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John Meek Victorian 1847 Hallmarked Silver Detailed Horn Hunting Bugle
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John Meek Victorian 1847 Hallmarked Silver Detailed Horn Hunting Bugle

19th century
Sold 15 October 2026 · Bushells Antiques
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John Meek Victorian 1847 Hallmarked Silver Detailed Horn Hunting Bugle

Condition: Beautiful as pictured. No chips cracks or any restoration.

This is a very nice example with no faults or any issues.

Date of Manufacture

Bushells Antiques has dated this Silver Mounted Hunting Horn to the 19th Century.

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John Meek Victorian 1847 Hallmarked Silver Detailed Horn Hunting Bugle

Condition: Beautiful as pictured. No chips cracks or any restoration.

This is a very nice example with no faults or any issues.

Date of Manufacture

Bushells Antiques has dated this Silver Mounted Hunting Horn to the 19th Century.

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Fine art, porcelain, jewellery, silver, clocks, pictures, oriental objects d’art and furniture

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A Victorian natural horn hunting bugle featuring embossed sterling silver floral mounts, a silver mouthpiece, and a silver shield cartouche. SOLD15 OCT 26
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Archive I A Victorian natural horn hunting bugle featuring embossed sterling silver floral mounts, a silver mouthpiece, and a silver shield cartouche. SOLD15 OCT 26

John Meek Victorian 1847 Hallmarked Silver Detailed Horn Hunting Bugle

Archive II A Victorian natural horn hunting bugle featuring embossed sterling silver floral mounts, a silver mouthpiece, and a silver shield cartouche. View II
Archive III A Victorian natural horn hunting bugle featuring embossed sterling silver floral mounts, a silver mouthpiece, and a silver shield cartouche. View III
Archive IV A Victorian natural horn hunting bugle featuring embossed sterling silver floral mounts, a silver mouthpiece, and a silver shield cartouche. View IV
Archive V A Victorian natural horn hunting bugle featuring embossed sterling silver floral mounts, a silver mouthpiece, and a silver shield cartouche. View V
Archive VI A Victorian natural horn hunting bugle featuring embossed sterling silver floral mounts, a silver mouthpiece, and a silver shield cartouche. View VI
Archive VII A Victorian natural horn hunting bugle featuring embossed sterling silver floral mounts, a silver mouthpiece, and a silver shield cartouche. View VII
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A Victorian natural horn hunting bugle featuring embossed sterling silver floral mounts, a silver mouthpiece, and a silver shield cartouche.
John Meek Victorian 1847 Hallmarked Silver Detailed Horn Hunting Bugle
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A Victorian natural horn hunting bugle featuring embossed sterling silver floral mounts, a silver mouthpiece, and a silver shield cartouche.
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  • ObjectSporting Antiques
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialNatural Horn, Sterling Silver
  • ColourCream and Black
  • MotifsEmbossed foliage, silver mounts, shield cartouche, scalloped edge

This Victorian hunting bugle originates from the nineteenth century in a Highland hunting lodge style. Constructed from natural horn and sterling silver, the piece displays a distinct cream and black colour palette across the curved body. Embossed foliage decorates the wide silver trumpet end, which finishes in a scalloped edge with detailed floral chasing. Additional sterling silver elements include a turned mouthpiece, smooth central reinforcing bands, suspension loops with black cord rings, and a small shield cartouche riveted to the side. Silver collars also secure the narrower section near the top mouthpiece. Measuring 35 cm in length, the bugle sits horizontally on a flat surface with a natural upward curve towards the flared opening. In a contemporary home, this sporting antique makes a decorative display piece on a mantelpiece, bookshelf, or side table. The smooth polished finish highlights the organic striations of the horn, contrasting against the bright silver components. The solid construction contains no visible chips, cracks, or restorations, maintaining clean lines along the entire length from the narrow tip to the flared bell. Collectors of nineteenth-century silverwork and hunting items will find this a well-preserved example with clear hallmarked detailing and complete original hardware.

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During the Victorian era, silver-mounted hunting horns were used both in the field during equestrian pursuits and presented as commemorative trophies within sporting societies.

These instruments were typically crafted from shaped and polished natural animal horn, fitted with hand-chased sterling silver mounts, collar rims, and mouthpieces.

Authenticity is verified by checking for official British silver hallmarks stamped into the metal mounts, revealing the silversmiths mark, assay office town mark, purity mark, and date letter.

Display the horn flat on a mantelpiece, resting on a deep window sill, or positioned within a bookshelf alongside leather-bound volumes to add character and historical detail.

Gently polish the silver components with a soft microfibre cloth, keeping chemical polishes away from the natural horn to prevent drying, cracking, or discolouration.
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