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Baggott Church Street Ltd
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Ramshorn Snuff Mull
( Scotland
c. 1814
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Description / Expertise
The domed and hinged lid with inset Scottish hardstone is inscribed
To William Martine Master of The Thames a gift from the Leith
TRAFALFAR SOCIETY 1814. ‘Success to the Edinburgh and Leith Shipping Company’ The three silver mounts below depict a Royal Crown, a shield engraved with a ship and named 'Thames', and a Scottish thistle.
Scottish 1814
The Mull now on an oak display stand.
H. 6.5" (16cm) W. 8.5" (21cm) D. 4" (10cm)
Stock No. 8688
This piece also includes a slimvolume entitled Reminiscences of Port & Town of Leith by John Martine, pub'd. in 1888 by the author who was probably related to William
Martine.
Price £3,650.00
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