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

拍品 482

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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

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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]

拍品专文

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