Lot 473
An early curly horn snuff mull
Auction: 19 August 2013 at 15:00 BST
£375
Description
the horn body with simple curled terminal, with a pull out lid formed from a section of leather covered cork
Dimensions
8.5cm long
Footnote
This form of curly horn snuff mull with no attached lid and only a leather covered 'bung' appears to be the earliest of this curled horn type. This style is a natural progression from baluster mulls with hinged covers, onto the simple butterfly hinged curly horns and then to the mulls with more elaborate thistle hinges and embossed decoration