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A Collection of Vintage and Antique Wooden Decorative Objects and Functional Items

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Start price: £20

Estimated price: £20 - £30

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Description

A group of various vintage and antique wooden and decorative items. The collection includes two hand-carved wooden dachshund figures and a natural-edge burl wood bowl. A pair of miniature wooden clogs is present, each incised with the text HOLLAND. Decorative storage includes two stacked hexagonal boxes with geometric khatam-style inlay, a rectangular box with a marquetry lid, and a rounded box with floral motifs on a light-coloured ground. Functional items consist of a wooden weaving shuttle housing a metal bobbin, several shoe trees with wooden forms and flexible metal components, and a small wooden barrel-form vessel. Vintage SINGER measuring tapes are shown in the background as a scale reference.

Weaving shuttle length: 34 cm

Floral box width: 14 cm

Stacked hexagonal boxes width: 9 cm

Hand-carved dachshund length at base: 14 cm.


Condition report:

The items are in good vintage condition with signs of age and use throughout. There is visible surface wear, minor scuffs, and scratches to the wooden surfaces. Light oxidation and a developed patina are present on the metal components of the weaving shuttle and the shoe trees.