S/2327 Antique Treen 19th Century Boxwood Pounce Pot

An interesting barrel shaped boxwood pounce pot, having 35 holes to the egg cup shaped interior. The exterior has a band of reeded decoration to the top and base, with the remains of ink staining, showing it certainly has been used. The top unscrews with a finely made boxwood thread, and the whole retains a patination.

Sold 2¾ in. (7 cm.) High
2 in. (5 cm.) Diameter English Circa 1840