A GERMAN IVORY HUNTING HORN
Lot 454

A GERMAN IVORY HUNTING HORN

CIRCA 1880

Closed18 November 2014

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GBP 3,000

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A GERMAN IVORY HUNTING HORN
CIRCA 1880
Carved in deep relief with hunting scenes, a portrait of Christoff Herzog zu Wirtemberg (sic) and his Coat of Arms with crest, and a pair of military trophies, the end modelled as an animal mask
21 in. (53 cm.) long

Sotheby's London, European ceramics, silver and vertu, 12 April 2005, lot 204

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