Hi. I have an antique solid brass powder flask, but don’t know its real age, place of origin, or value. Could anyone help to identify it? It has an elaborate shell design and two legs which are two-headed eagles. Chain with two stoppers are intact. Also, would it detract from the value if I should polish it?
Thank you Martha! I appreciate your taking time to write and caution me against polishing the piece. Recently I discovered that the Romanov family also used the double headed eagle in their crest and that I shouldn’t rule out Russian as a possibility, but I still can’t find a similar example.