Object of the Week

This is definitely the prettiest nutmeg grater I've ever seen. Can you imagine anyone actually using it?

Here is the item record:

Nutmeg grater
1708-1709
Maker: Alexander Hudson
Origin: England, London
L: 2 5/8"; Diam (cover): 15/16"; Diam (base): 7/8'; L (grater): 2 1/4"
Silver

Label:
This nutmeg grater, like most late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century examples, has a cylindrical case with pull-off cover containing a tubular grater. The case is conventionally engraved with medial bands of stylized leaf decoration and its cover with a tulip.

Provenance:
Garrard & Co. Ltd., London Acquired by CWF in 1968

Here is another grater with similar engravings. Why can't our modern everyday items also have beautiful decorative details?