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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