Lot 1471 , Early golfing interest - a rare Mauchline-ware sycamore penwork golfing snuff box, second quarter 19th century, by Charles Stiven of Laurencekirk 12.2cm

Early golfing interest - a rare Mauchline-ware sycamore penwork golfing snuff box, second quarter 19th century, by Charles Stiven of Laurencekirk
the interior stamped 'C. STIVEN / LAU . KIRK', each side decorated with titled views ‘THE FIRST HOLE, PUTTING, TAKING A VIEW OF THE OFFICE, PLAYING THE HEAVY IRON, AFTER THE FIRST ROUND’,
12.2cm
£80-120

Condition:
Penwork on sycamore. Cover with two scratched areas; one side with two splits, the other with one split; flush-fitting hinge with one link lacking and two links split; acceptable wear to underside. Penwork and inscriptions clear.

Sold for £3,200