Lot Essay
For a similar nutcracker incorporating a whistle see Jonathan Levi, Treen for the Table, 1998, pl. 12/10., p. 160.
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PROBABLY FRENCH, CIRCA 1600
Details
A CONTINENTAL BOXWOOD LEVER ACTION NUTCRACKER AND WHISTLE
PROBABLY FRENCH, CIRCA 1600
Carved with a head of a bearded man, the handles incorporating whistles
9 in. (23 cm.) long
PROBABLY FRENCH, CIRCA 1600
Carved with a head of a bearded man, the handles incorporating whistles
9 in. (23 cm.) long
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
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