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MID-19TH C AMERICAN ANTIQUE PEWTER POCKET FLASK W/CONCAVE SIDEWALLS, SCREW CAP

MID-19TH C AMERICAN ANTIQUE PEWTER POCKET FLASK W/CONCAVE SIDEWALLS, SCREW CAP

$ 99

Availability: 100 in stock

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

American: Antique

Concave, collapsed sidewalls: Contoured to easily grip & hold

Pocket flask: Designed to hold liquor

100% original antique condition: Untouched & undisturbed

Mid-19th century: Circa 1860-1875

Cork lined pewter screw cap: Detailed sgraffito incised marks on cap

US Civil War era: Early American pewter

Bottle Type: Flasks

Restocking Fee: No

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Primitive: Pewter flasks & decorative accessories

Antique pewter: Americana

Some surface abrasions & scuffs: No dings or dents or damaged sidewalls

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Plain, smooth body surfaces: With its original cap

Color: Silver

Time Period Manufactured: Antique (Pre-1900)

Modified Item: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

Item must be returned within: 14 Days

Condition: Good-Very Good overall antique cond: Offered is this recently discovered in the greater Boston area, mid-19th c American antique early pewter smooth body flask, w/its orig cork lined screw cap. The cap also features some delicate, highly detailed sgraffito incised banding at its top & a curled, beaded cap base. The entire pewter flask doesn't suffer from any measurable dings or dents, which is remarkable in & of itself, knowing the pewter flask is from the mid-19th c & now nearly, if not, 150-170 yrs old. The collapsed, concave sidewalls are intentional & were designed for the pocket flask to be easily gripped & held. There are some minor abrasions & scuffs to its surface but these aren't deep or significantly damage the pc. They represent prior use & previous wear & are consistent w/a pewter flask of this age & antique pedigree. It's an earlier 19th c pewter flask & from the US Civil War era, w/its spare dec & primitive, basic form. A remarkable American, mid-19th c artifact. Nice.

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Description

MID-19TH CENTURY
AME
RI
CAN
CIVIL WAR
ERA ANTIQUE PEWTER POCKET FLASK,
with
CONCAVE, COLLAPSED SIDEWALLS
&
SCREW CAP
with
NATURAL
CORK LINER
(Circa 1860-1875)
Mid-19th century
Ame
ri
can
antique
pewter flasks & decorative pocket accessories
DIMENSIONS:
5 1⁄4" Height x 3
1⁄4" Width
DESCRIPTION:
Offered is this recently discovered in the greater Boston area,
mid-19th century
Ame
ri
can
antique
early pewter smooth body flask, with its original cork lined screw cap. The cap also features some delicate, highly detailed sgraffito incised banding at its top and a curled, beaded cap base. The entire pewter flask doesn't suffer from any measurable dings or dents, which is remarkable in and of itself, knowing the pewter flask is from the
mid-19th century
and now nearly, if not,
150-170 yrs old.
The collapsed, concave sidewalls are intentional and were designed for the pocket flask to be easily gripped and held. There are some minor abrasions and scuffs to its surface but these aren't deep or significantly damage the piece. They represent prior use and previous wear and are consistent with a pewter flask of this age and antique pedigree. It's an
earlier mid-19th century
pewter flask and from the
US Civil War era,
with its spare decoration and primitive, basic form. A remarkable
Ame
ri
can,
mid-19th century artifact.
Handsome.
CONDITION:
Good to Very Good overall antique condition.