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What do nutcrackers represent?
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What nutcrackers represent is largely a matter of personal opinion. Many people associate them with the Christmas holiday season due to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. In some German folk tales, nutcrackers serve as guardians for homes. Find a selection of antique and vintage nutcrackers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Flemming Digsmed Nutcracker
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass and wood nut cracker.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chrome Metal Nutcracker Walnut 1970s
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage chromed metal nutcracker in the shape of a walnut, West Germany, 1970s.
Very sturdy and
Category
Vintage 1970s German Tableware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid Century Teak and Brass Nutcracker 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in San Diego, CA
A great mid century teak and brass nutcracker. Beautiful craftsmanship. Unsigned. 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Brass
Danish design. Brass Nutcracker. Mid-20th Century
Located in København, Copenhagen
Danish design, brass nutcracker.
Mid-20th century.
Marked.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: L
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Modern Tableware
Materials
Brass
Preben Broste rare rosewood/ brass Nutcrackers , Modern , Denmark .
By Preben Broste
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare Preben Broste nutcrackers in hard wood and brass hardware .
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Modern Tableware
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Scandinavian Teak and Chrome Nutcracker, 1960s–70s
By Kay Bojesen, Jens Quistgaard, Richard Nissen
Located in Herentals, BE
Mid-century nutcracker executed in polished chrome with solid teak handles, dating from the 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Materials
Chrome
