Scottish table snuff box 16th century Height x width x depth: 15.5 x 22.5 x 16 cm. Weight: 1090 g.
made of ram's horn embellished with silver mounts. The hinged lid bears an engraved coat of arms with the motto “MAY JUSTICE EVER BE OUR GUIDE”. A silver cartouche set along the body of the horn bears an engraved inscription accompanied by the date 1582, attesting to its antiquity. The end of the horn is finished with a silver mount. It is accompanied by a complete set of snuff tools, original to the period, suspended by means of thin silver chains: a hare's foot; a tobacco rake; a perforated spoon for preparing and dispensing snuff; and finally a spike. Item condition grading: **** good.The lot is in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.
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