Lot 361
A SCOTTISH TORTOISESHELL AND MOTHER OF PEARL BALUSTER SNUFF MULL Y
18TH CENTURY
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 16 August 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
the carcass covered with alternating staves of tortoiseshell and mother of pearl, to a reeded rim and foot, the hinged domed cover similarly formed, with a winged heart and shell thumbpiece
Dimensions
5.5cm high
Provenance
Provenance: Captain Alastair Wardrop Euing Crawford (1896 - 1924), hence by descent to the present vendor
Footnote
Note:
With accompanying exhibition note for the 1951 Festival Exhibition of Scottish Architecture and Crafts in Edinburgh, 'said to have belonged to a member of Prince Charlie's suite in 1745.'
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