[Violinist] Wooden Nutcracker in Form of Violinist, 18th CenturyAntique hand carved screw type nutcracker in the form of an expressive man in a skull cap and with long hair holding a violin, dating from the late 18th C. or earlier. The present nutcracker remains functional, and works by inserting the nut into an opening in the man's back and rotating his upper body, causing a carved wooden screw mounted to his lower torso to press into the shell. Substantial losses to base, lower half of the face, right hand, and