Furniture & Works of Art - 5th April 2011

Lot 233

An early 19th century American powder horn

Estimate £50 - £80 | Hammer £250

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Description

An early 19th century American powder horn, engraved with two figures sitting beside a table, one drinking the other smoking a long stemmed pipe beneath a circle engraved 'J Allen 30. DT.B' with an Irish harp, a clover leaf, a crown, laurel wreath and stars, 10.25in (26.5cm) l. Captain James Allen of the 1st Regiment of the United States Dragoons.