HANDSOME ANTIQUE POWDER HORN WITH WONDERFUL CONTEMPORARY SCRIMSHAW

HANDSOME ANTIQUE POWDER HORN WITH WONDERFUL CONTEMPORARY SCRIMSHAW. The antique horn having a wonderful modern scrimshaw inscription “Col. Wm. Thompson/Carlisle, Pennsylvania/Batten of Riflemen/Made June ye 25 1775”. Also a depiction of a large town with three churches, a bird and trailing vine. Toward the butt plug end “Ye Town of Carlisle” and a pot of flowers. This later scrim may be period to the horn. William Thompson was a Brigadier General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was appointed Colonel of a rifle battalion in 1775 and was sent to Massachusetts to help in the defense of Boston. His unit was known as “Thompson’s Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion”. SIZE: 13″ long CONDITION: Horn at butt plug end with break and staple repair. Otherwise very good. 9-25466 (500-1,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2012

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2194	$862.50	HANDSOME ANTIQUE POWDER HORN WITH WONDERFUL CONTEMPORARY SCRIMSHAW. The antique horn having a wonderful modern scrimshaw inscription “Col. Wm. Thompson/Carlisle, Pennsylvania/Batten of Riflemen/Made June ye 25 1775”. Also a depiction of a large town with three churches, a bird and trailing vine. Toward the butt plug end “Ye Town of Carlisle” and a pot of flowers. This later scrim may be period to the horn. William Thompson was a Brigadier General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was appointed Colonel of a rifle battalion in 1775 and was sent to Massachusetts to help in the defense of Boston. His unit was known as “Thompson’s Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion”. SIZE: 13″ long CONDITION: Horn at butt plug end with break and staple repair. Otherwise very good. 9-25466 (500-1,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2012 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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