Coloured Figured Horse Chestnut

So named because nuts from the tree are toxic to horses. And despite having “chestnut” in its common name, it’s not closely related to the wood that has traditionally been referred to as Chestnut in the Castanea genus. Horse Chestnut is actually related to its American counterpart in the Aesculus genus, Buckeye.

This tree grew overlooking what was the scene of the Battle of Edgehill during the English civil war. It has been coloured using lightfast dyes to enhance the otherwise hidden figure, four different colours were used to acheive this result. It has been finished with multiple coats of an eco-friendly high gloss industrial lacquer which needs no maintainence.

The Holly lid has a handcut 12tpi thread and has been covered with 24ct gold leaf.