ANTIQUE 19thC SCOTTISH HORN, BANDED AGATE & SOLID SILVER TABLE SNUFF MULL c.1870

£1,795.00

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

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 // 9.06 inches
Width: 40cm // 15.75 inches
Depth: 8cm // 3.15 inches
Weight: 434g // 13.96 ozt