ANTIQUE 19thC SCOTTISH HORN, BANDED AGATE & SOLID SILVER TABLE SNUFF MULL c.1870
Antique 19th Century rare Scottish very large table snuff mull. The name "mull" is dialect for "mill" and some snuff mulls featured divices for smashing snuff, this typical scotish design from the 1870's has been fashioned from a cows horn and decoarted with silver mounts and translusent banded agate. Snuff mulls are often never hallmarked, this piece is solid silver which has been acid tested and shows to be 925 standard.
Reference Number: B7592
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century rare Scottish very large table snuff mull. The name "mull" is dialect for "mill" and some snuff mulls featured divices for smashing snuff, this typical scotish design from the 1870's has been fashioned from a cows horn and decoarted with silver mounts and translusent banded agate. Snuff mulls are often never hallmarked, this piece is solid silver which has been acid tested and shows to be 925 standard.
CONDITION
In Excellent Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Height: 23cm
Width: 40cm
Depth: 8cm
Weight: 434g
