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Slazenger 'the Corbally' Croquet Mallet Advertising Sign
Slazenger 'the Corbally' Croquet Mallet Advertising Sign

Slazenger 'the Corbally' Croquet Mallet Advertising Sign

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

with heads of Lignum Vitae or Boxwood - Price 11/- each. If brass, or aluminium bands, which are

Category

Early 1900s British Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Tin

Italian Small Chest, Woods, Gilt Bronze, Wrought Iron, 17th Century
Italian Small Chest, Woods, Gilt Bronze, Wrought Iron, 17th Century

Italian Small Chest, Woods, Gilt Bronze, Wrought Iron, 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Small chest. "Palosanto" (lignum vitae), fuit tree wood, gilt bronze, wrought iron, glass, etc

Category

17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Bronze, Wrought Iron

Pair of Presentation Lawn Bowls by Slazenger
Pair of Presentation Lawn Bowls by Slazenger

Pair of Presentation Lawn Bowls by Slazenger

By SLAZENGER

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Slazengers, the box with Slazenger 'Best is Best' ivorine plaque. The 'Stadium , No.3 Bias, Slazenger' lignum

Category

1920s Great Britain (UK) Antique Lignum Vitae

Lignum Vitae Turned Compote
Lignum Vitae Turned Compote

Lignum Vitae Turned Compote

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Handsome, heavy compote made of turned lignum vitae - a dark, strong and dense wood. Early 19th

Category

Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Wood

Turned Lignum Vitae Bowl
Turned Lignum Vitae Bowl

Turned Lignum Vitae Bowl

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Handsome and heavy, turned bowl in lignum vitae, a very hard wood exported from the Caribbean

Category

Early 19th Century Country Antique Lignum Vitae

Turned Lignum Vitae Twine Dispenser
Turned Lignum Vitae Twine Dispenser

Turned Lignum Vitae Twine Dispenser

Located in Southampton, NY

STREAM LINED BEAUTIFULLY FIGURED LIGNUM VITAE TWINE DISPENSER WITH NIPPLE SHAPED OPENING TO EXTRACT

Category

19th Century British Antique Lignum Vitae

Pair of Turned Lignum Vitae Goblets

Pair of Turned Lignum Vitae Goblets

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

Pair of Turned Lignum Vitae Goblets

Category

1880s English Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Wood

Lignum Vitae Ball on Brass Stand
Lignum Vitae Ball on Brass Stand

Lignum Vitae Ball on Brass Stand

Located in New York, NY

Old English bowling ball in lignum vitae, with wonderful age patina.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Brass

A 19th Century Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball
A 19th Century Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball

A 19th Century Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball

Located in New York, NY

A 19th century American lignum vitae bowling ball

Category

19th Century American Primitive Antique Lignum Vitae

William & Mary Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle
William & Mary Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle

William & Mary Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

18th Century lignum vitae pestle, with bulbous head and tapering handle with knop terminal. Due to

Category

Late 17th Century English William and Mary Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Wood

Mid-19th Century Lignum Vitae Writing Slope
Mid-19th Century Lignum Vitae Writing Slope

Mid-19th Century Lignum Vitae Writing Slope

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

A mid-19th century lignum vitae writing slope retaining the original Brahma lock and beautifully

Category

Early 1800s English Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Wood

Collection of Scottish Antique Lignum Vitae Carpet Bowls
Collection of Scottish Antique Lignum Vitae Carpet Bowls

Collection of Scottish Antique Lignum Vitae Carpet Bowls

Located in Lancashire, GB

Collection of Scottish Antique Lignum Vitae Carpet Bowls A large collection of twenty five

Category

19th Century Scottish Antique Lignum Vitae

Charles II Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle
Charles II Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle

Charles II Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

stamped mark ’28′ to underside. Together with an associated late 17th/early 18th century lignum vitae

Category

Late 17th Century English Charles II Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Wood

19th Century Lignum Vitae Treen Round Tea Caddy
19th Century Lignum Vitae Treen Round Tea Caddy

19th Century Lignum Vitae Treen Round Tea Caddy

Located in Concord, MA

19th century lignum vitae treen round tea caddy. Measures: Height: 5 3/4 inches, diameter: 5 inches.

Category

Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Hardwood

Early 18th Century Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle
Early 18th Century Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle

Early 18th Century Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

with an associated lignum vitae pestle, with bulbous head. Pestle length: 9.5 inches (24cm)

Category

Early 18th Century English Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Wood

collection  of 19th century  Lignum Vitae  sail rigs
collection  of 19th century  Lignum Vitae  sail rigs

collection of 19th century Lignum Vitae sail rigs

Located in New York, NY

This is a great collection of Lignum Vitae sail stabilizers that have been custom mounted as

Category

19th Century American Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Steel

Walking Stick in Lignum Vitae with Silver Top, circa 1910
Walking Stick in Lignum Vitae with Silver Top, circa 1910

Walking Stick in Lignum Vitae with Silver Top, circa 1910

Located in Sint Annaland, NL

Walking Stick in Lignum Vitae with Silver Ball, ca.1910 Under the Ball is name 'Carla"

