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ANTIQUE #SA1137944

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Hunting Horn Table Lighter (1887)

£1,595    $2,138    €1,868
An exceptional, fine and impressive, unusual antique Victorian English sterling silver table lighter modelled in the form of a hunting horn; an addition to our Victorian silverware collection.
 
This exceptional antique Victorian silver lighter, in sterling standard, has been realistically modelled in the form of a fox hunting horn.
 
The swept cylindrical body of this novelty silver straight trumpet is embellished with the original gilding to the lower portion representing the copper bell.
 
The bell is ornamented with the contemporary engraved inscription ''P. Saltmarshe, Esq, 1889, from Major General Ravenhill''.
 
The rim of the antique lighter bell is encompassed with bands of tooled decoration.
 
The upper portion of this antique lighter is encircled with further bands of tooled decoration and retains the original screw fit mouthpiece; once removed this allows access to the wick.
 
Such solid silver examples bearing the traditional hunting horn copper effect are rare.
 
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Antique SA1137944 shown on this page was made in 1880. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1880
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