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Lot 190

Sale 6059 - International Sale
Jan 28, 2015 5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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$2,000 - 3,000
Price Realized
$1,400
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

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Fine engraved glass pilgrim's flask likely Stourbridge, England, mid to late 19th century

Typical form, finely etched and engraved to the shoulders and ends with trellis work enclosing panels to each side, one panel depicting anthropomorphic animals dancing and playing music above a foliate crest centered by a bear and honey comb encircled by bees, the opposite with a trio of monkeys playing the violin above a crest comprised of crossed crooks suspending a rabbit skin, the ends each engraved to show a singerie herald playing a trumpet.

H: 13 1/2, W: 9, D: 4 in.

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