Lot Essay
A very similar example is in the Deutsches Jagdmuseum, Munich. See 1977 catalogue, No. 2939, pl.110.
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CIRCA 1720-40
Details
A GERMAN PRIMING-FLASK CARVED FROM STEINBOCK HORN
Circa 1720-40
Flattened and carved with detailed small Alpine shooting scenes partly in low relief and partly as openwork, tapering to a slender nozzle, retaining its original plug, the latter fitted with pricker, silver base-plate, and fitted with iron wheel-lock spanner within a silver roundel.
7in (17.8cm)
Circa 1720-40
Flattened and carved with detailed small Alpine shooting scenes partly in low relief and partly as openwork, tapering to a slender nozzle, retaining its original plug, the latter fitted with pricker, silver base-plate, and fitted with iron wheel-lock spanner within a silver roundel.
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