Antique 19thc Treen "Gourd" Powder Flask with Turned Boxwood Lid & Pourer. English C1840 -60.

Name: Antique 19thc Treen "Gourd" Powder Flask with Turned Boxwood Lid & Pourer. English C1840 -60.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA905090
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Mark Seabrook Antiques

Description

A fine example of an early 19thc "Gourd" powder flask (a gourd is a vegetable, not unlike the cucumber, but with a hard case) used by sportsmen in the 19thc for powder for their muzzle-loading guns, flasks such as these were safer for gunpowder as they were not prone to accidently exploding as the metal flasks could do by sparking if struck on another abrasive object.... this flask has a turned boxwood cap and pourer with incised line decoration of ebony....in perfect condition and with an excellent colour.

English. C1840-60. Provenance of the Brian Hawtin collection.

Physical Dimensions

Width

15.2cm (5.98")

Depth

5.1cm (2.01")

Declaration

Mark Seabrook Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA905090

Dealers Internal Reference

MS 0012

Dealers Notes

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