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The second day of our 3-day militaria sale features items from 17th century Europe and the colonial period in America to modern times. 600 lots of sporting and military arms and more.
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Engraved Powder Horn, Jeramiah Tinnan, 1747
Lot # 450 (Sale Order: 1 of 602)
Engraved Powder Horn, Jeramiah Tinnan, 1747
18" overall through the curve. The octagonal spout is 3.625", the two strap-retaining rings beneath having some fracturing and loss. There is an old, shallow abrasion across the letters "AN" in the surname, not effecting their clarity. The original, flat pine base is 2.75" in diameter and is inset from the rim of the horn 0.5". About half of the rim has been broken away long ago - a very common occurrence on horns with such a vulnerable feature. The two holes extend through the rim to accept the ties that secure the carrying strap. A large early-style "A" is cut in the face of the plug. Engraved during King George's War, 1744-1748 this fine horn bears the inscription in two lines "Jeramiah Tinnan His Horn ADYe1747". The subject matter is that which is most commonly found on horns of the 1730's-1750's - two buck deer, a peacock in full display, a fox, and a speckled trout of generous size. These charming images are accompanied by several panels of attractive, well-executed foliated scrollwork.
This distinctive style, subject matter and careful craftsmanship compare favorably with the hand of one Stephen Parks (1721-?) of Concord, Massachusetts whose personal horn may be seen in the late James Dresslar's scholarly publication "Folk Art of American, The Engraved Powder Horn "(1996: 21). This horn is now part of the collection of the Concord Museum.
The present cataloger has examined nine horns by Mr. Parks; they're in his own collection and are similarly engraved as the Tinnan piece and are dated 1747, 1749 and 1758 respectively, the last being the only one signed, and that with just his initials.
At this writing, after some in-depth research, no information has yet been found concerning the original owner. The surname is an uncommon one. Attesting to this was a survey of the Revolutionary War pension files of some 80,000 applicants which revealed only two men with this surname, both were from North Carolina and the spelling of their name was Tinnen with an "e".
King George's War was fought along the densely forested frontier between the northern British colonies and New France between 1744-1748. The combatants were small roving contingents of French and British regulars together with their respective Indian allies, and, for the British, significant provincial levies drawn primarily from New York, Massachusetts Bay, and New Hampshire. The British captured the important French fortress of Louisbourg in 1745 while French irregulars and Indians terrorized the upper York settlements, marauding as far south at Fort Massachusetts in the Hoosac River Valley. The Peace Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 restored the colonial borders to their pre-war status and returned Louisbourg to the French. Crown politics "outraged New Englanders, particularly Massachusetts colonists," who had suffered disproportionately while contributing the most in terms of funding and troops. Tensions re-ignited in 1755 with the advent of the French and Indian War.
Condition: The horn is very solid throughout, showing use, but no abuse, and retaining all of its original uncleaned coloring. Dated engraved horns fashioned prior to 1750, are seldom encountered and few can be identified as the work of a particular person. This description was done by Walter O'Connor.
EST $ 8000 - 12000
18" overall through the curve. The octagonal spout is 3.625", the two strap-retaining rings beneath having some fracturing and loss. There is an old, shallow abrasion across the letters "AN" in the surname, not effecting their clarity. The original, flat pine base is 2.75" in diameter and is inset from the rim of the horn 0.5". About half of the rim has been broken away long ago - a very common occurrence on horns with such a vulnerable feature. The two holes extend through the rim to accept the ties that secure the carrying strap. A large early-style "A" is cut in the face of the plug. Engraved during King George's War, 1744-1748 this fine horn bears the inscription in two lines "Jeramiah Tinnan His Horn ADYe1747". The subject matter is that which is most commonly found on horns of the 1730's-1750's - two buck deer, a peacock in full display, a fox, and a speckled trout of generous size. These charming images are accompanied by several panels of attractive, well-executed foliated scrollwork.
This distinctive style, subject matter and careful craftsmanship compare favorably with the hand of one Stephen Parks (1721-?) of Concord, Massachusetts whose personal horn may be seen in the late James Dresslar's scholarly publication "Folk Art of American, The Engraved Powder Horn "(1996: 21). This horn is now part of the collection of the Concord Museum.
The present cataloger has examined nine horns by Mr. Parks; they're in his own collection and are similarly engraved as the Tinnan piece and are dated 1747, 1749 and 1758 respectively, the last being the only one signed, and that with just his initials.
At this writing, after some in-depth research, no information has yet been found concerning the original owner. The surname is an uncommon one. Attesting to this was a survey of the Revolutionary War pension files of some 80,000 applicants which revealed only two men with this surname, both were from North Carolina and the spelling of their name was Tinnen with an "e".
King George's War was fought along the densely forested frontier between the northern British colonies and New France between 1744-1748. The combatants were small roving contingents of French and British regulars together with their respective Indian allies, and, for the British, significant provincial levies drawn primarily from New York, Massachusetts Bay, and New Hampshire. The British captured the important French fortress of Louisbourg in 1745 while French irregulars and Indians terrorized the upper York settlements, marauding as far south at Fort Massachusetts in the Hoosac River Valley. The Peace Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 restored the colonial borders to their pre-war status and returned Louisbourg to the French. Crown politics "outraged New Englanders, particularly Massachusetts colonists," who had suffered disproportionately while contributing the most in terms of funding and troops. Tensions re-ignited in 1755 with the advent of the French and Indian War.
