Snuff mulls of uncommon interest
The snuff mull is one of the most common Scottish silver forms – but shown here are three examples that proved a few cuts above the norm. Top right: favourite Victorian entry at Bonhams’ Scottish Sale was a ram’s head table snuff mull by Mackay & Chisholm of Edinburgh, 1880.
It was an impressive example of the type with all the usual
accoutrements but applied with quartz a…