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Unusual Victorian Sterling Silver Hunting Style Hip Flask
Piers Rankin Antique Silver
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Unusual Victorian Sterling Silver Hunting Style Hip Flask

18th century
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A very rare and unusual Victorian sterling silver hunting style hip flask with a screw down lid and safety chain. The tapering cylindrical body is engraved with a beautiful armorial. The base has been engraved 'W. B. Mew Newport I of Wight'. Very good original condition.

Maker: Thomas Johnson, London

Date: 1859

Width of Base: 5cm (2")

Weight: 265g

Physical Dimensions
Height
21.6cm (8.50")
Declaration

Piers Rankin Antique Silver has dated this Silver Hunting Saddle Flask to the 1750s.

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SA1204944
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HF-P71562
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Description
A very rare and unusual Victorian sterling silver hunting style hip flask with a screw down lid and safety chain. The tapering cylindrical body is engraved with a beautiful armorial. The base has been engraved 'W. B. Mew Newport I of Wight'. Very good original condition.

Maker: Thomas Johnson, London

Date: 1859

Width of Base: 5cm (2")

Weight: 265g

Height
21.6cm (8.50")
Date of Manufacture

Piers Rankin Antique Silver has dated this Silver Hunting Saddle Flask to the 1750s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1204944
Dealers Internal Ref
HF-P71562
Piers Rankin Antique Silver
Piers Rankin Antique Silver
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Piers rankin antique silver is a premier silver dealer est. Over 35 years. Dealing with trade and private clients. Worldwide shipping.

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Archive I A conical Victorian sterling silver hunting saddle flask featuring an engraved coat of arms and a rounded silver cap.

Unusual Victorian Sterling Silver Hunting Style Hip Flask

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Stow-on-the-Wold
Gloucestershire
GL54 1AA
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A conical Victorian sterling silver hunting saddle flask featuring an engraved coat of arms and a rounded silver cap.
Unusual Victorian Sterling Silver Hunting Style Hip Flask
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A conical Victorian sterling silver hunting saddle flask featuring an engraved coat of arms and a rounded silver cap.
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A hunting saddle flask is a specialised conical flask designed to slide into a leather holster attached to a horse saddle during field sports. Popularised in the 19th century, these items allowed riders to carry spirits conveniently while riding.

Traditional hunting flasks were crafted from sterling silver, silver plate, or glass mounted with silver caps and bases. Higher-end pieces featured solid sterling silver construction with bayonet or screw caps to prevent leaks.

Authentic British sterling silver flasks feature official hallmark stamps, including the lion passant for sterling purity, an assay town mark, a makers mark, and a date letter. Engraved family crests or monograms also indicate authentic 19th-century origin.

Place the flask upright on a bookshelf, side table tray, or bar cart alongside vintage glassware and leather-bound books. Its distinct elongated shape provides vertical interest in curated vignettes.

Clean silver surfaces using a soft microfibre cloth and a non-abrasive silver polish formulated for antiques. Avoid submerging internal mechanisms in harsh solvents and polish gently around fine engravings.
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