AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ENGRAVED HUNTING FLUTE
REF: FA1606
An exceptionally rare, elegant hunting flute featuring a finely engraved bowl decorated with a rural fox hunting scene, including architectural motifs, trees, and delicate floral detailing beneath a finely etched star border and the phrase "hark to bover" a common expression used traditional hunts meaning "Listen to" or "Pay attention to".
- Height 35 cm / 14"
- Diameter 12 cm / 4 3⁄4"
Category
Shipping P.O.A. Subject to quotation and will be charged separately.
- Period 1750-1799
- Year 1770
- Country England
- EXHIBITIONS Similar glass at Corning museum Accession Number: 50.2.127
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