Mahogany sword case for a Lloyds Patriotic fund sword, having a sunken brass handle and plaque inscribed 'From the Patriotic Fund Lloyds London 1811 to Cap. P. B. Con of the Chatham Naval Transport', later green baize lining with later internal label, 98cm x 19cm x 7cm high, with a handwritten note
Literature: McGrath, John and Barton, Mark, British Swords and Swordsmanship, Seaforth Publishing, 2013, pp. 123-124, 17th November 1811 records "Action with French lugger, Dungeness. Captain Peter Buisey Cow [not Con] Naval Transport Chatham £50 Sword. Captain Cow was a Merchant Navy Captain". The surname may have been mistranscribed from handwritten documents.
Sold for £2,200
Mahogany sword case for a Lloyds Patriotic fund sword, having a sunken brass handle and plaque inscribed 'From the Patriotic Fund Lloyds London 1811 to Cap. P. B. Con of the Chatham Naval Transport', later green baize lining with later internal label, 98cm x 19cm x 7cm high, with a handwritten note
Literature: McGrath, John and Barton, Mark, British Swords and Swordsmanship, Seaforth Publishing, 2013, pp. 123-124, 17th November 1811 records "Action with French lugger, Dungeness. Captain Peter Buisey Cow [not Con] Naval Transport Chatham £50 Sword. Captain Cow was a Merchant Navy Captain". The surname may have been mistranscribed from handwritten documents.
Auction: Quarterly Specialist Sale, 9th Jun, 2022
Our Quarterly Specialist Sale of Fine Furniture, Modern Design, Paintings, Prints, Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Ceramics, Glassware & other Collectors Items.
Highlights include a set of George II silver tea canisters and sugar box in fitted ebonised case, an exhibition-quality Italian micromosaic table, a collection of Galle and other French art glass, and even a 1955 Jaguar Mark VII M car!
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