An unusually fine South German (Augsburg or Nuremberg) caliverman's flask, ca. 1590-1600;
the body of bleached, flattened, engraved and blackened cowhorn; a very rare feature is the fact that the mounts are made of brass, embossed, pierced, engraved punched with decorative quatrefoils; the reverse-mounted belt hook of iron.
The obverse engraved with a sunburst and typical Nuremberg style foliage, the reverse with the usual concentric circles.
The whole preserved in optimum condition.
This finely wrought flask was most probably designed for a guardsman of a small unit.
Sold Hermann Historica, April 23, 2012, after failing to sell at least in two previous auctions!
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Last edited by fernando; 30th June 2012 at 06:06 PM.
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