22nd Nov, 2023 11:00

European Works of Art

 
Lot 201
 

201

A SILVER-MOUNTED HORN SNUFF MULL, SCOTTISH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

curled horn body with hinged plain rim mount, the lid with scroll shaped hinge head and applied vacant oval, unmarked, 13cm long; together with another Scottish silver-mounted horn snuff mull, the curved body with hinged plain rim mount, the lid with scallop edged reeded rim mount and applied oval inscribed 'T. Miller', unmarked, 22cm long (2)

Provenance: The Bearn Collection, New York; first mull from the Diana Vreeland Collection (1903-1989), sold Sotheby's, New York, 19 April 1990, lot 22

Sold for £150


 

curled horn body with hinged plain rim mount, the lid with scroll shaped hinge head and applied vacant oval, unmarked, 13cm long; together with another Scottish silver-mounted horn snuff mull, the curved body with hinged plain rim mount, the lid with scallop edged reeded rim mount and applied oval inscribed 'T. Miller', unmarked, 22cm long (2)

Provenance: The Bearn Collection, New York; first mull from the Diana Vreeland Collection (1903-1989), sold Sotheby's, New York, 19 April 1990, lot 22