A Scottish Provincial silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, apparently unmarked, 19th century
Cape, Colonial, Oriental & Continental Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts
LOT 222
A Scottish Provincial silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, apparently unmarked, 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 4 099
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A Scottish Provincial silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, apparently unmarked, 19th century
the shell set in a scalloped border, the hinged base engraved with the initials 'JH' flanked by a thistle wreath, enclosed by an engraved leaf border, 7,5cm long
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