SILVER - 31st October 2007

Lot 1233G

A George II Scottish mounted tortoiseshell snuff mull

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £2000

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Description

A George II Scottish mounted tortoiseshell snuff mull, of waisted upright form with a radiating pattern on the cover and a vertically striped body with a lower, wire girdle, the thumbpiece a 'winged' heart, the base inscribed "Job Rawlinson 1733", unmarked c.1733, 2.4in 96cm) high.

Provenance purchased from How of Edinburgh.