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45 - Engraved iron hunting whistle in the shape of a lyre, with a relief decoration of a deer in the woods; the reverse is engraved with a dog chasing a hare.
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Engraved iron hunting whistle in the shape of a lyre, with a relief decoration of a deer in the woods; the reverse is engraved with a dog chasing a hare. 18th century L.: 11.2 cm (Oxidation) Provenance: Michel Rullier Collection—Poitiers, Auction, Etude Fraysse, “De fer et de bronze,” Paris, Hôtel Drouot, March 10, 2010, lot 120. Bibliography: *Made of Iron: Catalogue of the Exhibition Held at the University of St. Thomas Art Department*, Houston, Texas, September–December 1966, Houston, 1966, fig. 437.
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