Scotland: Applied Arts & Design | 19/08/2013

Scotland: Applied Arts & DesignIncorporating Scottish Design & Wemyss WareScottish Silver & Accessories

Monday, 19th August, 201333 Broughton PlaceEdinburgh EH1 3RR

Scotland:Applied Arts & Design

Scottish Design & Wemyss WareMonday, 19th August, 2013 at 11am

Sale Number LT387

SpecialistJohn [email protected]

Scottish Silver & AccessoriesMonday, 19th August 2013 at 2pm

Sale Number LT388

SpecialistsColin [email protected]

Trevor [email protected]

ViewingThursday, 15th August 10am - 5pmFriday, 16th August 10am - 5pmSaturday 17th August 12 noon - 4pmSunday, 18th August 12 noon - 4pmMorning of Sale from 9am

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Scotland: Applied Arts & Design

Lot Scottish Design & Wemyss WareMonday, 19th August at 11am

1-59 Wemyss Ware

63-181 Scottish Design

Scottish Silver & AccessoriesMonday, 19th August at 2pm

200 A rare Queen Anne Union weight

201-273 Hallmarked SilverEdinburgh & Glasgow (post 1819)

274-307 Scottish Burgh Silver: A Private Collection

308-445 Scottish Burgh Silver: Other Properties

446-472 Highlights of the Sir John Noble of Ardkinglas

473-500 The Jacobite Collection of the late Michael B. Sharp

501-525 The Peter Nicholson Collection, Auchtertool House, FifePart I

526-548 Jacobite Glass, Arms, Armour & Accessories

CONDITION: Please note that major damage and/or restoration is indicated in the

catalogue at our discretion. We are pleased to provide condition reports on all lots for

those who cannot view in person

INTERNET SERVICE: For colour illustrations of all lots in this sale please consult our

website at www.lyonandturnbull.com

CLEARANCE OF BOUGHT ITEMS: Please note our arrangements detailed on the inside

back cover


Order of Sale

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1 FG281/3WEMYSS WAREMEDIUM ‘LEMONS’ PRESERVE JAR &COVER, EARLY 20TH CENTURYpainted mark WEMYSS

11.5cm high

£400-600

4 FE191/26AWEMYSS WARE‘GREENGAGES’ PRESERVEJAR & COVER, EARLY20TH CENTURY‘PLUMS’ PRESERVE JAR &COVER; and ‘CHERRIES’PRESERVE JAR & COVER,each with later Griselda Hillcovers, each with painted orimpressed maker’s marks,approx. 13cm high; aWEMYSS WARE‘STRAWBERRIES’ MEDIUMPRESERVE JAR AND COVER,EARLY 20TH CENTURY,

3 FE191/26CWEMYSS WARE‘BRAMBLES’ PRESERVE JAR & COVER,EARLY 20TH CENTURYpainted and impressed marks WEMYSS,printed retailer’s mark, 13cm high; andanother ‘BRAMBLES’ PRESERVE JAR &COVER, impressed mark WEMYSS,printed retailer’s mark, 13cm high (2)

£300-400

2 FE191/26WEMYSS WARE‘SWEET PEAS’ PRESERVE JAR &COVER, EARLY 20TH CENTURYimpressed mark WEMYSS, fine hairline

13cm high

£200-300

Wemyss Warecommencing at 11am

decorated by Joe Nekola,painted mark WEMYSS, 13cmhigh; ‘BUTTERCUPS’SAUCER, impressed markWEMYSS, printed retailer’smark, 13cm diameter;‘STRAWBERRIES’ BOWL,impressed mark WEMYSS,restored, 14.5cm diameter;‘RASPBERRIES’ SMALLPLATE, impressed markWEMYSS, hairline, 14cmdiameter (7)

approx. 13cm high

£200-300

5 FE191/26BWEMYSS WARE‘BLACKCURRANTS’PRESERVE JAR & COVER,EARLY 20TH CENTURYwith associated cover, 12.5cmhigh; ‘RASPBERRIES’PRESERVE JAR & COVER,13cm high; and ‘APPLES’PRESERVE JAR & COVER,13cm high, each with paintedor impressed marks (3)

approx. 13cm high

£200-300


Wemyss Ware & Scottish Design

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6 FG232/1WEMYSS WARE‘DAFFODILS’ LARGE EWER &BASIN, CIRCA 1900decorated by James Sharpand David Grinton, the ewerwith painted marks WEMYSSand T. GOODE & CO.,LONDON, 24cm high; thebasin with painted markWEMYSS, impressed markWEMYSS WARE/ R.H.&S., andprinted retailer’s mark, 39cmdiameter (2)

£700-900

9 FG232/1CWEMYSS WARE‘DAFFODILS’ BEAKER VASE,CIRCA 1900decorated by David Grinton,painted and impressed marksWEMYSS, printed retailer’smark

11cm high

£300-400

8 FG232/1BWEMYSS WARE‘DAFFODILS’ SOAP DISH,LINER & COVER, CIRCA 1900impressed mark WEMYSS,hairline to cover (3)

14cm diameter

£200-300

7 FG232/1AWEMYSS WARE‘DAFFODILS’ SPONGE DISHAND LINER, CIRCA 1900decorated by David Grinton,painted mark WEMYSS,printed retailer’s mark (2)

24cm diameter

£300-400

11 FG430/3WEMYSS WARE‘DAFFODILS’ TOOTHBRUSHDISH, CIRCA 1900impressed mark WEMYSSWARE/ R.H.&S., printedretailer’s mark

21cm long

£300-400

10 FG232/1DWEMYSS WAREPAIR OF ‘DAFFODILS’CHAMBER POTS, CIRCA 1900each with impressed marksWEMYSS, printed retailer’smark (2)

17cm diameter

£300-400



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12 FD330/19WEMYSS WARELARGE AND RARE PIG FIGURE, CIRCA 1900decorated with thistles, shamrocks and cabbage roses,impressed mark WEMYSS WARE/ R.H.&S.

45cm long

Literature:Davis, Peter; De Rin, Victoria; Macmillan, David & Rankine, Robert, ‘WemyssWare: A Decorative Scottish Pottery’, Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press,1986, p.69, fig. 43, where a similar example is illustrated.

£4,000-6,000



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13 FF212/6WEMYSS WARESMALL PIG FIGURE,CIRCA 1900covered in a green glaze,impressed mark WEMYSSWARE/ R.H.&S.

17cm long

£200-300

14 FG281/2WEMYSS WARESMALL ‘CABBAGE ROSES’PIG MONEYBOX FIGURE,EARLY 20TH CENTURYdecorated by Edwin Sandland,painted and impressed markWEMYSS

16cm long

£500-700

15 FG281/1WEMYSS WARERARE SMALL PIG FIGURE,CIRCA 1900blue glaze, impressed markWEMYSS WARE/ R.H.&S.

17cm long

Literature:Davis, Peter; De Rin, Victoria;Macmillan, David & Rankine,Robert, ‘Wemyss Ware: A DecorativeScottish Pottery’, Edinburgh:Scottish Academic Press, 1986, p.66,fig. 46, where a similar example isillustrated.

£500-700

19 FG421/4WEMYSS WARESMALL ‘CABBAGE ROSES’PIG FIGURE, POST 1930decorated by Joe Nekola,painted mark WEMYSS/WARE/ J.N., and printed markMADE IN ENGLAND

16cm long

£200-300

20 FG421/1WEMYSS WARESMALL ‘CABBAGE ROSES’PIG FIGURE, POST 1930decorated by Joe Nekola,painted mark WEMYSS/WARE, and printed markMADE IN ENGLAND

16cm long

£200-300

21 FG416/3WEMYSS WARESMALL GREEN-GLAZED PIGFIGURE, CIRCA 1900impressed mark WEMYSSWARE/ R.H.&S., minor chip tofront trotter

16cm long

£200-300

16 FG424/5WEMYSS WARERARE SMALL YELLOW PIGFIGURE, CIRCA 1900impressed mark WEMYSSWARE/ R.H.&S.

16.5cm across

£500-700

17 FG421/2WEMYSS WARESMALL ‘THISTLES’ PIGMONEYBOX FIGURE, POST1930decorated by Joe Nekola,painted mark “NEKOLA/PINXT”/ PLICHTA/ LONDON/ENGLAND

16cm long

£200-300

18 FG421/3WEMYSS WARESMALL ‘CABBAGE ROSES’PIG FIGURE, POST 1930decorated by Joe Nekola,painted mark WEMYSS/WARE/ J.N., and printed markMADE IN ENGLAND

16cm long

£200-300

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22 LT2013/42WEMYSS WARELARGE ‘IRISES’ ELGIN VASE,CIRCA 1900decorated by James Sharp,painted mark WEMYSS,impressed mark WEMYSSWARE/ R.H.&S.

45cm high

£500-700

24 FG424/7WEMYSS WARELARGE ‘DAFFODILS’CIRCULAR PLATE,CIRCA 1900impressed mark WEMYSSWARE/ R.H.&S.

25cm across

£250-350

27 FG425/3WEMYSS WARE‘SWEET PEAS’ BEAKER VASE,EARLY 20TH CENTURYpainted and impressed markWEMYSS

11cm high

£150-250

26 FG425/2WEMYSS WARESMALL ‘TULIPS’ FRILLEDBOWL, EARLY20TH CENTURYimpressed mark WEMYSS

8cm high

£150-250

25 FG424/8WEMYSS WARE‘STRAWBERRIES’ BREADPLATE, CIRCA 1900impressed mark WEMYSSWARE/ R.H.&S.

25cm across

£150-250

23 FG223/4BWEMYSS WARE‘VIOLETS’ PIN TRAY, CIRCA 1900bears inscription I LOOKED FOR SOMETHINGSWEET TO SEND YOU AND THE VIOLETSASKED IF THEY WOULD DO, impressed markWEMYSS

14.5cm across

£200-300



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28 FG223/4WEMYSS WARE‘BUTTERCUPS’ COMB TRAY,CIRCA 1900impressed mark WEMYSS

25.5cm across

£300-400

29 FG223/4AWEMYSS WARE‘BUTTERCUPS’ PIN TRAY, CIRCA 1900decorated by James Sharp, painted andimpressed mark WEMYSS

14.5cm across

£200-300

32 FF212/8WEMYSS WARE‘THISTLES’ BEAKER VASE,EARLY 20TH CENTURYpainted and impressed markWEMYSS

11cm high

£200-300

31 FF212/5WEMYSS WARE‘THISTLES’ FRILLED VASE,CIRCA 1900impressed mark WEMYSS

13.5cm high

£200-300

30 FF212/2WEMYSS WARE‘DAFFODILS’ SPONGE DISHLINER, CIRCA 1900unmarked

20cm diameter

£150-200



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33 FG338/2WEMYSS WARE‘APPLES’ HEART SHAPED TRAY, CIRCA 1900impressed mark WEMYSS WARE/ R.H.&S.

30cm long

£400-600

35 FG416/1WEMYSS WARESMALL ‘APPLES’ LOVING CUP, EARLY20TH CENTURYimpressed mark WEMYSS WARE/ R.H.&S.

10cm high

£250-350

34 FG338/1WEMYSS WARE‘NARCISSI’ HEART SHAPED TRAY,CIRCA 1900impressed mark WEMYSS WARE/ R.H&S.

30cm long

£500-700

36 FG363/1WEMYSS WARE‘CHRYSANTHEMUMS’ COMBTRAY, EARLY 20TH CENTURYthe decoration reserved on ablack ground, painted andimpressed marks

26cm across

£150-200

37 FF212/3WEMYSS WAREMEDIUM ‘CABBAGE ROSES’COMBE JARDINIERE,CIRCA 1900impressed mark WEMYSSWARE/ R.H.&S.

20cm high

£200-300



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38 FG430/1WEMYSS WARERARE ‘APPLES’ SLEEPING PIG FIGURE, CIRCA 1900decorated by James Sharp, painted and impressed markWEMYSS

16.6cm long

Literature:Davis, Peter; De Rin, Victoria; Macmillan, David & Rankine, Robert, ‘WemyssWare: A Decorative Scottish Pottery’, Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press,1986, p.67, fig. 50, where a similar example is illustrated.

£12,000-18,000



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39 FG430/2WEMYSS WARE‘DAFFODILS’ KENMORE VASE, CIRCA 1900decorated by James Sharp, incised markWEMYSS, printed retailer’s mark

37cm high

Literature:Davis, Peter; De Rin, Victoria; Macmillan, David &Rankine, Robert, ‘Wemyss Ware: A Decorative ScottishPottery’, Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1986,p.104, fig. 202, where a similar example is illustrated.

£1,000-1,500

40 FF212/4WEMYSS WARESMALL ‘GERANIUMS’GROSVENOR VASE, EARLY20TH CENTURYimpressed twice WEMYSSWARE/ R.H.&S., bears printedretailer’s mark, restored rim

14cm high

£200-300

43 FF215/4WEMYSS WARE‘CABBAGE ROSES’ CAKEPLATE, CIRCA 1900impressed mark WEMYSSWARE/ R.H.&S., 15cmdiameter; and a WEMYSSWARE ‘CABBAGE ROSES’SOAP DISH & COVER, CIRCA1900, impressed markWEMYSS WARE/ R.H.&S.,printed retailer’s mark,13.5cm diameter (2)

£100-200

42 FF215/3WEMYSS WARE‘SWEET PEAS’ HEARTINKWELL, CIRCA 1900with two glass liners andcovers, decorated by JamesSharp, painted and impressedmarks WEMYSS

18.5cm across

£150-200

41 FF212/7WEMYSS WARESMALL ‘CHERRIES’ MILKJUG, EARLY 20TH CENTURYdecorated by Edwin Sandland,painted marks WEMYSS/ T.GOODE & CO., hairlines

6.5cm high

£150-200



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44 FG338/4LINKS POTTERY, KIKCALDYRARE TANKARD, CIRCA 1890decorated with purple Oriental poppy andbuds

14.5cm high

£500-700

46 FG430/4WEMYSS WARELARGE EWER & BASIN, CIRCA 1895decorated with ribbons and hearts in pinkand green, and with cipher EAW, impressedmarks WEMYSS WARE/ R.H.&S. (2)

basin 40cm diameter, ewer 23.5cm high

Provenance:Lady Wolverton, Queensberry House, Newmarket,Suffolk, sold Christies 5th May 1987 Lot 230

Note:This lot formed part of an extensive set of Wemyssmade especially as a wedding present for LadyWolverton in 1895.

£500-700

45 FF215/5WEMYSS WARE‘IRIS’ MUG, CIRCA 1900decorated by James Sharp, painted andimpressed marks WEMYSS, restored rim

14.5cm high

£250-350



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47 FG338/3WEMYSS WARE‘PHEASANTS’ BREAKFAST SERVICE, CIRCA 1900comprising a TEAPOT & COVER, 11cm high; a TEACUP &SAUCER; a SIDE PLATE, 12cm diameter; a MILK JUG, 6.5cmhigh; and a SUGAR BOWL, 8cm diameter (6)

£1,500-2,000

48 FG425/1WEMYSS WARE‘DOG ROSES’ TAPERINGVASE, EARLY 20TH CENTURYpainted mark WEMYSS,hairline

19cm high

£150-250

49 FG430/5WEMYSS WARE‘DOG ROSES’ CIRCULARBROOCH, EARLY20TH CENTURYdecorated by David Grinton ona black ground, painted markWEMYSS

4.5cm diameter

£400-600

52 FF212/1WEMYSS WARE‘CABBAGE ROSES’ LARGEEWER & BASIN, CIRCA 1900the ewer with impressedmarks WEMYSS, 23cm high;the basin with impressedmark WEMYSS WARE/R.H.&S., impressed markWEMYSS WARE/ R.H.&S.,38cm diameter (2)

£300-400

53 FF215/1WEMYSS WARE‘CABBAGE ROSES’ HAIR TIDY& COVER, CIRCA 1900decorated by James Sharp,bears inscription to coverHAIR TIDY (2)

9cm high

£150-250

51 FG424/4WEMYSS WAREMEDIUM ‘CABBAGE ROSES’CAULDRON, EARLY20TH CENTURYdecorated by Edwin Sandland,painted and impressed markWEMYSS, 12.5cm high; a‘CABBAGE ROSES’ LADY EVAVASE, painted mark WEMYSS,20cm high; and a ‘CABBAGEROSES’ MEDIUM PLATE,impressed mark WEMYSSWARE, printed retailer’smark, 18.5cm diameter (3)

£200-300

50 FG430/6WEMYSS WAREPAIR OF SELF-COLOUREDOVAL BUTTONS, CIRCA 1900covered in a celadon greenglaze, each with impressedmark WEMYSS, 3.5cm across;another FOUR WEMYSSSELF-COLOURED BUTTONS,blue/green glaze, unmarked,2cm across; and anotherSINGLE CIRCULAR BUTTON,3.5cm across (6)

£300-500



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54 FG421/5WEMYSS WARELARGE ‘CABBAGE ROSES’ PIG FIGURE,POST 1930decorated by Joe Nekola, painted markWEMYSS/ MADE IN ENGLAND

46cm long

£1,000-1,500

55 FG421/6WEMYSS WARELARGE ‘CABBAGE ROSES’ CAT FIGURE,POST 1930decorated by Joe Nekola, inset glass eyes,painted mark NEKOLA/ PINXT, printed markPLICHTA/ LONDON/ ENGLAND, flaw to legand torso

33cm high

£300-500

56 FF212/9WEMYSS WARE‘CHERRIES’ TALL QUAICH,CIRCA 1900decorated by Edwin Sandland,painted mark WEMYSS

16.5cm high

£200-300

59 FG424/6WEMYSS WARE‘GEESE’ CIRCULAR PLATE,CIRCA 1900decorated with a singlegoose, painted markWEMYSS, fritting to edge

21cm across

£150-250

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58 FE24/15WEYMSS WARELARGE ‘GEESE’ BASIN,CIRCA 1900decorated with a frieze ofgeese to the interior andexterior rim, impressed markWEMYSS WARE/ R.H.&S.,printed retailer’s mark

39cm diameter

£500-700

57 FG416/2WEMYSS WARE‘BROWN COCKEREL & HENS’BONJOUR JUG, EARLY20TH CENTURYbears inscription BONJOUR,impressed mark WEMYSS,printed retailer’s mark

6.5cm high

£150-250

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63 FG154/1CHRISTOPHER DRESSER(1834-1904) PROBABLY FORCOALBROOKDALE,SHROPSHIRECAST IRON GRILLE,CIRCA 1870of square outline, enclosingpierced scrolling tendrils andfoliage

55cm x 53cm

Literature:Whiteway, Michael (Edit.),‘Christopher Dresser: A DesignRevolution’, London 2004, pp.109-113Decorative Arts Society Journal 29,p.44, figure 2 for a similar design.

Note:The Coalbrookdale company’sdecision to move into ornamentaldomestic furnishings in 1830 turnedround the fortunes of the company.Christopher Dresser designed aseries of distinctive hallstands andgarden furniture for the firm from1867 to the 1880s.

£600-800

65 FG302/8CHRISTOPHER DRESSER(1834-1904) FORCOALBROOKDALE,SHROPSHIREPAIR OF CAST IRON FIREDOGS, CIRCA 1870each with heavy steppedbases and incised curveduprights with flowerheadterminals (2)

43.5cm high

£400-600

64 FG154/2ATTRIBUTED TOCHRISTOPHER DRESSER,PROBABLY FORCOALBROOKDALE,SHROPSHIRECAST IRON TABLE BASE,CIRCA 1880the central column with threescrolling brackets cast withmedieval beasts, dentil castbase

71cm high, 44cm diameter at base

£300-500

Scottish Design

66 FG302/1GOTHIC REVIVALPAIR OF OVERPAINTED ANDGILDED WROUGHT IRONELECTROLIERS, CIRCA 1890each with central column,with radiating spokessupporting a circular coronawith scrolled brackets andcircular ring with floretstudded decoration and fourcurved branches, associatedfrilled shades (2)

140cm high, 75cm diameter

Provenance:Mount Zion Church, QuarriersVillage, Renfrewshire

Note:Quarriers Village was founded asthe ‘Orphan Homes of Scotland’ in1876 by Glasgow shoe-maker and philanthropist William Quarrier. Quarrier had a vision of acommunity allowing the young people in his care to thrive, set in a countryside environmentand housed in a number of grand residences under a house-mother and father. This visionwas realised by a number of donations from Quarrier and his friends, who had a free hand inchoosing the style that their cottage was built in. As a result the village is an unusual mix ofGothic, French, Old English, Scottish Baronial and Italian. Despite this virtually all of thebuildings were the responsibility of one architect, Robert Bryden of Clarke & Bell inGlasgow, who worked free of charge on Quarrier’s projects over a course of sometwenty-eight yearsA charity under the name of Quarriers continues the work of the former homes and is basedwithin the village, although over time the homes and associated buildings have beenconverted into private housing, and some expansion has taken place with new residentialdevelopment. Quarriers is a registered charity and still functions to help disadvantagedyoung people, carers and adults with disabilities in the United Kingdom and beyond.

£2,000-3,000

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67 FG283/1WYLIE & LOCHHEAD, GLASGOWGOTHIC REVIVAL ‘CAQUETEUSE’ TYPE OAKARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1910with pierced tracery top rail and blind fretwork backabove open arms and solid seat raised on spirallyfluted and blocked legs linked by stretchers, bearsmaker’s label

£300-500





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68 FD72/4TALWIN MORRIS (1865-1911)COLLECTION OF DECORATIVE BINDINGS, CIRCA 1900Blackie & Sons, Ltd.: The Red Letter Poets - Robert Burns,1902; The Red Letter Library including: Selected Poems byAlexander Pope, 1910, The Four Georges, Essays of Elia, total 3of 84 vols; The Red Letter Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet,1904, total of 1 of 36 volumes; Blackie’s Little French Classics -Orators of the Revolution, 1904; Nat the Naturalist; Erling theBold; The Talisman; In a Stranger’s Garden; Picked up at Sea; 2copies of Queen of the Daffodils; The Lonely Pyramid; GlasgowAcademy Chronicle, A copy from 1911 number XLIX; A secondcopy from 1920 number LXXXIV; Science in Modern Life, 1910,complete 6 vols; The Reign of Princess Naska by AmeliaHutchison, 1899; The Standard Encyclopaedia of ModernAgriculture and Rural Economy (cover design not attributed toTalwin Morris); The Concise English Dictionary - Literary,Scientific and Technical, 1910; and School Shakespeare - The

Tempest, Collins clear type press Gresham Publishing Co.,London: William Ewart Gladstone and his contemporaries,1898, complete 4 vols.; The Book of Home, 1900, complete 8vols.; Queen Victoria: Her Life and Reign, 1901, complete 4vols.; The Poetical Works of Robert Burns, 1909, complete 4Volumes; The Modern Carpenter and Joiner and Cabinetmaker,1902, complete 8 vols.; The Natural History of Plants, 1904,complete 2 vols.; The Confessions of Harry Larrequer byCharles Lever; Modern Power Generators by James WeirFrench, 2 vols.

Note:Talwin Morris became Arts Manager for Glasgow publisher Blackie & Son in1898, a position he held until his death in 1911. He became friends withCharles Rennie Mackintosh, his wife Margaret Macdonald, and their circle,and revolutionised bookbinding by using stylised motifs such as birds, rosesand briars on the covers of books, rather than on the inside.

£400-600



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70 FD72/6CHARLES RENNIEMACKINTOSH (1868-1928)COLLECTION OFDECORATIVE BINDINGS,CIRCA 1900‘The Lonely Pyramid’; Queenof the Daffodils’; ‘Picked up atSea’; In a Strangers Garden’;and ‘Queen of the Daffodils’;also the ATTRIBUTED TOCHARLES RENNIEMACKINTOSH, ‘Nat theNaturalist; The Talisman’;Erling the Bold’ (8)

£200-300

72 FD72/2AJESSIE MARION KING(1875-1949)BOOKPLATE FOR FRED J.M.CHRISTIEprint, with gilt highlights,bearing inscription EX LIBRIS/ARS LONGA VITA BREVIS/FRED J M CHRISTIE

12cm x 10.5cm

£150-250

71 FD72/2JESSIE MARION KING(1875-1949)BOOKPLATE FOR FRED J.M.CHRISTIEprint, with gilt highlights,bearing inscription EX LIBRIS/ARS LONGA VITA BREVIS/FRED J M CHRISTIE

12cm x 10.5cm

£150-250

69* FF139/20JAMES HERBERT MCNAIR (1868-1955)BOOKPLATE FOR JOHN TURNBULL KNOX, 1896etching, signed and dated in the plate ‘J. Herbert McNair Inv.Del./ 1896’ and inscribed ‘Nourished by Middle Earth/ breathedon by Heavenly/ Dew,/ Flourished a Tree of Worth/ Flourishedand/ Grew/ The Tree of Knowledge’, framed and glazed

9cm x 7cm

Literature:Howarth, Thomas, ‘Charles Rennie Mackintosh and The Modern Movement’,London, 1977, p. 19-20Burkhauser, Jude (Edit), ‘Glasgow Girls, Women in Art and Design1880-1920’, Edinburgh, 1990, p. 105 for illustrations of similar bookplates

Note:Howarth comments “the book-plate...was designed by MacNair for JohnTurnbull Knox; in it there is a falcon-the Knox crest-hovering above the treeof knowledge which enfolds in its branches the spirits of art and poetry,represented by two sad female figures with long flowing tresses. The twospirits hold in their hands rose-buds which appear as cherub heads, andlilies, emblems of painting and sculpture. The heads embraced by thefalcon’s wings are breathing the dew of inspiration which falls on the tree ofknowledge from above...This example, with the Conversazione Programme,recaptures admirably the atmosphere of subtle erotic symbolism thatpervaded the last decade of the nineteenth century.”

