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Antique Powder Horn

Revolutionary War Powder Horn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Powder Horn Engraving by Charles Goodrich 1776 Powder horns stand among the rarest and most
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18th Century American American Colonial Antique Powder Horn

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Horn

Antique Revolutionary War Powder Horn
Revolutionary War Powder Horn
H 3.5 in W 9 in D 10 in
Collection of Three 19Thc Powder Horns -3
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This collection of hand carved & hand crafted antler powder horns on leather stands.These horns
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Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Powder Horn

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Antler

19th Century Antique Powder Horn with Scrimshaw
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare 19th century antique powder horn with scrimshaw, circa 1872. The horn is inscribed "Charles
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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Powder Horn

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Metal

Japanese Lacquer Powder Horn Form of Turtle Shell, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A Unique and lovely lacquer powder horn in the form of a turtle shell from 19th century.
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19th Century Antique Powder Horn

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Lacquer

LARGE GUNNER'S POWDER HORN Naval - French, late 18th century.
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Original Large French Gunner's Powder Horn, Naval - French, late 18th century. Of large size used
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19th Century Antique Powder Horn

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Horn, Wood

Japanese Powder Horn with Inlay in Mother of Pearl, 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fantastic Japanese powder horn. The horn has inlay of mother of pearl in the shape of a
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Powder Horn

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Horn

Circa 1865 Northeastern Woodlands Ojibwe Powder Horn with Embellished Strap
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional Ojibwe powder horn, dating to the mid-19th century (circa 1865), hails from the
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1860s American Native American Antique Powder Horn

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Horn, Fabric, Beads

Antique Black Forest Wall Reliefs with Hunting Motifs, a pair
Located in Pearland, TX
, powder horns, rope, acorns and oak leaves. Exquisite details. A marvelous find!
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Powder Horn

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Wood

Monumental 19th Century Black Forest Carved “Spoils of the Hunt” Wall Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
with several duck and bird forms to the clock, a rifle, catch bag, powder horn and bird call. Fully 3-D
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Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Antique Powder Horn

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Brass

AMERICAN THEMED Romantic Dagger - early to mid 19th century - Spanish
Located in TEYJAT, FR
long rifle, associated tasselled bag and powder horn with an animal fur skin cap and breaches. The
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Powder Horn

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Bronze

Powder keg. Engraved horn, rope, cork. Spain, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Powder keg. Engraved horn, rope, cork. Spain, 19th century. A container for storing gunpowder made
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19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Powder Horn

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Metal, Other

Cornelis de Cocq Still Life Paintings, 1871
Located in Chicago, IL
, and with a powder horn behind. The smaller depicts three finches—red, green, and grizzled—each hanging
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1870s Dutch Romantic Antique Powder Horn

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Paint

Fine Carved German or Austrian 18th Century Stags Horn Powder Flask
Located in TEYJAT, FR
A FINE CARVED GERMAN OR AUSTRIAN 18TH CENTURY STAGS HORN POWDER FLASK - The front face expertly
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Powder Horn

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Horn

Kurdish Warrior in Traditional Attire from 19th Century Lithograph
Located in Langweer, NL
, reflecting elements of identity and tradition. Horn: The horn attached to the man’s belt is likely a powder
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1840s Antique Powder Horn

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Paper

Beetle Cast Iron Shoe Horn or Boot Jack, Powder Coated Chartreuse, circa 1920's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage boot jack in cast iron freshly powder coated in bright chartreuse. The cast iron object is
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1920s American Folk Art Antique Powder Horn

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Iron

Hand-Coloured Lithograph of Medieval Axes, Maces, Daggers, and Fire Arm, 1842
Located in Langweer, NL
. 6. A richly adorned powder horn, complete with tassels and detailed embellishments, used to carry
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1840s Antique Powder Horn

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Paper

19th Century French Copper and Brass Military Powder Flask
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very original 19th century French copper and brass military powder flask patented by Boche in Paris
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1890s French Antique Powder Horn