Condition: The horn is very solid throughout, showing use, but no abuse, and retaining all of its original uncleaned coloring. Dated engraved horns fashioned prior to 1750, are seldom encountered and few can be identified as the work of a particular person. This description was done by Walter O'Connor.
EST $ 8000 - 12000
Engraved Powder Horn of Josiah Morss, Dated 1760
Lot # 451 (Sale Order: 2 of 602)
Engraved Powder Horn of Josiah Morss, Dated 1760
17.25" overall length. Horn is inscribed Josiah Morss Horn Ensgn of Capt Holms Company in the Year 1760M July the 29 1760. Immediately above this are the stenciled initials ES and Montreail [sic] 1760. Immediately below the main verse is Fort Stanwix in block letters and C Ray in script letters and crudely dated 1846 followed by what appears to read Ann Dam. Near the throat of the horn in block letters is the name (of a subsequent owner?) Wm C Ray. Underneath this in crudely rendered letters Livonia Livington, NY. (Livonia is in Livingston County, New York)
In a separate pane on the horn is the script Made at Lake Ontario. Ensign Josiah Morss of Canterbury, M His Horn. In another separate pane of the horn near the throat in block letters reads Josiah Morss.
Etched on the horn is a mythical human figure with wings, three trees with four soldiers rendered in marching position, crouching shooting position, standing shooting position and prone shooting position. In a separate pane are two fish and pathway with a fisherman followed by two marching soldiers and trees and a crude structure. Undulating lines, cross hatching and other geometric forms are carved throughout the horn.
Black inked notations on top and bottom edges of horn AE 9 8843 and MG 1014. Engrailed edges on top and bottom of the main body of the horn. Throat of horn has two raised carved engrailed rings.
Buttplug is carved with the date 1846 and had carved flourished initials IS and a T all of which are partially obfuscated by a small old fragment of leather secured by three nails.
This historic horn is thought to have belonged to Josiah Morss (spelled as such) who is listed as Ensign (the junior commissioned rank) in Lieutenant Colonel and Captain Israel Putnam (of later Revolutionary War fame) 2nd Company of Colonel Eleazor Fitch's 4th Connecticut Regiment during the 1760 muster (see Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War 1755-1762. Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, 1905, p.215). Five thousand Connecticut provincials were raised by order of the General Assembly in March 1760 to aid Crown forces during the upcoming campaign season. The roster shows that the 2nd Company was mustered in during mid-March and discharged on November 22, 1760. Putnam's Company was unusually large and experienced by the standard of the day, numbering 4 officers including Ensign Morss, 6 sergeants and five corporals, with 69 privates "who had served in some previous campaign" and "15 new privates."
During the decisive 1759 campaign the 4th Connecticut Regiment had "played an instrumental role in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga." For the 1760 campaign the provincials were mobilized primarily to garrison the chain of forts guarding the northern New York frontier thereby securing the lines of communication. This essential work was carried out while an exposed British Army under Brigadier General James Murray fought desperately to retain control of Quebec City which had been captured the previous September. Despite losing nearly a thousand regulars challenging a determined French attack during the see-saw battle of St. Foy, Murray managed to retire behind the walls of Quebec. Thanks to superior artillery, the depleted Redcoats were able to hold until the ice on the St. Lawrence melted making way for the Royal Navy to arrive triumphant on May 15, 1760. Later in September, General Sir Jeffery Amherst deftly negotiated the final terms of surrender and the long marginalized provinces of New France passed to the realm of the ascendant British Crown effectively ending the Seven Years' War on the North American continent. Parenthetically, we found the son, Josiah Morss Jr., serving in the New Hampshire militia during the Revolutionary War.
Condition: Excellent.
EST $ 10000 - 15000
17.25" overall length. Horn is inscribed Josiah Morss Horn Ensgn of Capt Holms Company in the Year 1760M July the 29 1760. Immediately above this are the stenciled initials ES and Montreail [sic] 1760. Immediately below the main verse is Fort Stanwix in block letters and C Ray in script letters and crudely dated 1846 followed by what appears to read Ann Dam. Near the throat of the horn in block letters is the name (of a subsequent owner?) Wm C Ray. Underneath this in crudely rendered letters Livonia Livington, NY. (Livonia is in Livingston County, New York)
In a separate pane on the horn is the script Made at Lake Ontario. Ensign Josiah Morss of Canterbury, M His Horn. In another separate pane of the horn near the throat in block letters reads Josiah Morss.
Etched on the horn is a mythical human figure with wings, three trees with four soldiers rendered in marching position, crouching shooting position, standing shooting position and prone shooting position. In a separate pane are two fish and pathway with a fisherman followed by two marching soldiers and trees and a crude structure. Undulating lines, cross hatching and other geometric forms are carved throughout the horn.
Black inked notations on top and bottom edges of horn AE 9 8843 and MG 1014. Engrailed edges on top and bottom of the main body of the horn. Throat of horn has two raised carved engrailed rings.
Buttplug is carved with the date 1846 and had carved flourished initials IS and a T all of which are partially obfuscated by a small old fragment of leather secured by three nails.
