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A MID 19TH CENTURY COLONIAL CARVED COCONUT BUG BEAR POWDER FLASK dated 1852, decorated with assorted

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A MID 19TH CENTURY COLONIAL CARVED COCONUT BUG BEAR POWDER FLASK dated 1852, decorated with assorted

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A MID 19TH CENTURY COLONIAL CARVED COCONUT BUG BEAR POWDER FLASK dated 1852, decorated with assorted animals and heart shaped motifs, the terminal of typical form. 12 cm x 8 cm. Note: 'Bugbear' coconut flasks were carved by sailors or soldiers on long sea voyages who visited the East or West Indies in the late 18th/early 19th centuries. The 'green' coconut shells were easier to carve before they dried, whilst they were still fresh.

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A MID 19TH CENTURY COLONIAL CARVED COCONUT BUG BEAR POWDER FLASK dated 1852, decorated with assorted

Name: A MID 19TH CENTURY COLONIAL CARVED COCONUT BUG BEAR POWDER FLASK dated 1852, decorated with assorted
SKU: 164307354
Price: 280 GBP
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