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Silver

Late 17th Century Turned Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle
Late 17th Century Turned Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle

Late 17th Century Turned Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

and fillets, on a straight-sided line-carved circular foot, together with a turned lignum vitae pestle

Category

Late 17th Century English Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Wood

Rare Victorian Lignum Vitae Treen Urn or Lamp, circa 1860
Rare Victorian Lignum Vitae Treen Urn or Lamp, circa 1860

Rare Victorian Lignum Vitae Treen Urn or Lamp, circa 1860

Located in New York, NY

# H504 - Fine Victorian Lignum Vitae urn now mounted as a lamp. This is a rare example of drillwork

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Lignum Vitae

Chisel Mounted on Lignum Vitae
Chisel Mounted on Lignum Vitae

Chisel Mounted on Lignum Vitae

Located in North Egremont, MA

Very interesting 19th C tool. maybe a splitter or chisel, a beautiful object

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Iron

Lignum Vitae Mortar with a Laburnum Pestle
Lignum Vitae Mortar with a Laburnum Pestle

Lignum Vitae Mortar with a Laburnum Pestle

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

The mortar of tapering cylindrical form, with moulded rim, together with an 18th/19th century laburnum pestle, of bulbous form with knop handle. Pestle Length: 9 inches (22.5cm)

Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Wood

Charles II Turned Lignum Vitae Wassail Bowl
Charles II Turned Lignum Vitae Wassail Bowl

Charles II Turned Lignum Vitae Wassail Bowl

Located in New York, NY

This large drinking cup was well turned with very thin & delicate sides and has subsequently developed a slighly oval shape that adds considerably to its charm and appeal. Wassai...

Category

Late 17th Century English Charles II Antique Lignum Vitae

19th c. British Lignum Vitae Lawn Bowling Balls
19th c. British Lignum Vitae Lawn Bowling Balls

19th c. British Lignum Vitae Lawn Bowling Balls

Located in San Francisco, CA

Each weighted wood ball, in black or brown, inlaid with ivory discs engraved with club monograms and numbers surounded in incised trim. Eight available

Category

19th Century English Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Wood

William and Mary Large Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle
William and Mary Large Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle

William and Mary Large Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle

Located in New York, NY

A particularly large example, of great color, and in excellent condition. The Pestle has developed a long split which retains an old lead repair that adds to its appeal. The morta...

Category

Early 18th Century English William and Mary Antique Lignum Vitae

Group of 7 Lignum Shuffle Board Discs
Group of 7 Lignum Shuffle Board Discs

Group of 7 Lignum Shuffle Board Discs

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful Lignum Vitae(Iron Wood) shuffle board discs mounted on custom iron stands. The surfaces

Category

19th Century American Antique Lignum Vitae

Fine Large Conical Turnpin
Fine Large Conical Turnpin

Fine Large Conical Turnpin

Located in London, GB

Turned Solid Lignum Vitae With Fine Figuring and Burnished Surface

Category

19th Century English Folk Art Antique Lignum Vitae

Lawn Balls, Scotland, ca. 1920
Lawn Balls, Scotland, ca. 1920

Lawn Balls, Scotland, ca. 1920

By Thomas Taylor

Located in Sint Annaland, NL

4 Lignum Vitae Lawn Balls in Original Box, Scotland, ca. 1920

Category

1920s Scottish Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Bone, Wood

Fine Georgian Double Baluster Coffee Mill
Fine Georgian Double Baluster Coffee Mill

Fine Georgian Double Baluster Coffee Mill

Located in London, GB

With Original Handle and Operating Mechanism Solid Turned Lignum Vitae and Metal

Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Lignum Vitae

Unusual Antique Tree String Box
Unusual Antique Tree String Box

Unusual Antique Tree String Box

Located in Stutton, GB

Unusual antique tree string box, lovely turned shaped lignum-vitae string box Lovely original

Category

1860s European Victorian Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Hardwood

George III Mahogany Canterbury
George III Mahogany Canterbury

George III Mahogany Canterbury

Located in Altrincham, Cheshire

George III mahogany canterbury of slender form with square tapered legs and lignum vitae castors

Category

1770s English George III Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Silver Ashtray Specially Designed for a Pipe Smoker, England, 1920
Rare Silver Ashtray Specially Designed for a Pipe Smoker, England, 1920

Rare Silver Ashtray Specially Designed for a Pipe Smoker, England, 1920

Located in London, GB

Hallmark: Birmingham 1920. This unusual ashtray has a central wooden knob (probably lignum vitae

Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Silver

19TH  CENTURY ENGLISH LAWN BOWLING BALLS
19TH  CENTURY ENGLISH LAWN BOWLING BALLS

19TH CENTURY ENGLISH LAWN BOWLING BALLS

Located in Essex, MA

Set of 8 + 1 English lawn bowling balls in sold lignum vitae wood, inlaid with ivory, in their

Category

19th Century English Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Ivory

Oyster Veneered Side Table
Oyster Veneered Side Table

Oyster Veneered Side Table

Located in Harrodsburg, KY

legs turned out of an unusual timber, possibly lignum vitae or padouk. The thick, shaped stretcher

Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Lignum Vitae

English Bulldog Inkwell
English Bulldog Inkwell

English Bulldog Inkwell

Located in Sheffield, MA

Lignum vitae inkwell modeled as the head of a bulldog with glass inset eyes and original leather

Category

19th Century English Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Brass

Early 18th Century Side Chair
Early 18th Century Side Chair

Early 18th Century Side Chair

Located in London, GB

A George I period oak side chair, the splat of vase form having an inland flower of lignum vitae

Category

Early 18th Century Irish Antique Lignum Vitae

18th Century Serpentine Fronted Commode
18th Century Serpentine Fronted Commode

18th Century Serpentine Fronted Commode

Located in Edenbridge, Kent

which are oak and cedarwood lined. Later brass handles, shaped bracket feet with concealed Lignum Vitae

Category

Mid-18th Century English Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Large Upholstered Ottoman
19th Century Large Upholstered Ottoman

19th Century Large Upholstered Ottoman

Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

red silk throughout. The main body with a strong concave shape to all sides; raised on original lignum

Category

1880s English Antique Lignum Vitae

Great Pair of 19th Century Antique Curling Stones
Great Pair of 19th Century Antique Curling Stones

Great Pair of 19th Century Antique Curling Stones

Located in Lancashire, GB

are in excellent, original condition. Complete with their period, bronze and lignum vitae handles

Category

19th Century Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Granite

Edwardian Antique Steel Surgical Table by Hoskins & Co.
Edwardian Antique Steel Surgical Table by Hoskins & Co.

Edwardian Antique Steel Surgical Table by Hoskins & Co.

Located in Lancashire, GB

angled. This English Edwardian antique steel surgical table stands on original lignum vitae wooden

Category

Early 1900s Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Steel

Charles II Lacewood Oyster Veneer, Walnut and Fruitwood Cabinet
Charles II Lacewood Oyster Veneer, Walnut and Fruitwood Cabinet

Charles II Lacewood Oyster Veneer, Walnut and Fruitwood Cabinet

Located in New York, NY

lignum vitae are in fact Banksia, from the Proteaceae family, commonly known in the U.S. as lacewood. At

Category

1680s English Charles II Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Silver Plate

19th Century Model of Nelson's Flagship 'Victory'
19th Century Model of Nelson's Flagship 'Victory'

19th Century Model of Nelson's Flagship 'Victory'

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

quantity of Lignum Vitae. Because there was no immediate use for her, she was placed in ordinary—in

Category

19th Century English Antique Lignum Vitae

Pair of Lignum Vitae Vases
Pair of Lignum Vitae Vases

Pair of Lignum Vitae Vases

Located in St. Louis, MO

Pair of lignum vitae vases, each turned and displaying the characteristic yellow sapwood and dark

Category

19th Century English Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Wood

Antique Lignum Vitae and Iron Horse Tether
Antique Lignum Vitae and Iron Horse Tether

Antique Lignum Vitae and Iron Horse Tether

Located in Concord, MA

Antique lignum vitae and iron horse tether, 19th century. Lignum vitae was often used for making

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Carved Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, circa 1860
Antique Carved Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, circa 1860

Antique Carved Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, circa 1860

Located in Sheffield, MA

Lignum vitae inkwell modeled as the head of a bulldog with glass inset eyes and original leather

Category

1860s British Victorian Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Leather, Wood

Victorian Era Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball on Stand
Victorian Era Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball on Stand

Victorian Era Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball on Stand

By Brunswick Co.

Located in Providence, RI

Victorian era Lignum Vitae bowling ball on steel stand. Ball has beautiful patina and figuring

Category

Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Steel

Exceptional Large 18th Century Queen Anne Period Lignum Vitae Mortar
Exceptional Large 18th Century Queen Anne Period Lignum Vitae Mortar

Exceptional Large 18th Century Queen Anne Period Lignum Vitae Mortar

Located in Berlin, DE

An exceptional large bucket shaped early 18th century Queen Anne period mortar. Executed in lignum

Category

Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Wood

Mid-19th Century Octagonal Sailor's Valentine
Mid-19th Century Octagonal Sailor's Valentine

Mid-19th Century Octagonal Sailor's Valentine

Located in Stamford, CT

Octagonal 23.00 inch sailor's valentine in tabletop form composed of walnut, lignum vitae, and

Category

1850s American Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Walnut, Glass

Victorian Handbell
Victorian Handbell

Victorian Handbell

Located in Manchester, GB

Lancashire town. Made from gilded bell metal with a stunning Lignum Vitae handle and a gilded finial. In

Category

1890s English Victorian Antique Lignum Vitae

Materials

Metal

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Questions About Antique Lignum Vitae
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Lignum vitae is a tropical hardwood, known for being self-oiling. It was used for building steamship bearings and pulleys. For medicinal purposes, the resin of lignum vitae was known to help treat gout and skin infections. Today, it is used primarily for carving. Shop a collection of lignum vitae furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.