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A fine French & Indian War era map powder horn by the 'Pointed Tree' carverex John S. Dumont Collection
8 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San FranciscoUS$10,000 - US$15,000
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A fine French & Indian War era map powder horn by the 'Pointed Tree' carver
ex John S. Dumont Collection
ex John S. Dumont Collection
The 11 inch horn with ringed spout above a bulbous swell; the body carved with a large Royal coat-of-arms in the characteristic form of this carver; map with Lake Ontario at the base populated by two men-of-war and two sloops at full sail and with Fort Niagara and Fort Ontario depicted as polygonal star forts; above this a meandering St. Lawrence river with a number of the carver's signature 'pointed trees' to the right; to the left a steep path rises above the coat-of-arms with a hunter firing at a well-endowed stag, also characteristic motifs used by the Pointed Tree carver, as well as the unusual figure of a boar. At the base, a slight convex wooden plug secured by wooden pins. Many of the motifs retain areas of the original red ochre tint.
Condition: Fine sharp detail; two hairline cracks; base with small chips and slightly reduced. A few scattered wormholes.
See Illustration
Condition: Fine sharp detail; two hairline cracks; base with small chips and slightly reduced. A few scattered wormholes.
See Illustration
Footnotes
Note: John S. Dumont collection, illustrated as Plates 84 and 85 of American Engraved Powder Horns: The Golden Age 1755-1783, 1978, John S. Dumont.