A resemblance doesn't make something Tiffany. Going back to their Art Nouveau beginnings, Tiffany pieces are always signed. Always. You can clearly see the signature in your picture of the Tiffany piece. And Tiffany is highly counterfeited. Add that to the fact that since Tiffany sued them for having counterfeit Tiffany listings, eBay is hyper vigilant about requiring sellers listing Tiffany pieces to be able to show proof of authenticity.
Thanks a lot for the tips. I thought so because of the almost complete resemblance to the Tiffany & Co bottle. It turns out that the Tiffany & Co brand copied a long-created design only used for other purposes. I now have a big dilemma in how much it can be estimated.
The OP is in the Ukraine so what we might think it is might not be. With how far back the history in that general area goes, anyone's guess but thinking military, maybe (making a wild guess) from sometime in the last 150-160 years. The thread on the opening look standardize.
The only other things I found similar were snuff bottles. But seems that gun flasks and snuff bottles are interchangeable terms used for describing similar types of items.
Its definitely not a powder flask, but might be a gun oil flask, especially given the small size. The very early Russian ones for the Mosin Nagants looked similar.
A Tiffany & Co. product made out of copper??? I thought they worked exclusively in precious metals i.e. gold, silver and platinum.
While Tiffany never used copper for an item like this, they didn't exclusively work in precious metals. Many of their Art Nouveau items, such as ink wells and lamp bases, were bronze. And they used almost exclusively copper as foiling in their stained glass.
What makes you think it's Tiffany? I see no marking, and I would be very surprised to see something so plain and utilitarian come out of Tiffany Studios.
kathiec
·3 years agoA resemblance doesn't make something Tiffany. Going back to their Art Nouveau beginnings, Tiffany pieces are always signed. Always. You can clearly see the signature in your picture of the Tiffany piece. And Tiffany is highly counterfeited. Add that to the fact that since Tiffany sued them for having counterfeit Tiffany listings, eBay is hyper vigilant about requiring sellers listing Tiffany pieces to be able to show proof of authenticity.
md1919
·3 years agothe objects shape is generically called a pilgrim flask, many uses over many years, no way a Tiffany product.
ukraine-shop
OP3 years agoThanks a lot for the tips.
I thought so because of the almost complete resemblance to the Tiffany & Co bottle.
It turns out that the Tiffany & Co brand copied a long-created design only used for other purposes.
I now have a big dilemma in how much it can be estimated.
redmodelt
·3 years agoThe OP is in the Ukraine so what we might think it is might not be. With how far back the history in that general area goes, anyone's guess but thinking military, maybe (making a wild guess) from sometime in the last 150-160 years. The thread on the opening look standardize.
krazzykats
·3 years agoThe only other things I found similar were snuff bottles. But seems that gun flasks and snuff bottles are interchangeable terms used for describing similar types of items.
krazzykats
·3 years agoSimilar, copper but more decorative and probably newer.
Moroccan Berber Etched Brass/Copper Dinking Flask or Gun Powder Flask.
krazzykats
·3 years agoSimilar
Egypt Copper Powder Engraved Ornate Flask Middle Eastern Vintage Hand Made
redmodelt
·3 years agoCould be a black powder priming flask. Sometimes a finer grain black powder would be used to prim the pan.
black powder priming flask - Search (bing.com)
varebelrose
·3 years agoIts definitely not a powder flask, but might be a gun oil flask, especially given the small size. The very early Russian ones for the Mosin Nagants looked similar.
krazzykats
·3 years agoI'm not sure but it looks like maybe a civil war gun powder flask.
It shows a lot of rough handling so I do not think it's any kind of elegance. More military.
itemresa
·3 years agoA Tiffany & Co. product made out of copper??? I thought they worked exclusively in precious metals i.e. gold, silver and platinum.
kathiec
·3 years agoWhile Tiffany never used copper for an item like this, they didn't exclusively work in precious metals. Many of their Art Nouveau items, such as ink wells and lamp bases, were bronze. And they used almost exclusively copper as foiling in their stained glass.
kathiec
·3 years agoWhat makes you think it's Tiffany? I see no marking, and I would be very surprised to see something so plain and utilitarian come out of Tiffany Studios.