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English Sterling Silver and Crocodile Skin Hip Flask - 1929
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English Sterling Silver and Crocodile Skin Hip Flask - 1929

1900 - 1920
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Description

A handsome English sterling silver hip or liquor flask made from sterling silver and the upper half wrapped in Crocodile skin with a lovely cognac colour with a good patina.

The collar and hinged lid are made from sterling silver as is the removable drinking cup fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1928/1929. The makers mark is also present for the silversmith, F Burton Crosbee.

A truly good sized flask in excellent condition measuring 5 5/8" x 3 3/8" x 1 1/4".

Item ID: 49877

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Physical Dimensions
Height
14.3cm (5.63")
Width
8.6cm (3.39")
Depth
3.2cm (1.26")
Declaration

Puckerings has dated this Silver Crocodile Hip Flask to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA613155
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49877
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A handsome English sterling silver hip or liquor flask made from sterling silver and the upper half wrapped in Crocodile skin with a lovely cognac colour with a good patina.
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The collar and hinged lid are made from sterling silver as is the removable drinking cup fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1928/1929.
Puckerings

The makers mark is also present for the silversmith, F Burton Crosbee.

A truly good sized flask in excellent condition measuring 5 5/8" x 3 3/8" x 1 1/4".

Item ID: 49877

FREE Worldwide Registered Airmail Directly From London, England

Height
14.3cm (5.63")
Width
8.6cm (3.39")
Depth
3.2cm (1.26")
Date of Manufacture

Puckerings has dated this Silver Crocodile Hip Flask to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA613155
Dealers Internal Ref
49877
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An Art Deco sterling silver hip flask with a brown crocodile skin casing, a vertical glass sight window, and a hallmarked removable silver base cup.
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Archive I An Art Deco sterling silver hip flask with a brown crocodile skin casing, a vertical glass sight window, and a hallmarked removable silver base cup.

English Sterling Silver and Crocodile Skin Hip Flask - 1929

Archive II An Art Deco sterling silver hip flask with a brown crocodile skin casing, a vertical glass sight window, and a hallmarked removable silver base cup. View II
Archive III An Art Deco sterling silver hip flask with a brown crocodile skin casing, a vertical glass sight window, and a hallmarked removable silver base cup. View III
Archive IV An Art Deco sterling silver hip flask with a brown crocodile skin casing, a vertical glass sight window, and a hallmarked removable silver base cup. View IV
Archive V An Art Deco sterling silver hip flask with a brown crocodile skin casing, a vertical glass sight window, and a hallmarked removable silver base cup. View V
Archive VI An Art Deco sterling silver hip flask with a brown crocodile skin casing, a vertical glass sight window, and a hallmarked removable silver base cup. View VI
Archive VII An Art Deco sterling silver hip flask with a brown crocodile skin casing, a vertical glass sight window, and a hallmarked removable silver base cup. View VII
Archive VIII An Art Deco sterling silver hip flask with a brown crocodile skin casing, a vertical glass sight window, and a hallmarked removable silver base cup. View VIII
Archive IX An Art Deco sterling silver hip flask with a brown crocodile skin casing, a vertical glass sight window, and a hallmarked removable silver base cup. View IX
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An Art Deco sterling silver hip flask with a brown crocodile skin casing, a vertical glass sight window, and a hallmarked removable silver base cup.
English Sterling Silver and Crocodile Skin Hip Flask - 1929
Ref: SA613155
An Art Deco sterling silver hip flask with a brown crocodile skin casing, a vertical glass sight window, and a hallmarked removable silver base cup.
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Hip flasks gained widespread popularity among gentry during the 18th and 19th centuries for hunting and outdoor pursuits. By the Art Deco period of the 1920s, pocket flasks crafted from sterling silver and wrapped in exotic leathers like crocodile became refined personal accessories for carrying spirits.

Flasks from this period commonly featured a glass body or silver lining encapsulated in exotic leather, a silver hinged bayonet cap with a twist-and-lock mechanism, and a detachable sterling silver beaker base used as a drinking cup.

Authentic British pieces bear official assay office hallmarks, including the lion passant mark for sterling silver, a town mark, a date letter, and a makers mark. Original vintage caps typically feature fitted cork liners and secure bayonet closures.

A vintage silver hip flask serves as an architectural accessory when arranged on a brass bar cart, a dark wood sideboard tray, or styled alongside leather-bound books inside a gentlemans library bookcase.

Clean silver components with a soft microfibre cloth and specialized silver polish, taking care to avoid contact with the leather. Preserve exotic skin casings by storing them away from direct sunlight and applying a specialist leather conditioner periodically.
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