Lot Essay
A comparable nutcracker is illustrated in Edward Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, 1968, pl. 70., section IV. It is suggested that this example is French, circa 1500.
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POSSIBLY CIRCA 1500
Details
A NORTH WEST EUROPEAN BOXWOOD LEVER ACTION NUTCRACKER
POSSIBLY CIRCA 1500
Carved as the head of a bearded ogre in elaborate head gear, formerly surmounted by a hen or cockerel, the brim of the hat modelled as the prow of a sailing vessel, the sides carved in relief with mythical beasts, the reverse with a zoomorphic mask
9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm.) long
POSSIBLY CIRCA 1500
Carved as the head of a bearded ogre in elaborate head gear, formerly surmounted by a hen or cockerel, the brim of the hat modelled as the prow of a sailing vessel, the sides carved in relief with mythical beasts, the reverse with a zoomorphic mask
9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm.) long
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