HISTORIC ENGRAVED REVOLUTIONARY WAR POWDER HORN OF CONTINENTAL SOLDIER MARTIN HUMPHREY JUNAR, ROXBURY CAMP A, 1775.

HISTORIC ENGRAVED REVOLUTIONARY WAR POWDER HORN OF CONTINENTAL SOLDIER MARTIN HUMPHREY JUNAR, ROXBURY CAMP A, 1775. Humphrey took part in the siege of Boston and may have been present in the Battle of Breeds Hill. This magnificent horn, is inscribed “MARTIN HUMPHREY HIS HORN MADE AT ROXBURY CAMP A AUGUST 1775”. The horn has beautiful and delicate embellishments of flowers and leaves, large square-masted sailing vessels and beautiful large brick homes and inscribed with epitaph “VILE TORIE STAND IN AWE”. The horn is also with inscribed scallop embellishments around the bottom and carved and notched decoration at the top of the horn. Fitted with its original wooden pine plug, the spout of the horn carved and fitted with a brass collar (no plug). Humphrey was a Sergeant in the 2nd Regiment under General Spencer in the 7th Company of the Continental Army. He was from Simsbury, Connecticut and was enlisted on May 4th, 1775 and discharged on November 14th, 1775. He was in Roxbury Camp A later that same year as inscribed on the horn. This horn is doubly important in that it was one of the fine examples selected by Rufus Grider in about 1883 when he partook a unique project to record various historic items of the 18th century in upstate New York. Grider, originally a native from Pennsylvania, moved to Canajoharie New York to teach art in public schools and as a personal project began to make watercolor drawings of various Revolutionary War era powder horns. A large cache of his magnificent drawings in 1893 were selected to be included in the special Smithsonian Institute display and later various other museums. Today an extensive collection of Grider’s powder horn drawings exist in the New York City Library, including the drawing of this exact horn recorded as number 469 in the American Graved Powder Horn book. At the time that he discovered this horn, it was in the museum of Washington headquarters at Newburgh, New York and he recorded the owner as being a Mr. Frank Peck of Newburgh in 1892. This horn descended through the Peck family and originally being on loan apparently eventually was withdrawn by the Peck family and later sold. The consignor of this horn purportedly acquired it directly from a descendant of Peck. Accompanied by a copy of the original Grider drawing and the aforementioned book. SIZE: 13”l (on the curve). CONDITION: Overall surface of the horn is a very light honey-amber patina. The delicate, yet accomplished engravings are generally well viewable and well discernible and, other than some minor handling dings, the horn is generally in excellent original condition. 4-42519 JDJ (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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
	2335	$18,400.00	HISTORIC ENGRAVED REVOLUTIONARY WAR POWDER HORN OF CONTINENTAL SOLDIER MARTIN HUMPHREY JUNAR, ROXBURY CAMP A, 1775. Humphrey took part in the siege of Boston and may have been present in the Battle of Breeds Hill. This magnificent horn, is inscribed “MARTIN HUMPHREY HIS HORN MADE AT ROXBURY CAMP A AUGUST 1775”. The horn has beautiful and delicate embellishments of flowers and leaves, large square-masted sailing vessels and beautiful large brick homes and inscribed with epitaph “VILE TORIE STAND IN AWE”. The horn is also with inscribed scallop embellishments around the bottom and carved and notched decoration at the top of the horn. Fitted with its original wooden pine plug, the spout of the horn carved and fitted with a brass collar (no plug). Humphrey was a Sergeant in the 2nd Regiment under General Spencer in the 7th Company of the Continental Army. He was from Simsbury, Connecticut and was enlisted on May 4th, 1775 and discharged on November 14th, 1775. He was in Roxbury Camp A later that same year as inscribed on the horn. This horn is doubly important in that it was one of the fine examples selected by Rufus Grider in about 1883 when he partook a unique project to record various historic items of the 18th century in upstate New York. Grider, originally a native from Pennsylvania, moved to Canajoharie New York to teach art in public schools and as a personal project began to make watercolor drawings of various Revolutionary War era powder horns. A large cache of his magnificent drawings in 1893 were selected to be included in the special Smithsonian Institute display and later various other museums. Today an extensive collection of Grider’s powder horn drawings exist in the New York City Library, including the drawing of this exact horn recorded as number 469 in the American Graved Powder Horn book. At the time that he discovered this horn, it was in the museum of Washington headquarters at Newburgh, New York and he recorded the owner as being a Mr. Frank Peck of Newburgh in 1892. This horn descended through the Peck family and originally being on loan apparently eventually was withdrawn by the Peck family and later sold. The consignor of this horn purportedly acquired it directly from a descendant of Peck. Accompanied by a copy of the original Grider drawing and the aforementioned book. SIZE: 13”l (on the curve). CONDITION: Overall surface of the horn is a very light honey-amber patina. The delicate, yet accomplished engravings are generally well viewable and well discernible and, other than some minor handling dings, the horn is generally in excellent original condition. 4-42519 JDJ (20,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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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