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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Quarterly Collectors Auction Series
• Sale Date:
  30 Mar 2015 ~ 10am Session 1: (Lots 1 - 216)
  30 Mar 2015 ~ 2pm Session 2: (Lots 217 - 503)
  31 Mar 2015 ~ 10.30am Session 3: (Lots 504 - 685)
  31 Mar 2015 ~ 2pm Session 4: (Lots 686 - 1044)
• Lot #:
  500
• Lot Description:
  ADMIRAL LORD NELSON: Naval spy glass & ship's bucket
  believed to have been gifted by Lord Nelson to his cabin boy, William Cook, who had served under Nelson & saw action at the Battle of Trafalgar. Cook was later sentenced to convict transportation, arriving in the Colony of New South Wales in August 1820 aboard 'The Mangles'.
• Provenance:
  Provenance: By direct family descent.
• Notes:
  Cook later became an accomplished cabinet maker. An example of his work, an Australian inlaid sample wood table (believed to have been a copy of one of Nelson's on board tables) was auctioned at Mossgreen, Melbourne June 2014 Lot 293, selling for $18,300. Additional research information accompanies these items. Please note: This lot was withdrawn.
• Estimate:
  A$20,000 - 25,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Scientific & Industrial

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