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73 FF145/2HANNAH MOORE WALTON (1863-1940)GLASS TRUMPET VASE, CIRCA 1900decorated with harebells and moths, paintedmonogram mark HW

20cm high

Literature:Burkhauser, Jude ‘Glasgow Girls: Women in Art andDesign 1880-1920’, Edinburgh 1990, p. 166

Note:Hannah Walton worked from the family home at 5 BelmontTerrace in Hillhead, Glasgow, where her sister Helen hadestablished her studio in 1881. The sisters specialised inthis type of painting on commercial glassware, and chosedecorative subjects associated with water.

£300-500

74 FG423/1HANNAH MOORE WALTON (1863-1940)PAIR OF GLASS BOWLS, CIRCA 1900each painted with dragonflies and floweringwater plants, painted monogram HW (2)

11cm diameter

£300-400

75 FF145/1HANNAH MOORE WALTON (1863-1940)TWO PAINTED GLASS BOWLS, CIRCA 1910one decorated with swimming fish andkingfishers, the other with flying ducks, eachwith painted monogram HW (2)

11.5 and 12cm diameter

£300-400



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76 FG325/20MARGARET WRIGHT (1884-1957)WEDDING PARTYWatercolour on paper, laid down, signedbottom right M.WRIG**

39cm x 19cm

Literature:Burkhauser, Jude, ‘Glasgow Girls; Women in Art andDesign 1880-1920’, 1990, page 191

£400-600

77 FG302/2GEORGE HENRY WALTON (1867-1933)RARE MAHOGANY GATE LEG TEA TABLE,CIRCA 1903the circular drop leaf top with moulded rim, raisedabove ring turned and blocked tapering legs linkedby a stretcher

84cm diameter (open), 70cm high

Literature:Moon, Karen ‘George Walton: Designer and Architect’, Oxford1993, p. 118, fig. 154

Note:A table similar to the present lot was exhibited by Walton at theArts & Crafts Exhibition of 1903. As well as this elegant table,the display included the Eros mosaic panel, now at theHunterian Art Gallery & Museum in Glasgow; the Brusselssideboard and a fine selection of his glassware. ‘The CabinetMaker’ magazine, commenting on the exhibit at the time,declared it ‘beyond reproach’.

£3,000-5,000



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79 EY798/1GEORGE WALTON (1867-1933)SATIN BIRCH SIDE CABINET,CIRCA 1898decorated with chevron banding, thesurmount with opposing mirroreddoors centred by two drawers, above arectangular top and an arrangementof four short over two long drawers,each with cut out handles and beatensilvered backplates, the whole raisedon bracket feet, label aperture to rear(label now lacking)

114cm wide, 172cm high, 60cm deep

Literature:Moon, Karen, ‘George Walton, Designer andArchitect’, pub. Oxford 1993, pages 64-70Agius, Pauline, ‘British Furniture 1880-1905’,pub. Suffolk 1978, page 102, pl. 105

Note:The present lot is characteristic of thefurniture produced at Elm Bank, York byWalton & Co. in 1898 for Sydney Leetham. Thefurniture is inlaid with bold geometric chevronbanding, a type of decoration which had beenrevived and popularised by George Jack atMorris & Co., however the use of thistechnique at Elm Bank was altogether bolderand more expansive.

£1,000-1,500

78 FF145/7JAMES COUPER & SONS, GLASGOW‘CLUTHA’ GLASS VASE, CIRCA 1900of tapered cylindrical form, with milky inclusions

9cm high

Note:‘Clutha’ glass was invented by James Couper in the 1890sand is the Gaelic word for Clyde. George Walton andChristopher Dresser design for the range.

£300-500



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80CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH(SCOTTISH 1868-1928)SILVER DESSERT FORK, DATED 1902with four prongs, and pierced terminal,bears maker’s mark DWH (David W.Hislop), hallmarked Glasgow 1902

23cm long

Provenance:Fra H. NewberyElsie Newbery and by family descentBarclay Lennie Fine Art, Glasgow

Liierature:Howarth, Thomas, ‘Charles Rennie Mackintoshand the Modern Movement’, New York, 1953, pl. 50

Note:In 1902 Jessie and Fra Newbery commissionedfrom Mackintosh a design for a twelve placesetting of dining cutlery, each set containing asoup spoon, dessert spoon, dinner fork anddessert fork (knives were supplied separately froma stock pattern). The commission was handled bya jeweller’s in Glasgow, Edwards & Company, andthe cutlery was made by D W Hislop, a Glasgowsilversmith who worked with Mackintosh on otherprojects. The entire set of cutlery was later dividedequally between the Newberys’ daughters, Maryand Elsie; Mary’s pieces were sold separatelyduring the 1970s and 1980s. Three of the twelvesets were recently sold in these rooms, lots 21, 22and 23, included as part of the Taffner Collectionin September 2012. This rare fork is one of the fewfrom this set remaining in private hands.

£5,000-8,000



81* FC592/66JOHN EDNIE (SCOTTISH 1876-1934) FOR WYLIE & LOCHHEAD,GLASGOWOAK ‘DOMINO’ OCCASIONAL TABLE, CIRCA 1903the square top above crossed supports tapering to a wide base andpierced, centred by a quatrefoil-shelved tier

45cm (18in) wide, 76cm (30in) high

Provenance:Collection of Eleanor & Donald Taffner

Note:This table is likely to be one from a series made for a new billiards roomcommissioned by John Wylie of Wylie & Lochhead for his home at 26 HuntlyGardens, Glasgow in 1903.

£1,500-2,000

83 FD72/1CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH(1868-1928) FOR MISS CRANSTON’STEAROOMSSILVER PLATE TEASPOON, CIRCA 1905with oval bowl and trefoil finial, indistinctstamped mark MISS CRANSTON’S

12.5cm long

£150-250

Photo T. & R. Annan

82 FG437/4HELEN A. LAMBFRAMED EMBROIDEREDPANEL, CIRCA 1909worked in coloured silks andbeading on an unbleachedlinen ground, and depictinga maiden in a garden

57cm x 33.5cm

Literature:‘The Studio - An IllustratedMagazine of Fine and Applied Art’,Volume Forty Six, illustrated incolour

£800-1,200

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84 FC904/1ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSHOVERPAINTED DOOR, CIRCA 1900with inset fielded panels and square cut-outs,mounted with (later) glass panels

219cm x 68cm

Provenance:Ex Glasgow School of Architecture

£800-1,200

85 FG283/3ATTRIBUTED TO MARGARET GILMOURCIRCULAR BRASS CHARGER, CIRCA 1910decorated with a repoussé band of entwinedfoliage in the Celtic style

49cm diameter

£300-500

86 FG30/6ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR(1874-1951) FOR WYLIE &LOCHHEAD, GLASGOWPAIR OAK SIDE CHAIRS,CIRCA 1910with pierced top rail and slattedbacks raised above rush seats onsquare tapering legs linked bystretchers (2)

£300-500



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87 FG283/2WILLIAM DANIELMCLENNAN (1872-1940)ARTS & CRAFTS OAK SIDECHAIR, CIRCA 1910the pierced top rail abovetapered slatted back onleather sling seat andsquare tapered legs linkedby stretchers

£400-600

89 FG437/20SCOTTISH SCHOOLSTAINED AND LEADED GLASS PANEL,CIRCA 1900of triptych form, depicting stylised plantforms and including Vaseline glass panelsand moulded and carved leaves, within achamfered oak frame

77cm x 61cm

£300-500

88 FG302/5EUAN G. WALKERPAIR OF GLASGOW STYLE BATIK PANELS,CIRCA 1910each depicting water nymphs, bears artist’s paperlabel verso (2)

71cm x 29cm

£300-500

90 FG437/6GLASGOW SCHOOLFUMED OAK HIGH BACKCHAIR, CIRCA 1900the serpentine top rail aboveslatted back and drop in seat,raised on square taperinglegs linked by stretchers

£300-500

91 FC736/10GLASGOW SCHOOLEBONISED TOILET MIRROR,CIRCA 1900the rectangular framed plate,supported on broad uprightspierced with squares, withdivided feet, linked by astretcher

59cm wide, 86.5cm high

£150-250



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E.A. Taylor was born in Greenock in 1874, thefifteenth of seventeen children of an army major.After training as a draughtsman in the yards of theshipbuilders Scott and Co. Ltd, Taylor became astudent of the Glasgow School of Art in the late1890s. There he absorbed the influence of FraNewbery and the already well-established ‘GlasgowFour’, before joining Wylie & Lochhead in 1900, andbecoming a leading designer of furniture andstained glass in the Glasgow Style. In 1907 hebecame the head of furniture design with Wraggeand Co. in Salford, and married the illustrator andfellow Glasgow School protégé, Jessie Marion Kingthe following year. A move to Paris three years latersaw Taylor become the Paris correspondent of TheStudio and second in command of Tudor Hart’s‘Paris School of Drawing and Painting’. Before long,however, the couple established their own school,‘The Shealing Atelier’, and also set up a popularsummer sketching school on the Isle of Arran,which they continued to run until 1940.

Returning to Scotland shortly after the outbreak ofWorld War I they settled in Kirkcudbright, whoseparticular quality of light is said to have drawnmany artists to reside in its picturesque streets.Cottages were converted to studios and many youngartists of the day, including Dorothy Johnstone andCecile Walton, painted there - joining older figuressuch as S.J. Peploe, who spoke fondly of the Taylorswarm hospitality. Although Taylor was no longer atthe forefront of Scottish design he worked at aprodigious rate, particularly focussing onwatercolours of local scenes, some of which hereproduced as etchings. While in Paris, Taylor wasinfluenced by contemporary French paintingresulting in his work at home becoming more likethat of the Colourists, with simplified forms andbold outlines. Kirkcudbright is a typical example ofthis period and also features a recurrent motif inhis work - prominent trees cut off by the upperedge of the canvas. Latterly, he helped to found theDumfries and Galloway Fine Art Association andwas in demand as a speaker on art and also on thework of Robert Burns. With his death in 1951 animportant chapter in the cultural life ofKirkcudbright’s artist colony came to a close.

92§ FF23/2ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR(1874-1951)‘TWO RED ROSES ACROSSTHE MOON’design for stained glass,pencil and watercolour,framed

17cm x 13cm

Provenance:Miss Merle TaylorSale of the Estate of the late MissMerle Taylor, Sotheby’s, Glasgow, 21June 1977, lot 364.

£600-800

93§ FF23/4ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR(1874-1951)‘KILMENY’design for a stained glasswindow, pencil, ink andwatercolour

22cm x 9cm

Provenance:Miss Merle TaylorSale of the Estate of the late MissMerle Taylor, Sotheby’s, Glasgow, 21June 1977, lot 371

Literature:Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art,1909, illustrated page 71.

£400-600



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94§ FF23/1ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR (1874-1951)‘THE BETROTHAL OF THE PRINCESS’;A BOOK COVER STUDYwatercolour on tracing paper, unsigned, bearsinscription REPERTORY PLAYS/ THE BETROTHALOF THE/ PRINCESS/ A.J. TALBOT/ LONDON &GLASGOW GOWANS & GRAY LTD, 15cm x 10cm;‘PEACE’, A BOOK COVER DESIGN, pen & ink,watercolour on tracing paper, stuck down, signedE.A.TAYLOR and inscribed by the artist THIS ISJUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE COLOURSCHEME/ E.A.T., 17cm x 12cm; and THREEPRINTED BOOK COVERS, ‘SNOWDROP AND THEDWARVES; EMIGRATION AT FIRST SIGHT; and AMATTER OF CONSCIENCE (5)

Provenance:Miss Merle TaylorSale of the Estate of the late Miss Merle Taylor, Sotheby’s,Glasgow, 21 June 1977, Lot 301 (part)

£800-1,200

95 FG30/7ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR (1874-1951)FOR WYLIE & LOCHHEAD, GLASGOWPAIR OAK SIDE CHAIRS, CIRCA 1910each with tapered back with stylised plantform on upholstered panel seats (2)

£300-500

96 FG30/14ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR (1874-1951)FOR WYLIE & LOCHHEAD, GLASGOWPAIR OAK SIDE CHAIRS, CIRCA 1910the curved and pierced top rails aboveupholstered panel seats raised on squareand turned legs linked by stretchers (2)

£300-500

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100§ FF23/15ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR(1874-1951)SCOTLAND’S ROAD OFROMANCE; THREE DESIGNSFOR A BOOK COVERgouache and watercolour onvellum (1) and tracing paper(2), each inscribedSCOTLANDS ROAD/ OFROMANCE/ BY/ AUGUSTUSMUIR (3)

each approx. 19.5cm x 13cm

Provenance:Miss Merle TaylorSale of the Estate of the late MissMerle Taylor, Sotheby’s, Glasgow, 21June 1977, Lot 301 (part)

£200-300

99 FG30/2ATTRIBUTED TO ERNESTARCHIBALD TAYLORGLASGOW STYLE OAK HALLBENCH, CIRCA 1900the solid rectangular panelledback and seat enclosed bycurved and moulded sidesupports with four piercedcarrying handles


£600-800

98 FG30/1ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR(1874-1951) FOR WYLIE &LOCHHEAD, GLASGOWOAK SIDEBOARD, CIRCA 1900the superstructure withcentral carved panel depictingroses and foliage flanked bysliding doors in three sectionswith corresponding carving,the rectangular top abovefour drawers and threepanelled doors below, eachcentred with stained andleaded glass panels depictingstylised roses, the wholeraised on square legs

183cm wide, 135cm high,

53cm deep

Literature:Larner, Gerald and Celia, ‘TheGlasgow Style’, Edinburgh 1979, p54,fig. 39.

Note:This sideboard is similar in form to a sideboard designed by Taylor forWilliam Douglas Weir (later Lord Weir) in Glasgow around 1901,following the success of his room for Wylie & Lochhead at the GlasgowInternational Exhibition the same year.

£5,000-8,000

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101§JESSIE MARION KING (1875-1949)‘THE DWARF’S DREAM’pen and ink, watercolour and silver paint, signed lower right JESSIEM. KING, bears inscription HIS DREAM/ “HE WOULD BRING HERACORN CUPS AND DEW/ DRENCHED ANENOMES AND TINY GLOWWORMS/ TO BE STARS IN THE PALE GOLD OF HER HAIR”

27.5cm x 20cm

Provenance:Miss Merle TaylorSale of the Estate of the late Miss Merle Taylor, Sotheby’s, Glasgow, 21 June 1977,lot 159.

Note:The original illustration from ‘The Birthday of the Infanta’ by Oscar Wilde, from ‘AHouse of Pomegranates’, published Methuen & Co.Ltd., London, 1915 (reproducedopposite page 52 in the printed book)

£1,500-2,000

102§JESSIE MARION KING (1875-1949)‘YOUR DEAR HEAD..’pencil and ink study, faintlyinscribed YOUR DEAR HEADBOWED TO/ THE GILLYFLOWERBED, 31cm x 15cm; ‘A XMASWISH..’, pencil study by the samehand, inscribed A XMAS WISH/ROSES ROSES/ ALL THE WAY,17cm x 10cm; and ‘GREETING’, apencil study, inscribed GREETING/JOPY BE YOURS AND SONG/THROUGHOUT THE DAYS, 15cm x8cm (3)

Provenance:Miss Merle TaylorSale of the Estate of the late Miss MerleTaylor, Sotheby’s, Glasgow, 21 June 1977,Lot 205

£500-700



103§JESSIE MARION KING (1875-1949)‘SHE SHRANK INTO THE CAVE’pencil, pen and ink study, bearsinscription SHE SHRANK INTO THECAVE/ OSSIAN

24cm x 16cm

Provenance:Miss Merle TaylorSale of the Estate of the late Miss MerleTaylor, Sotheby’s, Glasgow, 21 June 1977

£200-300

106§ FG303/2ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR(1874-1951)FARMYARD SCENEcharcoal and watercolour,signed lower left E.A. TAYLOR

22cm x 28cm

£200-300

109§ FD72/3BERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR(1874-1951)SELF PORTRAITpencil sketch, unsigned and;HELEN PAXTON BROWN(ATTRIB.) PORTRAIT OF AYOUNG WOMAN ovalcharcoal sketch, unsigned,28cm x 23cm (2)

Provenance:Greengate, Kirkcudbright

£200-300

108§ FG303/2BERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR(1874-1951)BOULDERwatercolour, signed lowerright E.A. TAYLOR

17cm x 22cm

£100-200

107§ FG303/2AERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR(1874-1951)LAKESIDE SCENEwatercolour, signed lowerright E.A. TAYLOR

42cm x 28cm

£200-300



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104§ FF23/7JESSIE MARION KING (1875-1949)‘GOOD GREETING’pen & ink, watercolour, inscribed GOODGREETING/ 1949, with ink sketch verso,12cm x 9cm; also STUDY FOR ‘GOODGREETING’, pen and ink on acetate,inscribed GOOD GREETING/ 1949, initialledJMK, 14cm x 13cm; and a SHEET OFPREPARATORY STUDIES, pen and ink onacetate, unsigned, 18cm x 15cm (3)

Provenance:Miss Merle TaylorSale of the Estate of the late Miss Merle Taylor,Sotheby’s, Glasgow, 21 June 1977

£300-500

105§ FF23/9JESSIE MARION KING (1875-1949)FIGURES ON THE SHOREink and watercolour study on tracing paper,18cm x 25cm; and DESIGN FOR AGREETINGS CARD, ink and watercolour,inscribed 16 RUE DE LA GRANDE CHAMIEREPARIS/ VIE/ E.A & J.M.K TAYLOR’S/1915...GREETINGS, 10.5cm x 12.5cm (2)

Provenance:Miss Merle TaylorSale of the Estate of the late Miss Merle Taylor,Sotheby’s, Glasgow, 21 June 1977

£300-500



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110 FF23/5ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR (1874-1951)STAINED & LEADED GLASS LANDSCAPEPANEL, CIRCA 1910mounted on a coated steel light box; andANOTHER STAINED & LEADED GLASSPANEL, of geometric design, 20cm x 17.5cm(2)

Provenance:Miss Merle TaylorSale of the Estate of the late Miss Merle Taylor,Sotheby’s, Glasgow, 21 June 1977, Lot 376

£2,500-3,500

112 FG358/1SCOTTISH SCHOOLSTAINED AND LEADEDGLASS PANEL, CIRCA 1910with central roundel depictinga landscape

99cm x 71cm

£200-300

115 FC736/9MANNER OF TALWINMORRISTIN WALL MIRROR,CIRCA 1910of rectangular outline,repoussé decorated with afrieze of heart motifs and setwith blue stone cabochons

43cm x 23cm

£200-300

114 FG417/1ATTRIBUTED TO MARGARETGILMOURBRASS OVAL TRAY,CIRCA 1920with repoussé decoration ofopposed moths

28cm diameter

£200-300

113 FF420/2GLASGOW STYLEBRASS TRIVET, CIRCA 1910the rectangular top repoussédecorated with stylised plantforms, raised on curvedsupports

36cm across

£100-200

111 FF23/6JESSIE MARION KING (1875-1949) FOR LIBERTY & CO.,LONDONSILVER, ENAMEL AND MOTHER OF PEARL BUCKLE,DATED 1910the buckle in two parts, each with circular cloisonnéenamel panel depicting a longboat in full sail, makersmark L&CO, stamped number 10197, hallmarkedBirmingham 1910

9.5cm across

£1,000-1,500



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116§ FE751/1JESSIE MARION KING (1875-1949)“AUNTIE”signed lower right JESSIE M. KING, andinscribed “AUNTIE” AND WHAT WERECHILDHOOD WANTING YOU?; pen, black inkand watercolour on vellum

24.8cm x 37cm

£2,000-3,000

117§ FG303/2CERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR (1874-1951)COASTAL SCENEwatercolour, signed lower right E.A. TAYLOR

31cm x 52cm

£300-400

118 FD72/3CATTRIBUTED TO ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLORLANDSCAPE SCENEoil on board, unsigned and verso ORE/ CAFE-MUSIC/ RUED’ANTIN, watercolour sketch for a jazz club, unsigned,42cm x 26cm TWO OIL SKETCHES OF YOUNG GIRLS, oilon board, unsigned, 24cm x 16cm and 38cm x 36cm; anda FARMYARD SCENE, watercolour sketch, unsigned, 30cmx 38cm (4)


£300-500

119 FB594/5ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR (1874-1951)ARRAN COTTAGESpastel, 19cm x 26cm and a companion SEATED FIGURE,pastel 26cm x 20cm, both unsigned together with;TELEGRAPH POLE, ARRAN, pastel, 25cm x 19cm; and acompanion LANDSCAPE WITH BOULDER, pastel, 19cm x26cm, both unsigned (4)

£300-500



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121§ FD72/3AERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR(1874-1951)ARRAN LANDSCAPEcharcoal and watercolour,signed lower right E.A.TAYLOR, 29cm x 23cm; and aGROUP OF FIVE LANDSCAPESKETCHES by the same hand,charcoal and watercolour,unsigned (5)


£250-400

120 EW528/2ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR (1874-1951)FOR WYLIE & LOCHHEAD, GLASGOWARTS & CRAFTS OAK AND INLAID SIDECABINET, CIRCA 1910the central section with two plate shelvesabove two drawers with inlaid vertical bandsand silvered handles with two correspondingcupboards below, flanked by twin pedestalsof cupboards and drawers, the whole raisedon bracket feet, bears maker’s label


£500-700

122§ FD72/3ERNEST ARCHIBALD TAYLOR(1874-1951)TREE BY THE FENCEcharcoal and watercolour,signed lower left E.A. TAYLOR,18cm x 16cm; and a GROUP OFSEVEN LANDSCAPESKETCHES, by the same hand,charcoal, pencil andwatercolour, unsigned (8)


£300-500



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123 FG214/1ALEXANDER RITCHIE (1856-1941)SILVER AND ENAMEL BROOCH, DATED 1922of circular form cast with a longboat, maker’s marks for Darby & Sons (D&S), hallmarkedBirmingham 1922, 2.7cm diameter; A SILVER & ENAMEL BROOCH AFTER ALEXANDERRITCHIE, 1940S, of circular form with Celtic knot design, maker’s marks for A. H. Darby &Sons (A.H.D.&S), indistinct Birmingham hallmarks, 3.4cm diameter; also an AGATEBROOCH, with white metal mounts, 4cm diameter; and a 9CT GOLD PROPELLINGPENCIL, with inscribed band and seal terminal, 11cm long extended (4)

Literature:MacArthur, E. Mairi ‘Iona Celtic Art’, Iona 2003, p40, ill. 8f

£200-300

126 FG302/3ALEXANDER RITCHIE (1856-1941)CARVED OAK BOOK STAND, DATED 1902the shaped side panels and back carved inbas relief with entwined beasts to theexterior, the lower stretcher with Celticknot band, incised mark to the rear A.R./IONA/ 1902


Literature:MacArthur, E. Mairi, ‘Iona Celtic Art: The Work of AlexanderRitchie’, Iona 2003, p.31

Note:Some of the earliest pieces from Alexander Richie’s ownhand were in wood and this early piece dated 1902, andbearing rare markings, is likely to be one such piece.

£1,000-1,500

124 FF196/2ALEXANDER RITCHIE (1856-1941)SILVER CIGARETTE CASE,DATED 1923of rounded rectangular outline, thehinged cover embossed with longboatand foliate panel enclosed by a Celticband, stamped maker’s marks A.R./IONA, hallmarked Birmingham 1923,73g

9cm x 5.5cm

£600-800

125 FF157/13FALEXANDER RITCHIE (1856-1941)CASED SET OF SIXSCOTTISH PROVINCIAL COFFEESPOONS, 1928of traditional Nunnery form withdecorative stems and small pointedbowls, in original fitted case, maker’smark AR, hallmarked Glasgow 1928,4.6g (6)

each 7.5cm long

£300-500



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127 FE298/2ALEXANDER RITCHIE (1856-1941)CARVED WALNUT CENTRE TABLE,CIRCA 1920the serpentine rectangular top, carved in basrelief with a band of Celtic beasts andknotwork, raised above a plain frieze andsquare tapered cabriole legs with carvedknees

75.5cm wide, 74cm high, 46cm deep

£600-800

129 FG424/1ALEXANDER RITCHIE (1856-1941)RECTANGULAR COPPER WALLMIRROR, CIRCA 1915the rectangular plate within framewith repoussé decoration ofstylised plants with Celtic knottedroots and with trailing foliate friezebelow on a hammered ground

55cm x 100cm

Literature:MacArthur, E. Mairi ‘Iona Celtic Art’, Iona2003, p. 27, ill. 3a, for similar examplehanging in the shop interior on Iona.

