Bicentennial Baccarat Crystal Sterling Silver Powderhorn Franklin Mint +Orig BOX

  

A 1976 Franklin Mint Bicentennial Powder Horn made of the finest Baccarat Crystal, inlaid with solid sterling silver. The Powder Horn sits in a green display box lined with green velour and a wooden mounting cradle. The horn is 11" long and 6" tall when mounted in the cradle. The display box measures 13" across x 9" deep x 3 1/2 tall. During Revolutionary time carved Powder Horns were a highly regarded form of art.

To help pass the time in the lull between battles & during the long winter encampments, soldiers inscribed their Powder Horns with intricate designs. With a sharp knife, artistic skill and a creative imagination, a soldier could transpose a utilitarian object into a thing of beauty. This commemorative features an original design created by the distinguished artist Isa Barnett, who has captured the heroic spirit of the patriots persevering during the bitter winter encampments to serve the cause of freedom. It is hand blown "Baccarat" crystal and it is capped and banded in solid sterling silver with a sollid sterling silver chain. This Franklin Mint Bicentennial Powder Horn is a reminder of the suffering endured by our forefathers in their struggles to achieve independence. You are welcome to read the Mumbo-Jumbo below... ="Book Antiqua"> All items are professionally packaged. On mechanical/electrical/electronic items, we will accept a return, if and only if, the item is received DOA (Dead On Arrival).

For security, we mark all our items with an invisible marker prior to shipmen t, so we can validate the legitimacy of a return should one be requested. Condition of item: Please understand that a lot of the items we sell are old or used, & as such, demonstrate characteristics of age, which may include normal wear, loose fabric threads, scratches around the base, bubbles (popped or not), crazing, pattern & shape irregularities, straw marks or mold marks, & pontils (Rod attached in Glass Blowing, then removed) that are not highly ground, are unfinished and may have ash in them. Old Period hand blown glass was produced in dirty conditions & frequently has ash or dirt spots.

Some items inherently develop what is considered normal age cracks, crazing, discoloration, etc due to its age. All of these features are expected to occur in Very old and used Items of these genres. We will not accept a return on an item because it has the features stated above. The item "Bicentennial Baccarat Crystal Sterling Silver Powderhorn Franklin Mint +Orig BOX" is in sale since Wednesday, November 15, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Decorative Collectible Brands\Franklin Mint\Other Franklin Mint".

The seller is "dnrbuyer" and is located in Mena, Arkansas. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan, China, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Hong Kong, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica.

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