Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York, Scribner · leaf 127
ssessed a small piece of this horn would attach it to achain, dip it into the wine before partaking, and thus makethe poison test. The horns of the narwhal and rhinoceros were sold bythe unscrupulous medieval merchants as genuine unicorn.The form of this fabulous animal of India, with the body ofa… … THE WAY THE HORN WAS USED From The Connoisseur 96 CUPS 97
Plate · Silverwork · Hallmarks
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