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How does a drinking horn work?

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How does a drinking horn work?
How a drinking horn works is rather simple. The hollowed-out horn holds water and other liquids. When you want to take a sip, you lift the open end to your mouth, keeping the pointed end in a downward position. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of drinking horns.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Antique carved drinking horn from the 19th century
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique carved drinking horn, from the 19th century, with engraved snake and eagle, good orginal
Category

Antique Early 1900s Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Horn

Pair of Arts & Crafts Drinking Horns, Late 19th Century
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Pair of Arts & Crafts drinking horns, late 19th century. Decorative horns with riveted copper
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English More Folk Art

Materials

Horn

19th Century Austrian Silver Gilt, Enamel & Rock Crystal Drinking Horn, c.1880
By Hermann Ratzersdorfer
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
drinking horn, by Hermann Ratzersdorfer, Vienna, circa 1880s. The drinking horn is made of rock crystal is
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Rock Crystal, Silver, Enamel

Antique 20th Century Pair Of Silver Plated Monumental Drinking Horns c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An early-20th Century pair of large silver-plated drinking horns. The silver-plated covers are
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20th Century German Other Barware

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Silver Plate

19th Century French Drinking Horn with Copper Embellishments
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office shelf with this antique Horn; crated in France circa 1850, the piece is made
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Mounted Objects

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Copper

Castilian Ornamental Porcelain & Brass Elephant Horn Drinking Hunt Vase 26"
Located in Dayton, OH
Ornamental hunt theme drinking horn / centerpiece trophy / cornucopia epergne / flower vase
Category

Late 20th Century British Colonial Garniture

Materials

Brass

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