A late 18th century copper snuff mull,
£280
Auction: 30 June 2004 at 12:00 BST
Description
of oval section, the lid inscribed with the legend 'Long may we live and happy may we be, Bless'd with content & from misfortune free' and with silvered eliptical mount inscribed RB 1783, also on the base inscribed 'Strip Shirt' with galleon, 9.5cm across; also a George III copper snuff mull, of rectangular form with canted angles, inscribed to the edge 'May we always find faithfull messmate and a generous Tar' and inscribed to the lid HB, GR, Victory and Industry, 8cm long; and three further boxes (5)