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Lot 4101
Three 19th Century Powder Flasks
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The first a marked BATTY "Peace" flask dated 1857 with a two-part molded copper alloy body featuring arms, an American eagle and clasped hands within a ring of stars (9.25 in.) (mellow patina to brass spout; several small dents to the body); the second a small brass flask, its sides with a palmette design (4.75 in.) (a few small pushes); the third a painted powder tin (4 in.); (moderate oxidation and surface losses; spout with lid present but detached).

Private Collection of a Gentleman, Southern MS