This historic horn is thought to have belonged to Josiah Morss (spelled as such) who is listed as Ensign (the junior commissioned rank) in Lieutenant Colonel and Captain Israel Putnam (of later Revolutionary War fame) 2nd Company of Colonel Eleazor Fitch's 4th Connecticut Regiment during the 1760 muster (see Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War 1755-1762. Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, 1905, p.215). Five thousand Connecticut provincials were raised by order of the General Assembly in March 1760 to aid Crown forces during the upcoming campaign season. The roster shows that the 2nd Company was mustered in during mid-March and discharged on November 22, 1760. Putnam's Company was unusually large and experienced by the standard of the day, numbering 4 officers including Ensign Morss, 6 sergeants and five corporals, with 69 privates "who had served in some previous campaign" and "15 new privates."
During the decisive 1759 campaign the 4th Connecticut Regiment had "played an instrumental role in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga." For the 1760 campaign the provincials were mobilized primarily to garrison the chain of forts guarding the northern New York frontier thereby securing the lines of communication. This essential work was carried out while an exposed British Army under Brigadier General James Murray fought desperately to retain control of Quebec City which had been captured the previous September. Despite losing nearly a thousand regulars challenging a determined French attack during the see-saw battle of St. Foy, Murray managed to retire behind the walls of Quebec. Thanks to superior artillery, the depleted Redcoats were able to hold until the ice on the St. Lawrence melted making way for the Royal Navy to arrive triumphant on May 15, 1760. Later in September, General Sir Jeffery Amherst deftly negotiated the final terms of surrender and the long marginalized provinces of New France passed to the realm of the ascendant British Crown effectively ending the Seven Years' War on the North American continent. Parenthetically, we found the son, Josiah Morss Jr., serving in the New Hampshire militia during the Revolutionary War.
Condition: Excellent.
EST $ 10000 - 15000
Engraved Powder Horn of General Taylor by Tansel
Lot # 452 (Sale Order: 3 of 602)
Engraved Powder Horn of General Taylor by Tansel
14" horn with large patriotic eagle with a flag pole in his beak with a Liberty flag with 13 pie-wheel-form stars. Banner above the flag is marked E Pluribus Unum. In the eagle's talons is a cannon. To the left of the cannon is a large well-rendered image of General Taylor in military uniform with his sword at his waist with block letters identifying General Taylor. Three dogs are at the general's feet. Immediately in front of the dogs are two deer, one running and one standing. Near the base of the horn is a nondescript engraving that has been ca 50% worn away. Both top and bottom edges of the main body of the horn have undulating engraved patterns. Wood base with iron ring.
Condition: Very good with a nice yellow-to-brown patina. Tip of the spout with a .5" crack in its bronze stippled cap. Some of the engraving has been worn in the horn especially in one 4" region around the General's upper legs and the nondescript figure at the base of the horn.
EST $ 5000 - 7000
14" horn with large patriotic eagle with a flag pole in his beak with a Liberty flag with 13 pie-wheel-form stars. Banner above the flag is marked E Pluribus Unum. In the eagle's talons is a cannon. To the left of the cannon is a large well-rendered image of General Taylor in military uniform with his sword at his waist with block letters identifying General Taylor. Three dogs are at the general's feet. Immediately in front of the dogs are two deer, one running and one standing. Near the base of the horn is a nondescript engraving that has been ca 50% worn away. Both top and bottom edges of the main body of the horn have undulating engraved patterns. Wood base with iron ring.
Condition: Very good with a nice yellow-to-brown patina. Tip of the spout with a .5" crack in its bronze stippled cap. Some of the engraving has been worn in the horn especially in one 4" region around the General's upper legs and the nondescript figure at the base of the horn.
EST $ 5000 - 7000
Engraved Powder Horn of General Cass by Tansel, Dated 1848
Lot # 453 (Sale Order: 4 of 602)
Engraved Powder Horn of General Cass by Tansel, Dated 1848
13.5" overall length. Large patriotic eagle with a banner in his beak that reads E Pluribus Unum. The eagle is clutching an olive branch in his left talon and five arrows in his right talon. Immediately above the eagle are 13 pie-wheel stars. Image of General Cass holding an 18-star flag with a banner above identifying General Cass. Other engraved images include a bird, a fish, a snowflake design and a scrolled decorative element on the horn.
Body with recessed fish mouth carved pattern near the spout. Spout with raised carved ring. Wood base with large metal ring.
Condition: One 2" section is worn which encompasses the bottom part of the flag as well as deer's rear left leg. Nice yellow-to-brown patina. Very good.
EST $ 4000 - 6000
13.5" overall length. Large patriotic eagle with a banner in his beak that reads E Pluribus Unum. The eagle is clutching an olive branch in his left talon and five arrows in his right talon. Immediately above the eagle are 13 pie-wheel stars. Image of General Cass holding an 18-star flag with a banner above identifying General Cass. Other engraved images include a bird, a fish, a snowflake design and a scrolled decorative element on the horn.
Body with recessed fish mouth carved pattern near the spout. Spout with raised carved ring. Wood base with large metal ring.
Condition: One 2" section is worn which encompasses the bottom part of the flag as well as deer's rear left leg. Nice yellow-to-brown patina. Very good.
EST $ 4000 - 6000
Engraved Powder Horn by Tansel, Black Hawk War, Dated 1841
Lot # 454 (Sale Order: 5 of 602)
Engraved Powder Horn by Tansel, Black Hawk War, Dated 1841
12" overall length. Large patriotic eagle with banner in his beak that reads E. Pluribus Unum. Eagle is clutching an olive branch in left talon and five arrows in his right talon. Engraving of an Indian shooting an arrow at a deer which is being pursued by his hunting dog and an engraved scrolled decorative element. Bottom edge with engraved undulating patterns. Dome-shaped wood base with wood screw in the center of the base. Spout with rounded raised ring.
