Mortar (without Pestal)

recovered from the 1808 wreck

of the HMS Astrea

by Bert Kilbride in 1967

Bert Kilbride (March 8, 1914 - January 8, 2008)

The Astrea hit the Anegada Reef in the British Virgin Island on May 23rd, 1808. She was a 32 gun British Frigate under the command of Captain Edmund Haywood. 4 Men lost their lives. An officer and about 70 crew members made it to Virgin Gorda in one of the small boats. The Captain and the greater part of the crew made it to Anegada Island, less than 1 mile away.

Tage Blytmann has the whole story on his web site at http://www.blytmann.com/astrea/astrea.htm

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This beautiful piece of history measures 4 3/8" tall and 5 1/4" wid at the top rim. The bowl is about 3 1/2" deep. It weighs 7 lb. 4 oz.

Included in this sale is a Certificate of Authenticity signed and dated by Bert Kilbride and a copy of the Video showing this exact mortar being looked at by a member of the the Royal Ontario Museum.

This can be yours for

$4,000.00

 

Look Closely and you will see some scroll work in the bronze.

The scroll work apears to go all the way around the mortar.

On this side all you can see is possibly one line of the scroll work.

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