Name: Auction: ABERDEEN – A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX WILLIAM WHITECROSS
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 327 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

Lots 1 - 412 | 20 August 2024 at 10am

Lots 413 - 580 | 21 August 2024 at 10am

Our annual Scottish Works of Art &amp; Whisky auction held in August 2024 has something to tempt the most discerning eye. &nbsp;The second part of the <a href="/auctions/scottish-wemyss-ware-the-george-bellamy-collection-770" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scottish Wemyss Ware: The George Bellamy Collection</a> was on offer as well as Jacobite Works of Art, including glassware synonymous with the Jacobite cause, all decorated with the iconographic emblems including the oak leaf, the butterfly and FIAT, meaning ‘Let it come to pass’ encouraging the return of Bonnie Prince Charlie to Scotland.Scottish silver highlights include a rare set of six trefid spoons by George Luke of Glasgow and an impressive silver-gilt charger commissioned for the Dukes of Sutherland inset with their family seals. Furniture and arms &amp; armour are all included within the sale, as well as a collection of <a href="/departments/whisky-wine">whisky</a>.Sale Contacts<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/about/specialists/john-mackie">John Mackie </a>| 0131 557 8844 | <a href="mailto:john.mackie@lyonandturnbull.com">john.mackie@lyonandturnbull.com</a> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/about/specialists/colin-fraser">Colin Fraser</a> | 0131 557 8844 | <a href="mailto:colin.fraser@lyonandturnbull.com">colin.fraser@lyonandturnbull.com</a>

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marked W.W, A, B, D, N, the polished cowrie shell set with silver hinged cover, with wriggle work border and foliate initial SG

ABERDEEN – A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX

WILLIAM WHITECROSS

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