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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 10167491, member: 111&quot;]Nice!&nbsp; I&#039;d guess lignum vitae as well, probably early to mid 19th century.&nbsp; Would think the lidded one for spices or other dried or powdered substances.&nbsp; This one holding powder:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/182949765089" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/182949765089" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/182949765089</a> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The other, which looks to me like it might have a finished interior, its thick walls making it much heavier, <i>may</i> be a spill vase, though rather short.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.opusantiques.co.uk/product-page/an-antique-treen-spill-vase-levi-collection-label" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.opusantiques.co.uk/product-page/an-antique-treen-spill-vase-levi-collection-label" rel="nofollow">https://www.opusantiques.co.uk/product-page/an-antique-treen-spill-vase-levi-collection-label</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/164315155467" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/164315155467" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/164315155467</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.markseabrook.com/en-GB/antique-treen-horn-collectables/antique-early-treen-19thc-lignum-spill-holder-with-attractive-figuring/prod_11991" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.markseabrook.com/en-GB/antique-treen-horn-collectables/antique-early-treen-19thc-lignum-spill-holder-with-attractive-figuring/prod_11991" rel="nofollow">https://www.markseabrook.com/en-GB/antique-treen-horn-collectables/antique-early-treen-19thc-lignum-spill-holder-with-attractive-figuring/prod_11991</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Believe a money box is unlikely, there would typically be interior threads to screw the top in place.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.antiques-atlas.com/antique/19th_century_treen_turret_money_box_a948/as209a948" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiques-atlas.com/antique/19th_century_treen_turret_money_box_a948/as209a948" rel="nofollow">https://www.antiques-atlas.com/antique/19th_century_treen_turret_money_box_a948/as209a948</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Treen dice cups, as noted and visible on the one linked, have interior ribbing to help turn the dice.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dice cups in Pinto&#039;s &#039;Treen and Other Bygones&#039; (1969):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]508572[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]508573[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Spill vases in Pinto&#039;s &#039;Treen or Small Woodware Throughout the Ages&#039; (1949):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]508574[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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