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Brass, Copper

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19th Century Rosepainted Powder Horn
Located in Oslo, NO
A 19th century rosepainted powder horn.
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19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Powder Horn

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Wood

Antique 19th Century Rosepainted Powder Horn
19th Century Rosepainted Powder Horn
H 3.55 in W 12.6 in D 1.19 in
Antique Horn Carved Scrimshaw Powder Horn Flask
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century carved scrimshaw "Walrus" powder horn flask. This one of a kind carved scrimshaw bone
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Late 19th Century Antique Powder Horn

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Bone, Leather, Wood

A Superb Antique Mexican Commemorative Powder Horn - 1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a very large, very rare early 20th century Mexican commemorative powder horn with deep
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Early 20th Century Mexican Antique Powder Horn

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Horn

Afghani Powder Horn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Silver mounted mother of pearl and bone
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19th Century Afghan Antique Powder Horn

Vintage 19th Century French Dueling Pistol Set
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
with ridges. The powder horn is marked B A Paris.
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1820s French French Provincial Antique Powder Horn

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Steel

Chinese Tribal Horn Gun Powder Flask
Located in Seattle, WA
Chinese carved and lacquered buffalo horn gun powder flask from the Nuosu Tribal group
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Powder Horn

Chinese Tribal Horn Gun Powder Flask
Chinese Tribal Horn Gun Powder Flask
H 16.25 in W 9 in D 4 in
Late 1800s Antique Moroccan Powder Flask - Hand-Carved Gazelle Horn & Silver
Located in Vineyard Haven, MA
More than 100 years old, this hollowed-out gazelle Horn was not used for gunpowder as one might
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Late 19th Century Moroccan Tribal Antique Powder Horn

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Silver, Copper

19th Century Carved Coconut
Located in Paris, FR
used as powder horns: They have a silver nozzle and two lateral growths which allowed to attach a strap
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Early 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Powder Horn

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Coconut

19th Century Carved Coconut
19th Century Carved Coconut
H 5.52 in Dm 4.34 in
Napoleonian Carved Coconut (19th century)
Located in Paris, FR
nuts were used as powder horns: They have a silver nozzle and two lateral growths which allowed to
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Early 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Powder Horn

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Coconut

Napoleonian Carved Coconut (19th century)
Napoleonian Carved Coconut (19th century)
H 4.73 in W 3.55 in D 2.37 in
Das Einhorn
By Karl Frederich Vollrath Hoffman
Located in Florham Park, NJ
purity and grace, the powder from the unicorn’s horn was said to have qualities that would heal the sick
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Early 19th Century Academic Antique Powder Horn

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Engraving

Tibetan Powder Horn
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Tibetan gun powder horn mounted on a custom steel stand. Pagoda Red
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19th Century Tibetan Antique Powder Horn

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Horn

Tibetan Powder Horn
Tibetan Powder Horn
H 15 in W 14.5 in D 3 in
1887 Powder Horn with Scrimshaw
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1887 Powder horn with scrimshaw of bird with skeleton face, 1887 and Alvin Hill.
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1880s Antique Powder Horn

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Brass

1887 Powder Horn with Scrimshaw
1887 Powder Horn with Scrimshaw
H 6 in W 8 in D 3.5 in
19th Century Scrimshaw Powder Horn
Located in London, GB
19th century Scrimshaw powder Horn We are proud to offer a lovely example of a 19th century
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1880s British Folk Art Antique Powder Horn

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Horn

19th Century French Powder Horn
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century French powder horn. Beautiful patina on brass detailing.
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19th Century French Antique Powder Horn

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Brass

19th Century French Powder Horn
19th Century French Powder Horn
H 6.25 in W 2.5 in D 1.25 in
19th Century Scrimshaw Spanish Powder Horn
Located in London, GB
19th century Scrimshaw Spanish powder horn We are proud to offer an early 19th century Spanish
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1840s Spanish Folk Art Antique Powder Horn

