Lot 119

AN 18TH CENTURY SCOTTISH SNUFF MULL

Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 16 August 2023 at 11:00 BST
£378
Description
the polished cow horn modelled as a serpent, the hinged lid set with a copper plaque engraved AH1171; together with another, engraved to the collar, 'Niven MacVicar Sept 1821' with applied thistle detail to the hinged lid
Dimensions
11cm, 9cm long
Provenance
Provenance: Captain Alastair Wardrop Euing Crawford (1896 - 1924), and thence by descent to the present vendor
