A MAUCHLINE TARTANWARE JEWELLERY BOX
LATE 19TH CENTURY
£1,063
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 12 August 2020 at 11:00 BST
Description
of rectangular form, the hinges lid, painted with a figural scene, inscribed THE BLESSING, and with panel to the front, inscribed TO MRS SOMERVILE OF SORN CASTLE AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM FOR HER BENEVOLENT DISPOSITION, the whole raised on flattened bun feet, with velvet-lined interior
Dimensions
17.5cm wide, 15.5cm high, 7.5cm deep
Footnote
Note: The Somervile family owned Sorn Castle in East Ayrshire from 1797 to 1907 when the castle was sold. The contents of Sorn castle were disposed of at Dowells saleroom, George Street Edinburgh around 1909.