Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021

Lot 88

A TREEN MAPLE AND EBONISED NUTCRACKER

Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £180

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Description

A TREEN MAPLE AND EBONISED NUTCRACKER

PROBABLY FRENCH, MID-19TH CENTURY

with a screw action and a ball handle

12cm long

Provenance

Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.

Literature

See Jonathan Levi, 'Treen for the Table', p.166, for similar examples.