A rare Elizabethan shoe horn could sell for as much as £6,000 when it goes under the hammer in Kensington .

It is up for auction Matthew Barton Ltd’s bi-annual auction of Decorative Works of Art which takes place on November 24, at 25 Blythe Road.

The horn is signed with the legend ‘THIS IS ROBART HEND / 1596 / ART MINDUM’, and is decorated with a lady with her hands on her hips, flanked by hatched borders, and measures 14.5cm long.

Robart is known to have flourished between 1593 and 1613 but now 22 further examples of his shoe horns are known to be in existence.

The auction comprises of more than 500 lots of silver, ceramics, jewellery, watches and other works of art with prices starting at around £50.

For further information on the auction, please call 020 7806 5545 or visit www.matthewbartonltd.com