Lot 347

BANFF - a rare Scottish provincial snuff box,

Auction: 7 December 2005 at 12:00 GMT
£8,126
Description
with marks for Banff circa 1810, maker John Keith, marked M, IK and B, to base and IK to inside of lid, the outline resembling a cowrie shell, with flat hinged cover and prick-dot engraved borders around the central harebell engraved oval, initialled JR in script, with reeded and scalloped borders to sides
Dimensions
Maximum length 9.5cm
Footnote
Of very unusual form, believed to be one of only very few fully marked Banff boxes. Other Banff snuff boxes are known (one a cowrie shell) but these are only marked with maker's marks. See also the two Banff vinaigrettes in this collection which are also struck with maker's marks only.
