AN AMERICAN SILVER AND MIXED-METAL FLASK, WHITING MFG. CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1885
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January 26, 08:38 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
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AN AMERICAN SILVER AND MIXED-METAL FLASK, WHITING MFG. CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1885
with spot-hammered surface, the front applied with the Japanese god of thunder in copper and gold, surrounded by clouds, bolts of copper lightning, and a broken bottle, the screw-off cover with chain
marked on back of neck, the rim of opening marked Theodore B. Starr
5 oz gross
155.5 g
height 5 in.
12.7 cm
Japonisme: From Falize to Fabergé, Wartski, London, May 10-20, 2011, no. 172
Raiden or Raijin is the god of thunder and lightning in the Shinto religion and in Japanese mythology. He is typically depicted as a demon-like spirit beating drums to create thunder. The drumsticks are depicted here as bones.