Fine Antique Georgian Style Treen Salt Shaker dark stained wooden box I am guessing this is

I am guessing this is a box that was built around the lid--i

spiky cactus

I don't know that the artist--it is signed Elysik--was a great painter

truly stunning piece

Fine Antique Georgian Style Treen Salt Shaker dark stained wooden box I am guessing this isI 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