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A RARE 18TH CENTURY POWDER FLASK WITH INTEGRAL WHEELOCK SPANNING KEY, circa 1720, the curved flat lanthorn body carved with borderlines terminating in a dolphin mouth at nozzle and leading into a turned brass spout with ring for a detachable cover (cover absent), the heel with a probable replacement horn plate, the right side of flask with a complex pierced and engraved brass mount encompassing a triple-socket spanning key of carved trefoil shape with foliate terminals.

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A RARE 18TH CENTURY POWDER FLASK WITH INTEGRAL WHEELOCK SPANNING KEY, circa 1720, the curved flat lanthorn body carved with borderlines terminating in a dolphin mouth at nozzle and leading into a turned brass spout with ring for a detachable cover (cover absent), the heel with a probable replacement horn plate, the right side of flask with a complex pierced and engraved brass mount encompassing a triple-socket spanning key of carved trefoil shape with foliate terminals.

Estimate 100 - 200 GBP
Starting price 100 GBP

* Not including buyer’s premium.
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For sale on Monday 29 Jul - 09:00 (BST)
wolferton-norfolk, United Kingdom
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