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ANTIQUE #SA941589

Antique Treen Go To Bed - Large Size

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

A 19th century Go to bed in the shape of a chess piece, a rook. The lid unscrews for storage of matches, the underside of the base has striker paper to light a match. There is an aperture in the lid to place a match.
 
It measures 8.5cm h x 4.4cm w.
 
The lit match could be placed into a boss in the lid and would give enough light to go to bed hence the name. They were also used as desk items for lighting wax sticks for sealing letters.
 
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA941589
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Antique SA941589 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