A SCOTTISH SYCAMORE SNUFF BOX BY DANIEL CRAIG
A SCOTTISH SYCAMORE SNUFF BOX BY DANIEL CRAIG, HELENSBURGH CIRCA 1830 of rectangular form, the hinged lid inlaid with specimen woods, bearing inscriptions THE VICTORY/ BUSH ABOON TRAQUAIR/ ELDERSLIE YEW/ OAK OF TORWOOD/ BIRK OF INVERMAE/ TRYSTING TREE/ BROOM OF COWDENKNOWES/ OAK OF ALLOWAY KIRK/ THORN ABOON THE WELL/ BIRK OF ABERFELDIE/ QUEEN MARY'S YEW, and bearing transfer print of Auld Lang Syne to the base, stamped maker's mark under lid D. CRAIG, HELENSBURGH (8.8cm wide, 2.5cm high, 5.8cm deep) Footnote: Note: Sir Walter Scott bought a similar box from Craig and presented it to King George IV on his visit to Scotland in 1822.
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A SCOTTISH SYCAMORE SNUFF BOX BY DANIEL CRAIG, HELENSBURGH CIRCA 1830 of rectangular form, the hinged lid inlaid with specimen woods, bearing inscriptions THE VICTORY/ BUSH ABOON TRAQUAIR/ ELDERSLIE YEW/ OAK OF TORWOOD/ BIRK OF INVERMAE/ TRYSTING TREE/ BROOM OF COWDENKNOWES/ OAK OF ALLOWAY KIRK/ THORN ABOON THE WELL/ BIRK OF ABERFELDIE/ QUEEN MARY'S YEW, and bearing transfer print of Auld Lang Syne to the base, stamped maker's mark under lid D. CRAIG, HELENSBURGH (8.8cm wide, 2.5cm high, 5.8cm deep) Footnote: Note: Sir Walter Scott bought a similar box from Craig and presented it to King George IV on his visit to Scotland in 1822.
