Miscellaneous
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Lot 1556 SESSION 6 (9.30AM WEDNESDAY 26 JULY) Miscellaneous
Estimate $1,200
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SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORN, circa 1833, engraved near the point 'New South Wales 1833', cross-hatched design below, fitted with a brass spout and mounted with brass lion mask suspension loops, (390mm long). Very fine with minor losses, a rare early example.
Ex Graham and Elizabeth Cocks Collection.
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