Miscellaneous
Lot 1555 SESSION 6 (9.30AM WEDNESDAY 26 JULY) Miscellaneous
Estimate $1,200
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SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORN, circa 1830, engraved 'James Wilson' 'Color Serg't' 'of the Grenadier Company' '29th Reg't', ornately engraved all over with floral emblems, a large bird with 'The Wandra' above, a lady holding a rose with 'Forget Me Not' above, (440mm long). Very fine with a few losses, scarce.
A Corporal James Wilson, Grenadier Company is listed in Sydney, New South Wales in 1832/33.
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