Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 4th July 2018

Lot 233

λ A 19th century European ivory ornamental powder horn

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £800

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Description

λ A 19th century European ivory ornamental powder horn, carved to one side with a deer hunt in a cartouche, flanked by panels of oak leaves and acorns, the verso with the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg: three black antlers representing Württemberg on the dexter and three black lions passant of Medieval Swabia on the sinister, with a beast head terminal and carved with acanthus leaves, Austrian or French Dieppe, 30.5cm long.