Vintage small hand made olive wood easel, probably continental, a grand tour item. This small, very unusual easel is probably Italian, late 19th or early 20th century.
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Size: 28 cm tall 15 cm wide at base.
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Please note there is some minor age related wear. A small split to one side (see pictures ) probably a knot and looks as though it's part of the wood. It does not detract from the beauty of the item.
Book not included. Could be used as a photo display menu holder etc.
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The Grand Tour was the principally 17th- to early 19th-century custom of a traditional trip through Europe, with Italy as a key destination, undertaken by upper-class young European men of sufficient means and rank (typically accompanied by a tutor or family member) when they had come of age (about 21 years old).
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Olive wood, from the ancient and symbolic olive tree, has a rich history spanning millennia, with evidence of olive tree cultivation dating back over 7,000 years in the Mediterranean region, and the wood itself used for crafting and religious artifacts.
