Lot 65

Two Miniature Mid-19th Century French Horn-handled Medicine/Perfume Bottle Corkscrews, 3¾ (9.5 cm) and 4” (10 cm) in length. And four other straight pull corkscrews; one having a stag antler handle fitted with a sealing wax spike, on a square steel shank and perfect wire helix, 5” (13 cm) in length. Another having an antler handle with nickel plated caps, a turned & balustraded shank leading to a speed-worm helix, 4¾” (12 cm) in length. And two with goat’s horn handles; one with a simple wire helix circa 1890, 3½” (9 cm) in length, the other circa 1960 with centre cut helix, 4 1/8” (10.5 cm) in length.

Estimated Price: £150 -£200

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Description

Two Miniature Mid-19th Century French Horn-handled Medicine/Perfume Bottle Corkscrews, 3¾ (9.5 cm) and 4” (10 cm) in length. And four other straight pull corkscrews; one having a stag antler handle fitted with a sealing wax spike, on a square steel shank and perfect wire helix, 5” (13 cm) in length. Another having an antler handle with nickel plated caps, a turned & balustraded shank leading to a speed-worm helix, 4¾” (12 cm) in length. And two with goat’s horn handles; one with a simple wire helix circa 1890, 3½” (9 cm) in length, the other circa 1960 with centre cut helix, 4 1/8” (10.5 cm) in length.