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Antique Early Treen 18thc Fruitwood Screw Type Pocket Nutcracker. English C1780-c1800..
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Antique Early Treen 18thc Fruitwood Screw Type Pocket Nutcracker. English C1780-c1800..

18th century
Sold 13 August 2025 · Mark Seabrook Antiques
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One of the best examples of these very desirable early nutcrackers I have bought in a long time...it dates from the late 18thc / early 19thc and is made from finest fruitwood and is in the shape of the cobb / hazel nut, that it is used for cracking....these collectable nutcrackers would have been carried in your pocket in readiness to be used when you were lucky enough to come across hedgerow or woodland bushes full of the hazel / cobb nut...and as you can see the handle is pitted with teeth marks from former owners using their teeth to gain extra pressure to crack the nut....it is decorated with concentric ring pattern , has a very good colour and is in excellent condition.

English. C1780-C1800.

Physical Dimensions
Height
8.1cm (3.19")
Width
3.8cm (1.50")
Depth
3.8cm (1.50")
Declaration

Mark Seabrook Antiques has dated this Antique Fruitwood Nutcracker to the 18th Century.

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SA1138899
Dealers Internal Reference
MS 8250
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One of the best examples of these very desirable early nutcrackers I have bought in a long time...
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it dates from the late 18thc / early 19thc and is made from finest fruitwood and is in the shape of the cobb / hazel nut, that it is used for cracking.
Mark Seabrook Antiques

...these collectable nutcrackers would have been carried in your pocket in readiness to be used when you were lucky enough to come across hedgerow or woodland bushes full of the hazel / cobb nut...and as you can see the handle is pitted with teeth marks from former owners using their teeth to gain extra pressure to crack the nut....it is decorated with concentric ring pattern , has a very good colour and is in excellent condition.

English. C1780-C1800.

Height
8.1cm (3.19")
Width
3.8cm (1.50")
Depth
3.8cm (1.50")
Date of Manufacture

Mark Seabrook Antiques has dated this Antique Fruitwood Nutcracker to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1138899
Dealers Internal Ref
MS 8250
Mark Seabrook Antiques
Mark Seabrook Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2020

Specialising in 17/18thc oak & country furniture, antique treen, early metalware & english pottery.

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An antique turned fruitwood screw-type pocket nutcracker showing a dark brown patina and concentric ring details. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An antique turned fruitwood screw-type pocket nutcracker showing a dark brown patina and concentric ring details. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Antique Early Treen 18thc Fruitwood Screw Type Pocket Nutcracker. English C1780-c1800..

Archive II An antique turned fruitwood screw-type pocket nutcracker showing a dark brown patina and concentric ring details. View II
Archive III An antique turned fruitwood screw-type pocket nutcracker showing a dark brown patina and concentric ring details. View III
Archive IV An antique turned fruitwood screw-type pocket nutcracker showing a dark brown patina and concentric ring details. View IV
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Mark Seabrook Antiques

Mark Seabrook Antiques
Telephone 07770 721931
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Bedfordshire
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/wwwmarkseabrookcom
Verified Since Apr 2020
Items For Sale 37
Items Sold 1,054
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An antique turned fruitwood screw-type pocket nutcracker showing a dark brown patina and concentric ring details.
Antique Early Treen 18thc Fruitwood Screw Type Pocket Nutcracker. English C1780-C1800..
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An antique turned fruitwood screw-type pocket nutcracker showing a dark brown patina and concentric ring details.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectTreen
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialFruitwood
  • ColourBrown
  • MotifsLathe turned, Threaded screw, Concentric rings
  • SizeH 8.1 cm (3 in) x W 3.8 cm (1 in) x D 3.8 cm (1 in)

FAQs

Treen refers to small, functional wooden household objects made by hand or on a lathe, popular from the 16th century through the Victorian era before mass manufacturing took over.

Craftspeople typically used dense, hard domestic timbers such as fruitwoods, boxwood, sycamore, and beech, which could withstand the pressures of daily use and take a fine turned finish.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-cut wooden threads on the screw mechanism, tool marks consistent with manual lathe turning, and a deep, natural patina developed over centuries of handling.

These tactile objects bring warmth and historical texture to contemporary spaces when displayed simply on a shelf, mantelpiece, or inside a glass cabinet as a point of curiosity.

Keep wooden treen away from direct heat sources and drastic humidity changes to prevent splitting, and feed the wood occasionally with microcrystalline wax to maintain its condition.
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