Lot 270
CANONGATE - A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL SNUFF BOX
BY JOHN ROBERTSON
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 16 August 2017 at 12:00 BST
£1,750
Description
marked IR, thistle, duty head, the body with straight sides and oval outline engraved with foliate scrolls, crest and motto, the base and hinged cover formed of polished sections of agate
Dimensions
Width: 6.8cm
Footnote
Heraldry: Engraved with crest of a sleeping dog proper and motto 'Dinna waken sleeping dogs' for Robertson of Lude (on the side)