Engraved Shepherd's Horn - Folk Art - 19th Century

Bovine horn richly engraved on both sides showing on each a shepherd and his sheep in the middle of four potted plants. The two scenes are surrounded by decorations with friezes of plants. At the summit, a mountain range appears. The inside of the neck is threaded, no cap, the bottom is white wood. Shepherd's work from the 19th century and probably a tobacco juice horn from Lorraine.

Condition report : fairly good condition, missing a small iron side attachment for the rope in the upper part, a small lack of material near the base, a few stains.

Height: 21 cm
Total length of the horn: 29 cm
Base: 9.3 x 5.8 cm

Reference : Bourgeois Charles, 1974. "Cornes de bovins à usage pharmaceutique utilisées par les bergers". In: Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie, 62e année, N. 221, pp. 83-87.