Of heavy gauge silver, the reversible nutcrackers with a central pivot
between ribbed paddles extending into tapering cylindrical and reeded handles
ending in reeded ball finials;
each handle with maker's mark, one with duty marks and lion passant,
the other with date mark

Condition : Good to excellent with wear appropriate to age and usage;
handles with clear marks, the maker's mark slightly distorted;
lacking town mark for London

Note : Georgian silver nutcrackers are excessively difficult to find.
Most available silver nutcrackers date from the late Victorian period,
forward into the 20th century

5.25" Long / 4.4 oz.

PRICE : Please Inquire

#8006

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Scarce Pair of George III Silver Nutcrackers, Thomas Phipps & Edward Robinson, London, 1802 

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