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Lot 1114
A 1746 CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS, CARVED POWDER HORN.
3 – 13 August 2025, 12:00 EDT
Online, Skinner Marlborough, MassachusettsSold for US$18,800 inc. premium
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A 1746 CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS, CARVED POWDER HORN.
The cream-colored horn with faceted spout carved with floral motifs, geometric patterns and fish along with the inscription "IOHN DOOD OF CONCORD MAY 24 1746/AND IF I LOOS AND YOU/IT FIND RETVN TO MEE/FOR IT IS MINE", the base with flat plug and the initials "ID" formed of white glass beads, (originally had a tab at the back of the horn for a suspension cord).
Overall lg. 12 1/2 in.
Overall lg. 12 1/2 in.
Footnotes
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John Dood is likely John Dodd, born in Concord, Massachusetts April 15, 1729, the son of John and Mary Dodd (Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1635-1850 (Boston: Beacon Press), p. 122).




