Lot 37

A SCOTTISH SYCAMORE SNUFF BOX BY DANIEL CRAIG, HELENSBURGH
CIRCA 1830





Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 12 August 2020 at 11:00 BST
£500
Description
of rectangular form, the hinged lid inlaid with specimen woods, bearing inscriptions THE VICTORY/ BUSH ABOON TRAQUAIR/ ELDERSLIE YEW/ OAK OF TORWOOD/ BIRK OF INVERMAE/ TRYSTING TREE/ BROOM OF COWDENKNOWES/ OAK OF ALLOWAY KIRK/ THORN ABOON THE WELL/ BIRK OF ABERFELDIE/ QUEEN MARY'S YEW, and bearing transfer print of Auld Lang Syne to the base, stamped maker's mark under lid D. CRAIG, HELENSBURGH
Dimensions
8.8cm wide, 2.5cm high, 5.8cm deep
Footnote
Note: Sir Walter Scott bought a similar box from Craig and presented it to King George IV on his visit to Scotland in 1822.




