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Lot Essay
After the Act of Union between England and Scotland in 1707, Glasgow became one of the chief ports for the importation of American tobacco. Consequently, the figure of a Highlander became a common sign for a tobacconist, frequently represented holding a snuff mull of horn with a pinch of snuff in the raised hand.
Other related figures include one illustrated in E.H. Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, 1969, p. 439, and another from the Judkyn/Pratt Collection sold Christie's South Kennsington, 8 November 1995, lot 86.
Other related figures include one illustrated in E.H. Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, 1969, p. 439, and another from the Judkyn/Pratt Collection sold Christie's South Kennsington, 8 November 1995, lot 86.