It was listed by Opus Antiques. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.
Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
The base provides storage space for the nutmegs and can stand alone on a table. Note the domed shaped tin grater, with machine punched rows of teeth, inserted inside a ring-shaped, lathed-bone housing. The technology to punch-out a tin grater surface in a dome shape and with uniform machine-stamped teeth, evolved in England about 1810.
This example is in very good condition. It measures approx 10cm h x 5.5cm w at the base.
Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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Antique Table Nutmeg Grater
