A Fiendish Pair of Late 19thC Cast Iron Nut Crackers in The Form of a Skull & Bones sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles finely incised with pigmented engraving

finely incised with pigmented engraving in five sections depicting a standing couple

still snarling at those who doubted him during his long and distinguished boxing career

This case represents a wonderful relapse to the Edwardian era where traveling in luxurious style and hunting for sport was simply essential for those who moved in high circles

They also both produced work bearing the label of Harrods and Army and Navy Stores

A Fiendish Pair of Late 19thC Cast Iron Nut Crackers in The Form of a Skull & Bones sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles finely incised with pigmented engravingOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 Length: 6 inches Wonderfully well proportioned, the cast iron nutcrackers with finely detailed skull hinged top and bone handle, impressed with makers mark JHB and registered date mark of RD 740410. The nutcrackers are in superb working condition and there are no defects to report aside from a few minor scuffs consummate with age, the whole, with a wonderful aged