Lot 713
A SCOTTISH SILVER MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX AND ANOTHER (2)
Coleridge Collection, Late 18th Century
With maker’s mark IC for John Cornfute, Perth, the hinged cover with engraved initials ‘M.C’, 10cm wide; Together with a silver mounted cowrie shell snuff box, late 18th Century, with maker’s mark PL, 9cm wide, both with ‘Anthony & Marietta Coleridge Collection’ labels
| Estimate: | £300 - £500 |
| Hammer price: | £500 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance
The Anthony & Marietta Coleridge Collection
The first example; acquired from Christie’s South Kensington, 1 July 1992, unknown lot.