25th Apr, 2023 10:30

Antique & Fine Art

 
Lot 262
 

262

A pressed horn circular snuff box, the lift-off cover with a commemorative bust portrait of Robert Burns and Muse, inscribed around the border 'THE POETIC GENIUS OF MY COUNTRY FOUND ME AT THE PLOUGH AND THREW HER INSPIRING MANTLE OVER ME', signed 'WILSON SCT.', the base with a plough surrounded with thistles, mid-19th century, 8.5cm. diameterª

Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £250


 
A pressed horn circular snuff box, the lift-off cover with a commemorative bust portrait of Robert Burns and Muse, inscribed around the border 'THE POETIC GENIUS OF MY COUNTRY FOUND ME AT THE PLOUGH AND THREW HER INSPIRING MANTLE OVER ME', signed 'WILSON SCT.', the base with a plough surrounded with thistles, mid-19th century, 8.5cm. diameterª

Auction: Antique & Fine Art, 25th Apr, 2023

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