Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 4th October 2017
Lot 85
λ Two similar 19th century Austrian hippopotamus tooth powder horns
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1100
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Description
λ Two similar 19th century Austrian hippopotamus tooth powder horns, one carved with a stag hunt, the verso with scrolling acanthus leaves and with a coat of arms surmounted by a helm and a coronet, with a dog's head terminal and with stopper, the other also with a stag hunt, the verso with a titled portrait bust of Franz I, above a crown and a cartouche with three fleur-de-lis, with a boar's head terminal, 18.2cm long (max). (2)
Provenance: From a distinguished naval family.