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A similar Scottish cowrie shell snuf mull with carved salmon is recorded with Banff town marks
UNMARKED, CIRCA 1800
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A Scottish silver-mounted cowrie-shell snuff mull
unmarked, circa 1800
The silver-mount with scalloped border, the hinged cover with plain silver-mount and with further cowrie-shell panel, carved as a stylised salmon
3¼in. (8.7cm)
unmarked, circa 1800
The silver-mount with scalloped border, the hinged cover with plain silver-mount and with further cowrie-shell panel, carved as a stylised salmon
3¼in. (8.7cm)