Lot 358 | period-oak-country-furniture-and-effects-ft-the-lawley-collection-feb-2024-day-2 | Wilkinsons Auctioneers Doncaster

Lot 358

A Fabulous & Rare 16th Century French Carved Boxwood Lever Nut Cracker of rich colour and patination. The hinged two-piece lever carved with the head of a bearded man wearing a scrolled head-dress; his mouth opening to receive the nut above a tabard emblazoned with an armorial winged griffin passant. The sides embellished with diaper-work. The handles carved with a dragonesque head issuing pleated drapery. 9” (23 cm) in length. [A very similar example can by found in the V&A collection Accession Number 223-1866]

Sold for: £4000

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Description

A Fabulous & Rare 16th Century French Carved Boxwood Lever Nut Cracker of rich colour and patination. The hinged two-piece lever carved with the head of a bearded man wearing a scrolled head-dress; his mouth opening to receive the nut above a tabard emblazoned with an armorial winged griffin passant. The sides embellished with diaper-work. The handles carved with a dragonesque head issuing pleated drapery. 9” (23 cm) in length. [A very similar example can by found in the V&A collection Accession Number 223-1866]