Antique Carved English Wooden Breadboard with Wheat, Barley and Rosettes

A beautiful example of an early 20th Century English deeply carved breadboard, featuring rosettes, barley and wheat.  

With such elaborate carving it is likely that this subject was designed to be targeted at the wedding market, as a present for newlyweds, with the subject matter a symbol of binding love. Since Victorian times, it was common for extravagant breadboards to be given to newly married couples. 

These English carved treen breadboards are becoming rarer and rarer to source. This board has seen use over the years, with knife marks to the centre. But care has been taken not to mark the intricate border, which has beautiful detailing of three rosettes which are spaced between layers of foliage which ties together wheat and barley. 

This board sits largely flat but can be pushed down slightly on one side. There are also some small cracks to the edge of the board in places but nothing significant which affects the integrity of the board.

Diameter, 29cm; Height, 2cm