Scrimshaw Powder Horn with Masonic Insignia and Barque Decoration

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A powder horn with scrimshaw decoration, a barque in full sail, above the inscription 'Louis M.E. Govin, Maker, AD1868, Cadargah, Queensland', and with Masonic insignia beneath a scroll inscribed 'Friendship and Truth' (Some damage). Note: See Christies, London, South Kensington, Maritime Model, and Pictures Sale, Lot 223, 14 April 1992

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