Furniture & Works of Art - 5th July 2011

Lot 598

A late 18th/early 19th century English direct pull corkscrew

Estimate £30 - £50 | Hammer £60

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Description

A late 18th/early 19th century English direct pull corkscrew, with narrow turned shank and archimedean screw and turned walnut handle. Light pitting. See Bertrand B Guilian, Corkscrews of the Eighteenth Century, page 162.