Lot 85*
A German Combined Priming-Flask, Wheel-Lock Spanner And TurnscrewLate 16th/Early 17th Century, Probably Nuremberg
24 November 2021, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£800 - £1,000
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Find your local specialistA German Combined Priming-Flask, Wheel-Lock Spanner And Turnscrew
Late 16th/Early 17th Century, Probably Nuremberg
Late 16th/Early 17th Century, Probably Nuremberg
Of steel, with tapering cylindrical body seamed along one side and with rounded cap at the base incorporating the turnscrew, tapering nozzle of circular section with sprung tap (top missing), and three spanners of square section, decorated overall with etched scrolling foliage against a gilt ground (gilding worn), the etching on the body arranged in spiral bands inhabited by birds and monster-heads (suspension mount missing)
18.5 cm.
18.5 cm.
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Provenance
The Dr. Ernst-Joachim Rogahn Collection, sold in these Rooms, 24 April 2013, lot 235