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Sat, Jul 16, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1020

Six Antique Copper Powder Flasks

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

19th century, comprising: flask with repousse design of hunted rabbit and birds, marked "James Dixon & Sons", brass charger with markings "Drams/James Dixon & Sons Sheffield/Improved Patent", 8-1/8 in.; flask with repousse design of hunting dogs in a circle, four knobs for lanyard loops, only one loop present, brass charger, 7-3/4 in.; flask with repousse design of horses in rope frame, scrollwork, four lanyard loops, silver metal charger marked "G & J.W. Hawksley", 8 in.; flask with repousse design of dogs, floral pattern, deer and fox heads, silver metal charger with markings "Drams/James Dixon & Sons Sheffield", 7-5/8 in.; flask with double sided repousse scrollwork, three lanyard loops, brass charger marked with "Drams", 8-1/4 in.; large flask with double sided repousse design of American iconography, two knobs for lanyard loops, only one loop present, brass charger with markings "R.H.K.W./J.H./1856/Batty/Springfield Mass.", 9-3/4 in.

Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection

Condition

dents and verdigris across surfaces, repousse scrollwork example with missing lanyard knob and separation along side