242. A 19th century carved and painted wood tobacco advertising figure in the form of a Highlander taking snuff, 63cm high. Provenance: The Rattray Collection £400-600 (+24% BP*)
243. A late 18th century/early 19th century carved and painted pine tobacco advertising figure of a Highlander, modelled standing holding a basket hilted sword in his right hand, with feather plumed cap, on ebonised octagonal plinth base, 60cm high.
This lot can be seen in situ on the mantelpiece in ‘The Sales Salon’ at 160 High Street Perth, in an early 20th century sepia photograph. Provenance: The Rattray Collection £600-800 (+24% BP*)
Lot 243
A page from ‘Rattray’s Booklet on Tobacco Blending, A Disquisition for the Connoisseur’
