Furniture & Works of Art - 5th July 2011

Lot 652

An English 18th century steel double folding pocket corkscrew

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £750

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Description

An English 18th century steel double folding pocket corkscrew, the spine engraved with trailing scrolls. Some looseness to hinge. See Bertrand B. Giulian, Corkscrews of the Eighteenth Century, page 62.