Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 18th January 2023
Lot 139
A VICTORIAN TREEN PINE TABLE SNUFF MULL
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A VICTORIAN TREEN PINE TABLE SNUFF MULL
LATE 19TH CENTURY
carved in the form of a of swan, its wings lifting to reveal a pair of cavities, on iron casters
41cm high, 45cm long
Catalogue note
Bought by the vendors who understood that the mull had previously been used as part of the Swan Upping ceremony, presumably at the dinner held once the swan census had been completed.