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Two Antique German Carved Horn Powder Flasks
Estimate:
$600 - $800
Sold
$325
Live Auction
December 13th, 2024 Gallery Auction l Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts, and Fine Rugs
Category
Description
16th-17th century German carved cow horn powder flasks, the larger carved with scenes of Landsknechts battling a lion in the woods on recto and circular designs on verso, with original iron fittings, 15 in. L; and the smaller carved with a Landsknecht coming upon Leda and the Swan in the woods on recto and circular designs on verso, metal collar at one end and one suspension ring, 7 1/4 in. L
Provenance
Purchased from Markes, Basel, 1961; From the Estate of Clifford Ambrose Truesdell III, Baltimore, MD (from the Basel Zeughaus according to inventory); Collection of Brian Jackson, Baltimore, MD