An English brass thumb-screw type nutcracker, 17th century

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An English brass thumb-screw type nutcracker, 17th century
The winged fly-nut with incised ornament and pierced with an inverted heart, flowerhead and leaf decoration to the shoulders, the underside also acting as a seal and cast with a bird -- 1¾in. (4.5cm.) high
See Illustration.