Condition: Excellent yellow to brown patina. Nice untouched horn.
EST $ 5000 - 7000
12" overall length. Large patriotic eagle with banner in his beak that reads E. Pluribus Unum. Eagle is clutching an olive branch in left talon and five arrows in his right talon. Engraving of an Indian shooting an arrow at a deer which is being pursued by his hunting dog and an engraved scrolled decorative element. Bottom edge with engraved undulating patterns. Dome-shaped wood base with wood screw in the center of the base. Spout with rounded raised ring.
Condition: Excellent yellow to brown patina. Nice untouched horn.
EST $ 5000 - 7000
Large Powder Horn with Scrimshaw, ca 17th Century
Lot # 455 (Sale Order: 6 of 602)
Large Powder Horn with Scrimshaw, ca 17th Century
15" overall length. Obverse side with image of soldier armed with sword attacking another soldier bearing a shield. In the background are trees, ornate scrolls with eclipsed image of a soldier at the edge of the horn bearing a sword and shield as well. Verso with pattern of concentric circles in three panels. Both sides of horn with identical pattern of striped motifs. Iron buttplate, iron spout with functional spring. 10.5" iron carrying hook. Complete with green and yellow cords terminating in two wool balls.
Condition: Iron with expected oxidation. Small .75" surface fragment missing on verso. Excellent.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
15" overall length. Obverse side with image of soldier armed with sword attacking another soldier bearing a shield. In the background are trees, ornate scrolls with eclipsed image of a soldier at the edge of the horn bearing a sword and shield as well. Verso with pattern of concentric circles in three panels. Both sides of horn with identical pattern of striped motifs. Iron buttplate, iron spout with functional spring. 10.5" iron carrying hook. Complete with green and yellow cords terminating in two wool balls.
Condition: Iron with expected oxidation. Small .75" surface fragment missing on verso. Excellent.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
Musketeer's Powder Flask, Ca 17th Century
Lot # 456 (Sale Order: 7 of 602)
Musketeer's Powder Flask, Ca 17th Century
10.5" x 8" x 2" trapezoidal wooden flask bound in iron and retaining a large portion of the worn velvet covering. Obverse has a pierced iron facade chased with primitive renderings of a pair of wolves, floral motifs and a demon's face, reverse with a central rosette pierced with four hearts and a hole for the now-missing belt hook. Has four iron sling rings on the sides and a round iron spout with spring valves on the top.
Condition: Even dark age patina, normal age and service wear.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
10.5" x 8" x 2" trapezoidal wooden flask bound in iron and retaining a large portion of the worn velvet covering. Obverse has a pierced iron facade chased with primitive renderings of a pair of wolves, floral motifs and a demon's face, reverse with a central rosette pierced with four hearts and a hole for the now-missing belt hook. Has four iron sling rings on the sides and a round iron spout with spring valves on the top.
Condition: Even dark age patina, normal age and service wear.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
Iron Military Powder Flask Ca 17th Century
Lot # 457 (Sale Order: 8 of 602)
Iron Military Powder Flask Ca 17th Century
7.5" x 6.5" x 2" trapezoidal wooden flask bound in iron and retaining much of the leather covering. Obverse with three iron fleur de lis decorative elements at the top and base corners; reverse with iron belt hook. Has four iron sling rings on the sides and a round iron spout with a single spring valve on the top.
Condition: Normal age and service wear. Even dark patina and some moderate loss of the leather finish.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
7.5" x 6.5" x 2" trapezoidal wooden flask bound in iron and retaining much of the leather covering. Obverse with three iron fleur de lis decorative elements at the top and base corners; reverse with iron belt hook. Has four iron sling rings on the sides and a round iron spout with a single spring valve on the top.
Condition: Normal age and service wear. Even dark patina and some moderate loss of the leather finish.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
"Pointed Tree Carver" Carved Powder Horn
Lot # 458 (Sale Order: 9 of 602)
"Pointed Tree Carver" Carved Powder Horn
14.5" overall length. British coat of arms with inscription Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense Diev [sic] Mon Droit. Vignette of the city of New York with New York in a banner immediately above. Below the city are five engraved ships and a hunter with two dogs who is shooting at three deer. Most of the engravings on this horn have red highlighted color added on. Neck with octagonal spout. Horn is complete with heavily worn buttplate.
Spurious date of 1776 at bottom of horn.
Condition: There is a 7" long deeply grooved blemish on this horn that runs through the left side of both the British coat of arms and the vignette of the city of New York. Vertical blemish is 1" wide near the base of the horn and tapers to 0.5" width near the tip of the horn. Nice yellow-to-brown patina. Good.
EST $ 4000 - 6000
14.5" overall length. British coat of arms with inscription Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense Diev [sic] Mon Droit. Vignette of the city of New York with New York in a banner immediately above. Below the city are five engraved ships and a hunter with two dogs who is shooting at three deer. Most of the engravings on this horn have red highlighted color added on. Neck with octagonal spout. Horn is complete with heavily worn buttplate.
Spurious date of 1776 at bottom of horn.
