19th Century Scottish Horn, Banded Agate & Solid Silver Table Snuff Mull, 1870

Description

Antique 19th Century rare Scottish very large table snuff mull. The name "mull" is dialect for "mill" and some snuff … more 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.



Height: 23cm
Width: 40cm
Depth: 8cm
Weight: 434g less