Living in New England, you can sometimes find interesting antiques at local yard sales. This is one of those items. The lady who sold it to us told us it was a Black Forest nutcracker - we had no idea what that meant, but we loved the whole concept of a man in nightcap turned nutcracker. The tradition of carved wooden nutcrackers goes back centuries in Germany - the precision of the sculpture and the details of design are world renowned.
This Nutcracker is hand carved and painted and the details are lovely. This has been used and shows some signs of use inside the "mouth" and the left upper fashion lip has chipped, but overall it is in beautiful condition.
BIXLEY NOTES
• Antique Black Forest Carved Wooden Figural Nutcracker
• Measures 8" long x 2" wide x 3 1/2" deep
VINTAGE NOTES
• Excellent condition for its age - left upper lip has chipped with use
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We love the "as is" quality of vintage pieces and hope you do too. Please read our description carefully and take a good look at our photos. We'll do our best to point out any of the bumps and bruises of age.
Product code: Antique Black Forest Hand Carved fashion Wooden Nutcracker | Man In Nightcap Figural Nutcracker