Mid-19th Century Scottish Regimental Ram Horns Snuff Mull – 20 Inches Long – Stamped JN – circa 1850

This is a unique piece, as we’ve never had one in the shop before—a Scottish regimental ram’s horn snuff mull. The silver-plated box sits in middle and attached to a full set of Ram’s head horns.  The hinged lid is adorned with a horse lifts to show an empty space where snuff was place.  Remnants of snuff and canister still in the box.  This snuff mull would have been placed on a Scottish officer’s desk or used during a formal officers’ dinner, positioned at the centre of the table for communal use. Snuff, a finely ground and fermented tobacco, was traditionally sniffed for a quick nicotine boost.

Measures 20 inches long x 7 inches deep x 7 1/2 inches high.

Impressed initials JN into the bottom of one of the horns.

Scotland, circa 1850

$2,200.00

1 in stock

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