Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 3 - 2nd November 2023
Lot 2561
A late-18th century Scottish silver-mounted cow horn snuff mull,
Estimate £300 - £400
Inc. Buyers Premium
Description
Please note that this lot is late 18th century, not late 19th century as catalogued.
A late-18th century Scottish silver-mounted cow horn snuff mull,
the cover unmarked,
conventional form, the base with a later English mount, 1905, the hinged cover inscribed with a motto, thistles and flowers and the centre 'Sans Souci 26th June 1807', the body mounted with a thistle and four hanging chains with a spike, an animal foot, a spoon, by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, Sheffield 1922, and another implement, length 28cm.