204

Scrimshaw Steer Horn

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Scrimshaw Steer Horn

Bidding Over

The auction is over for this lot.
The auctioneer wasn't accepting online bids for this lot.

Contact the auctioneer for information on the auction results.

Search for other lots to bid on...
Auction Date:2011 Nov 17 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
An impressively large and stunningly decorated Old West steer horn, measuring approximately 21?around the curve, circa 1850–1870, and lavishly adorned with three separate subjects within the foliate border. Bottom image shows a woman on horseback, riding side saddle on an ornately decorated horse; middle image is of a woman in a stylish hat and wearing a patterned dress and fur stole; and the top image is of a woman in a dress and shawl. All three images are surrounded by a floral border. There are a few cracks and chips around the nails at the base of the horn. Scrimmed steer horns are of the greatest rarity as there were only a limited number of Old West artisans who possessed such skill.