$2,500
"COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA" POWDER HORN DEPICTING FORTS OF NEW YORK & CANADA, DATED 1755, L 13. 5"A French and Indian War era horn with engraved map depicting Fort George, Fort Ontario, Crownpoint, Ticonderoga, Niagara, Lake George, Lake Champlain and Lake Ontario, as well as a coat of arms featuring a crown and round shield flanked by a lion and unicorn, "Dieu et Mon Droit" in a banner below, and another banner above the map reading "S. Silar His Horn 1755".
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2005-02-12