Wrought Iron Pine Nut Cracker With Turtle Head, 18th-19th Century, Nut Cracker

Superb object in its modesty, A pine or cedar nutcracker, nutcracker from the Catalan Pyrenees, late 18th or early 19th century, forming pliers, two strong symmetrical wrought iron levers closing elegantly in a powerful volute, to crack a larger nut,
Assembly rivet is topped with a brass miter, and beak of the concave pliers is in shape of a turtle's head, or other animal, see photo. Dimensions: 14.5cm x 3.6cm.
Condition: good, no flaws, see our detailed photos,
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- eclectic - antique dealers since 1970,
Siret: FR 24.430113233.
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