Property from the Collection of the Earl of Home, including 'The Montagu Heirlooms' (Lots 1-32)
A gold mounted hardstone snuff box, probably Dresden, mid-18th century
Auction Closed
May 22, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the honey-coloured quartz body carved with a caricature head of an 'Ottoman' figure, highlighted with gold wirework, the eyes and mouth set with garnet cabochons, slender thumbpiece, apparently unmarked
7.5cm., 3 in. high
Possibly, Mary Montagu, Duchess of Montagu (c.1711/1712– 1775) to her daughter,
Elizabeth Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (1743–1827) to her youngest son,
Henry James Montagu-Scott, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton at Ditton Park (1776–1845) to his wife,
Jane Margaret Douglas, Lady Montagu (1779-1859) by descent to her eldest daughter, The Hon. Lucy Elizabeth Montagu-Scott (1805–1877) who married Cospatrick, 11th Earl of Home (1799-1881),
thence by descent in the collection of the Earls of Home at The Hirsel, Berwickshire.
W. Chisholm, Inventory of Antique Silver, Miniatures, Curious &c. belonging to the Right Hon. The Earl of Home [etc…], Edinburgh, February 1904, […] Content of Cabinets [The Montagu Heirlooms, 'From the Ditton Park Collection’], North Room, p. 70;
Lofts & Warner, Valuation of Jewels, Curiosities, etc at The Hirsel, Coldstream, The Property of the Right Hon. The Earl Home, K.T, London, June 1938, Central Hall, Upright Cabinet, p. 1.
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