To be sold without reserve From the Collection of Admiral G...

Hammer

£250

To be sold without reserve

From the Collection of Admiral Grindall, an Able Seaman aboard Captain Cook’s Resolution during his second circumnavigation; thence by direct descent through his family.
 
West Indies
18th Century
A pair of H-shaped double-sided tortoiseshell combs. One side with fine-teeth.

Provenance:
Collected by Admiral Grindall later in his career;
Thence by descent to through the family to the late Hugh Newbury

Dimensions:
[a] 6.25 in. (H) x 9.75 in. (W)
[b] 5 in. (H) x 8.25 in. (W)