22nd Nov, 2023 11:00

European Works of Art

 
Lot 202
 

202

TWO SILVER-MOUNTED HORN SNUFF MULLS, SCOTTISH, 19TH CENTURY

the curled bodies each applied with a shield below hinged plain rim mounts with shaped heads to the lids, one with applied cut-cornered rectangle engraved with initials and a crest to the shield, the other with a vacant roundel and initials to the shield, unmarked, 9.5 and 8.5cm long; together with another horn snuff mull, Scottish, 19th century, with brass shaped hinge mount and applied vacant roundel, a vacant oval to the terminal, 10.5cm long (3)

Provenance: The Bearn Collection, New York

Sold for £100


 

the curled bodies each applied with a shield below hinged plain rim mounts with shaped heads to the lids, one with applied cut-cornered rectangle engraved with initials and a crest to the shield, the other with a vacant roundel and initials to the shield, unmarked, 9.5 and 8.5cm long; together with another horn snuff mull, Scottish, 19th century, with brass shaped hinge mount and applied vacant roundel, a vacant oval to the terminal, 10.5cm long (3)

Provenance: The Bearn Collection, New York