Lot 571
A MAUCHLINE SNUFF BOX OF JACOBITE INTEREST
19TH CENTURY
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 15 August 2018 at 11:00 BST
£500
Description
the round wooden snuff box painted to cover with man on horseback in front of a gathered army, inscribed below 'Wha wouldna follow thee, Bonnie Prince Charlie'
Dimensions
8cm diameter
Footnote
Note: Although the scene to the cover does not at first appear Jacobite, the motto relates to a pro Jacobite song by James Hogg and arranged for piano forte by Niel Gow, where the first verse ends 'Charlie, Charlie, wha wadna follow thee? King of the Highland Hearts, Bonnie Prince Charlie'