Ivory nutcrackers could become a museum piece
Entered by a vendor who hated them, a pair of 6in (15.5cm) long 19th century nutcrackers reflected in their way two different aspects of auctioneering today: how smaller country firms see their future and what will happen to antique ivory items when most of the trade in them is banned.
They came from a local house clearance by Penrith Farmers’ & Kidd’s (18% buyer’s premium) and …