1502
American Engraved Powder Horn, Saratoga, 1758
Estimate:
$3,500 - $5,000
Passed
Live Auction
April 6th, 2024 Gallery Auction l Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts, and Fine Rugs
Category
Description
Inscribed, "LEVI COOPER / HIS - HORN X OCTober / THE 25TH AD 1758" and "FLOWER=D / AT SARATOGA" (identified with Levi Cooper, b. 1746 in New Haven, Ct., d. 1811 in North Haven, Ct., evidently associated with Abercrombie's force which had attacked the French at Ticonderoga earlier in the year) engraved with a man of war and a small sloop, a church facade, an arcaded building, a porpoise, and flowering tree; cow horn with cross-hatched wooden butt cap secured with copper rivets, two rose-head nails on the cap, fitted with a horn measuring cup stopper, 13 1/4 in. L.
Condition
Butt cap seems to have been reattached during period of active use. Wear and cracking near the butt edge
Provenance
From the estate of a Maryland collector. Purchased from William Guthman, 1995. Formerly in the collection of Dr. George McCauley, Hagerstown, Md., with old collection label. Accompanied by copies of relevant research and documentation.
