£2,800
Y A RARE LARGE GERMAN TURNED BLONDE RHINOCEROS HORN GOBLET 17TH CENTURY Old smooth silky pale honey coloured patina15cm high, 12.5cm diameter A passionate collector of curiosities, the Emperor Rudolf II of Prague (1552-1612) owned a collection of 13 turned rhinoceros horn drinking vessels, one of which, now in Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, he had made himself. He believed them to be unique in having the magical ability to detect the presence of poison. Goblets and wine cups made of rhinoceros horn became extremely popular amongst the Princely courts of Renaissance Europe, not only for their powers of detection, but because rhinoceros horn was also considered to be a powerful aphrodisiac, a belief that had already been held in the Middle East and Asia for centuries.
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The weight of this item is 302g
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