Catalogue panel showing two English miniature 19th-century direct-pull corkscrews with turned wood and bone handles, steel shanks and helical worms.

Pair of Miniature Straight-Pull Corkscrews, Bone and Wood, England, 19th Century

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Catalogue panel showing two English miniature 19th-century direct-pull corkscrews with turned wood and bone handles, steel shanks and helical worms.
  • Catalogue panel showing two English miniature 19th-century direct-pull corkscrews with turned wood and bone handles, steel shanks and helical worms.
  • Bone-handled English miniature corkscrew, circa 1850, with a ring-turned T-handle, shaped metal shank and short open-helix worm.
  • Detail view of a 19th-century miniature corkscrew with a ribbed turned-bone handle, metal shank and single-helix worm.
  • Three-quarter view of a 19th-century miniature corkscrew with a turned bone T-handle, ribbed end grips, metal shank fitting and open helical worm.
  • Catalogue panel showing a 19th-century English miniature corkscrew with a turned wooden T-handle, steel worm and suspension ring, measuring 4.9 × 3.8 × 1 cm.
  • Miniature antique corkscrew TG 5003 with a turned wooden T-handle, suspension ring, steel shank and single-helix worm.
  • Detail view of antique corkscrew TG 5003 showing the turned wooden handle, central metal fixing pin, suspension ring, steel shank and helical worm.
  • Catalogue panel showing two English miniature 19th-century direct-pull corkscrews with turned wood and bone handles, steel shanks and helical worms.
  • Bone-handled English miniature corkscrew, circa 1850, with a ring-turned T-handle, shaped metal shank and short open-helix worm.
  • Detail view of a 19th-century miniature corkscrew with a ribbed turned-bone handle, metal shank and single-helix worm.
  • Three-quarter view of a 19th-century miniature corkscrew with a turned bone T-handle, ribbed end grips, metal shank fitting and open helical worm.
  • Catalogue panel showing a 19th-century English miniature corkscrew with a turned wooden T-handle, steel worm and suspension ring, measuring 4.9 × 3.8 × 1 cm.
  • Miniature antique corkscrew TG 5003 with a turned wooden T-handle, suspension ring, steel shank and single-helix worm.
  • Detail view of antique corkscrew TG 5003 showing the turned wooden handle, central metal fixing pin, suspension ring, steel shank and helical worm.
Pair of Miniature Straight-Pull Corkscrews, Bone and Wood, England, 19th Century

Pair of Miniature Straight-Pull Corkscrews, Bone and Wood, England, 19th Century

€90.00
€90.00
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A pair of unmarked English miniature straight-pull corkscrews of the simple direct-pull mechanical family. One has a ribbed, turned bone T-handle; the other has a dark turned wooden T-handle with a suspension ring. Both incorporate shaped metal shanks and single-helix worms. Miniatures of this type were intended for small bottles, including medicine, perfume and sample bottles, and represent compact adaptations of the traditional straight-pull corkscrew.

Both examples display age-related wear and oxidation. The bone handle has natural toning and surface marks; its suspension ring is absent, although the metal attachment remains. The wooden handle has handling wear, surface marks and a retained suspension ring. Its worm terminus appears blunt or shortened. These delicate miniatures should be regarded primarily as collector and display pieces.

Circa: Bone-handled example c.1850; wooden example c.1850–1890
Provenance: Thomas Guenther collection, Netherlands
SKU: TG 5003

Measurements and weight:

  • Bone-handled: 4.5 × 2.4 × 0.68 cm; 3 g
  • Wooden-handled: 4.9 × 3.8 × 1 cm; 5 g

Published comparanda:

  • Donald A. Bull, The Ultimate Corkscrew Book, p. 100
  • Miller’s Corkscrews & Wine Antiques: A Collector’s Guide, p. 34, under “English Miniatures” in the section on small and portable corkscrews

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