A VERY RARE FRENCH BRASS HUNTING HORN, of semi-circular form stamped 'Vernon' on the bell, the bell garland (incomplete) with indented foliate border stamped with flowerheads, the mouthpiece receiver overlaid in brass with an extended leaf pattern, by Crétien, Paris, 17th Century | Christie's

Lot 482

482

A VERY RARE FRENCH BRASS HUNTING HORN, of semi-circular form stamped 'Vernon' on the bell, the bell garland (incomplete) with indented foliate border stamped with flowerheads, the mouthpiece receiver overlaid in brass with an extended leaf pattern, by Crétien, Paris, 17th Century

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A VERY RARE FRENCH BRASS HUNTING HORN, of semi-circular form stamped 'Vernon' on the bell, the bell garland (incomplete) with indented foliate border stamped with flowerheads, the mouthpiece receiver overlaid in brass with an extended leaf pattern, by Crétien, Paris, 17th Century
5in. Bell diam. [E.611]

Lot Essay

Langwill records a Crétien of Paris working in the 17th Century, with the trade sign of "à la Ville de Vernon"

Cf. a similar horn illustrated in Baines, No.695

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