LOT 238 A rare Victorian Scottish provincial silver mounted cowrie shell snuff box, Dundee circa 1850 by
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A rare Victorian Scottish provincial silver mounted cowrie shell snuff box, Dundee circa 1850 by Robert Farquharson (active 1841-c.1878) The hinged mount with engraved decorative bands. The front engraved with an inscription “John Thomsen from Mrs Gillon”. Marked to the inside RF, pot of lilies (distorted) and a further obscured mark. Length – 8 cm / 3.05 inches Robert Whitson Farquharson of 73, High Street, Dundee established his business in 1841, his mark is very rarely encountered but a single struck King’s pattern toddy ladle bearing this RF mark and the pot of lilies three times, the town mark of Dundee was sold Lyon and Turnbull, 15 th Aug 2018, Lot 308 (£850 incl. premium) and is no part of Dundee Art Galleries and Museums.
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