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A Victorian mauchline Ware…
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Sydney
Date:
19-Sep-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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Unclassified