Unusual English Carved and Polychromed Coconut ‘bugbear’ Flask
( English
1800 to 1900
)
Medium
Nut
Literature:
Carved by an ordinary working seaman on a long voyage the bugbear face on this flask has been accentuated to look like a rotund and startled sailor.
Description / Expertise
An Unusual English Carved and Polychromed Coconut ‘bugbear’ Flask
Inscribed with the initials ‘WC’ and the date ‘1853’
Mid 19th Century
Size: 12.5cm high, 8cm dia. – 5 ins high, 3 ins dia.
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