S/3395 Antique Treen 19th Century Walnut Weaving Loom

An interesting Victorian walnut weaving loom in the form of a violin, having a bone platform holding two lines of brass headed pins, with a central opening slot. As far as we can ascertain, it would have been used for making lady's silk gloves. The whole has a good rich colour and patination. It has a collector's reference number on the back of 16/739.

Sold 9 in. (23 cm.) Wide
2½ in. (6.5 cm.) Deep
1 in. (2.5 cm.) High
English Circa 1840