SOLD – Victorian Wrythened Glass Horn

Description

Heading : 19^th Century wrythen glass horn
Date : c1870
Period : Victorian
Origin : English
Colour : Clear
Body : Wrythen moulded trumpet form
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 10 inches tall and approx. 3 ¼ inches in diameter
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 112 grams

Additional Information : We know of a collection of these horns (amongst many other strange. quirky and wonderful antique glass items) including a rare blue wrythened example. They actually work. if you know how to blow a horn. and were made for parades and parties. All the examples we have seen are wrythened we have yet to see a plain example.