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ANTIQUE #SA925209

An Unusual Antique Treen Go To Bed - Shaped As A Wine Bottle

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Opus Antiques

An unusual 19th century Go to bed in the shape of a wine bottle. Made from ebony wood with a contrasting fruit wood top to represent the cork. The small box unscrews in the middle for storage of matches. The base of the bottle has concentric circles to create friction and would have been used as a match striker.
 
It measures 8.5cm h x 3cm e.
 
Go to Beds – The matches which were stored in the boxes, when lit one would have been placed in the boss in the lid. This was used to melt wax sticks for sealing letters and the match would give enough light to go to bed, hence its name.
 
Own a piece of history
 
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA925209
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 8.5cm (3.3inches)
Width is 3cm (1.2inches)
Depth is 3cm (1.2inches)
Antique SA925209 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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Opus Antiques
Antique Treen, boxes & decorative Georgian Items
Devon
United Kingdom
Tel: 07941 285 532
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD