Monogrammed Silver Stirrup Cup with Fox Head porcelain The nutcracker is in good

The nutcracker is in good overall condition

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Embodying many hours of careful and dexterous labor

which appears to have been original to the construction of the piece

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Monogrammed Silver Stirrup Cup with Fox Head porcelain The nutcracker is in goodI purchased this piece in a very badly tarnished statein part because I could not resist the fabulous fox head, but also because I didnt know exactly what it was and wanted to find out! Happily, the silver plate polished right up, and I also found its exact twin selling online for $275. I especially like what it is: a stirrup cup, made for holding a drink while mounted on horseback, typically prior to the beginning of a hunt hence the fox head. This