Descriptif du lot
For a similar standing nutcracker, see E. H. Pinto, Treen and other wooden bygones, London, 1969, pl. 76 and pl. 74, fig. B.
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Details
A GEORGE III LIGNUM VITAE AND HARDWOOD TABLE-STANDING LEVER-ACTION NUTCRACKER
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Modelled as a head, the lower jaw with lever action, on a baluster shaft and spreading foot, traces of polychrome decoration
10½ in. (27 cm.) high
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Modelled as a head, the lower jaw with lever action, on a baluster shaft and spreading foot, traces of polychrome decoration
10½ in. (27 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's South Kensington, 5 November 1997, lot 809.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Présenté par
Rufus Bird
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