Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

373
A GERMAN CIRCULAR INLAID POWDER-FLASK, THIRD
QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
with turned fruitwood body of doughnut form, fitted with a
pierced bone plug in the centre, profusely inlaid over its
entire surface with circular arrangements of horn rondels
enclosed within brass frames and enriched with pieces of
contrasting horn and minute brass stars, fitted with a pair
of suspension loops, and sprung moulded brass nozzle,
probably later (small losses and cracks, some brass wire
lifting)
16cm; 6G in high
£800-1000
178
373
A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTION OF FIREARMS, EDGED WEAPONS AND MILITARIA – PART II
374
374
A GERMAN ENGRAVED COWHORN POWDER-FLASK,
EARLY 17TH CENTURY
with curved flattened body, the inner face decorated with a
series of concentric circles and the outer with a male and
female figure in contemporary dress within a woodland
enclosure, steel nozzle with spring cut-off (pitted), and later
wooden basal cap (belt hook missing)
26.5cm; 10I in
£200-250