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Robert Forbes

A Very Fine and Historically Significant George III Silver Mounted Powder Horn
A Very Fine and Historically Significant George III Silver Mounted Powder Horn

A Very Fine and Historically Significant George III Silver Mounted Powder Horn

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Mailtand joined the navy straight from school and, whilst serving on the frigate HMS Southampton under captain Robert Forbes, he was involved in his first major action when he was pr...

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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Nautical Objects

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Silver

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Forbes Collection: Toy Boats-A Century of Treasures from Sailboats to Submarines
Forbes Collection: Toy Boats-A Century of Treasures from Sailboats to Submarines

Forbes Collection: Toy Boats-A Century of Treasures from Sailboats to Submarines

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An introduction by Robert L. Forbes, who helped assemble the Forbes toy boat collection with his father, Malcolm S.

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Capri

By Carole A. Feuerman

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Her selected collectors include the Emperor of Japan, President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Norman Brahman, the Caldic Collection, Mark Parker, Ariella Werth...

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