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Bone

American 18th Century Pennsylvania Dutch Carved Powder Horn
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Powder horn of John Chance. Featuring carvings of a church, a heart, a star, 2 fish, and a pinwheel
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1780s American Folk Art Antique Powder Horn

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Horn

Antique European German Engraved Brass Powder Horn 18thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique European German Engraved Brass Powder Horn 18thC Measures- 6.5''H x 14.5''W x 3''D
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18th Century German Antique Powder Horn

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Brass

Carved Marine Powder Horn Mermaids, Seahorses, Ship Maiden Dated May 19, 1864
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Carved marine powder horn mermaids, two seahorses, ships maidenhead, dated May 19, 1864. Marked
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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Powder Horn

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Horn

Early 19th Century Pennsylvania Folk Art American Powder Horn
Located in Wiscasset, ME
flowers. Similar style carved powder horns are known to have come from eastern Pennsylvania. There is a
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1820s American Folk Art Antique Powder Horn

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Horn

Powder Horn, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
element is not entirely habitual in the preserved horn powder, although there are outstanding examples in
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18th Century European Rococo Antique Powder Horn

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Other

Powder Horn, 18th Century
Powder Horn, 18th Century
H 3.94 in W 10.24 in D 3.15 in
Powder Horn, Horn, Metal, Etc., Spain, 1847
Located in Madrid, ES
Dusting carved horn, metal, cord, Spain, 1847. Container to store gunpowder formed from an animal
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1840s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Powder Horn

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Other

Powder Horn, Horn, Metal, Etc., Spain, 1847
Powder Horn, Horn, Metal, Etc., Spain, 1847
H 2.56 in W 11.42 in D 2.37 in
Islamic Brass and Silver Powder Horn
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A decorative brass and silver powder flask with engraved decoration.
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Mid-19th Century Antique Powder Horn

Islamic Brass and Silver Powder Horn
Islamic Brass and Silver Powder Horn
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Extremely Rare French and Indian War Period Powder Horn
Located in Greenwich, CT
Extremely rare Circa 1760 French and Indian War period powderhorn with a map of the water routes of New York depicting New York harbor, the Royal Block House Fort, Fort Stanwix and ...
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Powder Horn

Pair of German Black Forest Game Plaques, 19th Century, wood carvings
Located in Charleston, SC
, powder horns, rifles and oak branches on cartouch shaped panel.
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1890s European Antique Powder Horn

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Fruitwood

Early 18th century oil on canvas painting of flintlock gun
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 18th century oil on canvas painting of flintlock gun powder horn-shott etc, with dead
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18th Century and Earlier Belgian Antique Powder Horn

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Canvas, Wood

A Well-Carved German Black Forest Hunting Trophy Clock
Located in San Francisco, CA
suspended pheasant and fox surrounded by a gun, powder horn, belt and basket all on an acorn branch
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19th Century German Antique Powder Horn

Superbly Carved Pair of Swiss Black Forest Oak Wall Trophies
Located in San Francisco, CA
and powder horn; both on oak panel
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Early 20th Century Swiss Antique Powder Horn

Antique Hand-Carved Hunting Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
arranged to create a centerpiece for the masculine decor. Birds, a rabbit, a hunting horn, powder horn and
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19th Century French Antique Powder Horn

Mappin Bros. Silver Plate Engine Turned Double Jigger and Muddling Cup
By Mappin Brothers
Located in Nantucket, MA
engraver with a rampant lion and powder horn against an engine turned ground. The measure fits into the
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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Powder Horn

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Silver Plate

Antique Print of a Horn by Gibb, 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ivory Powder Horn'. Chromolithographic plate originating from 'The Royal
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19th Century Antique Powder Horn

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Paper

Antique Print of a Horn by Gibb, 1890
Antique Print of a Horn by Gibb, 1890
H 11.03 in W 15.75 in D 0 in
American Engraved Powder Flask
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A well engraved American horn powder flask engraved with a royal coat of arms and a map of the
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Late 18th Century American Antique Powder Horn

American Engraved Powder Flask
American Engraved Powder Flask
H 0.04 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Antique James Dixon & Sons Copper Brass Stock Gun Powder Hunt Game Flask
By James Dixon & Sons
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique English circa 1850’s copper and brass powder flask horn by James Dixon & Sons, featuring a
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1850s Victorian Antique Powder Horn

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Brass, Copper

Early Example of the "Grand Union" American Flag, the First Flag of America
Located in York County, PA
appears on a scrimshaw powder horn dated December 25, 1777, illustrating Fort Schuyler, New York. So
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Late 19th Century American Antique Powder Horn

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Cotton

Antique1876 Example of the First National Flag of America, The "Grand Union"
Located in York County, PA
scrimshaw powder horn dated December 25, 1777, illustrating Fort Schuyler, New York. So assuming that the
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19th Century Antique Powder Horn

Ten-Piece Vanity Set
By International Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and brush, large crystal powder jar, shoe Horn, nail file and buffer, new tortoiseshell comb, three
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Powder Horn

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Sterling Silver

Ten-Piece Vanity Set
Ten-Piece Vanity Set
H 14 in Dm 5 in
19th Century Pair of Cased Dueling Pistols
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
condition in their green baize lined travelling case. Complete with accessories, I.E lead balls, powder
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Early 19th Century European Antique Powder Horn

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Steel, Lead

A Black Powder Horn and a Fox Horn
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique black powder horn with leather handle and a larger fox horn.
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19th Century American Primitive Antique Powder Horn

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Horn, Leather, Wood

Parian Vase Greyhound Holding a Powder Horn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Parian vase of a greyhound holding a powder horn. Parian ware was created form a liquid porcelain
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Powder Horn

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Porcelain

Victorian Novelty Vinaigrette, Sterling Silver, Bristol Blue Glass, Powder Horn
Located in NEWARK, GB
A rare antique, Victorian era vinaigrette in the form of a powder horn. It has a deep blue cobalt
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Powder Horn

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Sterling Silver

Late 18th to Early 19th Century Pennsylvania Etched Powder Horn
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A Pennsylvania etched powder horn, late 18th to early 19th century. Showing a view of Philadelphia
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Late 18th Century Antique Powder Horn

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Horn

Antique Georgian 14-16K Gold Hunting Drinking Powder Horn Pocket Watch Fob Chain
Located in Lauderdale by the Sea, FL
Outstanding rare example of an early Georgian Hunting / drinking horn watch fob. We have only ever
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1820s Unknown Georgian Antique Powder Horn

Black Forest Wood Carved Brienz Hunt Plaque Antique, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Rare antique large German black forest hunt scene wall plaque trophy depicting a Rabbit and powder
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1890s German Black Forest Antique Powder Horn

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Wood

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Philippe Mourey
Located in Winter Park, FL
a braconnièr, or poacher, leaning casually with his rifle and powder horn in a woodland setting
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Powder Horn

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Onyx, Bronze

19th Century Brienz Black Forest Carved Plaque Wood Hunt Theme Match Holder
Located in Nuernberg, DE
carved wall plaque with fruits of the Hunt motif with wild fox, duck, hunting rifle, pipe and powder Horn
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Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Powder Horn

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Wood, Felt

18th Century Frontier Powder Horn
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Powder Horn Region: Frontier, Northeast Circa: Dated 1787 Material: Cow horn, wood
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Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Powder Horn

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Horn

18th Century Frontier Powder Horn
18th Century Frontier Powder Horn
H 11.5 in W 4 in D 4 in
19th Century Effigy Black Powder Measure
Located in Santa Fe, NM
powder horn.”(p.190). See pp. 190-194 for examples and discussion. The measure is professionally
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1860s American Folk Art Antique Powder Horn

