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Baggott Church Street Ltd
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18th Century Anglo-American Powder Horn
( England
c. 1760 to c. 1780
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Dimensions
10.50inch high
( 26.67 cm high)
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Description / Expertise
A rare example of an American War of Independence period Powder Horn. A type often found in a rifleman's hunting bag. The fine engraving depicts the Royal Coat of Arms of George 111 flanked by a lion and a unicorn surmounted by a royal crown with garter belt inscribed 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' over a ribbon inscribed 'Dieu et mon droit'.
The decoration is completed with a huntsman stalking stags in a landscape.
Anglo-American
Stock No. 8217G
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