Condition: There is a 7" long deeply grooved blemish on this horn that runs through the left side of both the British coat of arms and the vignette of the city of New York. Vertical blemish is 1" wide near the base of the horn and tapers to 0.5" width near the tip of the horn. Nice yellow-to-brown patina. Good.
EST $ 4000 - 6000
York County, Pennsylvania Screw-tip Powder Horn
Lot # 459 (Sale Order: 10 of 602)
York County, Pennsylvania Screw-tip Powder Horn
17" length with dome shaped butt plug with iron hook. Two carved concentric circles at the base of horn. Butt cap with finely carved concentric circles of various depths and one with a roped pattern. Neck with concentric circles as well as several raised carved rings and circles.
Condition: Excellent.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
17" length with dome shaped butt plug with iron hook. Two carved concentric circles at the base of horn. Butt cap with finely carved concentric circles of various depths and one with a roped pattern. Neck with concentric circles as well as several raised carved rings and circles.
Condition: Excellent.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
Engraved Powder Horn ID'd to Thomas Merchant Dated 1775
Lot # 460 (Sale Order: 11 of 602)
Engraved Powder Horn ID'd to Thomas Merchant Dated 1775
12" horn, base diameter 3.25". Engrailed edge on the top of the body with a ring with engrailed edges at the base of the spout, wood plug at butt. The horn is decorated with images of a village with windmills, farms, churches, trees with upward reaching branches and mountains in the distance and a large primitive figure holding a large rod over his shoulder. The horn's inscription reads JESSA BROWN HIS HORN MADE AT ROXBURY 1775 which resides in a banner curving along the body of the horn above the ID Thomas Merchant.
Condition: Nice yellow-to-brown patina. Very good.
EST $ 2000 - 3000
12" horn, base diameter 3.25". Engrailed edge on the top of the body with a ring with engrailed edges at the base of the spout, wood plug at butt. The horn is decorated with images of a village with windmills, farms, churches, trees with upward reaching branches and mountains in the distance and a large primitive figure holding a large rod over his shoulder. The horn's inscription reads JESSA BROWN HIS HORN MADE AT ROXBURY 1775 which resides in a banner curving along the body of the horn above the ID Thomas Merchant.
Condition: Nice yellow-to-brown patina. Very good.
EST $ 2000 - 3000
Leather Gamecock Hunting Bag and Powder Horn
Lot # 461 (Sale Order: 12 of 602)
Leather Gamecock Hunting Bag and Powder Horn
9" x 10" bag with leather back and deerskin fur front with leather flap that is secured via disk-shaped iron button. Front leather flap is dated 1808. Stitching on the top back portion of the bag is missing. Straps are secured to the back via stitching as well. Heavy cord stitching tied together at the top to secure the ends of the strap to aid in adjusting the length. 14" horn not engraved; with 4" octagonal neck. Long leather cord is attached to horn via screw in horn's buttplate. This same cord and horn are not directly attached to the bag.
Condition: Body of leather bag has a hole in it where the leather has been worn through. Perimeter of the leather on the bag is also heavily worn. Straps with a severe tear that is cut ca 80% through the leather. Good.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
9" x 10" bag with leather back and deerskin fur front with leather flap that is secured via disk-shaped iron button. Front leather flap is dated 1808. Stitching on the top back portion of the bag is missing. Straps are secured to the back via stitching as well. Heavy cord stitching tied together at the top to secure the ends of the strap to aid in adjusting the length. 14" horn not engraved; with 4" octagonal neck. Long leather cord is attached to horn via screw in horn's buttplate. This same cord and horn are not directly attached to the bag.
Condition: Body of leather bag has a hole in it where the leather has been worn through. Perimeter of the leather on the bag is also heavily worn. Straps with a severe tear that is cut ca 80% through the leather. Good.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
Hunting Bag and Powder Horn
Lot # 462 (Sale Order: 13 of 602)
Hunting Bag and Powder Horn
9" x 8" leather bag with back side composed of leather and front side with fur left on deerskin. Front deerskin fur triangular flap is secured to the bag by stitching. Crudely rendered stitching has been added in two areas of the bag to merge materials together. Leather straps with hand-sewn stitching as well, especially near the tongue of the belt and the iron buckle. Complete with non-engraved 12.5" horn (including the plug) attached to the bag via a brass cleat.
Condition: Some of the deerskin fur is tinning on the body of the bag. Leather areas around the edges show heavy wear, otherwise the leather straps and the leather body of the bag are supple. Very good.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
9" x 8" leather bag with back side composed of leather and front side with fur left on deerskin. Front deerskin fur triangular flap is secured to the bag by stitching. Crudely rendered stitching has been added in two areas of the bag to merge materials together. Leather straps with hand-sewn stitching as well, especially near the tongue of the belt and the iron buckle. Complete with non-engraved 12.5" horn (including the plug) attached to the bag via a brass cleat.
