Lot 27
An engraved powder horn, HMS Shannon 12.5ins.(32cm)long.
15 April 2014, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£1,000 - £1,500
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An engraved powder horn, HMS Shannon
Fitted with a turned wooden bung and stopper, the horn engraved on one side with the Georgian Royal Arms, a ribbon inscribed Capt. Phillip BV Broke beneath a laurel wreath inscribed Hero and the date October 1813. The reverse engraved with a depiction of the action between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon beneath a banner inscribed Master Henry Etough his horn. 12.5ins.(32cm)long.
Footnotes
This refers to the "Battle of Boston Harbour" a single-ship action during the War of 1812. The frigate HMS Shannon cruised off Boston Harbour and issued a challenge to any American ship. The USS Chesapeake took up the cudgels and the ships came together in the afternoon of June 1st 1813 where, after a brief 15 minute action, the American ship was boarded and captured. The US Captain Lawrence was killed and Captain Broke was severely wounded, never to sail again. The first notable naval victory of the war, it elevated Broke to hero status at home.