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CASSE-NOIX en buis sculpté, tenailles en forme de tête d'homme sauvage à l

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Carved boxwood nutcracker, pincers in the shape of a wild man's head with a long beard, pupils in relief and visible teeth| arms ending in a finial and bird's head. 17th century
Height : 21 cm (slight lack of a tooth)
WORKS CONSULTED :
- A. Wagner, The Art & Character of Nutcrackers, The Leavenworth Heritage Museum, 2005, p. 12-17