30th Jun, 2010 11:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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A FINE INDIAN POWDER FLASK
A FINE INDIAN POWDER FLASK, 18TH CENTURY
with top-shell body of polished mother-of-pearl, the upper border applied with mother-of-pearl plaquettes framing a series of cartouches, the top with a circular arrangement of shaped plaquettes within a slender red pigment framework (the base with a very small patched repair), fitted with its original turned shell nozzle and stopper, and a pair of faceted gilt copper mounts for suspension
12.5cm; 4 7/8in high
A closely related example is preserved in the Kremlin Collections, Moscow and the Musée de l'Armée, Paris, inv. M2385. See J-P Reverseau 2004, p. 239.
Sold for £4,000
A FINE INDIAN POWDER FLASK, 18TH CENTURY
with top-shell body of polished mother-of-pearl, the upper border applied with mother-of-pearl plaquettes framing a series of cartouches, the top with a circular arrangement of shaped plaquettes within a slender red pigment framework (the base with a very small patched repair), fitted with its original turned shell nozzle and stopper, and a pair of faceted gilt copper mounts for suspension
12.5cm; 4 7/8in high
A closely related example is preserved in the Kremlin Collections, Moscow and the Musée de l'Armée, Paris, inv. M2385. See J-P Reverseau 2004, p. 239.
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 30th Jun, 2010
