A Superb George III Period Chip Carved Treen Salt Box, Dated to 1795 sub-Curios The printed flag in soft

The printed flag in soft thin cotton

Presented in a slightly later nineteenth century japanned papier-mache and gilt frame

younger daughter of the 1st Baron David

with annotations in pencil and original attached corded mini pencils

could not afford the extensive kitchen staff found in the great houses

A Superb George III Period Chip Carved Treen Salt Box, Dated to 1795 sub-Curios The printed flag in softOrigin: English Period: Late Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1795 Width: 9 inches Depth: 7. 5 inches Height: 4 inches The rectangular box and cover inscribed with 1795 with the initials JJS(?), with applied floral lozenge motifs to the side panels with further chip carved decoration and nulling to the front and back. The condition is structurally sound, the whole is almost entirely original and with a very fine colour and patination.