28th Jun, 2023 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
352
‡ A SMALL POWDER-FLASK IN ITALIAN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
with velvet-covered wooden body, the outer face applied with a large gilt-brass panel pierced and chased with the Judgement of Paris in low relief, fitted with engraved tapering nozzle (inner face plaque missing) and four rings for suspension, 15.5 cm high
Provenance
Joe Kindig Jr. (1898-1971), thence by descent
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £350
with velvet-covered wooden body, the outer face applied with a large gilt-brass panel pierced and chased with the Judgement of Paris in low relief, fitted with engraved tapering nozzle (inner face plaque missing) and four rings for suspension, 15.5 cm high
Provenance
Joe Kindig Jr. (1898-1971), thence by descent
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 28th Jun, 2023
