Ewer and stand (présentoir), 1758, Austrian, Salzburg, Alpine ibex horn, gold and gilded copper, Overall (Ewer): 12 13/16 in. (3

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Ewer and stand (présentoir), 1758, Austrian, Salzburg, Alpine ibex horn, gold and gilded copper, Overall (Ewer): 12 13/16 in. ( cm); Overall (Basin): 17 5/16 × 14 15/16 in. (44 × 38 cm), Natural Substances, Worth its weight in gold, Alpine Ibex horn was prized for its purported ability to prevent poisoning as well as its aphrodisiac properties. The hunting of the Alpine Ibex, an endangered wild goat species, was restricted to the prince-archbishops of Salzburg; artworks made of Alpine Ibex horn were sent to foreign courts as diplomatic gifts

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