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An Algerian Silver-Mounted Large Gunpowder Flask, Powder Bottle or Baroudière (بارودية), Marked Fajara (فجرة), Regency of Algiers During the Ottoman Period, Circa 1800–1815 AD.
An Algerian Silver-Mounted Large Gunpowder Flask, Powder Bottle or Baroudière (بارودية), Marked Fajara (فجرة), Regency of Algiers During the Ottoman Period, Circa 1800–1815 AD. - Image 2
An Algerian Silver-Mounted Large Gunpowder Flask, Powder Bottle or Baroudière (بارودية), Marked Fajara (فجرة), Regency of Algiers During the Ottoman Period, Circa 1800–1815 AD. - Image 3
An Algerian Silver-Mounted Large Gunpowder Flask, Powder Bottle or Baroudière (بارودية), Marked Fajara (فجرة), Regency of Algiers During the Ottoman Period, Circa 1800–1815 AD. - Image 4
An Algerian Silver-Mounted Large Gunpowder Flask, Powder Bottle or Baroudière (بارودية), Marked Fajara (فجرة), Regency of Algiers During the Ottoman Period, Circa 1800–1815 AD. - Image 5
An Algerian Silver-Mounted Large Gunpowder Flask, Powder Bottle or Baroudière (بارودية), Marked Fajara (فجرة), Regency of Algiers During the Ottoman Period, Circa 1800–1815 AD. - Image 6
An Algerian Silver-Mounted Large Gunpowder Flask, Powder Bottle or Baroudière (بارودية), Marked Fajara (فجرة), Regency of Algiers During the Ottoman Period, Circa 1800–1815 AD. - Image 7
An Algerian Silver-Mounted Large Gunpowder Flask, Powder Bottle or Baroudière (بارودية), Marked Fajara (فجرة), Regency of Algiers During the Ottoman Period, Circa 1800–1815 AD. - Image 8
An Algerian Silver-Mounted Large Gunpowder Flask, Powder Bottle or Baroudière (بارودية), Marked Fajara (فجرة), Regency of Algiers During the Ottoman Period, Circa 1800–1815 AD. - Image 9
An Algerian Silver-Mounted Large Gunpowder Flask, Powder Bottle or Baroudière (بارودية), Marked Fajara (فجرة), Regency of Algiers During the Ottoman Period, Circa 1800–1815 AD. - Image 10
An Algerian Silver-Mounted Large Gunpowder Flask, Powder Bottle or Baroudière (بارودية), Marked Fajara (فجرة), Regency of Algiers During the Ottoman Period, Circa 1800–1815 AD. - Image 11
An Algerian Silver-Mounted Large Gunpowder Flask, Powder Bottle or Baroudière (بارودية), Marked Fajara (فجرة), Regency of Algiers During the Ottoman Period, Circa 1800–1815 AD. - Image 12

An Algerian Silver-Mounted Large Gunpowder Flask, Powder Bottle or Baroudière (بارودية), Marked Fajara (فجرة), Regency of Algiers During the Ottoman Period, Circa 1800–1815 AD.

Identification Number: 675
Available

Dimensions

Overall height: 45 cm
Diameter of globular body: 15 cm
Height of detachable neck: 25 cm
Diameter of foot: 6.5 cm
Height of wooden inner container with partial neck: 23 cm

Condition

Overall, the item is in very good to excellent condition for its age and rarity.
The silver mounts retain their original form and finely executed decoration, displaying minor tarnishing, light surface wear, and a few small dents consistent with age and use, including a minor dent to the base.
The internal wooden liner exhibits expected age-related wear. There is a small area of loss and cracking to the lower wooden section that inserts into the globular reservoir. Despite this, the detachable neck continues to fit securely and clicks neatly into position. The flask should be lifted and carried from the lower globular body, as the neck is detachable and may separate if lifted solely from the upper section.
The original stopper and suspension chains survive. Overall, the flask remains an exceptionally well-preserved and highly attractive example of this rare type.

Provence

The EU Art Market

References

A. Royal Collection Trust, Windsor Castle, United Kingdom
Powder Flask, RCIN 62935
Algeria, circa 1800–1811.
Presented to the British Crown by the Dey of Algiers through the Algerian Ambassador Hadgi Hassan in 1811.
Comparable Royal Collection examples include:
• CH2080 – Powder Flask
• CH2082 – Powder Bottle
• CH2083 – Powder Bottle
Andersen records that objects numbered CH2080–CH2111 formed part of a diplomatic gift presented by the Dey of Algiers to the British Crown in 1811.
CH2082 bears the Algerian hallmark Fajara (فجرة) meaning “silver”.
B. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
David G. Alexander
Islamic Arms and Armor in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Catalogue No. 113:
Priming Flask, Powder Measure, and Suspension Cords
Algeria, late 18th–early 19th century.
The Metropolitan Museum example bears the Algerian hallmark Fajara / Fedjera and is discussed alongside comparable examples in the Royal Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, David Collection, and Khalili Collection.
C. Published Scholarly Reference
Andersen, Niels Arthur
Gold and Coral: Presentation Arms from Algiers and Tunis
Copenhagen, 2014.
Pages 116–121 discuss the diplomatic gifts presented by the Dey of Algiers in 1811, including several powder bottles and firearm accessories bearing the hallmark Fajara (فجرة).
D. Other Institutional Comparisons
• Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
• David Collection, Copenhagen.
• Khalili Collection of Islamic Art.
These collections preserve related Algerian firearm accessories and luxury objects of comparable type and importance.
E. Comparative Auction Example
Capitolium Art Auction House, Italy
Islamic & Indian Art, Lot 60.
Comparable Algerian silver-mounted powder bottle offered in substantially damaged and incomplete condition, illustrating the rarity of surviving examples appearing on the open market.