Lot 60
English Oak Liquor Chest, c. 1750, A rare 18th century French and Indian War period English officer's liquor chest. Height - 11½ in., Width - 16½ in., Depth - 11½ in. Containing 11 hand-blown decanters, six large and five small, with glass stoppers and gold-leaf decoration on the tops. Tops of two of the small bottles are broken.
This beautiful chest and bottles are associated with George Washington and Braddock's defeat. Washington's supply wagon was captured and he saved Braddock's supply wagon, which is said to have contained this chest. Ex Claude Harkins Collection.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,200
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