Carved fruitwood nutcracker depicting a bearded hooded monk's bust, sheath decorated with an acanthus leaf ending in a scroll, same for the lever arm which bears the date 1740.
First half of the 18th century, 1740
H. 25 cm (small old restoration to lower lip)
An example made in the same workshop is published in the Arlene and George Wagner collection, now in the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Washington, DC.
Book consulted:
- A. Wagner, The art & Character of Nutcrackers, Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum, 2005, p. 21
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