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Rare Antique Solid Silver Nutcracker - William Comyns
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Reference: S11293
Period: George V
Year: 1914
Silversmith: William Comyns & Sons Ltd
Place: London
Price: $ 520.00
Weight: 197 grams
Dimensions: 13.4 cm
Condition: Excellent.
Description: An antique silver nutcracker, quite a rare item as nutcrackers are usually silver plate, occasionally with silver handles, this example is solid silver, so quite an extravagance in it's day. The nutcracker is the usual form, with 2 handles connected with an extremely strong hinge, the arms are reversible, so can be turned around to accommodate different sized nuts. The cracking portion is oval in shape, with textured sides to hold nut firmly in place, with rectangular hole to allow shell to pass through. The handles are rounded, with balls on the ends. These are good quality nutcrackers, quite heavy at just under 200 grammes, and very suitable for use. Both arms and the hinge are clearly hallmarked. William Comyns & Sons was an important firm of manufacturing silversmiths, established in 1859, they supplied many of the leading retailers, including Tiffany, Thornhills of New Bond Street, and Carringtons, Wilson & Gill and Goldsmiths & Silversmiths of Regent Street (Culme, Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, page 93).
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Rare Antique Solid Silver Nutcracker - William Comyns
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