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Antiques & Collectables 18thc Turned Fruitwood Life Preserver. English C1770-80.
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Antiques & Collectables 18thc Turned Fruitwood Life Preserver. English C1770-80.

18th century
Sold 6 April 2025 · Mark Seabrook Antiques
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One of the best pieces of treen, I have bought in a long time...this is a finely turned 18thc "life preserver", turned from the finest fruitwood , with concentric ring turned pattern and a leather thong, that connects each piece....the preserver was mainly used by law enforcement officers, security guards, military personnel and gamekeepers on large estates, where they would come up against gangs of poachers at night and have to defend themselves....the preserver is in excellent condition with the finest colour that you get with "aged" fruitwood.

English. C1770-90.

Physical Dimensions
Width
43.8cm (17.24")
Depth
6.4cm (2.52")
Declaration

Mark Seabrook Antiques has dated this Antique Fruitwood Life Preserver to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1135044
Dealers Internal Reference
MS 8229
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One of the best pieces of treen, I have bought in a long time...
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this is a finely turned 18thc "life preserver", turned from the finest fruitwood , with concentric ring turned pattern and a leather thong, that connects each piece.
Mark Seabrook Antiques

...the preserver was mainly used by law enforcement officers, security guards, military personnel and gamekeepers on large estates, where they would come up against gangs of poachers at night and have to defend themselves....the preserver is in excellent condition with the finest colour that you get with "aged" fruitwood.

English. C1770-90.

Width
43.8cm (17.24")
Depth
6.4cm (2.52")
Date of Manufacture

Mark Seabrook Antiques has dated this Antique Fruitwood Life Preserver to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1135044
Dealers Internal Ref
MS 8229
Mark Seabrook Antiques
Mark Seabrook Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2020

Specialising in 17/18thc oak & country furniture, antique treen, early metalware & english pottery.

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An 18th-century turned fruitwood life preserver featuring a rounded weighted head, a flexible leather-wrapped handle section, and a turned terminal pommel. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An 18th-century turned fruitwood life preserver featuring a rounded weighted head, a flexible leather-wrapped handle section, and a turned terminal pommel. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Antiques & Collectables 18thc Turned Fruitwood Life Preserver. English C1770-80.

Archive II An 18th-century turned fruitwood life preserver featuring a rounded weighted head, a flexible leather-wrapped handle section, and a turned terminal pommel. View II
Archive III An 18th-century turned fruitwood life preserver featuring a rounded weighted head, a flexible leather-wrapped handle section, and a turned terminal pommel. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century turned fruitwood life preserver featuring a rounded weighted head, a flexible leather-wrapped handle section, and a turned terminal pommel. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century turned fruitwood life preserver featuring a rounded weighted head, a flexible leather-wrapped handle section, and a turned terminal pommel. View V
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Mark Seabrook Antiques

Mark Seabrook Antiques
Telephone 07770 721931
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Verified Since Apr 2020
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An 18th-century turned fruitwood life preserver featuring a rounded weighted head, a flexible leather-wrapped handle section, and a turned terminal pommel.
Antiques & Collectables 18thc Turned Fruitwood Life Preserver. English C1770-80.
Ref: SA1135044
An 18th-century turned fruitwood life preserver featuring a rounded weighted head, a flexible leather-wrapped handle section, and a turned terminal pommel.
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  • ObjectWeapons & Militaria
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialFruitwood, Leather
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsPole-lathe turned rings, Weighted spherical head, Flexible leather-bound shaft
  • SizeW 43.8 cm (17 in) x D 6.4 cm (3 in)

FAQs

A life preserver in this historical context refers to a small, portable blunt-instrument weapon or cudgel used for personal protection during the Georgian period.

They were typically crafted from dense native hardwoods such as fruitwood, boxwood, or lignum vitae, often featuring leather-wrapped or baleen-reinforced flexible shafts.

Authentication relies on examining tool marks consistent with pole-lathe turning, natural patina, wear patterns, and the appropriate ageing of internal wiring or whalebone cores.

It fits well within a study, library, or cabinet of curiosities display, mounted on a custom stand or placed alongside historic books and scientific instruments.

Keep the object away from direct sunlight and fluctuating humidity, applying occasional microcrystalline wax to nourish the dry wood without damaging the historic surface finish.
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