A COPPER GERMAN CIRCULAR PRIMING-FLASK, the front domed with a central boss embossed in relief with a grotesque mask within strapwork and encircled by a border of large and small masks, the latter within circles, set alternately, the rim embossed with strapwork framing lozenges and oblongs, the back stamped with a similar design in low relief, tapering nozzle with sprung cut-off, pierced thumbpiece, and two brass rings for suspension, probably mid-16th Century | Christie's

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A COPPER GERMAN CIRCULAR PRIMING-FLASK, the front domed with a central boss embossed in relief with a grotesque mask within strapwork and encircled by a border of large and small masks, the latter within circles, set alternately, the rim embossed with strapwork framing lozenges and oblongs, the back stamped with a similar design in low relief, tapering nozzle with sprung cut-off, pierced thumbpiece, and two brass rings for suspension, probably mid-16th Century

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A COPPER GERMAN CIRCULAR PRIMING-FLASK, the front domed with a central boss embossed in relief with a grotesque mask within strapwork and encircled by a border of large and small masks, the latter within circles, set alternately, the rim embossed with strapwork framing lozenges and oblongs, the back stamped with a similar design in low relief, tapering nozzle with sprung cut-off, pierced thumbpiece, and two brass rings for suspension, probably mid-16th Century
4¾in. high