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Lot 149
A Large Bone Powder-Flask19th Century, Probably Italian
17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,500 inc. premium
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19th Century, Probably Italian
19th Century, Probably Italian
Formed from a bovine scapular, one side engraved with a wooden landscape involving a putti grasping a stag by the horns, the stag beset by a hound, all within ropework borders, the other side en suite and involving an archer shooting at a stag, the lower mount engraved with a palm design and bordered by a fringe of tassels and bullion cords, iron nozzle, and fabric suspension strap secured by iron rings, the lower one attached to a bone mount pierced with three holes
62.5 cm.
62.5 cm.
Footnotes
For another example, formerly in the Dr. & Mrs. Jerome Zwanger Collection, see Christie's London, Antique Arms And Armour..., 12 December 2006, lot 188








