Of acorn form, the screw-off lid with notched edge above diagonal diapering

surmounted by a turned knop finial, opening to an ivory-mounted screw-out steel grater,

the lower section ending in a turned finial

Note : This form is shown in Pinto, Treen and Other Wooden Bygones, Pl. 181, K2;

Pl. 205, where a selection of English 18th and early 19th century coquilla nutmeg graters are illustrated

Condition : Overall excellent ; the usual coquilla nut small hairlines and cracks;

the underside of the lid with a small natural hole below the finial;

a small flange from the bottom turning missing; a few chips & cracks to the ivory mount

3”High

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