Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks & The Age of Oak - 2nd October 2025
Lot 972
A TIN STRAW
Estimate £150 - £200
Inc. Buyers Premium
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.