Condition: Some of the deerskin fur is tinning on the body of the bag. Leather areas around the edges show heavy wear, otherwise the leather straps and the leather body of the bag are supple. Very good.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
Revolutionary War British Officer's Uniform Accessories and Great Lakes Indian Artifacts of Sir John
Lot # 463 (Sale Order: 14 of 602)
Revolutionary War British Officer's Uniform Accessories and Great Lakes Indian Artifacts of Sir John Caldwell, King's 8th Regiment
A group of items collected and used between 1774 and 1780 by Sir John Caldwell (1756 - 1830), Fifth Baronet of Castle Caldwell, a Lieutenant of the King's Regiment, 8th of Foot while serving on the American frontier in the regions of Ft. Niagara and Ft. Detroit where he was made a chief of the Ojibwa. British military items include a silvered officer's gorget engraved with the royal crest on the obverse and a castle and inscription "Fermanagh," the Caldwell's home county in Ireland, on both arms. The gorget is suspended by a black worsted tape band laced with red wool. Also included are a pair of shoulder wing epaulets made of silvered disks, the central planchet embossed with the same castle motif as the gorget, and mounted on red and white wool with a silver cord border, and a silver bullion, red and blue silk sword knot. Native American related artifacts consist of an Irish dirk-style leather scabbard with silk embroidered floral elements at the top and two pockets for auxiliary knives, one bone handle knife remaining with the group; a 12" long quill work band with trade silver, bead and hair tassels is attached to the scabbard's tip; a trade silver tinkle cone with ring present may be one of the two that Sir John wears as a nose ornament in his period portrait wearing Indian dress still in the Caldwell family's possession; and a skein of green wool. The collection is housed in a 26" x 17" wood and glass shadowbox. It comes with excellent provenance via the Caldwell family to the Arthur Speyer, Jr. then to the John W, Painter Collection (Painter 1991:168-170; Brasser 1976). Includes copies of articles relating to provenance. The majority of Caldwell's artifacts were acquired by the Canadian Museum of History and this group represents the few items still in private hands.
Provenance: Ex John W. Painter Collection
Condition: The group is very well persevered with light age toning.
EST $ 2500 - 3500
A group of items collected and used between 1774 and 1780 by Sir John Caldwell (1756 - 1830), Fifth Baronet of Castle Caldwell, a Lieutenant of the King's Regiment, 8th of Foot while serving on the American frontier in the regions of Ft. Niagara and Ft. Detroit where he was made a chief of the Ojibwa. British military items include a silvered officer's gorget engraved with the royal crest on the obverse and a castle and inscription "Fermanagh," the Caldwell's home county in Ireland, on both arms. The gorget is suspended by a black worsted tape band laced with red wool. Also included are a pair of shoulder wing epaulets made of silvered disks, the central planchet embossed with the same castle motif as the gorget, and mounted on red and white wool with a silver cord border, and a silver bullion, red and blue silk sword knot. Native American related artifacts consist of an Irish dirk-style leather scabbard with silk embroidered floral elements at the top and two pockets for auxiliary knives, one bone handle knife remaining with the group; a 12" long quill work band with trade silver, bead and hair tassels is attached to the scabbard's tip; a trade silver tinkle cone with ring present may be one of the two that Sir John wears as a nose ornament in his period portrait wearing Indian dress still in the Caldwell family's possession; and a skein of green wool. The collection is housed in a 26" x 17" wood and glass shadowbox. It comes with excellent provenance via the Caldwell family to the Arthur Speyer, Jr. then to the John W, Painter Collection (Painter 1991:168-170; Brasser 1976). Includes copies of articles relating to provenance. The majority of Caldwell's artifacts were acquired by the Canadian Museum of History and this group represents the few items still in private hands.
Provenance: Ex John W. Painter Collection
Condition: The group is very well persevered with light age toning.
EST $ 2500 - 3500
Mid-18th Century Man's Civilian Frock Coat with Revolutionary War Epaulet
Lot # 464 (Sale Order: 15 of 602)
Mid-18th Century Man's Civilian Frock Coat with Revolutionary War Epaulet
Single-breasted crimson wool broadcloth frock of a middle class man, 1750 - 1775. Completely hand-sewn construction, with a 1" standing collar, inset skirt pockets with large scalloped flaps, deep pleated skirt side vents and a round cuff on the left sleeve. All cut edges are left raw in the tailoring fashion of the time. Buttons are brass and have pierced geometric pattern tops over a tombac base on a bone backing with wire shanks that pierce the garment and are held by strips of rawhide. All buttons are present. The upper body back, sleeves and pockets are lined in coarse natural linen with the body and skirt lined in middle quality crimson silk; a coarser silk of the same color used to line the skirt vent folds. The single epaulet dates to the 1775 - 1800 period and is of ribbed gold braid with crescent of bullion and sequins, fringed in 3" long galloons, with an applied 8-pointed bullion and sequin star which is backed with linen. The placement of a single epaulet on the right shoulder indicates the rank of a Captain; however, a single star is associated with a Brigadier General. Wear and fading patterns on the coat indicates that the epaulet has long been associated with this garment, although it could have been added at any time before the documented history of the artifact.
The provenance of the coat traces back to the Sanborn-Johonnott family and oral tradition states that it originally belonged to John Sanborn of Salisbury, NH who moved to northern Illinois along the Fox River in 1837. It descended through the family until donated to the Vigo County Historical Society in Indiana in 1967. Exhibit history includes display at its home institution and as part of the Smithsonian sponsored 2005 - 2007 traveling exhibit "Clash of Empires: The British, French and Indian War 1754-1763" at the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center, the Canadian War Museum and the Smithsonian Institution. It was featured in an article in the Winter 1970 issue of the "Military Collector & Historian: Journal of the Company of Military Historians" and was pictured in the December 2006 edition of Smithsonian Magazine. Provenance and exhibit related documents are included with the coat.
A very scarce early American garment with a rare Continental Army rank insignia that holds the possibility of further research and identification.
