A silver-mounted horn capstan snuff mull of upright oval form, the hinged cover chased with foliage and scrolls, probably French, and a smaller silver-mounted tortoiseshell capstan snuff mull with oval initial plaque, both mid 18th Century 2¾in. (7cm.) and 2in.(5cm.) high (2)

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A silver-mounted horn capstan snuff mull of upright oval form, the hinged cover chased with foliage and scrolls, probably French, and a smaller silver-mounted tortoiseshell capstan snuff mull with oval initial plaque, both mid 18th Century 2¾in. (7cm.) and 2in.(5cm.) high (2)
Further details
The first snuff mull was reputedly the property of Aeneas MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart

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