Lot 4077

Description

Scrimshaw powder horn, circa 1757, large scene carved into horn of a large walled settlement, also carved on the horn is a crest, Hallefax (sic), two Man 'o' Wars with the British flag, barracks with a training ground, man holding a rifle, windmill, stag, Viking style huts, a schooner, a fort with wooden walls and a watch tower, a dragon and 2 serpents at the top running around the tapered circumference of the horn. In very good condition.

Very well made Scrimshaw horn, extremely detailed carvings on the horn.