Furniture & Works of Art - 13th January 2009

Lot 450

A turned treen and part ebonised child's rattle

Estimate £400 - £600

+ Buyers Premium

Description

A turned treen and part ebonised child's rattle, with bone insets and spacers, having three graduated rings, the largest with pierced holes, the tapering handle with a brass collar and turned bone finial, 11.25in (28.5cm) l.¦See Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, pl.218, B and E for similar examples.