Antique searces consists of a semi circular bowl to the top this should have a metal perforated mesh in its central lower section which will let the sieved powder to pass through to the base. The base is hollow it unscrews and the powder can be retrieved.These antique treen searces are particularly rare to find.

c1760/80

Physical Dimensions

Height

6.5cm (2.56")

Width

12.5cm (4.92")

Depth

12.5cm (4.92")

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref