Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

PROPERTY REMOVED FROM A STYRIAN CASTLE317A GERMAN ENGRAVED COWHORN POWDER-FLASK,EARLY 17TH CENTURYwith curved flattened body, the inner face decorated with aseries of concentric circles and the outer decorated with alarge panel including two warriors, one mounted, in awoodland, steel mounts comprising basal cap, taperingnozzle with spring cut-off, and a loop for suspension (thebelt hook and one loop missing)32.5cm; 12N in£300-400318A RARE LARGE TURKISH FLASK, LATE 17THCENTURY/EARLY 18TH CENTURYwith tapering body of near oval-section formed of velvetcoveredhide retained by stitched red leather borders,incorporating a pair of loops for suspension at the top,decorated on each side in silver thread with elaborateflowers and cartouches carried by scrolling tendrils, allwithin broad borders, and retaining an early turned woodenstopper (small losses, areas of wear and fading)34.5cm; 13I in high£3000-4000VARIOUS OWNERS319A SOUTH GERMAN GILT-BRASS POWDER-FLASK, EARLY18TH CENTURY CENTURYof compressed spherical form, the outer face embossedwith a vacant cartouche carried by a stylised trophy-ofarms,and the inner face decorated with an expanded rosehead, each framed within a corbelled border, fitted withmoulded nozzle with spring-catch (perhaps later), and withfour rings for suspension13.5cm; 5D in high£1000-1400317318320A QUANTITY OF POWDER-FLASKS AND RELOADINGTOOLS 19TH CENTURYincluding two embossed copper flasks and an embossedbrass flask by G & J.W. Hawksley; a pig-skin-coveredpowder-flask with German silver nozzle by James Dixon &Sons Sheffield (incomplete); a leather shot-flask by G &J.W. Hawksley; a copper flask by Dixon & Sons; another bySykes; sixteen various modern flasks; a percussion capdispenser; a bandolier; a quantity of modern flasks; fourpowder measures; a quantity of loading tools for pin-firecartridges, and two Chassepot bayonets, dated 1871 and1874, each in its scabbard(qty)£350-450319127