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ANTIQUE #SA905090

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

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Sold by: Mark Seabrook Antiques

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.
 
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Antique SA905090 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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Mark Seabrook Antiques
Specialising in 17/18thc Oak & Country Furniture, Antique Treen, Early Metalware & English Pottery.
Bedfordshire
United Kingdom
Tel: 07770 721931
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THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD