LATE 17TH OR EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Details

A horn caster
Late 17th or early 18th century
Of cylindrical form, with moulded ribbed borders and waist, the pierced domed cover with screw thread fitment
5¾in. (14.6cm.) high overall

Provenance

The Collection of Mrs Jennifer Hornsby and The Late Peter Hornsby, sold at Christie's South Kensington, Oak, Country Furniture Country Furniture and Works of Art sale, November 2000, lot 370.

Special notice

This lot is subject to Collection and Storage Charges. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Horn castors of this peroid are extremely rare.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
For a similar silver form example hallmarked 1693, with closely related ring mouldings, see Michael Clayton, The Collectors' Dictionary of
Silver and Gold, plate 7, figure 99, Country Life 1971.

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