Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 14th July 2021

Lot 780

An 18th century Scottish provincial silver snuff mull

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1200

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Description

An 18th century Scottish provincial silver snuff mull,

maker's mark only, R.A, for Robert Anderson, Inverness circa 1760,

baluster form, the hinged cover with initials, height 5.6cm. approx. weight 1.75oz.

Provenance: The Lion Collection, no. 145.

Phillips, Edinburgh, Scottish Silver, August 2001, Lot 701.

Illustrated in Culme, J. British Silver Boxes 1640-1840, The Lion Collection, Antique Collector's Club, 2015, page 138.