Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

312 313312A GERMAN CIRCULAR INLAID POWDER-FLASK, THIRDQUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURYwith turned fruitwood body of doughnut form, fitted with apierced bone plug in the centre, profusely inlaid over itsentire surface with circular arrangements of plain andstained horn pellets within frames of brass wire and allenriched with brass nails, fitted with a pair of suspensionloops, and later nozzle (small losses)11.5cm; 4I in high£1000-1200313A GERMAN ENGRAVED STAGHORN POWDER-FLASK,LATE 16TH CENTURYof bifurcated form, the inner face left natural, the outerengraved with an amorous couple in contemporary dresssurrounded by foliage, steel mounts comprising two plainbasal caps, a pair of suspension loops and nozzle withspring closure (perhaps later, belt hook and nozzle fixingscrews missing)19cm; 7I in£600-800125