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3320 - A significant deluxe powder flask from the armory of the Dukes of Saxony, circa 1600
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A significant deluxe powder flask from the armory of the Dukes of Saxony, circa 1600 Trapezoidal body made of walnut, with beveled edges featuring a finely carved scale pattern. All sides feature finely inlaid decoration of engraved and partially stained bone. On one side, a central depiction of Diana, the goddess of the hunt, surrounded by foliage and grotesques. On the opposite side, a landscape scene featuring a hunter. An old inventory number is engraved on the upper edge of one side. Richly relief-carved mount made of fire-gilded bronze (one screw missing), featuring mascarons and figures set among scrollwork. Spout with two figuratively designed handles; one spring is defective. On the base, a finely engraved Saxon coat of arms between grotesques and scrollwork. Four iron carrying loops on the sides with the original green carrying cord. Height 23.5 cm. Provenance: Galerie Fischer Lucerne, auction on June 24, 1974, Lot 87. Featured as the cover illustration of the auction catalog at the time; hammer price 60,000 SFr. Previously in the Rothschild collection. Condition: II +
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Armor, Edged Weapons, and Antique Firearms - IIAuction house
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