JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE, ART & NAUTICAL AUCTION Tuesday, 23 February 2021 - 10:00 AM start
A good George III burl wood and hand painted table snuff box
Realised: $950 plus premium
Lot Details
the natural highly figured burl base with hand painted tapered Scottish thistle sides and hinged lid with figured scene entitled 'Well Done Cutty-Sark!'. 105 x 130 x 50mm. Note: Cutty-sark is a nickname given to Nannie Dee, a fictional witch created by Robert Burns in his poem Tam o' Shanter, after the garment she wore. In the poem, the erotic sight of her dancing in such a short clothing caused the protagonist Tam to cry out "Well done, Cutty-Sark", which subsequently became a well-known catchphrase.