£800-1,200

128 FG424/2ALEXANDER RITCHIE (1856-1941)CIRCULAR BRASS CHARGER, CIRCA 1915with repoussé decorated band to the rim,depicting Celtic knot panels spaced by fourwinged beasts with foliate branches in theirjaws

46cm across

£300-500



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130 FG423/3GEORGE BAIN (1881-1968) FOR QUAYLE &TRANTER LTD., KIDDERMINSTERCELTIC ‘HUNTING’ WOOL RUG, CIRCA 1948the machine woven ivory field with centralred octagonal Celtic knotwork medallionsurrounded by huntsmen with dogs, deer,boar and horses within red and polychromestrapwork border

192cm x 121cm

£500-700

131* FF139/19SCOTTISH CELTIC REVIVALEMBROIDERED BEDSPREAD, CIRCA 1900composed of blue linen panels linked by woolstitching and incorporating embroideredCeltic knots, a bird and a longboat

206cm x 241cm

£300-500

132 FG424/3SCOTTISH ARTS & CRAFTSSILVER MOUNTED GLASS DECANTER &STOPPER, 1898the body of dimpled gourd form withsilver mounts and stopper, makersmarks Robert and William Sorley,hallmarked Glasgow 1898

23cm high

£100-200

134 FG424/9DUNMORE POTTERYLARGE GARDEN SEAT, LATE19TH CENTURYof barrel form, with applied mouldedband of ivy, covered in a blue glaze,impressed mark DUNMORE

46cm high

£300-400

133 FG91/8DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND’SCRIPPLES GUILDPAIR OF SILVERED METAL SALTS,CIRCA 1905each of tapered cylindrical form withreeded bands and stamped floret frieze,stamped maker’s mark DSCG, 6.5cmhigh; also an EPNS CRUET, formed asthree thistle heads on a leafy base,14cm high; and a SMALL PLATEDTOAST RACK, 7.5cm long (4)

£100-200



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The pianist and singer Marjory Kennedy-Fraser (1857–1930) was born in Perth to the Scottish singerDavid Kennedy. She accompanied her father on tour as a child around Scotland and Europe, where sheplayed the piano and he sang. Between 1880 and 1890 Kennedy-Fraser experienced a series of tragicfamily losses which included the death of her three siblings in a theatre fire in Nice, the death of herfather in 1886 and the death of her husband of pneumonia in 1890, after only three years of marriage.

As a young widow with two small children she needed to make a living and so settled in Edinburgh as amusic teacher and lecturer. She soon became part of the city's artistic avant-garde circles, striking up aclose friendship with the painter John Duncan, with whom she shared a deep interest in the CelticRevival, and meeting leading lights of the Scottish Arts & Crafts movement; Alexander Carmichael,Patrick Geddes and Phoebe Anna Traquair. She had been inspired by the multilingual atmosphere sheexperienced as a music student in Paris to look for her own Gaelic roots and, as a result of a trip toEriskay with Duncan in 1905, resolved to collect the Gaelic songs of the Outer Hebrides. She was thefirst collector in Scotland to use recording techniques – and arranged them with pianoaccompaniments. Kennedy-Fraser published these songs in three volumes entitled "Songs of theHebrides", with a fourth volume published a few years later called "From the Hebrides". Thesepublications together with frequent performances throughout Britain and internationally made thesongs famous throughout the world. An ardent nationalist with an international perspective, it was herambition to show the world the musical wealth of Scotland, and she fought extensively for a musiccollege in Scotland, in order to make higher music education available for talented Scots from all strataof society.

This presentation box was made and presented to her in early recognition of her work, for which shewas eventually honoured with a C.B.E. in 1928, two years before her death in 1930. Her archive is now inthe collection of Edinburgh University Library. The inscriptions and decoration on this box show anumber of characteristics found on the work of the Edinburgh based designer and artist Phoebe AnnaTraquair; most particularly in two plaques mounted in St John's Episcopal Church in Alloa dated 1901and 1902, and in several of her mounted enamels such as the 'Ten Virgins Casket' of 1907. Thisrepoussé work was not generally executed by Traquair, however, but delegated to others to herinstructions.

John Duncan: Marjory Kennedy Fraser, 1857 -1930. Musician and collector of Hebridean songs.© Scottish National Portrait Gallery

135 FG11/14SCOTTISH ARTS & CRAFTSPEWTER AND COPPER BOUND PRESENTATION CASKET,DATED 1911the lid with copper band, embossed with Celtic knotwork, andenclosing panel with embossed inscription PRESENTED TO MRSKENNEDY FRAZER (SIC)/ ALONG WITH A GIFT FROM THE ROYAL/BOUNTY BY A GROUP OF FRIENDS AND/ ADMIRERS INRECOGNITION OF WHAT/ SHE HAS DONE FOR THE FOLK MUSIC/OF SCOTLAND. FEB. 24. 1911. and with applied plaque to theunderside, with embossed inscription YOU SING AND MY SOUL ISBORNE/ TO THE ISLES OF THE OUTER SEAS/ TO THE FAR WINDSCARRED/ WAVE WORN/ WILD HEBRIDES, the plain sides withriveted copper brackets to the angles

13.5cm wide, 8.5cm high, 8.5cm deep

Literature:Cumming, Elizabeth 'Phoebe Anna Traquair', Edinburgh 2011, p. 77, figure 49and p.81, fig 53

£1,500-2,000



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136 FG437/7PHEOBE ANNA TRAQUAIR (1852-1936)‘THE KISS’, CIRCA 1903enamel with foil on copper, signed with monogram verso andwith inscription THE KISS, the whole set within later silvermount by Linda Margaret Hodge, bears maker’s marks LMH,hallmarked Edinburgh 1979

enamel 4.5cm across, the whole, 5.5cm across

Literature:Cumming, Elizabeth, 'Phoebe Anna Traquair', 1993, p. 75Cumming, Elizabeth 'Phoebe Anna Traquair', Edinburgh 2011, pp.72-75, illus.no. 47

Note:Traquair started working in enamels whilst staying at Castlecraig inPeeblesshire, the home of Lord and Lady Gibson Carmichael. LadyCarmichael had studied with Alexander Fisher, and was already creatingworks in the art and had an enamelling workshop. Initially her work wasbased on the historic enamels she had studied in the Carmichaels extensivecollections, and indeed she collaborated with Carmichaels on several works.By 1902 she had begun to produce enamels in her own style, and had

137 FG437/2PHOEBE ANNA TRAQUAIR (1852-1936)PORTRAIT OF A GIRLoil on canvas, signed lower right with monogramand dated ‘91

24.5cm x 20cm

Literature:Cumming, Elizabeth, ‘Phoebe Anna Traquair’, 1993

Note:Phoebe Anna Traquair’s accomplishment in the crafts ofmural painting, manuscript illumination, furniture decoration,bookbinding, embroidery and enamelling was well recognisedboth during her lifetime and in recent years. Her portraitshave perhaps received less scholarly attention, thoughElizabeth Cumming acknowledged her skill in this mediumwhen describing her as a “painter whose depths of analysisand skill with tone and colour, seen especially in her self-portrait rank her at least equal to Gwen John”. This ‘Portraitof a Girl’ highlights her ability to evoke an ethereal mood,redolent of the ‘spiritual’ nature of much of her work, whileaccurately conveying the emotion of the sitter.

£3,000-5,000

become skilled at handling minerals and firing temperatures, attempting awide range of work and mixing the spiritual and secular. The present lot,dated to around 1903, share its subject with a triptych of the same date, anddemonstrates Traquair’s mastery of the medium, with its embossed surface,glowing colours and finely painted surface. Traquair exhibited twenty-twoenamels at the Arts & Crafts exhibition in London, including a pendant ofsimilar form to the present lot, commissioned by Sir Robert Lorimer, withwhom she would collaborate on a number of projects in later years.

£3,000-5,000



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138 FG437/1SIR ROBERT LORIMER (1864-1929)WALNUT LIBRARY DESK, CIRCA 1927made by Whytock & Reid, Edinburgh, the semi-concaverectangular top with open staged back flanked by four shortdrawers with burr veneers having curved carved and mouldedhandles, raised above a single burr veneered frieze drawer withcast bronze dolphin handles, on lyre-shaped end standards andtrestle feet, united by a cusped serpentine stretcher, stamped withmaker’s mark to the drawer WHYTOCK & REID, EDINBURGH


Provenance:Alexander Mackay Esq., Glencruitten House, Oban, Argyll

Liierature:Christopher Hussey, The Works of Sir Robert Lorimer; Country Life, 1931, p.106,and illus. pl.224

Note:The design and construction of the library at Glencruitten in 1927-8 was one ofLorimer’s last major country house commissions and included some of his lastdesigns for furniture.“(Lorimer) was aiming at something larger than had satisfied him formerly. Hewent back to early Renaissance models - indeed he had recently been to Romeand returned full of ideas but simplified them into something essentiallymodern. The stool and writing table (the current lot) are eminently functional, inthat they perform their purpose with a minimum of fuss, but at the same timerejoice the eye with their varied surfaced and vital lines...For these piecesLorimer supplied the rough sketch, Whytock & Reid’s detailing the woods.”

£10,000-15,000



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139 FG302/4SIR ROBERT LORIMER (1864-1929)DISPLAY CABINET ON CHEST, CIRCA 1920walnut veneered, the projected mouldedarched cornice, over a single door withbevelled plate glass enclosing adjustableshaped shelves, two short over two quarterveneered drawers with cast silvered bronzedolphin handles and inset mother of pearlescutcheons, the whole raised on bun feet


£3,000-5,000

140 FF175/29SIR ROBERT LORIMER (1864-1929)MAHOGANY CHILD’S COT, CIRCA 1920made by Whytock & Reid, Edinburgh, the head and foot boardswith figured veneers, each flanked by square uprightssurmounted by carved animal figures, the adjustable slattedsides with brass fittings, the whole raised on moulded squarelegs terminating in scroll-carved pad feet

144cm long, 125cm high, 38cm deep

Literature:Savage, Peter ‘Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers’, Edinburgh 1980,pl. 219, where newel posts on the main staircase at Lympne Castle in Kent(1907) show similar animal designs.

£1,000-1,500



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141 FF175/49WHYTOCK & REID, EDINBURGHFOUR WALNUT PARLOUR CHAIRS,CIRCA 1920each with hooped backs, centred by scrollingrail above a drop-in seat on leaf carvedcabriole legs to the front, with pad feet (4)

£400-600

142 FF175/19WHYTOCK & REID, EDINBURGHWALNUT LONG STOOL, 1920Sthe rectangular upholstered drop-in seat,raised on scrolling cabriole legs, carved tothe capitals with foliage in shallow relief andterminating in pad feet

130cm long, 44cm high, 55cm deep

£500-700

143 FF175/35WHYTOCK & REID, EDINBURGHMAHOGANY PLANTER, 1920Sof rectangular outline fitted with a separatemetal liner, the angles with reeded detailextending to the stylised pad feet and withshallow relief carving of flowers and foliageto the capitals, the veneered and figuredsides with corresponding carving to the lowerfrieze


£500-800

148 FG149/4MANNER OF SIR ROBERTLORIMERWROUGHT IRON FENDER,CIRCA 1900the fender of scrolling outlinewith pierced scrollwork trivetplatform, the sides with riveteddecoration


£300-500

147 FG270/1MANNER OF SIR ROBERTLORIMEROAK ARTS & CRAFTS ESTATETABLE, CIRCA 1920the rectangular moulded topwith inset writing surface,raised above a moulded friezeand turned and blocked legswith spirally fluted decoration,terminating in facetted bunfeet

216cm long, 77cm high,

107cm wide

£500-700

146 FF175/40WHYTOCK & REID,EDINBURGHTHREE SEAT UPHOLSTEREDSOFA, 1920Swith single squab cushionraised on ogee carved stainedmahogany feet

187cm wide, 97cm high

£250-400



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144 FG437/8MANNER OF SIR ROBERT LORIMERPAIR OF OAK TABLE CANDLESTICKS,CIRCA 1910each with faceted octagonal columnsabove corresponding spreading bases andwith painted steel and brass nozzles (2)

20cm high

£300-400

145 FG228/1EDINBURGH ARTS & CRAFTS SCHOOLGUARDIAN ANGELS, CIRCA 1915watercolour and oil on wood panel

40.5cm x 30.5cm

£300-500



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149 FF175/51THOMAS HADDEN (1871-1940)WROUGHT IRON GARDEN GATE,CIRCA 1910worked with central panel of fruitingrowan enclosed by a barred field, thescrollwork surmount with lilyflowerhead finial

90.5cm wide, 170cm high

£1,000-1,500

150 FG302/8AATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS HADDENWROUGHT IRON ASH SHOVEL,CIRCA 1910with tapered pan with applied scrolledbracket and slender stem withopenwork handle and thistle headfinial

90cm long

£250-350

151 FG256/1ARCHITECTURE & GARDENING -HUSSEY, CHRISTOPHERTHE WORK OF SIR ROBERT LORIMER.LONDON, 19314to, original cloth gilt, lackingdustwrapper

£150-250



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153 FC378/23JOHN MONCRIEFF LTD.,PERTH‘MONART’ GLASS VASE,CIRCA 1930of tapering form, mottledorange, yellow and amethystinclusions, bears paper labelMONART GLASS/MONCRIEFF SCOTLAND/VI.S.68

26cm high

£250-400

154 FE497/4JOHN MONCRIEFF LTD.,PERTH‘MONART’ GLASS ‘PAISLEYPATTERN’ CIRCULAR BOWL,CIRCA 1930of circular everted form, thegreen ground with swirlingsilver overlay, bears maker’spaper label, III.V.108

31cm diameter

£200-300

160 FA905/1MORTON, YOUNG &BORLANDTHREE RETAILER’S‘MADRAS’ SAMPLES,CIRCA 1910woven as a scene of medievalfigures in a landscape,displaying seven colourways,450cm x 100cm; woven withbirds flying through trees,320cm x 109cm, and thesame pattern with ninecolourways, 580cm x 130cmeach colourway with paperlabel displaying serialnumbers (3)

Note:Morton, Young & Borland wasfounded in 1900 by Thomas Mortonand Alex Young as a manufacturer ofScotch Leno Gauze Weave, morecommonly known as Madras and isthe only company in the world stillproducing this fabric today.

£200-300

158§ FF23/14KEITH HENDERSON(1883-1982)COLLECTION OF FIGURATIVESTUDIESmixed media (qty)

£200-300

159 FG243/8WILLIAM GORDONBURN-MURDOCH(1862-1939)A PROCESSION OFSCOTTISH HISTORY, EARLY20TH CENTURY‘Showing the Succession ofScottish Kings and thePrincipal Figures of theirReigns, from the Time ofDuncan and Macbeth, in theirProper Arms and Costumes’,approx. 20 sets of 10lithographs (sold with allfaults)

Total length 1402cm, depth

50.8cm deep

£300-500

155 FD39/1YSART BROTHERS GLASS,PERTH‘VASART’ GLASS TABLELAMP, CIRCA 1950of ‘tulip’ form, the ruby glassbody with amethyst andaventurine inclusions, withpulled rim and applied foot

29cm high

£200-300

156 FG437/12STRATHEARN GLASS‘TULIP’ TABLE LAMP, 1960Swith polychrome band on amottled red ground

28cm high

£80-120

157§ FF23/13KEITH HENDERSON(1883-1982)COLLECTION OF LANDSCAPESTUDIESmixed media (qty)

£200-300

152 FD39/2JOHN MONCRIEFF LTD, PERTH‘MONART’ GLASS TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1930the mushroom shade on baluster base withapplied foot, the mottled orange and yellow glasswith green, orange and aventurine inclusions,bears original maker’s label, MONCRIEFFSCOTLAND/ MONART GLASS/ P/ 23.39*, originalbrass fittings

33cm high

£800-1,200



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161 FG420/1RICHARD AMOUR FOR BOUGH POTTERY,EDINBURGHCIRCULAR WALL PLATE, DATED 1934decorated with summer flowers, paintedmarks R.A./ BOUGH/ 1934, 24cm diameter;also a PAIR OF BOUGH SIDE PLATES,decorated with blossom and fruits, paintedmarks 357/ R.A./ BOUGH, 18cm diameter; aBOUGH FROUIT BOWL, with streaked yellowglaze, painted marks 170Y/ R.A./ BOUGH,25cm diameter; and a SMALL BOUGH MILKJUG, 7.5cm high (5)

£200-300

162 FG302/6JOHN R. CHART (DESIGNER) AND LOUISA M. CHART(EMBROIDERER)ST MARGARET OF SCOTLAND, CIRCA 1936worked with coloured silks on a buff lined ground andbearing embroidered inscription S: MARGARETA: REGINA:SCOTORUM, bears label verso

40cm x 44cm

Literature:Cumming, Elizabeth ‘Hand, Heart and Soul’, Edinburgh 2006, 75, 77and 78.

Exhibited:Paris, International Exhibition, 1937Society of Scottish Artists, 1938London, Arts & Crafts Exhibition, 1939

£400-600

163 FD782/1MARY NEWBERY STURROCK(1892-1985)‘ANEMONES, TAORMINA’ink and watercolour, signedwith initials lower right, M.N.S.and inscribed ANEMONES/TAORMINA, 27cm x 20cm; andtwo other flower studies by thesame hand, signed with initialsin pencil M.N.S., 27cm x 20cm(3)

£500-700



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164§ YE2013/3EDWARD BAIRD (1904-1949)DESIGN FOR A MURAL ‘CARVING INPLASTER’Signed and inscribed, pencil and watercolouron paper

60cm x 45cm

Provenance:Mrs Ann BairdMrs Jean Fairweather

Exhibited:Edinburgh, National Gallery of Modern Art exhibition,‘Edward Baird’, 29th February - 17th May 1992

£600-800

165 FF145/3ELIZABETH MARY WATT(1886-1954)COVERED EARTHENWAREBOWL, COVER & STAND,CIRCA 1920decorated with honesty on apurple ground, painted initialsEMW, 14cm wide; and anANN MCBETH COFFEE CAN& SAUCER, decorated withflowers on an orange lustreground, painted initialsAMCB; and aSCOTTISH POTTERY VASE,painted with apples, paintedinitials to base J.B./ 1922,21cm high (3)

£200-300

168 FG223/3JAMES HARVEY CLARK ARSA(1885-1980)HORSE AND CARTBronze, signed in the bronzeJ.H. CLARK

28cm long

Literature:McEwan, Peter J.M. ‘Dictionary ofScottish Art’, 1988, p.130

Note:Last of the ‘Old Guard’ of Scottishsculptors, Clark worked as anassistant to several monumentalsculptors including Alice MeredithWilliams and J. Beattie, beforesetting up on his own in 1929. Someof his most important work wasinvolved in modelling maquettesfrom which the woodcarvers W&AClow worked.

£300-500

166§ FG11/4MARY NEWBERY STURROCK(1892-1985)STILL LIFEsigned and dated lower leftM.N. STURROCK, 1928

27cm x 30cm

£200-300

167§ FG340/1MARGERY CLINTON(1931-2005)POTTERY TABLE LAMP,CIRCA 1980covered with orange and goldcoloured glazed on a whiteground

29cm high

£200-300



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169§ FG282/1JOHN ROBERT MURRAY MCCHEYNE(1911-1982)‘XOANON’carved sycamore, raised on a plinth

227cm high

Provenance:Studio of the artist, and by descent

Note:A xoanon was an Archaic wooden cult image ofAncient Greece.

£1,000-1,500

Murray McCheyne was a sculptor and teacher who attendedEdinburgh College of Art from 1930-35, studying under AlexanderCarrick. Between 1936-38 he furthered his knowledge bytravelling to Copenhagen, Athens and Florence. In the 1950s and1960s he became Master of Sculpture at King’s College, Universityof Newcastle and whilst there undertook various publiccommissions. In the mid-1950s he came under the influence ofHenry Moore, for example his ‘Family Group’ of 1959 forShieldfield, Newcastle. The original is now lost however a smallerversion is at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle.

He exhibited regularly at The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitionfrom 1935 to 1952, at the Royal Glasgow Institute from 1938-1953and at the Palace of Arts, Empire Exhibition Scotland in 1938.

‘Xoanon’ in the studio, 1950s



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173§ FG282/5JOHN ROBERT MURRAYMCCHEYNE (1911-1982)LATTICE NO. 4(SHIELDFIELD) 1975watercolour and felt tip pen,signed and dated upper rightMCCHEYNE ‘75, 29cm x40cm; and two other studiesby the same hand, BLACKON RED LATTICE’watercolour and felt tip pen,signed and dated lower rightMCCHEYNE ‘70, 51cm x38cm ‘BLUE LATTICE’watercolour and felt tip pen,signed and dated lower rightMCCHEYNE ‘70, 49cm x 75cm(3)


£300-500

172§ FG282/4JOHN ROBERT MURRAYMCCHEYNE (1911-1982)‘TARSA’felt tip pen, signed, inscribedand dated lower rightMCCHEYNE/ TARSA/ ‘73,33cm x 46cm; and another bythe same hand ‘DOUBLEARMATURE’ felt tip pen,signed and dated lower rightMCCHEYNE ‘69, 25cm x 38cm(2)


£200-300

170§ FG282/2JOHN ROBERT MURRAYMCCHEYNE (1911-1982)‘MELIA’carved mahogany bust

61cm high


Note:Meliae are a class of nymphs inGreek mythology

£300-500

171§ FG282/3JOHN ROBERT MURRAYMCCHEYNE (1911-1982)WOMAN WITH STARSplaster relief panel

79cm x 23cm


£300-500



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174§ FG302/7SCOTTIE WILSON (1891-1972)FOR EDINBURGH WEAVERS‘SCOTTIE PANEL’, CIRCA 1954printed cotton satin, backed withlinen

198cm x 136cm (including added border)

£800-1,200

175§ FG422/2WILLIAM SCOTT (1913-1989)FOR EDINBURGH WEAVERSLENGTH OF ‘SKAILL’PATTERN FABRIC,CIRCA 1959Jacquard woven wool

196cm and 199cm long, 123cm wide

£400-600

178§ FF121/1MAUREEN HODGE (b. 1941)WOVEN TAPESTRY HANGING,CIRCA 1970of shaped outline withabstracted check design andwith asymmetric hangingblack wool threads andknotted cotton threads, brasshanging pole

157cm x 85cm

£200-300

177§ FG302/7AALAN REYNOLDS (b. 1926)FOR EDINBURGH WEAVERSLENGTH OF ‘CRYSTALLINEIMAGE’ PATTERN FABRIC,CIRCA 1962Jacquard woven rayon andlinen

235cm x 120cm

£600-800

176 FG422/1ALLAN JARVIS FOREDINBURGH WEAVERSLENGTH OF ‘CENTAUR’PATTERN FABRIC,CIRCA 1961Jacquard woven rayon, cottonand flax

253cm x 123cm wide

£200-300

Edinburgh Weavers was founded in 1928 by the textile manufacturer James Morton (1867-1943)as an experimental design and marketing unit of Morton Sundour Fabrics. Originally based inEdinburgh, the firm merged with Morton Sundour Fabrics’ weaving factory in Carlisle in 1931.They achieved success in the UK and US under the enlightened directorship of Alastair Morton(1910-63), who commissioned freelance designers and artists to produce work for interpretationas printed and woven fabrics. Following Alastair Morton’s death, Edinburgh Weavers was takenover by Courtaulds in 1963.



