Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s

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Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s
Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s
Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s
Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s
Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s
Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s
Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s
Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s
Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s
Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s
Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s
Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s

Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s
Splendid Large Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses C1880s. A fabulous example, decorated with silverplate work, finely detailed cherub is holding up the horn, on Lion &Shield Finish. Hand blown delicate liquor glasses can be filled up by the tap at the end of the horn. The tap is working perfectly. The Cornucopia Latin for cornu (horn) and copia (stock) is also known as the Horn of Plenty. This legendary object, which (as the name suggests) offered abundance, originally comes from Greek mythology. According to myth, the Cornucopia is the horn of the goat Amalthea, who nursed Zeus on Crete. As a token of gratitude, Zeus put her in the sky as a constellation and her horn granted the holder of it everything he or she desired. Splendid old decanter in the shape of the horn of Amalthea with six glasses, around 1880. Splendid shaped decanter set large antique silver horn with 6 glasses C1880s. A fabulous example, decorated with silver work, a finely detailed cherub is holding the horn, topped with a shielded lion on the horn cap at the top. The delicate hand-blown liquor glasses can be filled using the tap at the end of the horn. The faucet works perfectly. It is known as the Horn of Plenty. This legendary item, which (as its name suggests) offered abundance, originally comes from Greek mythology. According to myth, it is the horn of the goat Amalthea, who suckled Zeus on Crete. As a token of gratitude, Zeus placed her in the sky as a constellation, and her horn granted the possessor everything they wished for. Magnificent decanter in natural horn and silver-plated brass. Glass of the six glasses in magnificent condition. This item is in the category “Antiques\Architectural & Garden\Balusters”. The seller is “doginthetrunk” and is located in this country: ES. This item can be shipped to United States.
Splendid Antique Silver Plate Horn Cornucopia Liquor set with 6 glasses, 1880s