S/2502 Antique Treen 19th Century Spindle Love Token Knitting Sheath

A rare spindle love token knitting sheath, having a finely turned mahogany handle with a protruding brass heart. The needle end is all ribbed brass for crimping lace, as one often finds in designs made in boxwood. The whole retains a patination.

Sold 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) Wide
½ in. (1.25 cm.) Diameter English Circa 1820