Baggott Church Street Limited
Ramshorn Snuff Mull
(c. 1814 Scotland)
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
Contact details
Baggott Church Street Limited
Church Street
Stow-on-the-Wold
Gloucestershire
GL54 1BB
Tel: +44 (0)1451 830370
Web: www.baggottantiques.com
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