Lot 164

A Late 18th/Early 19th Century Ox-horn Drenching Horn with closed pointed end 8¾ in (22.6 cm) in length. A larger example with open pointed end and contemporary branded initials ‘T + K’, 13¾ in (35.5 cm), both with drilled pointed ends together with an interesting 18th/19th century sounding horn type object, the wide end with a fixed wooden cap, the tapered end open, the body with two holes and decorated with two bands of brass and copper studs and having two iron suspension loops (one sawn off), ancient patination to the horn and end cap , 15¾ in (40 cm) long along the outer curvature. [See ‘Discovering Horn’ by Paula Hardwick pp. 70-17 for drenching horns].

Sold for: £90

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Description

A Late 18th/Early 19th Century Ox-horn Drenching Horn with closed pointed end 8¾ in (22.6 cm) in length. A larger example with open pointed end and contemporary branded initials ‘T + K’, 13¾ in (35.5 cm), both with drilled pointed ends together with an interesting 18th/19th century sounding horn type object, the wide end with a fixed wooden cap, the tapered end open, the body with two holes and decorated with two bands of brass and copper studs and having two iron suspension loops (one sawn off), ancient patination to the horn and end cap , 15¾ in (40 cm) long along the outer curvature. [See ‘Discovering Horn’ by Paula Hardwick pp. 70-17 for drenching horns].