[HORN BOOKS]. An Arts and Crafts carved wooden hornbook, 11¼ x 4¼, paddle shaped, the back carved with the alphabet and various words; the verso with a brass latten and original tacks framing a piece of paper printed with the alphabet and other multiple syllable words (lacking one tack). England, ca 1890s. | Christie's

Lot 543 A

543 A

[HORN BOOKS]. An Arts and Crafts carved wooden hornbook, 11¼ x 4¼, paddle shaped, the back carved with the alphabet and various words; the verso with a brass latten and original tacks framing a piece of paper printed with the alphabet and other multiple syllable words (lacking one tack). England, ca 1890s.

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[HORN BOOKS]. An Arts and Crafts carved wooden hornbook, 11¼ x 4¼, paddle shaped, the back carved with the alphabet and various words; the verso with a brass latten and original tacks framing a piece of paper printed with the alphabet and other multiple syllable words (lacking one tack). England, ca 1890s.

[With:] 9 other forgeries or pastiches of earlier horn books, various sizes, various materials. (10)

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