Condition: The coat has been professionally museum conserved with repaired mothing on the rear of the collar and matching fabric replacements made to damaged areas in the lining, some seams have been strengthened, all work skillfully done by hand. The cuff on the right sleeve has been removed. The epaulet has been re-sewn to the coat and has a linen stabilizer sewn over the backing material, the bullion is worn with some loss and several of the galloons have been stretched. Overall, the garment is remarkably well preserved for its age and rarity.
EST $ 6000 - 12000
Single-breasted crimson wool broadcloth frock of a middle class man, 1750 - 1775. Completely hand-sewn construction, with a 1" standing collar, inset skirt pockets with large scalloped flaps, deep pleated skirt side vents and a round cuff on the left sleeve. All cut edges are left raw in the tailoring fashion of the time. Buttons are brass and have pierced geometric pattern tops over a tombac base on a bone backing with wire shanks that pierce the garment and are held by strips of rawhide. All buttons are present. The upper body back, sleeves and pockets are lined in coarse natural linen with the body and skirt lined in middle quality crimson silk; a coarser silk of the same color used to line the skirt vent folds. The single epaulet dates to the 1775 - 1800 period and is of ribbed gold braid with crescent of bullion and sequins, fringed in 3" long galloons, with an applied 8-pointed bullion and sequin star which is backed with linen. The placement of a single epaulet on the right shoulder indicates the rank of a Captain; however, a single star is associated with a Brigadier General. Wear and fading patterns on the coat indicates that the epaulet has long been associated with this garment, although it could have been added at any time before the documented history of the artifact.
The provenance of the coat traces back to the Sanborn-Johonnott family and oral tradition states that it originally belonged to John Sanborn of Salisbury, NH who moved to northern Illinois along the Fox River in 1837. It descended through the family until donated to the Vigo County Historical Society in Indiana in 1967. Exhibit history includes display at its home institution and as part of the Smithsonian sponsored 2005 - 2007 traveling exhibit "Clash of Empires: The British, French and Indian War 1754-1763" at the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center, the Canadian War Museum and the Smithsonian Institution. It was featured in an article in the Winter 1970 issue of the "Military Collector & Historian: Journal of the Company of Military Historians" and was pictured in the December 2006 edition of Smithsonian Magazine. Provenance and exhibit related documents are included with the coat.
A very scarce early American garment with a rare Continental Army rank insignia that holds the possibility of further research and identification.
Condition: The coat has been professionally museum conserved with repaired mothing on the rear of the collar and matching fabric replacements made to damaged areas in the lining, some seams have been strengthened, all work skillfully done by hand. The cuff on the right sleeve has been removed. The epaulet has been re-sewn to the coat and has a linen stabilizer sewn over the backing material, the bullion is worn with some loss and several of the galloons have been stretched. Overall, the garment is remarkably well preserved for its age and rarity.
EST $ 6000 - 12000
Continental Burgonet Helmet circa 1600
Lot # 465 (Sale Order: 16 of 602)
Continental Burgonet Helmet circa 1600
Tall conical iron helmet with integral comb, pointed visor and rear skirt. Complete with hinged cheek protectors and leather chin strap with buckle.
Condition: Light scattered pitting, a small stress crack on the edge of the visor, a small section missing from the point of the rear skirt, and lacking a few rivets.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
Tall conical iron helmet with integral comb, pointed visor and rear skirt. Complete with hinged cheek protectors and leather chin strap with buckle.
Condition: Light scattered pitting, a small stress crack on the edge of the visor, a small section missing from the point of the rear skirt, and lacking a few rivets.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
Cabasset Helmet 17th Century
Lot # 466 (Sale Order: 17 of 602)
Cabasset Helmet 17th Century
Conical iron helmet with integral comb and short brim. Liner rivets with decorative brass washers around the base of the crown appear to be recent replacements.
Condition: Even gray age patina. Interior with surface oxidation.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
Conical iron helmet with integral comb and short brim. Liner rivets with decorative brass washers around the base of the crown appear to be recent replacements.
Condition: Even gray age patina. Interior with surface oxidation.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
Cromwellian Pikeman's Helmet Pot
Lot # 467 (Sale Order: 18 of 602)
Cromwellian Pikeman's Helmet Pot
Iron helmet with comb and wide brim, crown and brim decorated with line engraving and rivets. Complete with plume socket.
Condition: Has a number of older repairs, especially along the underside of the brim. Age toned with light oxidation.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
Iron helmet with comb and wide brim, crown and brim decorated with line engraving and rivets. Complete with plume socket.
Condition: Has a number of older repairs, especially along the underside of the brim. Age toned with light oxidation.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
European Early 19th Century Infantry Shako
Lot # 468 (Sale Order: 19 of 602)
European Early 19th Century Infantry Shako
Black leather tar bucket-style shako with painted tin visor, Bi-metal starburst front plate with Latin motto and unit number "2." Complete with red and blue wool pompom and chin strap.
Condition: Normal age toning. Linen liner partially loose.
EST $ 700 - 900
Black leather tar bucket-style shako with painted tin visor, Bi-metal starburst front plate with Latin motto and unit number "2." Complete with red and blue wool pompom and chin strap.
Condition: Normal age toning. Linen liner partially loose.
