29th Apr, 2009 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Popham)
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[M] A 19TH-CENTURY CARVED AND SCRIMSHAW-WORKED...
A 19TH-CENTURY CARVED AND SCRIMSHAW-WORKED POWDER HORN
incised around the plugged base Lion AD 1867 R.N. the body carved in relief with symbols including a lion, centaur and a mermaid -- 14in. (35.5cm.) high
H.M.S. Lion was a 2nd Rate 80-gun ship of the 'Vanguard' Class of 1847, converted to a screw battleship in 1859, she sold from service 1905.
Estimated at £800 - £1,000
incised around the plugged base Lion AD 1867 R.N. the body carved in relief with symbols including a lion, centaur and a mermaid -- 14in. (35.5cm.) high
H.M.S. Lion was a 2nd Rate 80-gun ship of the 'Vanguard' Class of 1847, converted to a screw battleship in 1859, she sold from service 1905.
A 19TH-CENTURY CARVED AND SCRIMSHAW-WORKED POWDER HORN
incised around the plugged base Lion AD 1867 R.N. the body carved in relief with symbols including a lion, centaur and a mermaid -- 14in. (35.5cm.) high
H.M.S. Lion was a 2nd Rate 80-gun ship of the 'Vanguard' Class of 1847, converted to a screw battleship in 1859, she sold from service 1905.
incised around the plugged base Lion AD 1867 R.N. the body carved in relief with symbols including a lion, centaur and a mermaid -- 14in. (35.5cm.) high
H.M.S. Lion was a 2nd Rate 80-gun ship of the 'Vanguard' Class of 1847, converted to a screw battleship in 1859, she sold from service 1905.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Popham), 29th Apr, 2009
