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19th September 2010, 02:16 AM
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19th C. Berber Powder Flask
This one's out of my personal collection. I am selling my Moroccan Berber powder flask, ca. 1850-1870, attributed to the Kabyle. I am selling it as I need to raise some acquisition capital for a couple swords I have come across.
Jim - when I hold it up to my ear and listen carefully, I swear I can hear "Jimmmmmmm McDouuuuugallllllllll...... Buyyyyyyyyy Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee".  This is a truly exceptional example - as nice as I have ever seen. As you can see, the brass front is richly decorated with an incised motif, in direct contrast to the sparsely decorated copper back. Not only is this a visually stunning example, it is still completely functional - the valve stem turns, opening and closing the valve (separating the powder flask body from the funnel) just as it originally did 140 years ago. Priced at $700 incl. shipping worldwide. Paypal okay (add 3%). I'll add more pictures later. |
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24th September 2010, 03:59 AM
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A couple more photos - a close-up of the exquisite work on the front and one of the comparatively simple back...
Note the inverted pentagram in the second photo: |
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26th September 2010, 01:22 AM
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Dropped to $650 inclusive of shipping worldwide. This one's as nice as they get, guys...
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1st October 2010, 05:07 PM
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One last reduction to $600 inclusive of shipping worldwide.
This is a museum-quality piece. |
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13th October 2010, 03:39 AM
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Sold...
Thank you. |
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