21st Oct, 2009 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Victory)
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[M] AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY POWDER HORN FROM H.M.S....
AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY POWDER HORN FROM H.M.S. AJAX
with threaded wooden plug, sprung brass stopper and strap lugs, inscribed in paint Ajax... - 13in. (33cm.) overall
There are three possible contenders for the Ajax from which this artefact may have originated: All were Third Rate, 1. 1767, sold 1785; 2. 1798 burned 1807; and 3.1809 which became a blockship (C.9) by 1860.
with threaded wooden plug, sprung brass stopper and strap lugs, inscribed in paint Ajax... - 13in. (33cm.) overall
There are three possible contenders for the Ajax from which this artefact may have originated: All were Third Rate, 1. 1767, sold 1785; 2. 1798 burned 1807; and 3.1809 which became a blockship (C.9) by 1860.
Sold for £620
Estimated at £600 - £800
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY POWDER HORN FROM H.M.S. AJAX
with threaded wooden plug, sprung brass stopper and strap lugs, inscribed in paint Ajax... - 13in. (33cm.) overall
There are three possible contenders for the Ajax from which this artefact may have originated: All were Third Rate, 1. 1767, sold 1785; 2. 1798 burned 1807; and 3.1809 which became a blockship (C.9) by 1860.
with threaded wooden plug, sprung brass stopper and strap lugs, inscribed in paint Ajax... - 13in. (33cm.) overall
There are three possible contenders for the Ajax from which this artefact may have originated: All were Third Rate, 1. 1767, sold 1785; 2. 1798 burned 1807; and 3.1809 which became a blockship (C.9) by 1860.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Victory), 21st Oct, 2009
