Lot 22
American Revolution.- Loyalist's cow powder horn, engraved with the cypher "GR" for George III surmounted by a crown, an inscription: "Adam Starbuck His Horn Pass On Ao 1777... A Pox on all Rebels", and on reverse an engraving of the "North River" [Hudson River] with tributaries and settlements named including the Mohawk River, Fort Edward and Sapatoga (Saratoga), 1777.
Hammer Price: £9,000
Description
American Revolution.- Loyalist's cow powder horn, engraved with the cypher "GR" for George III surmounted by a crown, an inscription: "Adam Starbuck His Horn Pass On Ao 1777... A Pox on all Rebels", and on reverse an engraving of the "North River" [Hudson River] with tributaries and settlements named including the Mohawk River, Fort Edward and Sapatoga (Saratoga), the root plugged with wood, metal neck at powder end, browned, length c. 480mm., 1777.
⁂ A very fine engraved powder horn depicting encampments along the Hudson River, including Half Moon, Stillwater, Saratoga, Fort Miller and the Royal Block House at Fort Edward. These encampments featured in the Saratoga campaign, culminating in the British defeat at Saratoga in October 1777. The horn was almost certainly procured by an American, loyal to the British cause.
Description
American Revolution.- Loyalist's cow powder horn, engraved with the cypher "GR" for George III surmounted by a crown, an inscription: "Adam Starbuck His Horn Pass On Ao 1777... A Pox on all Rebels", and on reverse an engraving of the "North River" [Hudson River] with tributaries and settlements named including the Mohawk River, Fort Edward and Sapatoga (Saratoga), the root plugged with wood, metal neck at powder end, browned, length c. 480mm., 1777.
⁂ A very fine engraved powder horn depicting encampments along the Hudson River, including Half Moon, Stillwater, Saratoga, Fort Miller and the Royal Block House at Fort Edward. These encampments featured in the Saratoga campaign, culminating in the British defeat at Saratoga in October 1777. The horn was almost certainly procured by an American, loyal to the British cause.
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