S/5128 Antique Treen 18th Century Lignum Vitae Tobacco Jar

An attractive well turned circular Dutch lignum vitae tobacco jar of baluster form, having a fitted lid with a separate pointed finial. It is made of both heart wood and sap wood and has a most pleasing colour, grain and patination.

Sold 8¾ in. (22 cm.) High
5 in. (12.5 cm.) Diameter Dutch Circa 1780