Lot 123
A SCOTTISH CARVED AND PAINTED WOODEN TOBACCO ADVERTISING FIGURE
CIRCA 1850
Scottish Applied Arts & Wemyss
Auction: 12 August 2015 at 12:00 BST
£2,750
Description
the seated figure with legs crossed and arm extended as if to take a pinch of snuff, wearing a Tam O'Shanter and black frock coat and breeches, buckled shoes and a yellow waistcoat
Dimensions
43cm high
Footnote
Note: This figure sat on the counter of the Lochside public house in Montrose during the proprietorship of a Mrs Mann, a relative of the vendor.