Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks & The Age of Oak - 2nd October 2025

Lot 972

A TIN STRAW

Estimate £150 - £200

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Description

A TIN STRAW

CORNWALL, 19TH CENTURY

together with a Cornish cobbing hammer-head and an oak box and cover made from Winchester Cathedral Oak, carved with foliage and the initials 'MER' (3)

52cm long (the straw)

Provenance

By repute, the tin straw was recovered from the wreck of SS Cheerful.