A GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE FLASK AND A CONTINENTAL GOLD ETUI
A GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE FLASK AND A CONTINENTAL GOLD ETUI

THE FLASK CIRCA 1820, POSSIBLY ENGLISH; THE ETUI CIRCA 1760, ENGLISH OR DUTCH

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A GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE FLASK AND A CONTINENTAL GOLD ETUI
The flask circa 1820, possibly English; the etui circa 1760, English or Dutch
The oval bloodstone flask applied with gold cagework panels, with hinged cover and gold stopper, together with an etui of tapering cylindrical form, chased with birds, flowers and rocaille scrolls, with hinged cover, apparently unmarked
The flask 2¼in. (57mm.) high, the etui 4 1/16in. (103mm.) long (2)
Provenance
The flask, Baron Albert von Goldschmidt-Rothschild, Schloss Grünberg, sold Herman Ball & Paul Graupe, Berlin, March 14, 1933, lot 96

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