A large collection of Victorian silver-mounted horn beakers, various dates and makers

The Hunting Beakers of the Dukes of Hamilton

A large collection of Victorian silver-mounted horn beakers, various dates and makers, comprising:

A set of six Victorian silver-mounted stacking beakers, the mounts apparently unmarked, each with an applied disk engraved 'D&C / Brodick Castle' [for the Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale] below a coronet, in a fitted turned wood case similarly engraved with an applied silver disk on the cover;

A set of six similar, each with an applied shield-shaped silver cartouche engraved 'H', maker's mark WT, London, 1878, fitted leather case;

A set of six similar, each with an applied shield-shaped silver cartouche engraved 'H' below a ducal coronet, maker's mark JB, London, 1872, fitted leather case;

A set of three similar smaller versions, each engraved 'H' below a ducal coronet within an applied silver shield, maker's mark J.A., Birmingham, 1908;

Six small silver-mounted horn cups, each engraved 'H' below a ducal coronet, maker's mark FP, London, 1878;

Together with a further six silver-mounted horn beakers and two silver-mounted tortoiseshell examples, various makers and sizes; 12 horn beakers in sizes and five associated leather cases