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CASSE-NOIX en bois d'if à levier croisé, à décor sculpté d'un écureuil, le

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A yew wood cross-lever CASSE-NOIX, carved with a squirrel, the upper lever with crenellated edges, the arms engraved with two trees with stylized foliage, beveled recess between the cross levers.England, 18th century
Height : 20 cm - Width : 10 cm
WORKS CONSULTED
- Jonathan Levi, Treen for the Table, Wooden objects related to eating and drinking, China, 1998, p. 155 - Arlene Wagner, The Art & Character of Nutcrackers, Singapore, 2005, p. 11