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Antler

19th Century Effigy Black Powder Measure
19th Century Effigy Black Powder Measure
H 0.75 in W 4.75 in D 0.5 in
Large Scrimshawed Powder Horn
Located in Stamford, CT
Gun powder horn composed of cow horn scrimshawed with motifs such as Scottish highlanders, ships
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19th Century Scottish Antique Powder Horn

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Horn

Large Scrimshawed Powder Horn
Large Scrimshawed Powder Horn
H 11 in W 19 in D 4.5 in
Marine Scrimshaw Powder Horn, Eighteenth Century
Located in London, GB
An eighteenth century marine powder horn, the cow horn engraved with a depiction of a seventy-four
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18th Century Antique Powder Horn

Group: Chinese Tribal Tobacco Boxes & Powder Horn
Located in Seattle, WA
Group of two tobacco boxes and one powder horn all mounted on one custom metal stand. The powder
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Powder Horn

Spanish Colonial Scrimshaw Carved Powder Horn
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb 19th century Spanish colonial scrimshaw carved powder horn with mermaids and maritime
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19th Century Peruvian Antique Powder Horn

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Silver

Antique Powder Horn Complete with End Cap & Stopper – 18th Century
Located in Gallatin, TN
Outstanding Powder Horn from late 18th century horn has well carved octagon spout with groove
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Late 18th Century Antique Powder Horn

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Wood

Pre-Civil War Antique Etched Powder Horn, 1835 Americana Folk Art Scrimshaw
Located in Vineyard Haven, MA
This rare find dates from 1835, nearly 30 years before the American Civil War. The horn is
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1830s American Folk Art Antique Powder Horn

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Horn

Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery of Robinson Crusoe, Early 19th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
modelled with good detail with attention given to his survival tools, a gun,axe, swag bag and powder horn
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Early 19th Century English Antique Powder Horn

Chinese Tribal Horn Gun Powder Flask
Located in Seattle, WA
Chinese carved and lacquered buffalo horn gun powder flask from the Nuosu Tribal group
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Powder Horn

Chinese Tribal Horn Gun Powder Flask
Chinese Tribal Horn Gun Powder Flask
H 20.5 in W 8.5 in D 4 in
Mexican Carved Horn Gun Powder Flask, With Animals And Woman With Umbrella
Located in Mexico City, D.F.
Mexican Carved Horn Gun Powder Flask, has carved a woman with umbrella, a lion a pig a cow a horse
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19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Powder Horn

Antique Black Forest Fruits of the Hunt Theme 27.5" Wall Plaque
Located in South Coast, CA
reticulated leaves or foliage, a rifle and powder horn. A nice dark Victorian patina, this is just like those
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Powder Horn

The Lady Takes Aim
Located in New York, NY
Portrait of an aristocratic woman in full hunting regalia wearing a feathered hat, powder horn at
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19th Century Realist Antique Powder Horn

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Etching

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Located in Santa Monica, CA
MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, (Boston - September 10, 1754) William Shirley (Captain General and Governor in Chief) Printed and manuscript Document signed. 13 x 17" Complete with offic...
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1750s Other Art Style Antique Powder Horn

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Ink

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Antique Powder Horn For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique powder horn available at 1stDibs. An antique powder horn — often made from bone, horn and metal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique powder horn you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique powder horn is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art, Neoclassical and Rococo styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Antique Powder Horn?

Prices for an antique powder horn can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $240 and can go as high as $12,900, while the average can fetch as much as $1,200.
Questions About Antique Powder Horn
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Although sizes varied, most powder horns held around 32 ounces of powder. Powder horns were popular because they were lightweight and easy to carry. Also, the horn helped to keep gunpowder dry. Shop a selection of antique powder horns on 1stDibs.