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ANTIQUE #SA975270

An Early 19th Century Fruitwood Pounce Pot

£175    $234    €205
A very good 19th century pounce pot. The saucer shaped lid has some pierced holes for sprinkling the pounce on to the ink and for collecting any unused pounce.
 
An early 19th century fruitwood pounce pot with a circular dished lid pierced with holes of different sizes arranged in a star pattern. It has a baluster shaped body on a turned foot.
 
The pounce had two functions it was shaken onto some writing surfaces like parchment to make it smooth to write on and the other use was to dry ink prior to the introduction of blotting paper c1840. After sprinkling the pounce onto the surface excess pounce was poured back into the antique treen pots via the holes in the top, hence why the top is saucer shaped to retain the precious pounce.
 
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA975270
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Antique ID: SA975270
Item: An Early 19th Century Fruitwood Pounce Pot - (reference SA975270)
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£175



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Antique SA975270 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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Antique Treen, boxes & decorative Georgian Items
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