"Powder Pear Or Powder Bottle - Nuremberg, Germany - 17th Century"
Powder Pear or Powder BottleNuremberg, Germany, 17th century
Wood, horn, bone, brass and iron
H.: 10 ; W.: 8.2 cm
(old restoration)
A gauged pulverin with a spring-loaded clapper consisting of concentric wooden rings decorated with brass nails and fillets and marquetry of wood and blond horn, the centre decorated with a bone ring.
Two rings on the upper sides, cylindrical spout with clapper.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
Ref : 6051
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