30th Jun, 2021 14:00

The Collector: Objects to Clocks

 
  Lot 9
 

AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH QUEEN ANNE PERIOD YEW WOOD NUTCRACKER

AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH QUEEN ANNE PERIOD YEW WOOD NUTCRACKER

the lever action nut crackers (casse noix et noisettes) surmounted by a carved model of a squirrel eating a nut, the whole scratch carved with scrolling foliage,

19.5cm high

Auction comparable: See Bonhams, 20 January 2021, lot 268 £2,550.

Related Literature: 'The Art & Character of Nutcracker', Arlene Wagner, Collector's Press, US for comparable examples.


 

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