Powder Horns & Flasks
Lot 4291 SESSION 11 (2PM FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER) Powder Horns & Flasks
Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $180
POWDER FLASK, 18th century, British colonial, carved and darkened 'bugbear' coconut, with metal spout and two suspension loops, intricately hand engraved with floral pattern and three circular panels, one featuring a seaside fortress, one with a soldier in medieval headwear and one with a soldier in 18th century headwear, and with a carved moustached wild face at spout end (approx 11x13cm) (not listed in Riling). Very fine and scarce.
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