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179 FF171/1MICHAEL OSBORNECANADIAN OAK AND BIRCHVENEERED DRESSER,CIRCA 1988with central open shelvesabove a movable cabinetflanked by columns ofgraduated drawers,surmounted by open shelves

184cm wide, 189cm high,

42cm deep

Note:This dresser was the winner of theCassina Prize in 1988

£700-900

180 FG226/1FRANCES DOROTHY MATTHEWCOLLECTION OF ARTS & CRAFTSJEWELLERY, EARLY 20TH CENTURYcomprising TWO PENNANULARBROOCHES, one with applied leaves andcabochon stone set pin, 4.5cm across,the other with applied scrollwork, 18cmacross; a MOONSTONE SET RING, aSOLITAIRE RING; and a LINKBRACELET, all unmarked; also aNORMAN GRANT SILVER BROOCH, 4cmacross (6)

Provenance:By family descent

£200-300

181 FG226/2FRANCES DOROTHY MATTHEWCOLLECTION OF ARTS & CRAFTSCUTLERY, EARLY 20TH CENTURYcomprising SIX COFFEE SPOONS, eachwith inset green cabochon stones; TWOPRESERVE SPOONS, each withscrollwork terminals; a PAIR OFBUTTER KNIVES, with openworkterminals; and a CAKE SLICE, withsimilar terminal (11)

Provenance:By family descent

£200-300

182§ FG437/21GORDON LOCHHEAD (b. 1950)TORSOaluminium, signed LOCHHEAD, onenamelled resin plinth

18cm high

£300-500

183-199No lots

Decorative ArtsDESIGN FROM 1860

Wednesday, 6th November, 201333 Broughton Place, Edinburgh

www.lyonandturnbull .com

Viewing timesSunday, 3rd November 2pm - 5pmMonday, 4th November 10am - 5pmTuesday 5th November 10am - 5pmMorning of Sale from 9am

EnquiriesJohn MackieTel: +44 (0)131 557 [email protected]

ARCHIBALD KNOX (1864-1933) FORLIBERTY & CO., LONDONSET OF TWELVE CASED SILVER &ENAMEL SPOONS

£1,000-1,500

A rare Queen Anne Union weightcommencing at 2pm

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200 FE691/8A rare Queen Anne ‘Union’ 8lb weightthe brass weight of circular outline with sunken centre,engraved with crown above ‘PRIMO MAII, AR, ANo Doni 1707, AREGNI VI, VIII AUER’, the rim inscribed ‘D.LK’ with variousweights and measures marks struck throughout

14cm diameter, 3.2cm high

Note:The act of Union in 1707 demanded many changes within Scotland and thisis seen not only in currency and minting of coins, but also weights andmeasures; attempting to bring Scotland into line with the English systemsand standards. There had been many previous attempts to standardiseweights and measures within Scotland and England before but it would notbe until 1707 when this effort was made. However it did not take holdcompletely until the 1824 act and the issue of Imperial weights in 1826 thiswould formally and almost finally bring Scottish weights and measures intoline with England.This weight would originally have formed part of stacking set (not dis similarto those commonplace on shop keepers counters). In 1707 it is recorded that21 sets were commissioned however only parts of 14 sets are still known tosurvive, mainly still residing within council and museum collections. Thesesets would have represented the towns official weights which all othermerchants weights would have had to be tested against to be sure of honestdealings.

£800-1,200

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204 FG281/8A modern seal skin sporranHamilton & Inches, Edinburgh1965, the hoop top cantle withthree finials and appliedarmorial, white seal skinpouch with red leatherbacking and three tassels

cantle 15.5cm wide

£300-500

203 FB125/5A pair of modern bowlingprizesthe silver plaques unmarked,the hardwood bowls ofstandard form, each set withtwin plaques, numbered ‘1’and ‘2’ respectively, and to theopposing plaques ‘PerthPostal Bowling Clubpresented by A J Cameronwon by J Tulloch 1927’, eachon turned wooden stand

overall height 23cm

£120-180

202 EY476/8MOUNTAINEERINGINTEREST: An unusualnatural Scottish stone andsilver centrepieceIA, Edinburgh, the oval plainonyx base with onset lapislazuli as the water and amodel in silver of an old stonebridge with tracks in theground, mountain rescuefigures in gilt and silver with astretcher at the bottom of amountain depicted as a slatepinnacle in naturalistic rockoutcrop

Max width 32cm, silver 25cm wide

by 15cm

£400-600

205 FE217/1A modern sporranT Ebutt, Edinburgh 1954, thesimple hoop cantle withpunched ring and dotdecoration and triangularborder with seal skin bodywith three tassels with simplebells, with silver plated longlink sporran chain

cantle 15cm wide

£150-250

Hallmarked SilverEdinburgh and Glasgow (post 1819)

201 FG289/1A modern model of a stagSheffield 1996, naturalisticallyformed as a standing red deerstag on natural rocky base

26.5cm high

£400-600

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Scottish Silver and Accessories

213 FB125/34A Scottish Victorian saucerMacKay & Chisolm.Edinburgh 1898, of circularoutline with scalloped rim;together with an unusualtaster in the shape of astylised thistle head, Sheffield1894, (2)

Combined weight 3oz

£200-250

214 FF412/11The Challenge Shieldshield by R Stewart, Glasgow1895 with later border,Glasgow 1907, of pointed ovaloutline, the central cartoucheformed from a gothic archwith figures, numerouspresentation inscriptions, inan oak and glazed frame

30cm long

£300-500

215 FG404/22A Victorian silver mountedquaichHamilton & Inches, Edinburgh1894, the wooden body withcarved Celtic knot design, thehandles with similar design,silver mounts to the rim andfoot, the bowl set with ashilling

Diameter across handles 13cm

£80-120

209 FF438/1A cased pair of shoe bucklesHamilton & Inches, Edinburgh1936, of shaped rectangularoutline with pierced interlacedborders, in original fitted case

4.2cm wide, each 10.5g

£150-250

210 FG91/5A matched pair of moderncricket trophiesR Swayers, Edinburgh 1912and 1913, the simple framesupports holding leathercricket balls, inscribed withpresentation inscriptions (2)

17cm and 16cm high

£300-400

211 FF196/1A Scottish market novelty pincushionBirmingham 1908, formed asa glengarry with appliedthistle badge, facetted citrineflowerhead, the centre of thecap as a tartan covered pincushion

10cm long

£200-300

212 FB125/13An Edwardian horse hoofmount inkwellMackay & Chisholm,Edinburgh 1908, the horsehoof with steel shoe, thesilver mounts with flushhinged cover inscribed‘Duckling 1908’

13cm wide

£200-250

206 FB125/14A pair of Celtic revival napkinringsG & J Morgan (ofKirkfieldbank Lanarkshire),Edinburgh 1948, of halfhooped form with heavy castCeltic knotwork and bosses,with beast head terminals (2)

5.5cm wide, each 44g

£200-300

207 FG404/24A modern Scottish marketnovelty cruet setCharles William Burrows,Birmingham 1945, each cruetmodelled as a thistle headwith raised foliate detail, thestand with three naturalisticfeet modelled as a largethistle leaf

11.5cm high, 6.7oz

£150-180

208 FB125/12A wooden quaichmounts unmarked, the deepbowl with twin integral lugs,set with thistles displayed, thecentre of the bowl withcircular boss engraved d ‘GUMA SLAN A CHI MI’; togetherwith a modern silver mountedwooden quaich by P Campbellof Tobermory, Edinburgh1992, of conventional formwith Celtic borders and twinlugs

18.5cm and 12cm wide across lugs

Note:Sold with accompanying letters forVictoria & Albert museumdiscussing the earlier quaich andthe inscriptions.The Gaelic inscription translates as‘Here’s that healthy him (or her) Imay see’

£300-500

216 FE427/1An unusual Victorian Scottishthree piece tea setWalter Crichton, Edinburgh1871 comprising teapot, twinhandled sugar bowl, a milkjug, each of straight sidedpanelled octagonal form withengraved foliate and displayedflowerhead panels, with castarched rim and curved spout(3)

teapot 14cm high, combined weight

34.6oz

£400-600

217 FG284/3A Scottish silver mountedsword beltEdinburgh 1868, mounts allwith stylized thistles andengraved with the RoyalArms; together with a daggerwith a carved wood grip,bifurcated pommel, corrodeddouble edge blade in leathersheath

£300-400

218 FG235/20A Victorian teapotG & M Crichton, Edinburgh1864, of tall ovoid form,chased and embossed foliatedecoration, large vacant ovoidcartouches, fluted scrollspout and S scroll handle

24cm high, 25.7oz

£400-600

223 FG350/50A set of six Victorian eggspoonsJohn Muirhead Jnr, Glasgow1851, of Fiddle pattern withscript initial ‘R’ to terminal;together with three dessertspoons, Glasgow 1819 (9)

6.5oz

£120-180

224 FB340/13A Victorian fruit strainerD C Rait, Glasgow 1841, thepierced oval bowl with twinshaped cast scroll and shellhandles

20cm wide, 4oz

£400-600

225 FG235/18A George III gobletJames McKay, Edinburgh1818, the plain tapered bowlabove a waisted and knoppedstem, the spreading domedfoot with chased gadroonedborder

12.5cm high, 4.4oz

£300-500

226 FG1/2A George III soup ladleGeorge Fenwick, Edinburgh1816, of Oar pattern withfoliate script initial ‘M’ toterminal

36cm long, 6.9oz

£150-180

227 FG350/39Two Victorian Scottish schoolmedalsunmarked, of oval outline withcast suspender inscribed toobverse ‘Commercial andMathematical DepartmentHigh School Stirling’ and toreverse ‘First Prize forPenmanship awarded to DavidCathcart 28th June 1860’;together with a smallercircular example by RobertGray & Sons of Glasgow,engraved to obverse ‘GlasgowAcademy 24th Feby 1814 JDenholm’ and to reverse‘Given as the 1st prize at theend of a course to Mr RtLamb’ (2)

7.6cm long and 4cm diameter

£200-300

228 FE359/61A set of four George III saltsW & P Cunningham,Edinburgh 1812, ofrectangular outline withgadrooned rims and giltshallow bowls raised on awaisted stem and domedrectangular foot (4)

8.5cm wide, 9oz

£300-500

229 FG350/27A set of six George IIItablespoonsAlexander Edmonston,Edinburgh 1809, of OarPattern with vacant terminals(6)

23cm long, 12.6oz

£200-300

222 FD770/1A William IV punch bowlJ McKay, Edinburgh 1834, of tapered hemispherical form withchased trailing border of scrolls and foliage, inscribed ‘FifeHunt Race 9th September 1855’, raised on domed foot withchased foliate border

27.5cm diameter, 37.5oz

£800-1,200

219 FG91/13A collection of Scottishhallmarked teaspoonsvarious dates and makers,mainly Glasgow hallmarkstogether with Edinburghexamples (qty)

12.7oz

£120-180

220 EY476/4A good collection of Scottishflatware to includeto include a matched set offive tablespoons of OldEnglish pattern, with twomatching dessert spoons; aset of five Fiddle patternteaspoons by William Arthur,Glasgow 1858; a set of tenQueen’s pattern teaspoonsMackay & Chisolm Edinburgh1846; and a pair of Queen’spattern tablespoons (qty)

combined weight 26.5oz

£400-450

221 FD330/26A Victorian curling medalT&D, Glasgow 1856, of ovaloutline with acanthus border,crossed brooms and curlingstone suspension, the obverseengraved ‘The SaltcoatsCurling Club 1856, this medalto be competed for annually’with curling stone below, thereverse blank. contained inthe original fitted case

9.1cm long, 61.4g

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230 FF180/3A George IV three piece tea setRobert Gray & Sons, Glasgow1826, comprising teapot, twinhandled sugar bowl and a milkjug, each tapered body withgadrooned lower section andtrailing fruiting vine borders withovolo rim and reeded naturalisticloop handles, the spout with finelychased foliate and scrolldecoration (3)

teapot 16.5cm high, 51oz

£2,000-2,500231 FG1/3A George III three piece teasetRobert Gray & Sons (ofGlasgow), Edinburgh 1812,comprising teapot, twinhandled sugar bowl and milkjug, each with bellied bodieswith gadrooned rim andangular reeded handles,raised on ball feet (3)

teapot 16.5cm high, 33.5oz

£700-900

232 FF412/9A George III communion cupJ Newlands & P Grierson (of Glasgow), Edinburgh1810, the slightly tapered bowl with everted riminscribed ‘Glasgow 1811 Associated Congregationof Shuttle Street Instituted 1739’, raised on aslender baluster stem with a domed and steppedspreading foot

23cm high, 21.5oz

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234 EAB984/32A George III wine funnelJames McKay, Edinburgh1810, the bellied bowl withintegral pierced strainer andgadrooned rim, the taperedcurved spout with threestaves

13cm high, 3.3oz

£300-500

233 FG331/3A pair of George III wine coastersFrancis Howden, Edinburgh 1808, of circularoutline with slight baluster gadrooned sidesand reeded rim, the silver lined bases withengraved crest and motto within garter (2)

14cm diameter

Heraldry:The crest and motto of FERGUSON

£1,200-1,500

235 FF180/4A George III wine funnelRobert Gray & Sons of Glasgow(probably), Edinburgh circa 1800, thewide shallow bowl with simplepierced decoration, reeded rim andsimple clip, the tapered spout sectionwith muslin ring and threestrengthening staves

14cm high, 4.2oz

£600-800

236 EY476/7A George III twin handled sugar bowlGeorge Fenwick Edinburgh 1809, thebaluster body with fluted lower section,the twin handles with acanthus detailsand bird mask terminals, the evertedrim with foliate scroll details andgadrooned sections, raised on foursimple paw feet; together with a mugretailed by MUIRHEAD Edinburgh,Edinburgh 1885, of can form raised onthree ball feet and a whisky Noggin byHamilton and Inches (3)

sugar bowl 21cm wide, 12oz

£700-900

237 FD330/27A pair of George III communion cupsJames Glen (of Glasgow), Edinburgh1807, the deep tapered bowl with slightout turned rim, raised on a knoppedbaluster stem and domed stepped foot(2)

25cm high, combined weight 40oz

£1,000-1,500

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243 FG91/11A collection of George IIItablespoonsvarious dates and makers, allwith Edinburgh hallmarks, toinclude; James Douglas,William Marshall, AlexanderZiegler and WilliamRobertson etc (8)

14oz

£250-350

244 FG91/7A matched set of sixtablespoonsfive Edinburgh 1795 (makersmark lacking), the otherF&Ss, Edinburgh 1827, ofsingle struck Old English andThread pattern with engravedscript initials ‘GR’ to terminal(6)

22.5cm long, 11.9oz

£200-250

241 FG350/40A collection of Scottishteaspoonsto include three Scots Fiddleexamples, two by PatrickRobertson of Edinburgh, oneJames Erskine of Aberdeen;together with a pair ofInverness teaspoons byCharles Jamieson (5)

£180-220

242 FB777/22A George II / III annularbroochJohn Robertson of Edinburgh,maker’s mark only, of simpleannular form with integralswing pin

25mm diameter, 2.8g

£120-180

239 FB777/3A George III salverFrancis Howden Edinburgh1801, of circular outline withreeded rim and engravedscript initial P to centre,raised on three simplebracket feet

20cm diameter, 11.6oz

£300-500

240 FG3/1A George III soup ladleJohn Zeigler, Edinburgh 1798,of Celtic point pattern withengraved script initial N toterminal

39cm long, 6.5oz

£150-200

238 FG235/16A George III vegetable dish and coverMcHattie & Fenwick, Edinburgh 1802, ofcircular outline, the shallow dish with reededrim and twin loop handles, the pull offdomed cover with engraved intertwinedribbon and foliate border, with a cast heraldicfinial

28cm wide, 29oz

£1,500-2,000

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251 FG235/22A George III sauceboatFrancis Howden, Edinburgh1784 (duty head lacking), ofshallow bellied form witheverted rim and wide spout,flying acanthus capped Sscroll handle and raised onthree shell terminal hoof feet

19.5cm long, 8oz

£400-600

252 FB777/7A pair of George IIItablespoonsJames Hewitt, Edinburgh1770, of Hanoverian patternwith engraved crest andmotto with initials ‘A/MS’below (2)

21cm long, each 68g

Heraldry:With crest and motto for CROSBEY /CROSBIE or AULDIS

£200-300

249 FB777/2A George III teapot standPatrick Robertson, Edinburgh1789, of simple oval outlinewith engraved border andribboned formed cartouchewith crest and motto, raisedon four fluted bracket feet

17.5cm wide, 5.3oz

Heraldry:With crest and motto VIRTUS INARDUIS for MACQUEEN ofRidgmount House, Bedfordshire

£300-400

250 FG350/36A George III serving spoonWilliam & PatrickCunningham, Edinburgh 1786,of single struck Fiddle andShell pattern with crest andmotto to terminal

13.5cm long, 3.1oz

£200-300

253 FB125/19A set of George IIItablespoonsJames Hewitt, Edinburgh1781, of Hanoverian patternwith script initials ‘JCB’ toterminal (6)

22cm long, 12.6oz

£300-500

254 FG331/2A George III cowrie shellsnuff boxJohn Robertson of Edinburgh,makers mark only J*R, thepolished cowrie shell withsimple reeded mounts andthree quarter opening flushhinged cover with brightengraved borders and hinge,the cover additionallyengraved with crest andmotto above ‘GeorgeAnderson Gardner 1792’

9cm long

£600-800

245 FG331/9A pair of George III salversWilliam Robertson, Edinburgh1794, of circular outline withreeded rim and engravedarmorial to centre, raised onthree stepped bracket feet (2)

21.5cm diameter, combined weight

30oz

£1,200-1,500

246 FG350/22A set of twelve George IIItablespoonsAlexander Spence, Edinburgh1794, of Celtic Point patternwith bright cut engravedborders and cartouche, foliatescript initials ‘AP’ andnumbered 1 - 12 (12)

24.5cm long, combined weight 25oz

£400-600

247 FG235/17An unusual George III sanderWilliam Dempster, Edinburgh,circa 1790, the roundedrectangular body of ovalsection with pull out openingrevealing pierced section

10.5cm long, 3.8oz

£350-450

248 FG350/37Two George III servingspoonsFrancis Howden, Edinburgh1789, of Celtic Point patternwith crest and motto toterminal; together with aFiddle pattern example,William Auld, Edinburgh 1811(2)

32cm and 31cm long, combined

weight 6oz

£300-400

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256 FF180/1A George III inverted pear shaped teapotWilliam Ker, Edinburgh 1770, of plaininverted pear shaped form with flat top andflush hinged cover, the short S scroll spoutwith acanthus scroll detail, with C scrollwooden handle and simple wooden finial

18cm high, 22.5oz

£1,500-1,800

255 FG235/19A George III inverted pear shaped teapotWilliam Dempster, Edinburgh 1770, chasedband of foliage and fruit flanking twin vacantrococo scroll formed cartouches, flutedspout and C scroll wooden handle, the flushhinged cover with domed central section andwooden finial, raised on a short stem andspreading foot

16.5cm high, 16.2oz

£800-1,200

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257A rare George III four piece tea serviceKer & Dempster Edinburgh, 1765 and 1766, comprising aninverted pear shaped teapot, teapot stand of shaped circularoutline raised on three hoof feet, inverted pear shaped sugarbowl with everted rim and a cream boat of shallow balusterform with everted rim and acanthus capped S scroll handle,each item with chased borders of fruits, foliage and flowers (4)

teapot 17.5cm high, combined weight 41.5oz

Note:Although no doubt made in large numbers the survival rate of complete mid18th century Scottish tea services is rare. The survival of teapots or other teaequipage of this period must suggest that these items were made in largenumbers however it is unlikely that they all constituted parts of large or‘complete’ services. Single items would likely have been added to porcelain /ceramic tea sets to a add a level of grandeur and status.

£4,000-6,000

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258 FF168/77A scarce pair of George III candlesticksKer & Dempster, Edinburgh 1763, the flutedcolumns with open acanthus corinthiancapitals with pull out sconce, raised on adomed square base with chased shellcorners and details above a gadrooned rim(2)

36.5cm high, combined weight 36oz

£3,000-5,000

259 FG331/4A rare pair of George III cast tapersticksLothian & Robertson, Edinburgh 1769, the knoppedtapered stems with spiralled gadrooned and reededsections, simple socket sconce, engraved crest andmotto, the base with wrythen domed centre abovestepped square base (2)

15.5cm high, each 6.7oz

Note:As with Edinburgh made cast candlesticks, cast tapersticks arerarely encountered. Even more so when found in pairs. This pairis obviously very closely inspired by London made examples andperhaps cast from an original London pair in Edinburgh.

£2,000-3,000

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260A scarce George III tea urnWilliam Dempster, Edinburgh1762, the tapered ovoid bodywith acanthus and domedborder, twin loop handle withfoliate terminals and ivorygrips, straight reeded spoutwith simple ivory spigothandle, all raised on a shortflared trumpet stem withgadrooned rim above adomed square base, piercedrim and raised on four clawand ball feet, the pull-offcover with wrythen knop andpineapple finial

51cm high, 84oz

Note:This tea urn would have representedamongst the larger commissionsfrom a mid-18th century Edinburghgoldsmiths. Weighing 84oz it is farheavier than the fashionable ovoidcoffee urn which it would have satbeside. At this time coming towardsthe end of ovoid coffee urns as apopular piece of Scottish plate, thisurn is the beginning of the newfashion of hot water urns / samovarsas part of the highly fashionable teaequipage, and would haverepresented a very high status pieceof plate for any family. An obviousextravagance as part of a tea set,these urns would have beencommissioned in very smallnumbers relative to the number oftea services produced.This example appears to be one ofthe earliest examples of such an urnin Scottish silver, the closestexample is by Patrick Robertson ofEdinburgh in 1770.

£4,000-6,000

263 FG350/4A pair of George II tablespoonsJames Mitchell, Edinburgh 1747, Assay Master Hugh Gordon, ofHanoverian pattern with engraved initial ‘B’ to terminal (2)

21cm long, 64g each

£200-300

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264 FG350/23A George II tablespoonJames Mitchell, Edinburgh1747, Assay Master HughGordon, of Hanoverian patternwith crest to reverse ofterminal; together with aGeorge III example, Lothian &Robertson, Edinburgh 1759, ofHanoverian pattern withengraved gothic initial ‘R’ toterminal (2)

both 21cm long, 66.3g and 69g

£120-180

262 FB340/12A George II sauce boatWilliam Dempster, Edinburgh 1757, AssayMaster Hugh Gordon, the tapered balusterbody with gadrooned rim and acanthuscapped S scroll handle, all on a stepped andgadrooned foot

21cm wide, 8.3oz

£600-800

261 FG235/21A George III casterEdinburgh 1761 (maker’s mark lacking),of plain baluster form, moulded girdle,the pull off domed cover with piercedpanels and urn finial

20cm high, 10.6oz

£800-1,200

265 FG350/24A matched set of threeGeorge II and George IIItablespoonstwo Edward Lothian,Edinburgh 1749, Assay MasterHugh Gordon, one Lothian &Robertson, Edinburgh 1759, ofHanoverian pattern withengraved crest and motto toreverse of terminal (3)


£150-180

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James Ker is without doubt one ofEdinburgh and indeed Scotland’smost important and prolificgoldsmiths. Working in the heart ofEdinburgh’s ‘Golden age’ he, andwithin partnership with his son inlaw William Dempster as Ker &Dempster, made some of the mostimportant mid 18th century Scottishplate known to survive including finebullet teapots and ovoid coffee urnsin addition to the gold Leith raceprizes which bear their mark. It isobvious they held a position ofpower within the capital and nation’strade. Their list of clients must beconsidered amongst the mostimpressive of any Scottishgoldsmiths and include the Duke ofGordon, Earl of Breadalbane,Marquess of Lothian and perhapsmost importantly various membersand generations of the Hopetounfamily.

James Ker was born in 1700, and bythe age of eight (a surprisinglyyoung age) was apprenticed to hisfather Thomas Ker, an importantmember of the Edinburghgoldsmiths’ trade. By 1723 Jameswas a Freeman of the city andstarted, what would become aprosperous, venture in his ownright.

The sheer amount of silver linked tohis mark (and later in partnership)could only have been supported by alarge workshop and it must bequestioned how much of the extantsilver bearing his mark was thework of his hand. None the less, theconstant quality in design andmanufacture is undeniable. Thisidea of a workshop rather than asingle maker is underlined by thefact that in the aftermath of theJacobite rebellion of 1745 he waselected Member of Parliament for

Edinburgh, a position he held until1754 when he failed to be re-elected. He was not only a politicalfigure in Westminster but held manyimportant positions within theIncorporation, being Deacon andmember of the town council onmany occasions. Thesecommitments would have limited histime as a silversmith.

By the time of his retirement in 1763Ker had been successful in businessallowing himself to rise to the ranksof the land owning classes bypurchasing the estate of Bughtrigg(for £1500 in 1736). Ker also had aproperty in Drumsheugh which was,at this time, somewhat outsideEdinburgh, now all but part of thecity centre. He married ElizabethKer daughter of Lord Charles Kerrand niece of 2nd Marquess ofLothian. This marriage no doubtconfirmed his position of favour withthe Lothian family but also hisrelationship and reputation as agoldsmith within the wider, tightlyknit, upper classes of Scotland.

It seems clear that this portrait wascommissioned by James Ker toimmortalise his time as a Memberof Parliament. It is one of twocontemporary versions known (theother attributed to Allan Ramsaywith the National Gallery of Scotlandcollection, NG1886) perhaps oneeach for Bughtrigg and Drumsheugh(the two pictures are numbered 1and 2). Although the previouslyrecorded example is attributed toAllan Ramsay both are of a similarhigh quality and it seems unlikelythat they are by separate hands asthey clearly date to the same period.

Andrew McIlwraith (fl. 1715-1753)while an accomplished artist with agood pedigree has left a light

footprint in history. Apart from fewportraits in the collection of the Earlof Stair, it is seldom pieces can beattributed to him; those than can be,are all of leading members ofScottish society.

The portrait of Bishop Burnet atMarischal College, Aberdeen is alsohis work.

McIlwraith was certainly acquaintedwith Allan Ramsay as he was a co-founder with Ramsay and others ofthe Academy of St. Luke, the originalScottish Academy for the Arts in1729. He was made a Burgess of thecity of Edinburgh in 1735.

