Fine Antique Georgian Style Treen Salt Shaker Lorenzen Lantz to reveal the white body

to reveal the white body beneath

The flower frog is in very good condition

2 3/4" tall x 1 1/4" wide x 3/4" deep

from the slightly drooping rose at its center to the buoyant lilac that you can just about smell

great for display on a shelf

Fine Antique Georgian Style Treen Salt Shaker Lorenzen Lantz to reveal the white bodyI have found what appears to be an exact match of this treen Georgian style salt shaker described as 18th Century Colonial (and which sold at auction, with a matching pepper shaker, for $750.) I am not sure this piece is that old I think perhaps mid to late 19th century but certainly it is very finely made, lathe turned, of a beautiful hardwood. I have also found "muffineers" of the same style, used for sprinkling cinnamon or sugar on muffins; I