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Antique Engine Turned Humming Top
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Antique Engine Turned Humming Top

19th century
Sold 9 December 2025 · Opus Antiques
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An unusual 19th century engine turned humming top with bone finial.

Intricate detail to the body of the humming top.

It measures 7cm h excluding the finial x 5cm w 

 Provenance: This comes from:'The St John Perrott Stimson Collection of Treen & British Folk Art’.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Humming Top to the 19th Century.

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Description
An unusual 19th century engine turned humming top with bone finial.

Intricate detail to the body of the humming top.

It measures 7cm h excluding the finial x 5cm w 

 Provenance: This comes from:'The St John Perrott Stimson Collection of Treen & British Folk Art’.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Humming Top to the 19th Century.

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SA947713
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Antique treen, boxes & decorative georgian items

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An antique carved wooden humming top featuring engine-turned fluting and a central spindle, set against artificial pine foliage. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An antique carved wooden humming top featuring engine-turned fluting and a central spindle, set against artificial pine foliage. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Antique Engine Turned Humming Top

Archive II An antique carved wooden humming top featuring engine-turned fluting and a central spindle, set against artificial pine foliage. View II
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An antique carved wooden humming top featuring engine-turned fluting and a central spindle, set against artificial pine foliage.
Antique Engine Turned Humming Top
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An antique carved wooden humming top featuring engine-turned fluting and a central spindle, set against artificial pine foliage.
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  • ObjectDecorative Objects
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialHardwood, Bone
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsEngine turned fluting, Acoustic sound holes, Lathe turned body, Central spindle

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Humming tops are traditional mechanical toys that produce a humming sound when spun rapidly due to air passing through internal or external apertures. They date back centuries, with wooden variants handcrafted by turners becoming particularly popular during the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

Authentic antique humming tops are typically hand-turned on a lathe from dense hardwoods such as boxwood, fruitwood, or mahogany. They often feature intricate engine-turned geometric patterns, carved sound holes, and a central metal or bone spindle.

Authentication relies on examining the patina, tool marks, and wood shrinkage consistent with age. Genuine period pieces exhibit hand-turned precision with natural wear, minor ageing fissures, and traditional finishes like wax or shellac rather than modern synthetic varnishes.

As a small decorative object, an antique top can be displayed on a bookshelf, desk, or mantelpiece as a cabinet of curiosities accent. Its rich texture and sculptural form complement both traditional studies and contemporary minimalist spaces.

Preserve antique treen by keeping it out of direct sunlight and away from extreme temperature fluctuations, which can cause the wood to split. Clean only with a soft, dry cloth and occasionally apply microcrystalline wax to protect the historical surface.
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