Lot 381

TWO SCOTTISH PENWORK SNUFF BOXES
19TH CENTURY

Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 17 August 2016 from 12:00 BST
£338
Description
comprising a snuff box with a penwork interior scene inscribed COTTERS SATURDAY NIGHT, 8.5cm long; another covered in diaper pattern, with a panel detailing a Halloween scene, bears inscription TO BURN THEIR NITS, AN' POU THEIR STOCKS/ AN' HAUD THEIR HALLOWEEN/ FU' BLYTHE THAT NIGHT, bears maker's stamp CRICHTON/ CUMNOCK', 7.5cm (2)
Footnote
Provenance: The Alex Wilson Collection
