Lot 145
A GROUP OF SIX MAUCHLINE WARE SNUFF BOXES
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 16 August 2017 at 12:00 BST
£275
Description
to include six Snuff Boxes, two by Smith, Mauchline, depicting Burns' Cottage and Monument, 7cm and 8cm across; two by Joseph, London, each inscribed POOR SMITH CAN'T FIND HIS MACHINE, 8 and 3.5cm across; a box by Steven, Cumnock inscribed PART OF THE HIGH CHURCH, GLASGOW, 7.5cm across; and an unmarked example painted with a washerwoman, 3.5cm diameter; seven Boxes, various sizes; a Scent Bottle; a Glass Holder; and a Pin Cushion (16)
Footnote
Provenance: The Alex Wilson Collection