EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE SAXON POWDER FLASK, CIRCA 1587.

EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE SAXON POWDER FLASK, CIRCA 1587. SN NSN. The iron finely etched on a blackened ground with florals and scrolls. The wooden body stamped to imitate shagreen sharkskin. Wooden body inlaid with a large silver rondel cast and chased with strapwork and foliage. PROVENANCE: Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony 1926. Bashford Dean. Stephen V. Grancsay, Brooklyn, NY. Frank E. Bivens, Jr. Mango Way, Los Angeles, CA. Clay P. Bedford. Peter Bedford. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. Publications: 42 year scrapbook of Varitype Firearms by Theodore Dexter featuring the Frankie Bivens, Jr. collection. “Decorated Firearms” by Wallace B. Gusler and James D. Lavin, pgs. 123 & 124. CONDITION: Virtually as the day it was made with only light staining and no damage or pitting after 400 plus years. 4-49802-2 MZ14 (6,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2489	$11,500.00	EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE SAXON POWDER FLASK, CIRCA 1587. SN NSN. The iron finely etched on a blackened ground with florals and scrolls. The wooden body stamped to imitate shagreen sharkskin. Wooden body inlaid with a large silver rondel cast and chased with strapwork and foliage. PROVENANCE: Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony 1926. Bashford Dean. Stephen V. Grancsay, Brooklyn, NY. Frank E. Bivens, Jr. Mango Way, Los Angeles, CA. Clay P. Bedford. Peter Bedford. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. Publications: 42 year scrapbook of Varitype Firearms by Theodore Dexter featuring the Frankie Bivens, Jr. collection. “Decorated Firearms” by Wallace B. Gusler and James D. Lavin, pgs. 123 & 124. CONDITION: Virtually as the day it was made with only light staining and no damage or pitting after 400 plus years. 4-49802-2 MZ14 (6,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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