Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 11th January 2017

Lot 242

A collection of apple corers

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £600

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Description

A collection of apple corers, the majority carved from knuckle bones, some with carved decoration and initials, with two ivory apple corers, one in treen, one with a clenched fist handle and a boxwood and bone example, some Napoleonic, 18th century and later, 16.8cm long (max). (40)

Provenance: The collection of Seward Kennedy.