Description
A Rare 18th Century Carved & Polychromed Automata Nutmeg Grater, Poss reference to the East Indian Spice Wars. The pierced sheet iron rasp set in a chip carved frame decorated with a daisy and surmounted by an articulated figure of man wearing tricorn hat pounding a pole, with his trousers dropping to expose his backside when bending, (27 cm) in height (standing), (4 cm) wide.