Lot Essay
For a similar boxwood example, described as Italian and carved with the date 1725 see Owen Evan-Thomas, Domestic Utensils of Wood, London, 1992, pl. 60, fig. P.
.jpg?w=1)
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Details
A BOXWOOD CHRISM FLASK
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Of gourd shape, carved overall with Christ and the Twelve Apostles
4½ in. (11.5 cm.) high
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Of gourd shape, carved overall with Christ and the Twelve Apostles
4½ in. (11.5 cm.) high
Provenance
With A. & E. Foster, Naphill, Buckinghamshire, December 1993.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.