EST $ 700 - 900
British Victorian Prince of Wales Own Royal Regiment Shako
Lot # 469 (Sale Order: 20 of 602)
British Victorian Prince of Wales Own Royal Regiment Shako
Black wool covered leather shako with silver bullion trim, silvered front plate, chin chain and plume holder with red horse hair plume. Lined in silk with leather sweatband. Complete with japanned tin carrying case.
Condition: Good. Lining service worn.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
Black wool covered leather shako with silver bullion trim, silvered front plate, chin chain and plume holder with red horse hair plume. Lined in silk with leather sweatband. Complete with japanned tin carrying case.
Condition: Good. Lining service worn.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
Russian Pavlovski Grenadier Officer's Mitre
Lot # 470 (Sale Order: 21 of 602)
Russian Pavlovski Grenadier Officer's Mitre
Helmet to the Guard Infantry Pavlovski Grenadier Regiment with gilded brass plate with crowned double-headed eagle, applied enameled Saint Andrew order star badge and banner commemorating the battle at Gornyi-Dubnyak, 12 October 1877. Red wool bag trimmed with silver braiding above a white wool band. Rosettes of grenade design hold convex brass chin scales; the national cockade is affixed behind the chin scales on the right side. Complete with the officer's pattern silver bullion pompom with the cipher of Nicholas II on a black and orange background. Interior has officer's pattern leather sweatband and red cotton liner with Cyrillic museum or costumer inventory markings.
Condition: Normal age and service wear, scattered stains on the cloth areas.
EST $ 16000 - 18000
Helmet to the Guard Infantry Pavlovski Grenadier Regiment with gilded brass plate with crowned double-headed eagle, applied enameled Saint Andrew order star badge and banner commemorating the battle at Gornyi-Dubnyak, 12 October 1877. Red wool bag trimmed with silver braiding above a white wool band. Rosettes of grenade design hold convex brass chin scales; the national cockade is affixed behind the chin scales on the right side. Complete with the officer's pattern silver bullion pompom with the cipher of Nicholas II on a black and orange background. Interior has officer's pattern leather sweatband and red cotton liner with Cyrillic museum or costumer inventory markings.
Condition: Normal age and service wear, scattered stains on the cloth areas.
EST $ 16000 - 18000
Imperial Russian Enlisted Pavlovski Life Guard Grenadier Mitre Cap
Lot # 471 (Sale Order: 22 of 602)
Imperial Russian Enlisted Pavlovski Life Guard Grenadier Mitre Cap
15" tall, wool mitre with stamped brass double-headed eagle and St. George front plate, side and back flaming bomb insignia and chin scales. The front plate dates from before the Battle of Friedland in 1807. Because of this unit's bravery in this Napoleonic battle, the Czar ordered the caps worn in the battle to be saved and reissued. As time went by, the original caps wore out and their plates were attached to new caps, allowing the regiment to continue wearing the very plates that had participated in the battle until 1917. This specimen dates from before 1877.
Condition: Moderate overall moth damage on the wool portion of the cap. Lacks lining.
EST $ 8000 - 12000
15" tall, wool mitre with stamped brass double-headed eagle and St. George front plate, side and back flaming bomb insignia and chin scales. The front plate dates from before the Battle of Friedland in 1807. Because of this unit's bravery in this Napoleonic battle, the Czar ordered the caps worn in the battle to be saved and reissued. As time went by, the original caps wore out and their plates were attached to new caps, allowing the regiment to continue wearing the very plates that had participated in the battle until 1917. This specimen dates from before 1877.
Condition: Moderate overall moth damage on the wool portion of the cap. Lacks lining.
EST $ 8000 - 12000
German Peaked Combed Morion Helmet Late 16th or Early 17th Century
Lot # 472 (Sale Order: 23 of 602)
German Peaked Combed Morion Helmet Late 16th or Early 17th Century
Iron helmet with pronounced comb on the crown and simple line decorations on the edges; brass washers back the liner rivets.
Condition: Even gray patina. Has a small hole on the obverse edge of the comb, old repairs on the rear brim point and right rear base of the crown.
EST $ 2000 - 3000
Iron helmet with pronounced comb on the crown and simple line decorations on the edges; brass washers back the liner rivets.
Condition: Even gray patina. Has a small hole on the obverse edge of the comb, old repairs on the rear brim point and right rear base of the crown.
EST $ 2000 - 3000
Spanish 17th Century Cup Hilt Rapier
Lot # 473 (Sale Order: 24 of 602)
Spanish 17th Century Cup Hilt Rapier
37" blade with a Solingen maker's mark in the fuller. Hilt with iron cup, cross and "D" guards, and silver wire-wrapped grip. Lacks scabbard.
Condition: Even dark age finish.
EST $ 1200 - 1600
37" blade with a Solingen maker's mark in the fuller. Hilt with iron cup, cross and "D" guards, and silver wire-wrapped grip. Lacks scabbard.
Condition: Even dark age finish.
EST $ 1200 - 1600
Early 17th Century Rapier Spanish or Italian
Lot # 474 (Sale Order: 25 of 602)
Early 17th Century Rapier Spanish or Italian
44" blade, hilt with multi-branch iron loop guard and wire-wrapped grip. Lacks scabbard.
Condition: Blade has been cleaned and has heavy pitting, service and age wear.
EST $ 2000 - 3000
44" blade, hilt with multi-branch iron loop guard and wire-wrapped grip. Lacks scabbard.
Condition: Blade has been cleaned and has heavy pitting, service and age wear.
EST $ 2000 - 3000
