EARLY DROVERS BUFFALO COAT AND GAUNTLETS.

EARLY DROVERS BUFFALO COAT AND GAUNTLETS. Fine early, commercially made buffalo robe drovers coat with rolled collar. It appears to be medium to large size with very dark, curly shoulder hair and sleeves of a more straight hair. The buttons and front closures are pairs of wooden pegs with braided cord loops. The lining is quilted cotton, sewn with red and white thread with soft leather armpit reinforcement. Accompanied by a pair of period buffalo hide hair-on gauntlets of medium to large size, wool lined in the hand and corduroy lined in the cuff. CONDITION: The coat is good with a large area of lost hair on the left front skirt area. The cuffs show light to moderate wear with a small repair on the left side. The gauntlets are much used but intact, with slight loss of hair on the back of the fingers and on the edges of the cuffs. All together a wonderful 18th Century drovers winter outfit. The lost hair section is repairable with a replacement patch of buffalo hide. 4-45183 JL430 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2002

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
	291	$0.00	EARLY DROVERS BUFFALO COAT AND GAUNTLETS. Fine early, commercially made buffalo robe drovers coat with rolled collar. It appears to be medium to large size with very dark, curly shoulder hair and sleeves of a more straight hair. The buttons and front closures are pairs of wooden pegs with braided cord loops. The lining is quilted cotton, sewn with red and white thread with soft leather armpit reinforcement. Accompanied by a pair of period buffalo hide hair-on gauntlets of medium to large size, wool lined in the hand and corduroy lined in the cuff. CONDITION: The coat is good with a large area of lost hair on the left front skirt area. The cuffs show light to moderate wear with a small repair on the left side. The gauntlets are much used but intact, with slight loss of hair on the back of the fingers and on the edges of the cuffs. All together a wonderful 18th Century drovers winter outfit. The lost hair section is repairable with a replacement patch of buffalo hide. 4-45183 JL430 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2002 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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