Lot Essay
For similar nutcrackers of figures holding shields with the Arms of France attributed to circa 1500-1520, see Edward Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, London, 1968, pl. 69, fig A and D.
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PROBABLY EARLY 16TH CENTURY
Details
A FRENCH BOXWOOD LEVER ACTION NUTCRACKER
PROBABLY EARLY 16TH CENTURY
Carved as a figure holding a crowned shield of the Royal Arms of France, restorations
9 in. (23 cm.) high
PROBABLY EARLY 16TH CENTURY
Carved as a figure holding a crowned shield of the Royal Arms of France, restorations
9 in. (23 cm.) high
Provenance
With A. & E. Foster, Naphill, Buckinghamshire, October 1996.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
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