Two Qajar brass priming flasks, Persia, 19th century
Estimate
2,000 - 4,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
both of curved form and worked in relief, one decorated with roundels and fitted with apparently original leather strap, the other worked with vegetal motifs and fitted with silver mounts, both with previous collection labels of brass, numbered ‘178’ and ‘8’ respectively, both with suspension rings
28cm.
Philippe Missillier Collection no.60C
Priming flasks of this form are not widely published, possibly because they are not made of precious materials. The general form appears however to have been ubiquitous across the Near East, with attributions including North Africa and Saudi Arabia (Victoria and Albert Museum, inv. nos.M.148-1923, 1371-1874 and 626-1876). However, Stone attributes two with forms close to the two shown here to Iran which is the most convincing attribution (George C. Stone, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armour in All Countries and in All Times, reprinted New York, Jack Brussel, 1961, pp.515-6, fig.660, nos.3 & 6).
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