Lot Essay
The crest is for Ennis of Ballinahowen Court, Co. West Meath, Ireland, created a baronet in 1866.
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES Animal Attraction
Although animals have been part of human artistic expression for thousands of years, it was in the nineteenth Century they that moved from the background of sculpture to the forefront of style. A flourishing of factories, expanding clientele and changing fashions made the works in bronze of the French animalier group, including Antione-Louis Bayre and Pierre Jules Mne, increasingly popular, and many exhibitions were staged in the mid-nineteenth Century. The sculptures on this page pick up on this tradition, and tie in both with traditional animal forms such as Meissen porcelain and English stirrup cups, and more unusual pieces such as the model of a parrot seen on this page. The silver-mounted snuff-mull opposite is a remarkable animal conversation-piece. Deriving from a Scottish word for mill, snuff-mulls were large snuff boxes, and were commonly fashioned from a ram's horn. Whether you're seeking a bold statement piece or something a little more familiar, numerous animal companions can be found throughout our 25 September sale.
A VICTORIAN SILVER HORSE'S HEAD STIRRUP CUP
MARK OF JOHN S. HUNT FOR HUNT & ROSKELL, LONDON, 1857
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A VICTORIAN SILVER HORSE'S HEAD STIRRUP CUP
MARK OF JOHN S. HUNT FOR HUNT & ROSKELL, LONDON, 1857
Blinkered and bridled as if for drawing a carriage, the blinkers applied with a crest of a boar's head, pierced with an arrow and charged with an estoile, gilt interior
7½ in. high (19 cm.)
17 oz. (535 gm.)
MARK OF JOHN S. HUNT FOR HUNT & ROSKELL, LONDON, 1857
Blinkered and bridled as if for drawing a carriage, the blinkers applied with a crest of a boar's head, pierced with an arrow and charged with an estoile, gilt interior
7½ in. high (19 cm.)
17 oz. (535 gm.)
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