Lot 383
VICTORIAN OAK AND COWHORN HALL STAND
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Auction: Five Centuries: 16 November 2023 From 10:00
Description
the oak square support with five pairs of graduated horn hooks, a black metal umbrella rail below, on a rectangular base with a tray insert
Dimensions
182cm high, 63cm wide, 31cm deep
Provenance
Provenance: By repute sold by the Dukes of Hamilton in The Hamilton Palace sale of 1919, reputedly made from the horns of white cattle from the Duke's own herd
Footnote
Note: Hamilton Palace was a country house in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was the seat of the Dukes of Hamilton and is widely acknowledged as having been one of the grandest houses in the British Isles. The palace contents were dispersed in two huge sales in 1882 and 1919, including the two libraries and a renowned collection of fine and decorative art. It was demolished between 1921 and 1932 after coal works beneath the house were discovered to threaten its structural integrity.