Although many Scottish goldsmithswere successful and others areknown to have entered the upperclasses of society or business it issurprising how rare recordedportraits are. To date (including thisexample) only three others arerecorded including the fine full sizedexample of Francis Howden paintedwhen Deacon of the Incorporation(see ‘Silver; Made in Scotland’ G.Dalgleish and H SteuartFothringham page 24).

For full information on the life, workand partnerships of James Ker see‘Silver Studies’ The Journal of theSilver Society number 27 ‘ JamesKer, 1700 - 1745 - Master Goldsmithand Edinburgh politician’ and 28‘James Ker and Ker & Dempster,1745-68’ by Dr. W. I. Fortescue.

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267 FG235/15A George II bullet teapotJames Ker, Edinburgh 1746, Assay MasterArchibald Ure, of large plain spherical formwith moulded hinged and tapered straightspout, silver S scroll handle with woodeninsulators and engraved in script ‘A / MH’,raised on a stepped foot

17cm high, 20oz

£2,500-3,000

266 FB777/14ANDREW MCILWRAITH(SCOTTISH fl. 1715-1753)PORTRAIT OF JAMES KER WITH POWDEREDWIG IN FEIGNED OVALSigned and inscribed verso ‘Ja: Ker Esq.Conveener-Member of Parliament forEdinburgh - 1754, And: McIIwraith Pinxit 2’,oil on canvas

74cm x 62cm (29 x 24 inches)

Provenance:By direct descent to Timothy James Kerr BellSworder’s (Stanstead Mountfitchet, Essex), 27th April2010, lot 658

£4,000-6,000

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269 FG350/17A pair of George I tablespoonsJames Mitchelson, Edinburgh 1717, Assay Master EdwardPenman, of Hanoverian pattern with engraved script initials ‘JC/ CA’ to reverse of terminal and moulded rat tail to bowl

21cm long, 74g and 77g

£400-600

270 FG350/34A set of four George I tablespoonsJohn Seatoun, Edinburgh 1717, Assay Master Edward Penman,of Hanoverian pattern with crest to obverse of terminals andmoulded rat tails to bowl (4)

20cm long, combined weight 9oz

£400-600

271 FG281/6A George I Scots Fiddle pattern teaspoonPatrick Graham of Edinburgh, makers mark only, of ScotsFiddle pattern with script initial ‘R’ to reverse of terminal

12cm long, 11.6g

£150-180

272 FB777/15A scarce Queen Anne spatula end spoonmakers mark unclear, Edinburgh 1710,Assay Master Edward Penman, with wideflat spatula end terminal with engravedinitials ‘T/ED’ to reverse with long plain rattail to bowl

19.5cm long, 59.5g

Note:spatula end Scottish spoons appear very scarce, currently the earliestrecorded example is 1708 made in Edinburgh. A pattern much more closelyassociated with Edward Sweet of Dunster circa 1701 - 1725, it appears to bea pattern that never gained popularity in Scotland.

£300-500

268 FF168/74A George II salverJames Tait, Edinburgh 1734, Assay Master Archibald Ure, ofshaped circular outline with crescent and pointed border, thecentre engraved with a crest and motto, raised on three scrolland hoof feet

19cm diameter, 10.6oz

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only two years previously in 1712,and appears to have had asuccessful early career. Valuablecommissions such as this wouldrarely have gone to a relatively inexperienced and newly establishedGoldsmith; however, theaccomplished manufacture of thispiece shows the skill Campbell had.Interestingly he is not just copying astyle laid down by his master, oranother maker, but expanding thedesign to what would become thestandard and popular bullet teapot.The other recorded early teapotsmade in Edinburgh are all of appleform with tapered body and without

Provenance:Christies London, 25th June 1969,lot 129Sotheby’s London, 29th November1972 lot 76Koopman Antiques, LondonPrivate collection by descent

Note:This is the earliest recorded Scottishteapot, matched in date with oneother by Colin McKenzie. Bothdating from 1714 - 1715 it isinteresting to note they are made bymaster and apprentice, showing notonly the control that McKenzie hadwithin the Edinburgh market butalso the skills of a newly trainedsilversmith. Colin McKenzie waswithout doubt one of the mostimportant makers in Edinburgh inthe early 1700’s and the legacy heleft through his apprentices wouldfollow for decades to come.Colin Campbell was made aFreeman of the Incorporation ofGoldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh

273An important early George Ibullet teapotColin Campbell, Edinburgh1714, Assay Master EdwardPenman, the plain sphericalbullet shaped body with atapering straight spout,wooden C scroll handle withraised thumbpiece, thecircular pull off cover withknopped finial, raised on acircular flared foot

14.5cm high, 17.2oz

£4,000-6,000

a foot. This example with a footstopped the immediate need for asimple teapot stand, which are alsorecorded at this early period.This example must be consideredthe forerunner of the bullet teapotand the model from which otherswere designed and made. This bulletstyle synonymous with Scottishsilver can now be traced furtherback than originally considered.

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274 FG286/21Banff - a Scottish provincialmasking spoonJohn McQueen, marked B, A,thistle, McQ, of Old Englishpattern with script initials‘AEC’ to terminals and parttwisted stem

16.5cm long, 17.4g

£200-300

275 FG286/23Banff - a Scottish provincialmasking spoonJohn McQueen, marked B, A,thistle, McQ, of Old Englishand Shell pattern

15cm long, 21.7g

£200-300

276 FG286/22Banff - a Scottish provincialmasking spoonWilliam Simpson, marked B,thistle, WS, of short Fiddlepattern with foliate scriptinitial ‘L’ to terminals

16.2cm long, 20.9g

£200-300

277 FG286/3Banff - a Scottish provincialtoddy ladleWilliam Simpson, marked WS,E, thistle, B of Fiddle patternwith script initial ‘L’ toterminal and oval bowl

16cm long, 29.2g

£150-250

278 FG286/14Banff - a Scottish provincialtablespoonGeorge Elder, marked GE (inscript), thistle, B, of Fiddlepattern with vacant terminal

22.5cm long, 87.7g

£150-250

279 FG286/15Banff - a Scottish provincialtablespoonWilliam Byres, marked WB,BANF, gothic Q, of OldEnglish pattern with crest,motto and initial ‘S’ toterminal

22.5cm long, 53.4g

£150-250

280 FG286/2Banff - a Scottish provincialtoddy ladleJohn Keith, marked IK,ribboned B, urn, F of CelticPoint pattern with crest andmotto to terminal androunded bowl

16.5cm long, 24.1g

Heraldry:The crest and motto of JOHNSTONof Edinburgh and of Carnsalloch,Dumfries

£180-220

281 FG286/1Banff - a Scottish provincialtoddy ladleJohn Keith, marked R, IK,salmon, B, of Old Englishpattern with script initials‘DBM’ to terminal, with ovalbowl

16cm long, 34.3g

£200-300

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284 FG286/32Dumfries / Castle Douglas - arare Scottish provincialbutter knifeAdam Burgess, marked AB,ruined castle, thistle, gothicD, oak tree, of Fiddle patternwith foliate script initials ‘A’ toterminal and shaped balewith engraved border

19cm long, 43.3g

Note:Although a wide range of silver byAdam Burgess is recorded, thisappears to one of very few, if not aunique, butter knife in the recordedsurvival

£300-400

285 FG286/31A George III marrow scoopJames Gilliland of Edinburghcirca 1780, marked maker’smark twice, of conventionaldouble scoop form withsimple short stem, withfoliate initials ‘JD’ engraved toreverse of large scoop bowl

25cm long, 37.4g

£250-350

286 FG286/5Elgin - a Scottish provincialtoddy ladleCharles Fowler, marked CF,ELn, A, of Old English patternwith script initial ‘Y’ toterminal and rounded bowl

16.5cm long, 36.1g

£200-300

283 FG286/4Dumfries - a Scottishprovincial toddy ladleMark Hinchsliffe, marked X,anchor, crown, HINCHSLIFFEaround M, of Fiddle patternwith initial to terminal androunded bowl

15.5cm long, 32.5g

£150-250

282 FG286/34Dundee - a pair of Scottishprovincial sugar tongsScott & Livingston (possibly),marked S.L, pot of lilies, M, ofOld English pattern withbright cut borders and scriptinitial ‘G’ to bow

13.5cm long, 36.5g

£150-250

287 FG286/25Forres - a scarce Scottishprovincial teaspoonWilliam Ferguson, marked WS(second initial overstruck),tower, gothic M, of Fiddlepattern with vacant terminal

14cm long, 15.6g

Note:Although rarely encountered andmore often with the second maker’sinitials deliberately obliterated thesemarks would seem to relate to Elginsilversmith William S Fergusonretailing in Forres. Closecomparison with the ‘W’ of themakers punch seems to identicallymatch that of his Elgin work. The‘tower’ town punch also is definitelythat of the Riachs perhapssuggesting a working or at leasttrade relationship between the two.

£400-600

288 FG286/10Forres - a Scottish provincialtoddy ladleJohn & Patrick Riach, markedturret, IPR, turret, of Fiddlepattern with initial ‘B’ toterminal and oval bowl

16cm long, 40.1g

£1,500-2,000

289 FG286/33Glasgow - an unusual pair ofScottish provincial open worksugar tongsAdam Graham, marked toinside of bow AG, Glasgowtown mark and to top of arm‘Breadalbane’ with piercedand chased open work armsand foliate scroll bowls, withshaped a plain bow withengraved initials ‘RW’

14cm long, 57.6g

Provenance:7th Earl of Breadalbane collection

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294 FG286/18Inverness - a Scottishprovincial tablespoonAlexander McLeod, markedAML (ML conjoined), INS,device, flower, of Fiddlepattern with gothic initial ‘G’to terminal

23.2cm long, 76.2g

£120-180

295 FG286/8Inverness - a Scottishprovincial toddy ladleJohn McRae, marked JMcR,INS, bird, thistle, of Fiddlepattern with script initials‘JAL’ to terminal and roundedbowl

16cm long, 38.4g

£200-300

296 FG286/9Inverness - a Scottishprovincial toddy ladleJohn McRae, marked JMR,INS, running horse, of Fiddlepattern with script initial ‘S’ tothe terminal and oval bowl

15cm long, 36.8g

£200-300

297 FG286/7Inverness - a Scottishprovincial toddy ladleAlexander Stewart, markedAS, INS, C, of Old Englishpattern with rounded bowl

18cm long, 20.6g

£120-180

290 FG286/16Greenock - a Scottishprovincial tablespoonThomas Davie, marked TD,ship in sail, anchor, oak tree,of slender Old English patternwith script initials ‘AMS’ toterminal

22.2cm long, 62.7g

£100-200

291 FG286/6Greenock - a Scottishprovincial toddy ladleThomas Davie, marked TD,anchor, oak tree, with awrythen square stem and ballfinial and rounded bowl

17cm long, 30.2g

£180-220

292 FG286/19Inverness - a Scottishprovincial tablespoonCharles Jamieson, markedCJ, INS, camel, J, of OldEnglish pattern with scriptinitials ‘GS’ to terminal

21cm long, 58.6g

£120-180

293 FG286/17Inverness - a Scottishprovincial tablespoonAlexander McRae, markedAMR, running horse, H(incuse), A, A, of Fiddlepattern with script initials‘CML’ to terminal

22.6cm long, 60.5g

£120-180

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298 FG286/35Inverness - a pair of Scottishprovincial sugar tongsCharles Jamieson, marked toeach arm CJ, J, of OldEnglish Pattern, bright cutborders with swag and stardetails, the bow withengraved script initials ‘SRF’

15cm long, 39.5g

£120-180

299 FG286/36Inverness - a small pair ofScottish provincial sugartongsCharles Jamieson, markedCJ, INS, J, of diminutive OldEnglish pattern with brightcut and wriggle work borders

9.6cm long, 18.7g

£100-200

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300 FG286/11Montrose - a Scottishprovincial toddy ladleWilliam Mill, marked WM,rose, WM, rose, WM, of OldEnglish pattern with scriptinitial ‘D’ to terminal androunded bowl

14.5cm long, 22.4g

£120-180

301 FG286/26Perth - a Scottish provincialteaspoonWilliam Ritchie, marked WR,double headed eagle (incuse),of Fiddle pattern with vacantterminal

14.4cm long 16.5g

Note:Although not a rare maker thiscombination of marks with theincuse ‘double headed eagle’appears extremely rare.

£100-200

302 FG286/28Peterhead - a scarce Scottishprovincial teaspoonWilliam Simpson, marked WS,PHD, fouled anchor, of Fiddlepattern with script initial ‘C’to terminal

13.4cm long, 15.3g

£400-600

303 FG286/30Peterhead - a scarce Scottishprovincial teaspoonGeorge Angus, marked GA,PHD, GA, of Fiddle patternwith script initials ‘LLF’ toterminal

13cm long, 16.3g

£400-600

304 FG286/29Peterhead - a scarce Scottishprovincial teaspoonGeorge Angus, marked GA,PHD, GA, of Old Englishpattern with script initials‘GPL’ to terminal

13.3cm long, 13.1g

£400-600

305 FG286/12Tain - a Scottish provincialtoddy ladleAlexander Stewart, markedAS, TAIN, C, of Fiddle patternwith initials ‘GHA’ to terminaland rounded bowl

16cm long, 33.5g

£800-1,200

306 FG286/20Wick - a scarce Scottishprovincial dessert spoonJohn Sellar, marked JS,WICK, AF, AF, of Fiddlepattern with vacant terminal

17.5cm long, 35.2g

£600-800

307 FG286/13Wick - a Scottish provincialtoddy ladleJohn Sellar, marked JS,WICK, JS, of Fiddle patternwith initials ‘M /R’ to theterminal and rounded bowl

15.5cm long, 39.7g

£1,000-1,500

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314 FB125/31Aberdeen - a Scottishprovincial basting spoonRettie & Sons, marked R&S,A, B, D, Edinburgh 1843, ofFiddle pattern with engravedcoronet to terminal and toreverse of stem engraved‘Nursery’

31cm long, 3.4oz

£300-350

315 FG350/26Aberdeen - a group of threeScottish provincialtablespoonsa pair by James Erksine,marked E, three towers, handand dagger and one by JohnLeslie marked IL, incusethistle, all of Old Englishpattern with script engravedinitials to terminal (3)


£250-350

311 FA633/4Aberdeen - a set of sixteenBalmoral Highlandersbuttonsmarked to reverse aroundcentral loop ‘Jas Lumsden &Co. ABDN’, of lozenge formwith lion sejant to obverse ona simple linear background

28mm wide

Note:Commissioned in 1904 from WilliamRobb of Ballater the buttons for theBalmoral Highlander doublets andwaistcoats were sub contracted toJames Lumsden & Company ofAberdeen. Although not silversmithsLumdsen & Co were retailers ofmilitary and civilian dressspecialising in Highland ware.

£200-300

312 FG91/2Aberdeen - a collection ofScottish provincial flatwareto include a dessert spoon byG & A Booth, a teaspoon,maker unknown, a toddy ladlemakers mark ID only,together with a tablespoonand salt spoon by AberdeenMakers with additionalEdinburgh or Londonhallmarks (5)


£300-400

313 FG350/45Aberdeen - a collection ofScottish provincial flatwareto include a jam spoon byWilliam Jamieson, teaspoonsby J Pirie, J Ewan, and threeby an unknown maker (6)

£120-180

308 FG91/4Aberdeen - a Scottishprovincial horn tankardWilliam Dunningham & Co,marked WD&Co, S, 925, thehorn body of flared form withsilver rim, cartouche andterminals to C scroll hornhandle

9cm high

£100-120

309 FG235/2Aberdeen - a Scottishprovincial teaspoonmaker unknown, marked TJ,A, B, of Fiddle and Shellpattern with script initial ‘W’to terminal

14cm long, 20.1g

£80-120

310 FG350/46Aberdeen - a matched groupof teaspoons, sugar tongsand preserve spoonRettie & Sons, marked R&S,A, B, D, with Edinburgh marksof Fiddle pattern withengraved initials (6)

£120-180

316 FF160/57Aberdeen - a pair of Scottishprovincial serving spoonsJohn Leslie, markedEdinburgh 1797, IL, of CelticPoint pattern with engravedscript initial D to terminal (2)

31cm long, combined weight 5.7oz

£120-180

317 FG350/5Aberdeen - a Scottishprovincial masking spoonWilliam Byres, marked WB,three towers, gothic Q, of OldEnglish pattern with foliateinitial ‘M’ to terminal

16cm long, 18.2g

£150-180

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322 FB125/32Aberdeen - a small collectionof Scottish provincialflatwareto include two Fiddle patternteaspoons, J Pirie; a pair ofsugar tongs, James Gordonand a dessert spoon, GeorgeJamieson (4)

£150-180

323 FG235/1Aberdeen - a Scottishprovincial serving spoonJames Erksine, marked J.E,ABD, of Old English patternwith script initial ‘M’ toterminal

30cm long, 76.3g

£200-300

324 FG235/4Aberdeen - a Scottishprovincial soup ladleJohn Leslie, marked JL,incuse thistle, JL, of OldEnglish pattern with wideterminal, foliate script initial‘B’, and a deep circular bowl

35cm long, 7oz

£300-400

325 FG235/6Aberdeen - a Scottishprovincial horn beakerWilliam M Milne, markedMILNE, ABDn, of simpletapered cylindrical form withwooden base, the body withapplied shield cartouche andsimple rim

13cm high, 8.2cm diameter of rim

£200-300

320 FB340/11Aberdeen - a set of sixScottish provincial dessertforksWilliam Whitecross, markedW.W, A, B, D, of Fiddle patternwith engraved script initials‘ML’ to terminal (6)

16.5cm long, 10oz

£300-500

321 FB777/4Aberdeen - a set of twelveScottish provincial dessertspoonsJohn Leslie, bottom markedI.L only, of Old English patternwith script initial H toterminal (12)

17.5cm long, combined weight

12.5oz

£300-500

318 FG350/7Aberdeen - a Scottishprovincial masking spoonNathaniel Rae, markedsaltire, thistle, flowerhead,NR, of Old English patternwith foliate initials ‘JM/C’ toterminal

16cm long, 21.5g

£120-180

319 FG350/18Aberdeen - two Scottishprovincial toddy ladlesJames Erskine, marked E,three towers, hand anddagger, of Celtic Point patternwith initials to terminal;another similar of Old Englishpattern marked hand anddagger, E (2)

16cm long

£200-300

326 FD95/2Aberdeen - a Scottishprovincial dress powder hornJames Gordon, marked IG,ABD, the large polished cowhorn with pointed mount,three suspension mounts andflared end, each with foliateand shell chased decoration,the suspension loops withcrystal set terminals

31cm long

£500-700

327 FG91/6Aberdeen - a scarce Scottishprovincial soup ladleCharles Tochetti, marked CT,gothic A, fleur de lis, gothic A,CT, CT, of Fiddle pattern withfoliate initials ‘JR’ to terminaland deep oval bowl

34cm long, 5.5oz

£800-1,200

328 FG235/3Aberdeen - a Scottishprovincial hash spoonBenjamin Lumsden, markedBL, three towers, ABD, ofHanoverian pattern withvacant terminal and wide heel

38cm long, 5.8oz

£1,200-1,800

329 FG350/30AAberdeen - a Scottishprovincial teaspoonAlexander Forbes, maker’smark only, of Hanoverianpattern with vacant terminaland elongated heel

12.5cm long, 12.1g

£80-120

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332 FG350/13Arbroath - a Scottishprovincial tablespoonAndrew Davidson, marked AD,plant, plant, portcullis, ofFiddle pattern with scriptinitials ‘MC’ to terminal

22.5cm long, 61.8g

£150-180

331 FG237/2The will of James Gordon, Goldsmith,Aberdeenmanuscript will of James GordonGoldsmith of Aberdeen 1810, written onvellum with seal, and title on reverse

72cm x 59cm, folded in twelve sections

Note:James Gordon was perhaps one of Aberdeen’smost successful late 18th century goldsmiths. Hewas apprentice to Coline Allan and admitted amember of the Hammerman in 1766. Even fromthis early period of his career his workshopsupported apprentices and he took twelvethroughout his career. This large number mustattest to his success of his business in Aberdeen

330 FG350/1Aberdeen - a scarce Scottish provincialhash spoonGeorge Robertson, marked GR, ABD,GR, of Hanoverian pattern with wideterminal and vacant reverse withelongated drop heel

36cm long, 5.6oz

£1,500-2,500

333 FG350/20Arbroath - a pair of Scottishprovincial tablespoonsAndrew Davidson, marked AD,plant, plant, portcullis, ofFiddle pattern with scriptinitials ‘MC’ to terminal (2)


125.7g

£300-400

334 FG350/19Arbroath - a pair of Scottishprovincial toddy ladlesAndrew Davidson, marked AD,plant, plant portcullis, ofFiddle pattern with scriptinitials ‘MC’ to terminal andcircular bowls (2)

15cm long, combined weight 53.2g

£400-600

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as supporting such a workshop must have takena constant trade in silver.These apprentices would go onto shape the tradewithin Aberdeen through such well-known namesas William Jamieson and Benjamin Lumsden.However his influence would stretch further withRobert Gordon and John Mair both of whom leftto practice their trade in the expanding outpostsof the colonial empire in India.The will details many charitable and personalgifts and most tantalisingly the silver which hepersonally owned, including some personallymade and family items. It gives an interestinginsight into the close nit community of Aberdeenand its trades.

£300-500

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340 FD330/22Ballater - a Scottishprovincial posy holderWilliam Robb, marked ROBB /BALLATER in triangularpunch, formed as a displayedthistle, the holder oftraditional form with openupper section

52mm long, 10g

£300-500

338 FD330/24Ballater - a Scottishprovincial three luggedquaichWilliam J Fraser, markedWJF, Edinburgh 1927, ofshallow circular form withthree shaped lugs, raised ona simple foot rim

9cm wide, 35.6g

£300-500

339 FD330/21Ballater - a matched pair ofScottish provincial quaichsone William Robb, Edinburgh1919, the other William JFraser, Edinburgh 1930, ofshallow form with twinelongated shaped lugs, raisedon simple foot rims (2)

72mm wide across lugs, combined

weight 33.1g

£200-300

335 FF122/1Ballater - a Scottishprovincial broochJ Knowles & Sons, markedJK&S, BLTR, of simpleannular form with lightlyengraved border and raisedclaw set citrine to centre, inlater box

29mm diameter

£200-300

336 FD330/20Ballater - a Scottishprovincial letter openerWilliam J Fraser, markedWJF, Edinburgh 1935, thesimple blade with scallopedback edge and roe deer antlerhandle

37cm long

£200-300

337 FG281/4Ballater - a Scottishprovincial ‘Balmoral’ caddyspoonWilliam J Fraser, markedW.J.F, SILVER (incuse), oftypical form, with armorialshield handle and thistlestem, heart shaped bowl withnamed view of BalmoralCastle

8.7cm long, 18.2g

£200-300

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341 FD330/23Ballater - a Scottishprovincial sgian dubhWilliam Robb, marked ROBB,BLTR (both incuse) thewooden handle with carvedCeltic interlaced and studdeddetail with claw set citrine tothe pommel, the leathercovered scabbard with simpleshaped mounts

17cm long

£400-600

342 FD330/25Ballater - a Scottishprovincial whistleWilliam Robb, marked ROBB,BLTR (both incuse),Edinburgh 1899, of simpleplain form with shapedmouthpiece and ringsuspension

51mm long, 8.6g

£200-250

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349 FG281/9Banff - a Scottish provincialbroochGeorge Elder, marked GEtwice, of simple annular formwith engraved border ofthistles around a collet setfacetted citrine

35mm diameter

£200-300

345 FG331/8Banff - a pair of Scottishprovincial sugar tongsWilliam Byres, marked WBmakers mark only, ofintertwined open work formwith chased foliate border andshell bowls, the bow withengraved initial ‘A’

13.5cm long, 42.8g

£100-120

346 FG235/9Banff - a Scottish provincialcream ladleJohn Argo (possibly), markedJA only, of slender OldEnglish pattern with scriptinitial ‘H’ to terminal andcircular bowl

15cm long, 17.8g

£120-160

347 FG350/28Banff - a Scottish provincialtablespoonWilliam Byres, marked WB,BANF, of Old English patternwith vacant terminal

20cm long, 49.9g

£150-180

348 FG350/33Banff - a Scottish provincialsoup ladleJohn Keith, marked R, IK,salmon, B, of Fiddle patternwith foliate script initial ‘W’ toterminal

35cm long, 6.7oz

£400-600

343 FB125/27Banff - a Scottish provincialteaspoonWilliam Byres, makers markonly, of Old English patternwith script initials ‘WJL’ toterminal; together with aGreenock dessert spoon,marked HERON, Edinburgh1826 and a baleen handledtoddy ladle with partEdinburgh marks

£120-180

344 FG219/9Banff - a set of six Scottishprovincial teaspoons andmasking spoonJohn Keith, masking spoonmarked ribboned B, IK,ribboned B, teaspoon withmaker’s mark only, of Celticpoint with script initials ‘JMF’to terminal

masking spoon 16.5cm long,

combined weight 91.7g

£300-500

350 FB777/17Banff (probably) - a Scottishprovincial cowrie shell boxJohn Keith (probably), markedI.K only, the polished shellwith reeded silver mountedhinged cover with scriptinitials

6.5cm long

Note:the makers mark struck to thispiece with dot between I and K, hascaused some confusion and apositive attribution to either JohnKeith of Banff or James Keating ofDublin has proved difficult. Until afully marked example with eitherBanff for Dublin marks is recordedthey remain tentatively attributed toeither location.

