Antique English Silverplate and Leather Flask with Cup
Antique English Silverplate and Leather Flask with Cup
$450.00
Stylish in demeanor and cleverly practical with an eye equally attuned to form and function, this Antique English Silverplate and Leather Flask with its accompanying cup is the very height of early 20th-century gentlemanly fashion. Traditionally designed for taking a discreet nip in public, this stunning vessel should most assuredly be on display today to receive long overdue admiration.
Produced by premier silversmiths and craftsmen at the esteemed James Dixon and Sons, this handsome flask was crafted from clear glass carefully covered with supple leather. A long window styled within the leather veneer quickly reveals the level of liquid inside while the apparent silverplate base is, in fact, an attractive drinking cup ensuring refreshment is never more than a moment away. A threaded screw top cap atop the neck provides easy access and a secure seal to this 5/16 pint-sized accessory.
With silver marking for production in 1920, this stylish vestiges from the romantic roaring 1920s promises to lend antique style and debonair refinement when you're bringing "one more for the road".
Strictly one-of-a-kind and subject to prior sale. In very good antique condition. Flask measures 5.25"H x 3.25"W x 1.25"D.