Auction: Sale #3361T - 3361TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: March 18, 2020 12:00PM
Description:
Carved Sailor's Gourd, c. 1833, spout carved on one side with a bird and cross, the other a harp and the sun, carved on the main body "KORPORAL iOSEPH FiSCHER. OUV," with soldiers, ships, an anchor, a panoply of arms with a central anchor, a woman, a palm tree, and "HELLAS/1833.," ht. 7 in.
Estimate $300-500
A few cracks but in overall good condition.
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