{"product_id":"18thc-continental-antique-carved-treen-box-chip-carved-rosette","title":"An 18th Century Antique Continental Carved Treen Box With Carved Rosette Decoration","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA small rectangular box hollowed from a single block of timber, the front face chip-carved with a stylised rosette or \"daisy wheel\" of radiating petals about a central boss, the top border verso carved with a band of geometric triangular and lozenge motifs above a wavy, incised line — a long-lived vocabulary of chip and scratch carving found across Continental folk woodworking traditions, which makes a precise regional attribution difficult to fix. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe lid is a flat hinged panel, without carving of its own. Original use is not certain from the form alone — boxes of this type served variously as spill, tinder, salt, spice or small trinket boxes.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Continental. 18th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial: \u003c\/strong\u003eTreen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e The carved body and lid have an old, rich, worn patina consistent with genuine age and handling, with minor edge wear and small losses to the carved arrises. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 in (25 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt Antiques at Walsingham Mill ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55242929963350,"sku":"HAF7471","price":295.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/7462\/5878\/files\/Photoroom-20260908-131756.jpg?v=1788882113","url":"https:\/\/holtantiquefurniture.com\/products\/18thc-continental-antique-carved-treen-box-chip-carved-rosette","provider":"Holt Antiques at Walsingham Mill ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}