Strauss & co - 10 - 11 May 2020, Cape Town

99 THE LATE LADY INA OPPENHEIMER BLUE BIRD FARM COLLECTION LOTS 382–399 388 A treen fruitwood nutmeg grater, 19th century in the form of a bottle, with threaded lid, 11,5cm high ; another, 19th century, in the form of an acorn, with turned cover, 7cm long ; another, 19th century, arched with sliding back, 14cm high ; a treen nutcracker, 19th century, in the form an acorn, 9,5cm high ; a French treen pepper grinder, 19th century, part glazed, the base stamped ‘DEPOSE PARIS’, painted steel handle, 8,5cm high ; a pair of treen lignum vitae spice boxes, 19th century, each of turned baluster form, with screw cap, some damage, 10,5cm high ; a treen offertory tray, 19th century, circular, with moulded rim, 12,7cm diameter ; and a treen lignum vitae egg cup, 19th century, with ring-turned stem, 7,5cm high (9) R3 000 - 4 000 389 A treen sermon watch glass, 19th century housed in an openwork frame, 8,5cmhigh ; a treen fruitwood seal box, 19th century, circular, with aperture and detachable cover set with a rondel to one side and carved to the other, 6,2cmdiameter ; a treen lignum vitae pounce pot, 19th century, with circular pierced dish raised on a baluster support, minor chips, 9,6cmhigh ; and a treen fruitwood seal, 19th century, the matrix with an elephant, splits, 7,5cmhigh (4) R4 000 - 6 000 390 Two treen silk winders, 19th century in sizes , each caged spool mounted on a ring-turned table clamp, the larger 14cm long ; and a treen brass-bound string barrel, 19th century, in two parts , the spigot with string aperture, the detachable base with later screw, 9cm high (3) R4 000 - 6 000 391 A treen lignum vitae bilboquet, 19th century the ball mounted on a turned double baluster stem, 13,5cm high ; a treen lignum vitae dice box, 19th century, in the form of a top hat, enclosing bone dice, 4,5cm high ; a treen fruitwood ring holder, 19th century, the centre with a ring-turned spire support, 9cm high ; a treen fruitwood domino box, 19th century, rectangular, with sliding cover, enclosing bone dominos, the cover split, 5,4cmwide ; a treen propelling pencil, 19th century, in the form of bellows, 4,8cm long ; a treen love token, 19th century, the arched wedge handle with glazed compartment inset with a paper dedication, lacking handle, 17,5cm long ; and three treen stained fruitwood birds, 19th century, in sizes, one with broken neck and wing, the largest 14,5cm long (9) R3 000 - 4 000 392 AWelsh treen ‘chain’ knitting sheath, 19th century the two ends carved in the form of hands united by an integral chain, 91cm long ; and a collection of treen turned and carved lace bobbins, 18th/19th century, in sizes , with glass spangles, losses, the longest 14cm long (14) R1 500 - 2 000 The coloured Venetian glass spangles attached to many examples enabled the lace maker to distinguish between the numerous bobbins in simultaneous use. 388 389 390 391 392