Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2023

Lot 674

λ TWO HORN MODELS OF SNAKES

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £700

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Description

λ TWO HORN MODELS OF SNAKES

PROBABLY RHINOCEROS HORN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

one modelled as a hooded cobra, both with their heads raised (2)

5.5cm high, 13cm long (max)

Provenance

Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916) and thence by descent.