Beautiful Early 19th Century Treen Sand Glass Timer - Approx. 4 Minutes artist made basket used back including wishes to

used back including wishes to the recipient for a good and happy new year

and are a treat to hold and to lay down

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Beautiful Early 19th Century Treen Sand Glass Timer - Approx. 4 Minutes artist made basket used back including wishes toAnother, to my eye, perfect object, and I swear I could pass a whole day just watching the sand pass from one end of the glass bulb to the other. C. 1820s or so British I believe, with beautifully turned fruitwood ends, and recesses on the interior that cradle the free floating glass. Pretty rare to find (rather amazing for the glass to have endured some 200 years, really), some of these had ornately turned posts, but I really love the simplicity of