Furniture & Works of Art - 5th July 2011

Lot 605

A McBrides 1888 champagne corkscrew

Estimate £120 - £140 | Hammer £120

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Description

A McBrides 1888 champagne corkscrew, with boxwood handle marked 'Dry Monopol Patent' marked on the shank 'McBrides Patent 7431', archimedean screw. See Fletcher Wallis, British Corkscrew Patents, page 110.