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LOT 1970

Jacobean Iron Nutcrackers

17TH CENTURY A.D.

4 in. (62 grams, 10.5 cm).

Two hinged arms with caliper handles, the cracking plates with triangular 'knurling'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the estate of Dr J Bynon, UK.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK.

Accompanied by a dealer's catalogue information card.

CONDITION

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LOT 1970

Jacobean Iron Nutcrackers

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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