An Unusual Pair pair of Parcel-gilt sterling silver 'pilgrim flask' vases
An Unusual Pair pair of Parcel-gilt sterling silver 'pilgrim flask' vases
Hallmarks for Charles & George Fox, London 1858
Of a very unusual form: With a double hinged lid & with the chain mounted through the mouths of the two lions face masks at the shoulders of the vases
Traditionally 'pilgirim flasks' were practical vessels that travellers would carry water in throughout the middle east. The form of the pilgrim flask became most popular in European decorative arts in the 18th and 19th centuries and their appearance as centrepieces on dining
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Hallmarks for Charles & George Fox, London 1858
Of a very unusual form: With a double hinged lid & with the chain mounted through the mouths of the two lions face masks at the shoulders of the vases
Traditionally 'pilgirim flasks' were practical vessels that travellers would carry water in throughout the middle east. The form of the pilgrim flask became most popular in European decorative arts in the 18th and 19th centuries and their appearance as centrepieces on dining
room tables of the period were indicative of a well travelled & sophisticated host.
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