The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill

The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill

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American Engraved 'City of Philadelphia' Powder Horn, DW Pomfret, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dated 1765

Auction Closed

January 23, 10:36 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 25,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

American Engraved 'City of Philadelphia' Powder Horn

DW Pomfret

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dated 1765


Engraved The State House / East Vew of / the City of Philedelphia / DW of Pomfret as well as DW Pomfret March 25th 1765 around the ring of the neck.

Length 13 in.

Bland Gallery Inc., New York, NY;
Little John’s Auction Service, Orange, California, January 21, 2008, lot 65.
Stephen V. Grancsay, American Engraved Powder Horns:  A Study Based on the J.H. Grenville Gilbert Collection, (Philadelphia, PA: Ray Riling Arms Books Co., 1976), no. 893, p. 72.