NUTMEG GRATERS

A very rare late 18th- or early 19th-century nutmeg grater of turned beech with a copper-alloy cover retaining a spring-loaded plate.  The nutmeg is placed between the plate and a revolving grater in the central cuboid section, operated by the crank handle, and the grated nutmeg retrieved through the top cover

A japanned tin-plate nutmeg grater for the pocket, early 19th century

AGeorgian silver oviform nutmeg grater for the pocket, hallmarked London, 1812, maker S.M., with pierced iron grater

A cocquilla-nut nutmeg grater for the pocket, turned and carved as an acorn, early 19th century

A turned treen bottle-form nutmeg grater for the pocket, early 19th century