Nutcracker Carved and polychrome wood. Shaped in the round as a grotesque monk, with his hands clasped over his stomach, the collar of his hood pulled up and bearing the tonsure. Model with articulated jaws. Late 19th century H. 19 cm Ref: ‘The Art & Character of Nutcrackers’ by Arlene Wagner, 2005, page 15. An earlier model for comparison.