£400-600

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352 FG1/1Cupar - a scarce Scottish provincial toddy ladleRobert Robertson, marked RR, RR, D, fleur de lys, thistle, R, ofFiddle pattern with foliate script initial ‘M’ to terminal

16.5cm long, 50.8g

£500-800

351 FG350/15Canongate - a set of fiveconverted Scottish provincialtable forksColin Mitchell, variouslymarked, of Hanoverianpattern with engraved crest toobverse and four tines (5)


11.35oz

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CUPAR

Note:Although bearing the makers and town marks for Colin Mitchell ofCanongate, these forks have obviously been altered from original Hanoverianpattern tablespoons by his hand. The conversion to table forks by anunknown Dundee maker who has added his own ‘pot of lilies’ town markover some of the original marks. The ‘pot of lilies’ mark bears closeresemblance to that of Alexander Cameron, and it seems probable he wasthe silversmith to convert these to forks.While the trade in old silver is commonly recorded between silversmiths it israrely so obvious as this.

£300-500

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354 FG350/48Dumfries - a Scottishprovincial teaspoonDavid Gray, marked anchor,unicorn, DG, of Fiddle patternwith script initials to terminal;together with a Fiddle patternteaspoon by A Cameron ofDundee and four by WilliamHannay of Paisley (6)

£150-180

353 FG350/42Dumfries - two Scottishprovincial dessert spoonsone by Mark Hinchsliffe,marked X, anchor, crown,HINCHSLIFFE around M, theother by David Gray, markedunicorn, G, anchor, DG, bothof Fiddle pattern (2)

18cm and 17.5cm, combined weight

63.6g

£200-300

355 FG173/3Dumfries / Castle Douglas - apair of Scottish provincialtoddy ladlesAdam Burgess (probably),marked, ruined castle, thistle,gothic D, oak tree, of Fiddlepattern with script initial ‘N’to terminal (2)

15.5cm long, each 30.4g

Note:Although lacking a makers mark itseems highly probable these toddyladles are by Adam Burgess. Heappears to be the maker holdingand most commonly using thiscombination of punches, althoughother makers are seen with themthey are more than likely retailinghis work.It is therefore possible that thesetoddy ladles were supplied toanother maker to retail with theassumption that he would apply hismark.

£600-800

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DUNDEE 357 FB125/24Dundee - a set of six silverplated sundae cups andspoonsretailed by Rattray & Co,marked RATTRAY & CO,DUNDEE, with shallow bowlsraised on slender stems andspreading foot, with simpleOld English pattern spoons, inoriginal fitted case

sundae cups 9cm high

£120-180

358 FG350/41Dundee - a set of six Scottishprovincial egg spoonsAlexander Cameron, markedCAM/ERON, C, thistle, pot oflilies, DUN/DEE, of Fiddlepattern with drop bowl andcrest and initial to terminal (6)

13.5cm long, 93.9g

£200-300

359 FG350/14Dundee - a set of fiveScottish provincial dessertspoonsmaker unknown, marked W,pot of lilies thrice, of Fiddlepattern with script initials‘JHS’ to terminal (5)


150g

£250-350

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356 FB777/18Dumfries - a scarce Scottish provincialhardstone mounted snuff boxDavid Gray, marked to rim, unicorn,anchor, unicorn, DG, the cover and baseof polished agate with bevelled edges insimple collar mounts

7.6cm wide

£800-1,200

Dundee’s Steeple Kirk is one of the most historic and important early buildings within the city.Built in the 12th century by the Earl of Huntington, brother of Scottish King William the Lion, ithas withstood the numerous onslaughts of Dundee’s tumultuous history to become the city’smost important church and its oldest surviving building. At various points in the Kirks’ historyparts of the building were destroyed and rebuilt; the English General Monk, under orders fromCromwell besieged the city in 1651, and the tower played an important role in the city’sdefences. Cannon marks can still be found on the building, a testament to its endurance, andthe lock on the door leading from the hall to the stairs is the same that held firm againstCromwell’s onslaught.Even into the Victorian era problems beset the church and in 1841 another fire broke out, thistime in the heating system, and once again the transepts were destroyed leaving only the naveand the tower. The Chapter House, adjoining the north wall of the east Church was also burntdown, along with the library of over 1800 volumes, including works in Latin and Greek, manydating from pre-reformation clergy. The east and south transepts were rebuilt in 1844 for theirrespective congregations, the north transept’s congregation was re-housed. These threecongregations remained in the one church until the 1980s when they finally amalgamated, givingthe Kirk and its congregation its present day appearance

360 FC985/3Dundee - a Scottish provincial George II communion cupCharles Dickson II, marked to rim CD (in script), pot of lilies,CD (in script), script C, the wide bowl of slight tapered formengraved in contemporary script over two lines ‘Thomas Readde Auchinleck Mercator Deidonanus Poculum hoc Ecclesia,Taodunensi in Eucharistia usum Dono A. Ae. C MDCCXXIII’,raised on an acorn knopped stem and stepped domed circularfoot

Height 22cm, Diameter of bowl 12.3cm, 20oz

£8,000-12,000

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361 FC985/5Dundee - a Scottish provincial communion cupCharles Dickson II, marked to rim CD (in script), pot of lilies,CD (in script), script C; the plain wide bowl of slight taperedform, raised on an acorn knopped stem on a spreading slightlydomed circular foot

Height 22.5cm, 19.8oz

£6,000-8,000

362 FC985/4Dundee - a Scottish provincial George II communion cupJohn Steven, marked IS, pot of lilies, IS, M (in script), thetapered bowl engraved around the rim in large script ‘GulGuild SS Theol Dr Ecclesia Taodunensi me donno dedit’, raisedon a tapered baluster knopped stem and flared trumpet footwith stepped rim

Height 23cm Diameter of foot 11.3cm, 20oz

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363 FF188/1Dundee - a set of six Scottishprovincial dessert spoonsEdward Livingstone, markedEL, pot of lilies, EL, M; ofCeltic point pattern withscript initials ‘DIB’, eachindividually numbered 1-6 (6)


6.8oz

£300-500

364 FG350/43Dundee - a Scottishprovincial toddy ladleDavid Manson, marked DM,pot of lilies, DM, of OldEnglish pattern with initials‘JM’ and numbered ‘6’ toterminal; together with twotoddy ladles by L Beech,Edinburgh 1806 (3)

Dundee example 15cm long 23g

£180-220

365 FG235/13Dundee - a set of twelveScottish provincial dessertspoonsJames Douglas , markedDOUGLAS (incuse), threecrowned hearts, ID, of CelticPoint pattern with scriptinitials ‘ML’ to terminal (12)


13.9oz

£650-800

366 FG350/32Dundee - a Scottishprovincial soup ladleEdward Livingston, markedEL, pot of lilies, EL,M, ofCeltic Point pattern withscript initial ‘L’ to terminal

38cm long, 6oz

£300-500

367 FG3/2Dundee - a Scottish provincialpunch ladleEdward Livingstone, markedEL, heart, D, crowned heart,the circular bowl with flat stem,feather edged details, socketattached to part twisted baleenhandle with plain cap

36cm long

£200-300



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368 FG91/12Elgin - a Scottish provincialteaspoonCharles Fowler, marked CF,ELn, A, of Fiddle pattern withscript initial ‘H’ to terminal;together with a group of fourunattributed teaspoons,marked WG twice (5)

Elgin example 13cm long, combined

weight 70.9g

£150-180

369 FB777/20Elgin - a pair of Scottish provincial dessert spoonsWilliam Ferguson, one marked WF, S, I, L, V, E, R (WF over theSI), the other marked S, I, L, V, E, R, of Fiddle pattern withengraved script initials ‘Mc’ to terminal (2)

17.5cm long, each 42.4g

Note:this previously unrecorded set of marks for William Ferguson of Elgin arehighly unusual. The use of the word ‘silver’ as part of marks is not noted onmuch, if any, Scottish silver until much later into the late 1890’s or even1900’s.

£200-300

373 FG91/10Glasgow - a Scottishprovincial table spoonAdam Graham, marked AG,town mark, AG, town mark, ofHanoverian pattern withscript initial to reverse ofterminal; together with asmall group of table spoonsto include Lothian &Robertson, Edinburgh 1759and two examples by RobertGray of Glasgow, withEdinburgh marks (4)


£200-300

370 FG91/3Elgin - a set of six Scottish provincial dessert spoonsJoesph Pozzi and Robert Stewart, marked J, P, ELn, RS, ofFiddle pattern with engraved foliate script initial ‘C’ to terminal(6)

18cm long, each 30.8g

£900-1,000

371 FG91/1Forres - a Scottish provincialteaspoonJohn & Patrick Riach, markedtower, IPR, tower, of Fiddlepattern with foliate initials‘WJP’ to terminal

14cm long, 17g

£800-1,200

372 FG350/25Glasgow - a pair of Scottishprovincial tablespoonsMilne & Campbell, markedM&C, town mark, M&C, wornmark, of Old English patternwith vacant terminal (2)

21cm long, combined weight 131.8g

£120-180



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GLASGOW 374 FG331/7Glasgow - a set of six Scottishprovincial tablespoonsAdam Graham, marked AG,Glasgow town mark, AG,Glasgow town mark, ofHanoverian pattern with scriptinitials ‘WM’ to reverse ofterminal (6)


11.2oz

£300-500

378 FB777/19Glasgow - a pair of Scottish provincial bucklesWilliam Napier, marked WN, Glasgow town mark, of curvedoval outline with chased gadrooned and foliate detail, hingedsteel prongs and tongue (2)

7cm wide

£300-500

375 FG350/21Glasgow - a Scottishprovincial tablespoonJames Glen, marked IG, townmark, IG, S, of Hanoverianpattern with vacant terminal;together with a similarexample by Milne &Campbell, marked M&C, townmark, O, of Hanoverianpattern with script initial toreverse of terminal (2)

20.5cm and 21cm long, 70.6g and

70.8g

£180-220

376 FG235/12Glasgow - a Scottishprovincial strainerAdam Graham, marked AG tohandle only, of shallowcircular outline with reededrim and pierced bowl withsingle loop handle and plainclip

14cm wide, 3oz

£500-600

377 FG350/30Glasgow - a Scottishprovincial teaspoonWilliam Napier, maker’s markonly, of Scots Fiddle patternwith vacant terminal; a set offive Scots Fiddle patternteaspoons, Alexander Zeigler,marked AZ, thistle, duty head,with engraved initials toterminal (6)

£180-220



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379 FG235/11Glasgow - a Scottishprovincial tablespoonDavid Warnock, marked DW,Glasgow town mark, DW, S, ofHanoverian pattern withscript initials ‘RM / AB’ over‘No 4’

20.9cm long, 78.7g

Note:For another spoon originally fromthis set see Lyon & Turnbull‘Scottish Silver & Accessories’ 14thAugust 2012, lot 418

£300-500

380 FG350/2Glasgow - a Scottishprovincial hash spoonMilne & Campbell, markedM&C, town mark, M&C, O (?),of Hanoverian pattern withscript initials ‘WD’ to reverseof terminal

41cm long, 7.7oz

£1,000-1,500

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381 FF412/7Glasgow - a pair of Queen Anne Scottish provincialcommunion cupsunmarked, the tapered bowls with everted rim andinscribed ‘COMMUNION CUPS FOR THE SOUTHWESTQUARTER GLASGOU 1705’ raised on a taperingbaluster stem and with domed foot with flat uppersection inscribed around‘MORTIFYED*BY*CHRISTIAN*MITCHEL RELct.OFTHO:IUSTICE*4XX’ (2)

20cm high, each 13.9oz


£6,000-8,000

382 FF412/8Glasgow - a Queen Anne Scottish provincialcommunion cupunmarked, the tapered bowl with everted rim andinscribed ‘COMUNION CUPS FOR THE NORTHWESTQUARter GLASGOU 1705’ raised on a tapering balusterstem and with domed foot with flat upper sectioninscribed around ‘MORTIFYED*BY*IOHN*MITCHEL*ELDER MALTMAN*’

20cm high, 13.9oz


£3,000-5,000



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383 FG350/47Greenock - a set of sixScottish provincial teaspoonsJohn Heron, marked JH,anchor, tree, of Celtic pointpattern with foliate initials‘DS’ to terminal (6)

14cm long, 72.4g

£300-500

384 FG350/6Greenock - a set of threeScottish provincial dessertspoonsAlexander Campbell, markedAC, G, oak tree, anchor, ofCeltic Point pattern withfoliate initials ‘AK’ andnumber 10 - 12 to terminal (3)

18cm long, each 34g

£180-220

385 FF180/5Greenock - a Scottishprovincial tablespoonsThomas Davie, marked TD,anchor, ship in sail, C, oaktree; of Celtic point patternwith script initials ‘JC’ toterminal

23cm long, 66.5g

£200-220

386 FG235/8Greenock - a Scottishprovincial tablespoonWilliam Clerk, marked WC,anchor, ship in sail, C, oaktree, of Celtic Point patternwith foliate script initial ‘L’ toterminal

24cm long, 68.8g

£200-300

387 FG350/12Greenock - a set of fourScottish provincial dessertspoonsWilliam Clarke, marked WC,anchor, C, oak tree, of CelticPoint pattern with scriptinitials ‘JC’ to terminal (4)


112.9g

£200-300

388 FF180/2Greenock - a Scottishprovincial toddy ladleThomas Davie, marked TD,anchor, C, oak tree, of Fiddlepattern with script initial ‘H’and numbered 9 to terminal

17cm long, 31.4g

£180-250



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395 FG404/13Inverness - a set of sixScottish provincial dessertspoonsCharles Jamieson, markedCJ, INS, J, of Old Englishpattern with vacant terminal(6)


£600-800

396 FG404/12Inverness - a set of sixScottish provincialtablespoonsCharles Jamieson, markedCJ, INS, camel, J, of OldEnglish pattern with scriptinitials ‘H / MG’ to terminal (6)

22cm long, combined weight 12oz

£800-1,200

389 FG404/19Inverness - a Scottishprovincial sugar casterFerguson & McBean, markedEdinburgh 1897, camel, INVS,of cylindrical form, the carvedoak body with celtic knotdesign, the domed cover withsimilar pierced and engraveddecoration to a plain sweptfoot

12cm high

£400-600

390 FG404/1Inverness - a Scottishprovincial lukenbooth broochFraser Ferguson & McBean,marked FF&M, camel, INVSS,of pierced open heart formwith stylised crown and swingpin fittings

7.5cm high, 24.5g

£200-300

391 FG4/19Inverness - a Scottishprovincial carved a woodenand silver mounted quaichFerguson & MacBean,marked to rim and foot, F&M,camel, INVSS, Edinburgh1897, the deep bowl carvedwith mythical Celtic beastsand with twin shaped lugsformed as intertwinedserpents, with simple collarrim and foot, the centre of thebowl with domed bossengraved ‘Sguab as’i’

20cm wide across lugs

£300-500

392 FG350/38Inverness - two Scottishprovincial clan badgesboth by Fraser Fergsuon &MacBean, of typical form withmotto in a garter surroundingthe crest (2)

£220-280

393 FD95/4Inverness - two Scottishprovincial clan badgesone by Ferguson & MacBean,marked F&M, INVSS, oftypical garter form with crestand motto; a Lovat Scoutsexample by Medlock & Craik,marked SILVER, MEDLOCK /& CRAIK; together with aDundee brooch by Whytockand Sons, marked in onepunch WHYTOCK / & SONS, ofcircular outline with engraveddecoration (3)

£200-300

394 FG404/21Inverness - a Scottishprovincial dessert spoonJamieson & Naughton,marked J&N, INS of OldEnglish pattern with scriptinitials ‘HJ’ and ‘12’ toterminal

17.5cm long, 26.8g

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402 FB125/22Inverness - a pair of Scottishprovincial teaspoonsJohn McRae, makers markJMcR, of Fiddle pattern withengraved initials ‘E/JG’ toterminals (2)


26.7g

£120-180

403 FG404/11Inverness - a Scottishprovincial serving spoonAlexander Stewart, markedAS, INS, mark indistinct, ofCeltic Point pattern withvacant terminal

30cm long, 3.36oz

£300-500

404 FG404/17Inverness - a Scottishprovincial table spoonAlexander Stewart, markedAS, INS, C, of Old Englishpattern with script initials‘JEMK’ to terminal

22.5cm long, 2.1oz

£150-180

405 FG235/10Inverness - a Scottishprovincial dessert spoonDonald Fraser, marked DF/INS, of Old English patternwith script initials ‘MY’ toterminal

17.5cm long, 34.4g

£90-120

397 FG289/2Royal Interest - a Scottishprovincial sgian dubhFraser, Ferguson &MacBean, marked FF&M,camel, INVS, the carved blackwood handle with basketweave design and studdeddetail with pin top pommelcap with engraved interlace,the steel blade with scallopedback edge and pierced twinfullers additionally marked‘FRASER, FERGUSON &MACBEAN / INVERNESS’, theleather scabbard with Celticengraved chape the topmount with cypher andinitials

18cm long

Provenance:Asprey’s LondonProperty of a Lady.

Note:The Royal patronage from the timeof Queen Victoria’s revival of interestin the Scottish highlands is wellrecorded. Firms such as FraserFerguson & Macbean in Invernessand William Robb in Ballater wereawarded Royal warrants forHighland wear and accessories theysupplied the Royal house and itsguests.

398 FG404/6Inverness - a Scottishprovincial dessert spoonCharles Jamieson, markedCJ, INS, J, of Old Englishpattern with script initials‘AMKB’ to finial

18cm long, 31g

£150-180

399 FG404/20Inverness - a Scottishprovincial masking spoonAlexander Stewart, markedAS, mark indistinct, of OldEnglish pattern with parttwisted stem and vacantterminal

16cm long, 19.2g

£180-220

400 FG404/14Inverness - a pair of Scottishprovincial condiment spoonsAlexander McLeod, markedAML, thistle, of Fiddle patternwith script initials ‘JEMJ’ toterminal and oval shallowbowl (2)

10cm long, 16.4g

£150-180

401 FG122/2Inverness - a Scottishprovincial toddy ladleJohn McRae, marked thistle,INS, JMcR, of Fiddle patternwith script initials ‘GC’ toterminal; together with asauce ladle, Edinburgh 1801by Alexander Edmonstoun, ofFiddle pattern with scriptinitial ‘B’ (2)

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This sgian dubh must date to afterKing Edward VII’s death in 1910 asthis would signal Edward’s changein position to Prince of Wales,under his father King George V.Edward would later become one ofthe nation’s most admired Royals,but caused great controversy in1937 abdicating the Crown in favourof his future wife Wallis Simpson.For a similar sgian dubh owned byDuke of Windsor, see ‘The Jewelsof the late Duchess of Windsor’ 2ndand 3rd April 1987’, Christie’sGeneva lot 62

£800-1,200

406 FG404/4Inverness - a Scottishprovincial soup ladleDonald Fraser, marked DF,INS, T, of Old English patternwith script initials ‘DMK’ toterminal with deep circularbowl

32cm long, 7oz

£400-600

407 FG404/16Inverness - a Scottishprovincial table spoonDonald Fraser, marked DF,INS, of Fiddle pattern withscript initial ‘GAF’ to terminal

23cm long, 2.1oz

£150-250

408 FG404/7Inverness - a set of fiveScottish provincial tablespoonsDonald Fraser, marked DF,INS, of Fiddle pattern withscript initials ‘HBM’ toterminal (5)


£600-800

409 FG404/2Inverness - a set of threeScottish provincial dessertforksRobert Naughton, markedRN, cornucopia, thistle, ofFiddle pattern with crest toterminal (3)


£300-500

410 FG404/3Inverness - a Scottishprovincial soup ladleRobert Naughton, markedRN, cornucopia, thistle, ofFiddle pattern with bird ofprey crest and script initial ‘R’to terminal, with deep ovalbowl

32cm long, 7.2oz

£400-600

411 FG404/5Inverness - a Scottishprovincial toddy ladleRobert Naughton, markedRN, cornucopia, thistle, ofFiddle pattern with scriptinitials ‘RJ’ to finial and ovalbowl

16cm long, 32g

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in 1777, later moving to Canada in1799, there, he created a successfultrading business, dealing mostlywith goods from Indian trade.He died in 1833, passing the title ofchief to his eldest living son,Alexander.Alexander was the second son ofAngus Mackintosh and Archange St.Martin, the daughter of an officer inthe French army, and he personallyfought in the American war ofIndependence. He is credited withsaving a garrison of troops on LakeHuron, (one of the five Great Lakesof North America), from starvation,after he navigated the St. Clair Riverunder the cross fire of Americantroops stationed on both banks.After the war he continued hisfather’s trading business until theyboth returned to Scotland, andsucceeded his father after his deathin 1833.

£500-700

412 FG404/15Inverness - a pair of Scottishprovincial table spoonsRobert Naughton, markedRN, cornucopia, thistle, ofFiddle pattern with scriptinitial ‘C’ to terminal (2)


4.5oz

£300-500

413 FG404/10Inverness - a set of fourScottish provincial dessertspoonsRobert Naughton, markedRN, cornucopia, thistle, ofFiddle pattern with crest toterminal (4)


£400-600

414 FG404/9Inverness - a set of sixScottish provincial dessertspoonsRobert Naughton, markedRN, thistle, cornucopia, ofFiddle pattern with crest toterminal (6)


£600-800

415 FG404/18Inverness - a Scottishprovincial tablespoonThomas Borthwick, markedTB, camel, INS, of Old Englishpattern with script initial ‘C’to terminal

21.5cm long, 1.7oz

£250-350

416 FG404/8Inverness - a Scottishprovincial fish sliceRobert Naughten, markedRN, cornucopia, thistle, ofFiddle pattern withpresentation inscription toterminal reading ‘Presentedby Mackintosh Chief of theClan Chattan to Mr & MrsColin, Christmas 1840’ andgothic initials ‘SC & AC’ toreverse

30.5cm long, 4.7oz

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417 FG331/6Montrose - a Scottishprovincial toddy ladlePeter Lambert, markedthistle, PL, thistle, of Oarpattern with foliate initials‘RMR’ to terminal

15.5cm long, 25.7g

£150-180

418 FG350/3Montrose - a Scottishprovincial soup ladlePeter Lambert, marked rose,thistle, M, PL, M, thistle, rose,of Fiddle pattern with foliateinitials ‘GT’ to terminal

34cm long, 5.6oz

£300-400

419 FG350/9Montrose - a pair of Scottishprovincial tablespoonsBenjamin Lumsden, markedrose head, BL, rose head, ofwide Celtic Point pattern withfoliate script initial ‘B’ toterminal (2)

21.5cm long, 53.5g and 54.5g

£300-500

420 FG350/8Montrose - a pair of Scottishprovincial tablespoonsBenjamin Lumsden, markedrose head, BL, rose head, ofwide Celtic Point pattern withfoliate script initial ‘B’ toterminal (2)

12.5cm long, 54g and 57g

£300-400

421 FG350/16Montrose - a Scottishprovincial Free Gardenersmedalunmarked, the obverse withfoliate border surroundingvarious symbols includingcalipers, spade, rake sun andmoon and bee hive, thereverse engraved ‘TO THECALEDONIAN LODGE OFFREEGARDENERS*MONTROSE*’around ‘Presented by RobertCRAMMOND in testimony ofhis respect & gratitude 1stAugust 1861’

10cm long, 115.6g

£200-300

MONTROSE

422 FE289/1Oban - a cased set of sixScottish provincial teaspoonsR Drummond & Sons,Birmingham 1904, OBAN,with thistle terminals and parttwisted stems, in originalfitted case

11.5cm long, 3oz

£300-500

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423 FB125/7Paisley - a Scottish provincialSwimming trophythe main shield and originalthirteen prize medallions,Duff & Miller, marked D&M,Glasgow 1899 with nineadditional medallions in silverand two bronze, the ashshield mounted with largeshield panel with centralswimming scene and smallervignette, inscribed ‘KennethM Clark Challenge Shield’and ‘Paisley VictorianSwimming Club’ , on easelback support

58cm high

£700-800

425 FG350/44Paisley - a Scottish provincialtablespoonWilliam Hannay, marked WH,anchor, anchor, WH, of OldEnglish pattern with initials toreverse of terminal; togetherwith a Fiddle patterntablespoon Robert Keay ofPerth, marked RK, doubleheaded eagle, RK, doubleheaded eagle, RK (2)

23cm and 22.5cm long, 51.6g and

66.1g

£150-250

426 FF209/1Paisley - a rare Scottishprovincial aide-memoirWilliam Hannay, marked toclasp WH, anchor, WH, therounded rectangularsycamore covers with hingedaction revealing six ivorypages, the simple hingedsilver clasp engraved ‘JamesHogg Paisley’, scallopedmounts, the rounded edgewith applied silver spine andrecessed pencil

10cm long

£600-800

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424 FG281/11Paisley / Greenock - a set ofsix Scottish provincialteaspoonsmaker unknown, markedI&GH, I&GH, of Fiddle patternwith script engraved initials‘GAT’ and numbered toterminal (6)

14cm long, 97g

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435 FG350/35Perth - a Scottish provincialserving spoonCharles Murray, marked CM,double headed eagle, CM,double headed eagle, CM, ofOld English pattern withscript initial ‘L’ to terminal

29cm long, 3.5oz

£300-500

436 FG350/29Perth - a set of five Scottishprovincial tablespoonsRobert & Robert Keay,marked Edinburgh 1837,R&RK, of Fiddle pattern withscript initial ‘H’ to terminal (5)


£400-600

437 FG91/14A collection of Scottishprovincial flatwareto include four teaspoons byRobert Keay of Perth, fourteaspoons by A Mollison ofAberdeen, marked AM, A, B,D, a set of six teaspoons JHardy Aberdeen with Londonhallmarks and a pair of Sugartongs marked AR with partEdinburgh marks (15)

£150-250

428 FB777/21Perth - a Scottish provincialset of twelve teaspoons &matching tongsRobert Keay II, marked RK,Edinburgh 1853, of Fiddlepattern with script initials‘MB’ to terminal, the tongswith fluted shell bowls (13)

teaspoon 14.5cm long combined

weight 8.9oz

£300-500

429 FG350/49Perth - a collection ofScottish provincial teaspoonsto include one by CharlesMurray and five by RobertKeay (6)

£120-180

430 FG350/31Perth - a Scottish provincialpair of salad serversRobert Keay, marked doubleheaded eagle, RK, doubleheaded eagle, RK, doubleheaded eagle, RK, of Fiddlepattern with vacant terminals,comprising a serving spoonand fork (2)


£500-800

431 FG350/10Perth - a set of three Scottishprovincial tablespoonsJames Cornfute, marked IC,double headed eagle, IC,double headed eagle, of OldEnglish pattern with scriptinitials ‘AMc’ to terminals (3)

22cm long, each 63g

£300-500

432 FG281/10Perth - a pair of Scottishprovincial teaspoonsJohn Urquhart, marked JU,device, eagle, device, of Fiddlepattern with script initials ‘JB’and numbered to terminal (2)

13.3cm long, 33g

£100-120

433 FG430/8Perth - a set of six Scottishprovincial tablespoonsJames Cornfute, marked IC,eagle, IC, eagle, ofHanoverian pattern withinitials ‘AW/JC’ to reverse andinitials ‘DS’ to obverse ofterminal (6)

21cm long, 10oz

£300-500

434 FG91/9Perth - a Scottish provincialpunch ladeRobert Dickson, marker’smark only, with simple belliedbowl and twisted baleenhandle with simple cap finial

33cm long

£150-180

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427 FE428/1Peterhead - a set of sixsilver plated table forksC Bruce, marked C.BRUCE,P’HEAD, and with five platedmarks, of Fiddle pattern withvacant terminals (6)

20.5cm long

Note:although often confused with a silver C Bruce of Peterhead appears to havebeen an ironmonger and general retailer, currently his mark has never beennoted on silver only silver plated wares such as this.

