Sold for:
$4,700
$4,700
Engraved Whale's Tooth, early 19th century, obverse depicting "THE HORNET'S ESCAPE FROM A BRITISH 74," in which the French-modeled American warship Hornet (during the War of 1812), on a cruise in South American waters, encountered the 74-gun British warship Montagu , and escaped by retreating in the darkness, the reverse depicting an active encounter between American and British war vessels, with partial inscription "THE W," below, lg. 5 3/8 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-11-04
