Lot 536
A ROYAL PRESENTATION SNUFF MULL
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 15 August 2018 at 11:00 BST
Description
unmarked, the well coiled polished cow horn with simple silver band engraved 'From the hand of Queen Victoria to George Hutchison Balmoral 22nd Sept 1859', the hinged domed cover embossed with thistles and centrally set with a facetted crystal
Dimensions
14.5cm long
Footnote
Notes:
In 1859 a large Highland Games was held in the grounds of Balmoral Castle in front of Queen Victoria and HRH Prince Albert. The gathering was attended by the local men and Highlander Regiments and prizes were supplied and presented by the Royal family. From the Aberdeen Journal of the following week it is recorded that George Hutchison was presented this mull for third place in tossing the caber, his competitors in first and second place winning a brace of pistols and a claymore respectively.