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A Victorian mauchline ware snuff box, rectangular, the hinged…
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Sydney
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30-May-2023
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A Victorian mauchline ware snuff box, rectangular, the hinged cover set to the centre with a framed gilt metal relief of game birds, height 6 cm, width 8.7 cm, depth 1.5 cm. Provenance: The Robert Compton Jones Collection. Other Notes: mauchline ware takes its name from the town of Mauchline in Ayrshire, Scotland. In the nineteenth century this small coastal town was home to a thriving industry producing tartan printed sycamore souvenirs such as snuff boxes, egg cups and thread-winders.
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