Piece Of Cannonball Recovered From HMS Bounty - Mutiny On The Bounty
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:183747 | Primary Material: Iron |
| Military Branch: British Royal Navy | Maker: British Royal Navy |
| Country/Region of Origin: United Kingdom | Time Period, War: 1789 |
H.M.S. BOUNTY. A piece of annonball recovered from the wreckage site of the H.M.S. Bounty, siteof the infamous mutiny led by the master’s mate Fletcher Christian that seizedcommand of the ship from Captain William Bligh on April 28, 1789. The mutineers settledon Pitcairn Island where they burned and sunk the ship at the bottom of BountyBay on January 23, 1790. The piece of cannonball broke off from a large nine pound cannonball, weighs less than 0.1 oz, an...d contains rust accumulation.A PIECE OF CANNONBALL RECOVERED FROM THE WRECKAGE SITE OF THE H.M.S. BOUNTY, SITE OF THE INFAMOUS MUTINYThe cannonball was acquired from Tony Probst. Probst is the largest private collector of Bounty relics. He has visited Pitcairn five times and has developed a very close friendship to the inhabitants of the island. Probst was also close friends with Luis Marden, a well-known writer, photographer, diver, and explorer for the National Geographic Society who discovered the remains of the Bounty at the bottom of Bounty Bay in Pitcairn. Probst is widely known in his field and provides his expertise to major auction houses and Antique Road Show appraisers. Probst has provided a certificate of authenticity and photographs of the cannonball that attest to the genuineness of the cannonball. In addition, the cannonball has been authenticated by Bonhams, the world’s leading auction house.We believe only ten cannonballs from the Bounty exist. There are six Bounty cannonballs that accompany a recovered cannon from the Bounty at a New Zealand institution, one Bounty cannon ball at a Tahitian institution, and one Bounty cannonball at a United States institution. There are believed to be only two Bounty cannonballs known to be in private hands including the present.THERE ARE ONLY TWO BOUNTY CANNONBALLS IN PRIVATE HANDS INCLUDING THE ONE CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED FOR SALEThis is a once in a lifetime time opportunity to acquire this historical piece. The first and only offering of a silver Spanish coin and large fragment of wood from the wreckage site of the Bounty recently sold for $9, 375 and $11, 250 at Bonhams’ Exploration and Travel auction in September 2016.