£300-500

PETERHEAD

442 FG331/5Wick - a rare pair of Scottishprovincial sugar tongsJohn Sellar, marked JS,WICK, of long Fiddle patternwith simple pointed ovalbowls and engraved initial ‘P’to bow

18cm long, 50.7g

£1,200-1,500

439 FG404/23Perth - a Scottish provincialtablespoonFrancis Brown & JamesBrown, marked IB, FB, fluerde lis, of Hanoverian patternwith script initials ‘JM / MM’to reverse of terminal

20cm long, 67.9g

£800-1,200

438 FB777/16Perth - a Scottish provincialcowrie shell boxJohn Sid, marked IS only, thepolished shell with silvermounts and flush hingedthree quarter opening coverwith engraved crest andinitials ‘IR’

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440 FF454/1Perth - a Scottish provincial mustard potJohn Pringle, marked IP, double headed eagle, IP, doubleheaded eagle, of straight sided drum form with reeded rim andfoot, the slight domed hinged cover with shell thumbpiece andsimple angular handle

6.6cm high, 3.5oz

£1,000-1,500

441 FG281/5Tain - a Scottish provincialteaspoonWilliam Innes, markedW.I.TAIN, thistle, sunburst; ofFiddle pattern with scriptinitial ‘B’ to terminal

14.1cm long, 17.6g

£300-500

TAIN WICK

443 FG350/11Unattributed - a pair of toddyladlesmaker unknown, markedanchor, SLOE, anchor, ofFiddle pattern engraved toterminal ‘A McMillan’, withcircular bowls

16cm long, each 34g

£200-300

444 FB777/23Unattributed - a Scottishprovincial tablespoonMarked E&M, M, O, N, ofsingle struck Fiddle and Shellpattern with engraved scriptinitial ‘B’ to terminal

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Note:It is tempting to attribute this spoonto Emslie and Mollison (1833 - 1838)of Aberdeen, however it is a ratherlarge leap to do this only as themakers initials match. The M, O & Npunches perhaps have somesignificance to a location ofmanufacture and the obviouslocation would be Montrose, thisalso does not add any weight to thetheory of Emslie and Mollison ofAberdeen as they have not beenrecorded working there.

£150-180

445 FB340/14Unattributed - a Scottishprovincial quaichmarked to base SW or MS,the plain tapered bowl withtwin shaped lugs and simplefoot rim with flat foot

11.6cm across lugs, 2.95oz

£600-800

‘The owner of this collection of rare examples of Old English, Scottish and Irish silver….From time to time he has added a single piece which he has regarded as of intrinsic orunusual merit, hence the present delightful variety of the collection. There is no piece…..which is without interest to anyone who appreciates old silver in its many manifestations’

E. Alfred Jones, ‘The Collection of Sir J. H. B. Noble BT.’In two parts International Studio

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Highlights of the Sir John Noble of Ardkinglas Collection

The ‘Noble collection’ was originally the creation of by Sir JohnHenry Brunel Noble, 1st Baronet of Ardkinglas, one of therenowned collectors in the relay part of the 20th century

Sir John H B Noble’s collection was formed at a time whenmany treasures of British and European silver were available tocollectors and his insatiable appetite for acquiring new andmore important examples of the goldsmiths crafts saw himsecure many internationally important items. His mantra incollecting can be seen throughout his lifetime with thecollection being continually improved and ‘lesser’ pieces sold.This collection, including pieces from many of the mostimportant dispersals of the period through Christies andSotheby’s, was curated by Crichton Brothers of Bond StreetLondon, a name recorded as buyer of much of the mostimportant plate sold at the time.

Sir John H B Noble’s collection grew and was originally housedin The Manor House Newcastle, it was moved to Ardkinglas by1919 when John inherited the house from his father Sir AndrewNoble. Sir Andrew had had the house built by Sir RobertLorimer and it was completed in 1907 and used as a summerretreat. Rightly considered one of Lorimer’s masterpieces itwas constructed in remarkably quick time with the inclusion ofmany modern features and designs. Following the baronialScottish style, the property was built using the finest materialsand skilled craftsmen, making its quick completion even moreremarkable. This combination of skill and material wasmatched with the installation of modern building techniques,built with cavity walls, concrete floors and modern sanitaryfittings. Technology also played a part in the commission andLorimer fitted a goods elevator and an extensive internaltelephone system. Ardkinglas would prove to be testament toall who were involved in the commission and build, from SirAndrew’s vision, Lorimer’s designs and the craftsmen’s skillshown through the very nature and quality of the building,which remains virtually unchanged since 1907.

Ardkinglas would house the now large collection of silver untilSir John H B Noble’s death in 1938, when the house andcollection were inherited by his two sons John Samuel BrunelNoble and Michael A C Noble, Baron Glenkinglas. At this pointthe collection would change shape and form, it was alsothrough this change in ownership that the collection becameknown to a wider audience. Both John and Michael Noblewould ultimately sell a large percentage of the collection,mainly through auction, and private treaty sales to nationalinstitutions, which created the provenance known and sohighly regarded to silver collectors and academics alike. Thesedispersals would form single lots, named sections or indeedsingle owner auctions from 1935 through to 1981.

Perhaps the highlight of these sales was in December 1967 inthe single owner sale, sold by Michael Noble, of ‘Highly

Important Old English & Scottish Gold & Silver’ which includedthe Edinburgh 1736 gold bullet teapot by James Ker for theLeith Races. Selling for £40,000, reputably with QueenElizabeth II as the under bidder, now in the collection ofManchester City Galleries. One of the most important items ofScottish silver ever to be sold at auction and, at the time, one ofthe highest prices ever paid for silver at auction.

These dispersals of the collection did not signify the end of theNoble’s collections of silver but did however signal a change ininterests and collecting. John S B Noble would carry forth thefamily interest in silver and this combined with his passion forScottish craft took the collections main focus into Scottishsilver. In his positions as Chairman of the Edinburgh TapestryCompany and of the Scottish Craft Centre he combined theinterest in the historical with the interests in promotion of thefuture of Scottish crafts. This combination was cemented in the'Exhibition of Scottish silver from the collection of John Noble,Chairman of the Scottish Crafts Centre', 24th August to12th September 1959, where some of the items included withinthis sale were exhibited.

Since John S B Noble’s connection with the collection it hasremained virtually unchanged and a new generation of familymembers hope that the ‘Noble Collection’ will give interest andfuel further passions in the Scottish crafts. While inventories ofthe main collectors additions do exist there are many gapswithin the knowledge of the acquisitions and it has not beenpossible to determine under whose custodianship many of theitems relate. It does seem clear that the collection offeredbears the marks of Sir John, John and Michael Noble andhighly likely spans the entire generations’ interests.

Sir Andrew Noble Sir John H.B. Noble

John S.B. Noble Michael A.C. Noble

451 FG259/43Perth - a Scottish provincialteaspoonJames Cornfute, marked IC,double headed eagle, of OldEnglish pattern with scriptinitial ‘C’ to terminal

13cm long, 13.5g

Provenance:How of Edinburgh, Pickering PlaceLondon

£60-80

452 FG259/40Perth - a rare pair oftablespoonsJames & Francis Brown,marked IB, shield or arms,FB, of Hanoverian patternwith engraved script initials‘M / WM / AM’ to reverse ofterminal, with long mouldedrat tail to reverse of bowl (2)

21cm long, 54.8g and 49.2g

Note:Although rarely encountered Johnand Francis Brown seem to havethree distinct punch combination, allused with these maker’s marks.Perhaps the most common with alarge ‘fluer de Lis’ or ‘PERTH’ astown marks and certainly the rarestof this form with an unidentified‘shield of arms’.For a comparable example see‘Silver; Made in Scotland’ GDalgleish & H Steuart Fothringham,item 5.73

£800-1,200

446 FG259/169Aberdeen - a Scottishprovincial fish sliceGeorge Jamieson, markedG.J, London 1850, ABDn, ofFiddle pattern with engravedscript initials ‘JN’ to terminal,shaped and pierced blade

361cm long, 5oz

£250-350

447 FG259/176Banff - a Scottish provincialmasking spoonJohn Keith, marked IK, B, H,of Old English pattern withscript initials ‘G’ to terminal

16cm long, 16.4g

£200-300

448 FG259/158Banff - a Scottish provincialtoddy ladleGeorge Elder, marked GE (inscript) mother and child, B (inscript), of chamfered shortFiddle pattern with foliateinitial ‘O’ to terminal

16.2cm , 36.9g

£200-300

449 FG259/101Banff - a rare Scottishprovincial wine funnel andstandJohn Keith, marked to funneland stand, ribboned B, IK, F,the stand of simple circularoutline with reeded borderand engraved initials ‘JMC’ tocentre, the funnel ofconventional baluster formwith reeded rim and matchingengraved initials to body, thepull off spout with simplereeded detail (2)

funnel 14cm high, stand 10.6cm

diameter, combined weight 4.7oz

Note:of the two recorded wine funnelsthis appears to be the only examplewith its original stand. The otherexample, ex David Morris Collectionis now within AberdeenshireMuseums collection (B4320-1-3.)

£4,000-6,000

450 FG259/49Montrose - a set of fourScottish provincial teaspoonsBenjamin Lumsden, markedrose head, BL, rose head, ofCeltic Point pattern withscript initials to terminal (4)

12.8cm long, each 11g

Provenance:How of Edinburgh, Pickering PlaceLondon

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453 FG259/159Peterhead - a rare Scottishprovincial egg spoonGeorge Angus, marked GA,PHD, GA, of Fiddle patternwith script engraved initials‘H’ to terminal and gilt eggshaped bowl

12.9cm long, 12.3g

£800-1,200

454 FG259/65William Kirk - a set of fivepairs of modern fruit knivesand forksWilliam Kirk, Edinburgh 1964,comprising five pairs of fruitknives and forks, each withpolished hardstone handlesand simple silver collarsdecorated with engraved fruit,three pronged forks andsimple tapered blades (10)

Note:Born in 1933, William Kirk came tolearn his craft through hands onexperience while apprenticed toCharles Creswick in Edinburgh. Overtime as his knowledge grew he setup his own workshop in 1961 andalso worked as a tutor insilversmithing for both GlasgowSchool of Art and Edinburgh Collegeof Art.He received numerouscommissions, including one fromQueen Elizabeth II and his workfeatures in the collections of manyindividuals and institutions includingEdinburgh University, the NationalMuseums of Scotland and AberdeenArt Gallery & Museum.

His pieces are always striking intheir remarkable simplicity, a designethos he strongly believed in, healso placed a emphasis on thepracticality of his pieces, believingthat they should be constantly in useso that over time the bumps andgrazes they encountered becamepart of their aesthetic appeal.

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455 FG259/53A Victorian novelty mustard potMackay Cunningham & Co, Edinburgh 1874,the tapered hemispherical bowl with chasedborder of trailing ivy leaves, the circularcartouche with engraved crest, all raised onthree supports of seated monkeys, the domedhinged cover with cast figural finial of amusician playing a triangle, with an S scrollhandle, cast griffin head thumbpiece

6.8cm high, 4.9oz

Note:although novelty mustard pots and cruets are commonplace in English silver, Scottish made examples arerare. It seems highly likely that this demand in themarket was filled by the supply from specialised makersfrom England being retailed in Scotland.

£500-800

456 FG259/174A George III dish crossAlexander Gairdner, Edinburgh circa 1790(date letter lacking), of conventional form withfour square section supports with engravedcrest and adjustable terminals, cast andpierced shell decoration, the central circularhinged section with beaded borders

33.5cm wide, 13.9oz

Heraldry:The crest of a crescent is recorded for BAILLIE,BALFOUR, CRAWFORD, HAMILTON, KINNEAR, LESLIE,MELVILL, MENZIES, SETON and others.

Exhibited:‘Exhibition of Scottish silver from the collection of JohnNoble, Chairman of the Scottish Crafts Centre’, 24thAugust - 12th September 1959, item 58

£1,000-1,500

457 FG259/94A fine George II bullet teapotmaker’s mark lacking, Edinburgh 1743,Assay Master Edward Lothian, ofcompressed bullet form with chased borderof scrolls, fruits and foliage, part fluted Sscroll spout and acanthus capped C scrollhandle, raised on a short stem and spoolfoot

14cm high, 20oz

Note:Although apparently lacking a makers mark it ispossible that the maker and Assay Master are oneand the same in Edward Lothian. Holding the positionof Assay Master did not preclude them from makingsilver or running workshops and in this case it mighthave been felt unnecessary to apply the maker’s /Assay Master’s mark twice to indicate this, howeverthis is a practice occasionally noted.

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458Glasgow - a fine Scottishprovincial lidded tankardRobert Luke, marked RL,Glasgow town mark, RL, S,the body of slight balusterform with engraved crest andtwin initials ‘AG / BC’ below,the large S scroll handle withtapered rat tail and openfoliate hinge, the domed coverwith urn finial, all raised on asimple spreading foot, thebase with engraved scratchweight ‘35”2’

21cm high, 35oz

Note:Of the fifty two 1700 - 1725 tankardslisted in ‘Compendium of ScottishSilver’ R. & J. Dieter, only seven ofthese are of provincial manufactureand all of those of Glasgow origin.This divide of Glasgow andEdinburgh seems surprisingconsidering the booming wealth inthe city at this time. It is howevernot surprising that the provincialexamples are only recorded forGlasgow as commissions of thissize and period would be extremelyrare in other provincial locations.All but two of the recorded Glasgowexamples are by the Luke family ofmakers - three by Robert Luke andtwo by John Luke.Large covered tankards such as thiswould have represented a large andvaluable commission to an early18th century goldsmith and wouldhave been a high status object in afamily collection.

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459 FG260/1A rare pair of lace backedWilliam III trefid spoonsThomas Cleghorne,Edinburgh 1695, Assay MasterJames Borthwick, the widetrefid terminals with vacantcartouche, foliate decorationto obverse and engravedinitials ‘M / HT / BB’ toreverse, the moulded rat tailswith foliate lace back scrolldecoration (2)

20cm long, 53.1g and 53.7g

Note:As with most patterns of pre 1700Scottish spoons, lace back trefidsshow some comparison with theirEnglish counterparts, althoughmuch rarer. Scottish Trefids fall intovarious sub sections with two basictypes of decorative examples; laceback (such as this) and acanthusback, both are scarce compared tothe plain examplesThis pair of spoons appear to havecome from an original set of six,now split; with two in a privatecollection and a further pair held bythe National Museum of Scotland(ex. Christies 26th July 1960, lot146), all bearing the same initialsand marked similarly (at least twolacking date letters).The slightly unusual positioning ofthe hallmarks, with date letter muchremoved from the other punches, isnoted in other spoons post 1681(with the introduction of the date



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this side line further and his sonsold the medicines they produced.This income afforded Thomson theHill of Kilmuars property that afterhe was demitted in 1712 he wouldcontinue to preach from.His will to preach after hissuccessor, John Miller, had beenappointed obviously causedconsternation and it paved the wayfor the first dissenting meetinghouse in Ayrshire to be formed.A man of great character andobvious strength he was a man notto be meddled with or taken lightly.On a visit to Kilmarnock market hehad a well recorded altercation witha blacksmith selling horseshoes. He

letter) and does appear to have beena quirk of early marking.The engraved initials are typically inthe Scottish style with ‘M’ above forMinister, in this case relating to Rev.Hugh Thomson and his wife BarbaraBarr.Rev. Hugh Thomson was trained atthe University of Edinburgh andlicensed by the Presbytery of Ayr in1688, and ordained in 1691. Hemarried Barbara Barr and had oneson and daughter.A man of great zeal and characterhis life is well recorded, it is knownthat ‘sometimes preaching four orfive hours at a time, and seldomless than two, and as might beexpected, with very littlepreparation’. Not only was he arespected minister but gained somenotoriety practicing as a Doctor aswell, but not charging for his skills.In partnership with his son, he took

said jocularly, when told the price ofhis horse-shoes, “so much forthese! I could twist them with myfingers.” “Twist them, then” said theartisan, “and you shall have theprice of your own making.” Takingone, he did so, and twisted it almostwith as great ease as did Samson,when he “broke the new ropes thatwere upon his arms.” The smithstood aghast, and considering hiscustomer as “no cannie,” gave theshoes on his own terms, glad to getquit of him’

£3,000-5,000

460 FG260/9European and American Gold- and SilverwareMichelsen, A. - Lassen, Erik - Wanscher, Ole Og dansksølvsmedekunst. Copenhagen: Fischer, 1941. 8vo, originaldecorative paper boards, dust-jacket; Rosenberg, Marc Dergoldschmiede merkzeichen. Frankfurt-am-Main: FrankfurterVerlags-Anstalt, 1922. 4 volumes, third edition, blue cloth gilt;Museum of Fine Arts, Boston American silver... Boston: 1906.8vo, photographic plates, paper wrappers; Jones, E. Alfred Oldsilver of Europe & America... London: B.T. Batsford, Ltd., 1928.8vo, plates, light blue cloth; Cripps, Wilfred Joseph Old Frenchplate. London: John Murray, 1893. 8vo, green cloth gilt; Oman,C.C. English domestic silver. London: A.&C. Black, 1934. 8vo,red cloth, dust-wrapper (9)

£150-250

461 FG260/6English Gold-, Silver- and Metalware, includingCaldicott, J.W. The values of old English silver and Sheffieldplate, from the XVth to the XIXth centuries. London: Bemrose &sons, 1906. 4to, original green cloth with ornamental boards;[Idem] History of old Sheffield plate... London: Macmillan andCo., 1912. 4to, original blue cloth gilt; Jackson, Sir CharlesJames English Goldsmiths and their marks. London:Macmillan and Co., 1921. 4to, original green cloth; Heal, SirAmbrose The london goldsmiths 1200-1800. 4to, original greencloth gilt; Redman, William Illustrated handbook of informationon pewter and Sheffield plate. Bradford: [n.p.], 1903. 8vo,original green cloth gilt; Ramsey, L.G.G. The Conoisseur newguide to antique English silver and plate. London: TheConoisseur, 1962. 8vo, original printed green boards; Hayward,J.F. Hugenot silver in England. London: Faber and Faber, 1956.8vo, original blue cloth; Hughes, G. Berbard Small antiquesilverware. London: B.T. Batsford, 1957. 8vo, original blue cloth;and 7 others (14)

£150-250

462 FG260/4Burlington Fine Arts Club - SilverExhibition of a collection of Silversmiths’ work of Europeanorigin. London: Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1901. Folio,photographic plates, original green cloth gilt

£100-150

463 FG260/5Jewitt, Llewellyn - St John Hope, W.H., editorThe corporation plate and insignia of office of the cities ofEngland and Wales. London: Bemrose & Sons, 1895. 2volumes, 4to, red cloth gilt; Carrington, John bodman -Hughes, George Ravensworth The plate of the WorshipfulCompany of Goldsmiths. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1926.4to, photographic plates, red cloth gilt; Goldsmiths’ HallCatalogue of the exhibition of the historic plate of the city ofLondon. London (Cheapside): Goldsmiths’ Hall, 1951. 8vo,original cream cloth gilt, photographic plates; [Idem] A list ofthe assistants & liverymen of the Worshipful Company ofGoldsmiths of the City of London. London (Cheapside):November 1951. 8vo, original cream cloth gilt; [Idem] A list ofthe assistants & liverymen of the Worshipful Company ofGoldsmiths of the City of London. London (Cheapside): October1966 (number 4). 8vo, original cream cloth gilt; Mundy,Anthony Chruso-thriambos, the triumphs of gold... London:privately printed, Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, 1962.8vo, original blue cloth gilt; Cripps, Wilfred Joseph College &corporation plate. London: Committee of Council on Education,1881. 8vo, original green cloth gilt (8)

£250-350



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464 FG260/8College PlateJones, E.Alfred The old plate of the Cambridge colleges.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1910. 4to,photographic plates, blue cloth; Moffatt, Harold Charles OldOxford plate. London: Constable, 1906. 4to, photographic plates,blue cloth; Jones, E.Alfred Catalogue of the plate of ClareCollege Cambridge. Cambridge: University Press, 1939. 4to,plates, red cloth, glassine wrapper; Mahaffy, J.P. The plate inTrinity College, Dublin. London: Macmillan and Co, 1918. 4to,photographic covers; Jones, E. Alfred Catalogue of the plate ofMagdalen College, Oxford. Oxford: Oxford University Press,1940. 4to, blue cloth gilt, dust-jacket; Foster, J.E. - Atkinson,T.D. An illustrated catalogue of the loan collection of plateexhibited in the Fitzwilliam Museum, May 1895. Cambridge:Deighton Bell & Co.,.. 1896. 4to, quarter Japanese vellum (6)

£300-400

465 FG260/7Church Plate, includingJones, E.A. The old silver and sacramental vessels of foreignProtestant churches in England. London: J.M. Dent andCompany, 1908. 4to, photographic plates, original green cloth;Thorpe, Mary and Charlotte London church staves. London:Elliot Stock, 1895. 4to, quarter morocco; Oman, CharlesEnglish church plate, 597-1830. London: Oxford UniversityPress, 1957. 8vo, blue cloth, dust-jacket; Trollope, Andrew Aninventory of the church plate of Leicestershire. Leicester:Clarke and Hodgson, 1890. 2 volumes, 4to, original red clothgilt; Jones, E. Alfred The church plate of the diocese of Bangor.London: Bemrose and Sons, 1906. 4to, red cloth gilt; Markham,Christopher A. The church plate of the county of Northampton.London: Simpkin, Marshall..., 1894. 8vo, brown cloth; Evans, T.The church plate of Oxfordshire. Oxford: The Alden Press, 1928.8vo, photographic plates, original cloth gilt; [Idem] The churchplate of Carmarthenshire... London: Henry Gray, 1907. 8vo,photographic plates, original blue cloth gilt; and 6 others,referring to Chester, Gloucestershire, Dorset, Wiltshire andCarlisle (15)

