Lot Essay
Possibly the flask illustrated in Ray Riling, The Powder Flask Book, p. 414, No. 1270
Details
A RARE FRENCH BRASS-MOUNTED LYRE-SHAPED TWO-WAY COPPER PISTOL FLASK, the body embossed with sprigs of laurel and marked 'Fabque De Nouchet', spring-loaded nozzle, and ball compartment with pivoting copper cover formed as a scallop-shell, circa 1830
5¼in.
5¼in.