Lot Essay
See Watney and Babbidge, Corkscrews for Collectors Plate 31 for a similar spoon bowl design
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A late 18th/early 19th Century Continental silver combination corkscrew and nutmeg grater
of mace form, apparently unmarked, the wire helix with solder repair and slightly offset, in a green plush-lined, shagreen-mounted campaign case with several companion pieces comprising a cylindrical two-piece condiment case, three screw-on pistol handles and a spoon bowl, no beaker or other fittings remaining.
See Plates 1 and 7
(a lot)
of mace form, apparently unmarked, the wire helix with solder repair and slightly offset, in a green plush-lined, shagreen-mounted campaign case with several companion pieces comprising a cylindrical two-piece condiment case, three screw-on pistol handles and a spoon bowl, no beaker or other fittings remaining.
See Plates 1 and 7
(a lot)