Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example

Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example

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Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example
  • Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example
  • Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example
  • Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example
  • Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example
  • Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example
  • Comparative study showing front and three-quarter views of two French Ducky duck-head crown cork extractors, with an early Kirkby Beard & Co Paris example alongside a later Ducky Paris version.
  • Side-by-side views of an early and later Ducky crown cork extractor, with underside views showing the differing crown cork extraction slots and mechanisms.
  • Base view of the early French Ducky crown cork extractor, showing the crown-cap lifting slot, three-screw construction and stamped “Ducky Kirkby Beard & Co Paris” maker’s marking.
  • Base view of the later Ducky Paris duck-head crown cork extractor, showing the brass underside plate marked “DUCKY” PARIS, three fixing screws and the rectangular crown cork extraction slot.
  • Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example
  • Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example
  • Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example
  • Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example
  • Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example
  • Comparative study showing front and three-quarter views of two French Ducky duck-head crown cork extractors, with an early Kirkby Beard & Co Paris example alongside a later Ducky Paris version.
  • Side-by-side views of an early and later Ducky crown cork extractor, with underside views showing the differing crown cork extraction slots and mechanisms.
  • Base view of the early French Ducky crown cork extractor, showing the crown-cap lifting slot, three-screw construction and stamped “Ducky Kirkby Beard & Co Paris” maker’s marking.
  • Base view of the later Ducky Paris duck-head crown cork extractor, showing the brass underside plate marked “DUCKY” PARIS, three fixing screws and the rectangular crown cork extraction slot.
Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example

Ducky Cap Lifters, Kirkby Beard & Co Paris & Later Example

€145.00
€145.00
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The earlier cap lifter is formed as the characteristic stylised duck’s head and retains its underside lifting plate marked “DUCKY – KIRKBY BEARD & Co. PARIS.” This maker-marked version represents the earlier form and is distinguishable from subsequent Ducky cap lifters carrying the simplified Paris marking.

The second example is a later production of the same recognisable Ducky form, marked “DUCKY PARIS.” Although closely related in design and function, differences in manufacture and marking distinguish it from the earlier Kirkby Beard & Co. version.

Together, the two examples provide an interesting comparison of the development of this French figural cap lifter across the 20th century.

The early Kirkby Beard & Co. type is a similar example to the one offered as Lot 152 in the Christie’s South Kensington Corkscrews sale, 21 May 2002, where it carried an estimate of €140–160, confirming its established position within specialist corkscrew and barware collecting circles

SKU: TG CC 01

Circa: Early–mid 20th century (c. 1930s–1950s)

PROVENANCE Thomas Guenther collection

MEASUREMENTS
Length: 12.7 cm
Width: 5.53 cm
Height: 8.18 cm
Weight: 401 g

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