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PROBABLY AUSTRIAN, CIRCA 1840
Details
A HARDSTONE AND GILT-METAL POMANDER
PROBABLY AUSTRIAN, CIRCA 1840
Pistol-shaped scent flask, the foliate-chased handle set with opals, turquoise and red stones, the barrel enclosing a stylised flowerhead with petals opening by means of a push under the barrel, incorporated suspension chain
4 5/8 in. (118 mm.) long
PROBABLY AUSTRIAN, CIRCA 1840
Pistol-shaped scent flask, the foliate-chased handle set with opals, turquoise and red stones, the barrel enclosing a stylised flowerhead with petals opening by means of a push under the barrel, incorporated suspension chain
4 5/8 in. (118 mm.) long
Provenance
Purchased from Sotheby's New York, 11 December 1990, Lot 30.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
Brought to you by
Flora Elek
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