£200-300

466 FG260/10Exhibitions and CollectionsSeaford House Queen Charlotte’s loan exhibition of old silver...London: The Saint Catherine Press, 1929. 8vo, photographicplates, blue cloth; Lansdowne house Exhibition of Englishdecorative art... London: The Collector, 1929. 4to, plates, bluecloth gilt; Old English Plate Loan exhibition of old Englishplate. [London: Country Life, 1929] 4to, half vellum gilt; Burns,Thomas Old Scottish communion plate. Edinburgh: R. & R.Clark, 1892. 8vo, plates, red cloth gilt; Scottish HistoricalPavilion Old Scottish silver: catalogue of loan collection inScottish historical pavillion. Glasgow Andre Holmes & Co.,1938. 8vo, original covers; Londesborough, Albert, Lord Anillustrated descriptive catalogue of the collection of antiquesilver plate, formed by Albert, Lord Londesborough. [N.p.]: T.Richards, 1809. 8vo, plates, contemporary half calf; Finlay, IanScottish gold and silver work. London: Chatto & Windus, 1956.8vo, photographic plates, blue cloth (7)

£150-250

467 FG260/14Bauer, MaxPrecious stones... London: Charles Griffin and Company, 1904.4to, plates, half morocco gilt; Watts, William W. Works of art insilver and other metals. London: privately printed by HerbertReiach, 1936. First edition, 8vo, number 5 of 150 copies signedby the author, cream cloth; Jones, E. Alfred The old royal platein the Tower of London... Oxford: Fox, Jones & Co., 1908. 4to,photographic plates, red cloth; [Idem] Old English gold plate.London: Bemrose & Sons, 1907. 4to, photographic plates, redcloth gilt; Cripps, Wilfred Jones English plate marks... London:John Murray, 1882. 8vo, original red boards; Grimwade, A.G.Anglo-Jewish silver. [N.p.]: Jewish Historical Society ofEngland, [1954?] 8vo pamphlet, photographic plates; Victoria &Albert Museum A picture book of English domestic silver.London: Board of Education, 1929. 2 volumes, 8vo pamphlets;and 5 others (13)

£200-300

468 FG260/2Orfèvrerie AllemendeOrfèvrerie Allemende, Flamande, Espagnole, Italienne, pierredsures montées, ivoires et bois sculptées des XV, XVII et XVIIIsiècles... Paris: Galerie Georges Petit, 1911. 4to, original paperwrappers, photographic plates

£80-120



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469 FG260/11Bainbridge, Henry CharlesPeter Carl Fabergé... London: B.T. Batsford, 1949. 4to,photographic plates, blue cloth, dust-jacket; Oman, CharlesThe English silver in the Kremlin, 1557-1663. London: Methuen,1961. 8vo, plates, blue cloth, dust-jacket (2)

£80-120

470 FG260/12Christie’s Catalogues - English SilverThe collection of old English silver of the late Joseph Dixon,Esq. London: March 14th and 15th, 1911. 8vo, hardcover; Thecollection of old English silver and objects of vertu of the lateColonel Tipping. London: May 15th [16th and 17th], 1911. 8vo,hardcover; and another copy of the same work; The Swaythlingcollection of silversmith’s work. London: May 6th, 1924. 8vo,hardcover; The collection of old English silver plate of the lateBarnet Lewis, Esq. London: February 25th, 1930. 8vo, softcover;The highly important collection of old English and foreign silver,the property of William Randolph Hearst, Esq. London:December 14th, 1938. 8vo, hardcover; Magnificent English royalplate, the property of the Right Honourable The Lord Brownlow.London: 29th May, 1963. 8vo, hardcover; An important group ofGeorge II silver by Paul De Lamerie...the property of PaulJenks. London: 16th June, 1965. 8vo, softcover; Magnificentregency gilt banqueting plate and old English silver, theproperty of the Right Honourable The Earl of Harewood.London: 30th June, 1965. 8vo, softcover (9)

£200-300

471 FG260/13Auction Catalogues - English and Foreign SilverDowells, Ltd. Catalogue of a noble service of silver plate, platedarticles, collection of snuff-boxes and bon-bonnieres...theproperty of the late Hugh Tennent Tennent, Esq... Edinburgh:11th April, 1890. 8vo, original paper covers; Christie’sCatalogue of fine old English silver plate, the property of...LordMethuen... London: 25th February, 1920. 8vo, original papercovers, plates lacking; [Idem] The Dunn-Gardner collection.London: 29th and 30th April, 1902. 8vo, hardcover; Bennet &Son Ely House, Ely Place, Dublin. Dublin: 8th November, 1910.8vo, original covers; Christie’s The collection of old Englishsilver of the late Joseph Dixon, Esq. London: 14th and 15thMarch, 1911. 8vo, hardcover; [Idem] The collection of oldEnglish silver plate... [of] Colonel Tipping... London: 15th May,

1911. 8vo, hardcover; [Idem] Fine English silver plate of the17th and 18th centuries, the property of Captain H.C.S. Ward...London: 4th February, 1914. 8vo, hardcover; [Idem] FineEnglish and foreign silver, the property of the late Earl ofAshburnham. London: 24th March, 1914. 8vo, hardcover;[Idem] The Swaythling collection of silversmith’s work. London:6th May, 1924. 8vo, hardcover; [Idem] The highly importantcollection of old English and foreign silver, the property ofWilliam Randolph Hearst, Esq., London: 14th December, 1938.8vo, hardcover; [Idem] Magnificent English royal plate, theproperty of the Right Honourable The Lord Brownlow. London:29th May, 1963. 8vo, hardcover; [Idem] An important group ofGeorge II silver by Paul de Lamerie and other fine Englishsilver, the property of Bryan Janks, Esq. London: 16th June,1965. 8vo, softcover; [Idem] Magnificent regency giltbanqueting plate and old English silver, the property of theRight Honourable The Earl of Harewood. London: 30th June,1965. 8vo, softcover; [Idem] Important old English silver, theproperty of Neville Hamwee, Esq. London: 18th May, 1966. 8vo,softcover; Dobrée, Alfred Japanese sword blades. TheArchaeological Magazine: 1905. 8vo pamphlet (15)

£300-400

472 FG260/15Auction CataloguesChristie’s Fine old english silver plate of the 16th, 17th and18th centuries... London: 13th June, 1911. 8vo, hardcover;Sotheby’s Catalogue of superb Elizabethan, Stuart & earlyGeorgian silver... London: 10th april 1930. 8vo, softcover; andanother copy of the same; [Idem] Catalogue of the well-knowncollection of fine illuminated & other manuscripts, rare earlyservice books, incunables and other valuable printed books.London: 12th, 13th and 14th December, 1932. 8vo, softcover;[Idem] Catalogue of the important collection of silver of the17th and 18th centuries, the property of the late Thomas HughCobb, Esq. London: 19th October, 1944. 8vo, softcover;Christie’s Rare York silver and early English spoons. London:22nd April, 1953. 8vo, softcover; [Idem] Highly important oldEnglish silver. London: 29th November, 1961. 8vo, softcover;[Idem] Old English silver. London: 5th December, 1962. 8vopamphlet; [Idem] Old English and foreign silver. London: 27thNovember, 1963. 8vo, softcover; [Idem] Important old Englishand foreign silver. London: 16th October, 1963. 8vo, softcover;and 15 other Christie’s and other, collections, catalogues (25)

£300-500



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The Jacobite Collection ofthe late Michael B. Sharp

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Michael Sharp, a lifelong Brightonian, was born in the seaside town on 3 December 1940, wherehis father was a civil servant. After his education at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar Schoolhe embarked upon a career in the Post Office in London, where he was employed for some 15years, principally with the teams of personnel auditing head post offices.

Michael’s interest in coins began in his early teens when he was shown a typical schoolboy coincollection by a classmate. Having joined the British Numismatic Society in October 1959, hebegan to form a general collection of English coins, visiting Seabys in his lunch hour during theweek and Olivers, a shop in The Lanes in Brighton, on Saturdays.

Michael left the Post Office and joined the staff of Baldwins on Wednesday, 1 March 1972,remaining with the then family firm for ‘’30 and a third years’’ a phrase he often used to refer tohis time there. He recognised that one of the benefits of being a previous collector was that heknew and understood the satisfaction a specialist would have on acquiring a coin of great rarity.Because of this he was able to form lasting friendships with numismatists from all walks of life,learning form them while at the same time helping to enrich their collections. Over time,particularly latterly, he became the ‘go-to’ person when something came up at auction; hewould be consulted by museum curators from Exeter to Edinburgh, learned institutions andprivate collectors alike, who would entrust him with their bids.

Naturally, Michael took on his share of cataloguing coins for auction, being responsible for thedispersal of many important and fine collections. But perhaps the one catalogue which Michaelwas most proud of was that of Noel Woolf’s Jacobite medals (Glendining’s, 1992). All thingsJacobite were of huge interest to Michael; he possessed an excellent library of Jacobite-relatedbooks and was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, a member of the Royal StuartSociety and a life member of the 1745 Association. Micheal had helped Woolf form hismagnificent collection and before it was sold had ensured it gained the maximum pre-salepublicity by being exhibited at that year’s FIDEM conference and at Messrs Phillips’ salerooms inEdinburgh. Since the turn of the century Michael had been working towards a revised edition ofWoolf’s The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement, incorporating much new material notknown to the original author; at the time of writing it is hoped that Michael’s friend and fellowJacobite student, Victoria Thorpe, will carry on this work.

On 1 July 2002 Michael joined the team of numismatists at Dix Noonan Webb, where in time hebecame the firm’s principal cataloguer of British coins, responsible for the four auctions ofshort-cross and other coins formed by his great friend Jeffrey Mass (2004-2007). Michael’sinterest in Jacobite material and culture moved onwards in later life and he formed, in arelatively short period, a fine group of arms armour and relics. This passion fuelled by his workwith Noel Woolf gave him great satisfaction, as he had come to enjoy giving other collectors, andbrought him into a new sphere of collectors. This collection was sadly cut short in 2012 with hisdeath after a long but bravely borne illness. It was his wish the collection be made available to anew group of collectors and is on offer in whole within this auction.

Michael Baruch Sharp

476 FE275/12After Antonio David - An 18th century reversed glass cameo,circa 1730the circular glass disc with head in profile and inscribed‘Carolus Wallia Princeps’, dated 1745, contained in a circularmoulded frame

7cm diameter

Provenance:Ex Spink & Son, receipt dated April 30th 1969 and from the estate of N Woolf

£150-180

473 FE275/6An early curly horn snuff mullthe horn body with simple curled terminal, with a pull out lidformed from a section of leather covered cork

8.5cm long

Note:This form of curly horn snuff mull with no attached lid and only a leathercovered ‘bung’ appears to be the earliest of this curled horn type. This styleis a natural progression from baluster mulls with hinged covers, onto thesimple butterfly hinged curly horns and then to the mulls with moreelaborate thistle hinges and embossed decoration

£150-250

474 FE275/8An 18th century ram’s hornsnuff mullof typical form, the horn lidwith silver hinge in the formof a thistle and an appliedcartouche with initials aboveand cork bung to interior, therim with silver collarinscribed date ‘1745’

9cm long

Provenance:Martel Maides (Guernsey), 28thSeptember 2006, lot 184

£200-300

475 FE275/7A late18th century ram’shorn snuff mullof traditional form with silverhinged lid, the hinge in theform of two thistles, with aCharles I Tower mint shillingpinned to the cork bung

9cm long

£200-300



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477 FE275/13A 19th century oval portrait miniature of Prince CharlesEdward Stuartthe oval miniature painted on bone with half length portrait intartan jacket with garter and star, wearing a blue bonnet withwhite cockade, in gilt surround and lacquered frame

miniature 7cm high

£200-300

480 FE275/11An 18th century French gold mounted tortoiseshellsnuff boxGG, Paris 1747, of canted oblong outline with analternating serpentine border and an all over wavydesign, the interior with scalloped borders, set withan enamelled portrait of Prince Charles EdwardStuart inside the cover and inscribed ‘ARTUS’ on theclosure, (probably a retailer’s name) with a wavedthumbpiece

8.2cm wide

Provenance:Woolley & Wallis (Salisbury) 26th January 2005, lot 346

£3,000-5,000

478 FE275/10A George II silver gilt oblong snuff boxunmarked, circa 1745, with moulded sides,the cover set with a miniature portrait ofCharles Edward Stuart behind glass

7cm x 5.2cm

Provenance:Christies 1996, Lot 345.Woolley & Wallis (Salisbury) 26 January 2005, lot 345

£800-1,200

479 FE275/9An 18th century ormolu and tortoise shell Jacobitesnuff boxof circular outline, the interior of the false upper lidpainted in reverse on glass with a portrait of BonniePrince Charlie in highland dress, the side chasedwith vignettes of flowers and foliage, the base and lidof turned patterned tortoiseshell inlaid with piquedecoration of bird on a stem, the base finely turnedin the form of a rosette

7.5cm diameter

Provenance:From the estate of the late Lord Mowbray and Stourton,Matthew Barton Ltd, 22 November 2011, lot 321

£1,500-2,500



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481 FE275/25A James II silver touch pieceby James Rottier for use inFrance, Woolf obverse die 2,reverse die 2, VF

£300-500

482 FE275/14Flora Macdonald - a mid 18thcentury handkerchiefthe rectangular linenhandkerchief of fine weave inmodern frame

116cm x 22cm

£300-400

483 FE275/27JAMES THOMAS BRUDENELL - A set of silverplated campaign cutleryJoseph Mappin & Brothers, comprising a fork,knife and spoon, the latter including acorkscrew, the ivory handles bearing thecoronet and monogram of James ThomasBrudenell, 7th and last Earl of Cardigan,contained in the original leather coveredtravelling case

Note:James Brudenell, Earl of Cardigan held successivecommissions in the 8th, 15th and 11th Hussars. Despitevarious career set-backs he nevertheless commandedthe Light Brigade of Cavalry in the Crimean War and leadthe infamous Charge of the Light Brigade in November1854. He later achieved the rank of Lieutenant Generaland was a General Officer of Hussars. He famously ‘wentto war’ in his private yacht and this campaign set couldwell have been used during this period.

£1,500-2,500



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484 FE275/2A cowhorn powder flaskof dark and light cow horn, the lighter section skillfullyengraved with Jacobite symbolic flower heads all abovescrolling flower stems set within a panel with featherengraved edges, the scalloped top separating the darksection containing the brass spring loaded powdernozzle, the brass engraved with the initials ‘I Mc K’

13.2cm long

Provenance:Bonhams 20 April 2011, lot 206

£400-600

485 FE275/5An early 18th century cowhorn powder flaskdecorated with incisedroundels of star shape oneach side, with light and darkhorn, of hexagonal form withpinewood base attached withhandmade nails, the initials‘AM’ cut at the base, the cordholder pierced and raisedwith two grooves

24.5cm long

£600-800

486 FE275/3An early 18th centuryflattened cow horn powderflaskcirca 1720, of plainundecorated octagonal formwith pinewood base attachedwith handmade nails, thenozzle cut with three groovesholding the stopper cord

25cm long

£400-600

487 FE275/4An early 18th centuryflattened cow horn powderflaskcirca 1718, of small roundededge form decorated on oneside with a shield shaped datepanel and below with a circlecut with a six pointed star, thebase edge decorated withsemi circles

17.7cm long

£700-900



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488 FE275/1A rare early 18th century silver-mounted pocketram’s horn powder flaskwith an engraved inscription on the base ‘Dunblainfight Nov. 13th 1715 Kings Gen: D Argile. Prenders &Mar Inv:At:Def: by Erl of Sur lnd: Prs:in: Takn: byGen: Cartr: & Wills Pretender: Erl: Mar & ye rest ofye Party run away from Perth. M. Cadogen Yr KingsGen. Jan 30th1715/6’, the silver nozzle and turnedmount decorated with incised line turning, securedby two screws, the base with screw top silver cap

14cm long

Note:The engraving refers to the aftermath of the Battle ofSheriffmuir, fought north of Dunblane in the 1715 JacobiteRising led by the Earl of Mar in an unsuccessful attempt toregain the Stewart crown from the army of the Hanoverian KingGeorge I led by the Duke of Argyll

£2,000-3,000

489 FE275/24An early 18th century scroll butt flintlock steelbelt pistolby James McKenzie of Dundee, signed on theedge of lock plate, thistle and Jacobite roseengraved to each side of the stock, the cock ofpierced disc form, two stage barrel decorated atthe breech with fluted lines and chevrons at themuzzle

overall length 33cm, barrel 22.8cm

£3,000-5,000



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490 FE275/22A Scottish Highland dirkcirca 1785, the grip of highlyfigured and patinated rootwood skilfully carved into atraditional interlaced pattern,the flat disk pommel withbrass cap, the hand guarddecorated with a brass hearton each side, the single edgedblade notched cut andengraved to the back edge, inoriginal tooled leather sheath

40cm overall length

£1,200-1,800

491 FE275/21An early brass handled dirkthe one piece brass handlewith ribbed grip and simpleincised linear decoration topommel, the blade (reducedfrom a sword blade) marked“ME FECIT’ with a triple ‘S’mark below

45cm overall length

Provenance:‘Fine Scottish Silver’ Lyon &Turnbull, 13th Feburary 2008, lot 372

Note:For an almost identical dirk hilt seecat 2:3 Swords and Sorrows 1996,from Glasgow Museums (1940-45CEW 895)

£3,000-5,000

492 FE275/23A Sgian-Dubhthe stag horn grip skillfully carved with overall lozengedecoration in two panels either side of the grip, theshort single edged blade with copper ferrule, inoriginal leather sheath

19cm overall length

£200-300

493 FE275/28An early 18th century Lochaber Axeof characteristic form, the broad blade withslightly convex cutting edge clipped-in aboutand below, integral circular socket mounts,the upper one surmounted by a re-curvedhook of tapering circular section, the lowerone with integral side-straps riveted to theoriginal wooden shaft of circular section, andconical iron shoe with compressed globularterminal

30.45cm head

Provenance:By repute Alnwick Castle, NorthumberlandBonhams (Knightsbridge) Auction17948, 24thNovember 2012, lot 48

£500-800



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494 FE275/26An 18th century silver hilted smallsword of Jacobite interestwith George III period Londonhallmarks to the knuckle guard, oftraditional form, the grip bound with adouble twist of silver wire, havingchased decoration on the reversed handguard and pommel, the triangularsection blade with remains of blued andgilt decoration with a ‘C’ surmounted bya royal crown with a stylised thistleabove, with a later black leatherscabbard with silver mounts Glasgow1858 - 59; together with the book‘Prince Charlie and the Borderland’

overall length 87.5cm, blade length 67cm

Provenance:Bought at Dowells Auctioneers, George Street,EdinburghCollection of William Sinclair and Mrs. Hays ofCrosby Lodge.‘Scottish Silver & Accessories’ Lyon & Turnbull26th August 2008, lot 398

Literature:Appears and illustrated in ‘Prince Charlie andthe Borderland’ 1928 pages 209 and 264: ‘...small sword is described as a court rapier saidto have once been in the possession of PrinceCharles Edward Stewart the Young Pretender’.

Note:This sword originally thought to have belongedto Bonnie Prince Charlie has since beendisproved, even although it has a provenancestretching back to early exhibitions of thesubject and period. While disappointing to havethe ownership disproved it does show howimportant the Jacobite cause and the ‘45 havebeen held within Scotland and the UK forgenerations. Many relics such as this gainprovenance and reputation with connections tothe cause and while the links are lost they aregenerally assumed to be based in some truth ofgenuine connection, which over time has beendistorted.While the sword can no longer be consideredthat of Prince Charles, its connection while notunderstood is not without interest, thestatement in the 1928 exhibition of ‘once been inthe possession of Prince Charles’ perhapssuggests the connection but not to ownership oruse rather than as a personal gift to Charles ortrophy.

£3,000-5,000



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495 FE275/18An 18th century basket hilted cavalrybroadswordcirca 1780, the large open polished hiltwith flat bars pierced with hearts andround oval section and horseman’s loop,the bars forming a ring below the largebun shaped pommel, the double edgedsteel blade with double fullers to eachside, stamped before the forte ‘I C H H NI’

Blade 83.5cm long

Provenance:Tennants (Leyburn) 30th September 2011, lot 310

£800-1,200

496 FE275/17A Scottish basket-hilted broadswordcirca 1760, the large guard of flat sectionbars in conventional pattern with piercedhearts to each side of the hilt, the widewrist guard with wooden grip, with asmall bun shaped pommel, the doubleedged blade with five long fullersrunning for 26cm from the ricasso,struck on both sides with an orb andcross

Blade 84cm long

Provenance:Dix Noonan & Webb, 17th September 2004, lot1426

£800-1,200

497 FE275/20A Scottish basket-hilted broadswordcirca 1760, the large guard of roundsection bars, with pierced hearts in acircle pattern to each side of the hilt, theshort wrist guard with wooden grip anda large bun shaped pommel, the doubleedged blade with two short and two longfullers

Blade 84cm long

Provenance:Dreweatt Neate (Bristol) Auction 20125, 25thApril 2006, lot 565

£800-1,200



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498 FE275/19A Scottish basket-hilted back-swordcirca 1730, with flat section bars piercedwith hearts forming a ring below thepommel, with horseman’s loop and awooden grip, the tapering single edgedblade with narrow double fuller alongthe back for most of its length, incised‘Andria’ and ‘Farara’ between ‘S’ andstar marks towards the forte, in a tooledleather scabbard

Blade 86cm long

Provenance:Bonhams (Knightsbridge) Auction 18814, 20thApril 2011, Lot 118

£600-800

499 FE275/16A Scottish basket-hilted broadswordcirca 1700, the guard of round sectionbars in conventional pattern with ‘S’patterns to each side of the hilt, the rayskin bound grip with a double twist ofsilver wire, the double edged blade withthree short fullers struck with the name‘ANDRIA VARARA’

Provenance:Gorringes (Worthing) 30th November 2006, Lot234

£1,000-1,500

500 FE275/15A late 17th century ‘Transitional’basket-hilted broadswordthe large guard of flat section bars in arare pattern with pierced squares toeach side of the hilt, short wrist guard,large conical shaped pommel, doubleedged German blade with two-shortfullers and struck with I O H N ? an orband running wolf marks

35 inch blade

Provenance:Bonhams (Knightsbridge) Auction 14917, 25thJuly 2007, lot 143

£1,200-1,800



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Note:The presentation inscription reads‘Presented to Alexander CampbellEsq of Monzie, by upwards of 500non-electors of Inverness to marktheir appreciation of his conduct incoming forward as a candidate, theindependence of the InvernessDistrict of Burgh at the late GeneralElection their aprobation of thecourtesy and firmness he displayedthroughout the contest and theirgratitude for his eloquent advocacyof the just claims of theunfranchised working man July1857’

£500-800

501 FG9/279A Victorian presentationsilver ewerRobert Hennell, London 1855,the cylindrical body withprofusely engraveddecoration, and presentationinscription, the hinged coverwith fighting stag and houndfinial

35cm high, 56oz

The following lots (501-525) form part I of three sections of the arms and armour collection ofthe late Peter Nicholson of Auchtertool House in Fife. Peter from a young age held a stronginterest in all things Scottish but often with a strong leaning towards crafts and craftsmanship.His collection which has been built up over many years was well displayed in Auchtertool Housewhich he shared with his wife, Lori. Other items include, wood quaichs, biggins, horn beakers,mulls and other examples of Scottish craft. One item of Jacobite interest is a framed panel witha fragment of tartan, silver button, pen and ink of the tomb of the last Stuarts and note detailingprovenance

Lori has now made the difficult decision to sell the collection but knows that the pieces will bewell appreciated by fellow collectors in Scotland and also further afield. The first part is a goodcross section covering not only edged weapons but also treen, mulls, sporrans, dirks andassociated items. The second half of the Scottish Arms will be sold next year.

Peter not only collected Scottish weapons but also European pieces including; A German largedouble handed processional sword, an Italian breast plate, circa 1600, a European Burgonet,circa 1590 and other armour and edged weapons. These will be sold in a forthcoming interiorssale along with a number of pieces of furniture, tapestries, paintings etc. from AuchtertoolHouse. A number of these pieces have been hand made by Peter from scratch, a numberincorporate antique elements and have been ‘recreated’ to a useful piece of furniture and someare antiques that have required some restoration to preserve them for future generations.

A Scottish portrait by Sir John Watson Gordon, which is full length will be of interest to Scottisharms collectors is of the artist Francis Grant as an esquire to the Knight Marischal, AlexanderKeith. He is resplendent in full Highland dress with dirk, sword, powder horns and pistols, forthe visit of George IV to Edinburgh in 1822, his apparel was typical of the ‘excesses’ displayed bymany who attended the visit in an official capacity.

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504 FG9/73AA late Victorian dress powder hornJ Center, Edinburgh 1898, the curvedflattened cow horn body applied withthistle cartouche inscribed ‘A RossNimmo’, with thistle formed terminalset with facetted amethyst, the wideterminal with embossed thistle mountswith citrine to centre

34cm long

£400-600

502 FG9/71A Victorian roe deer trophy desk standunmarked, the white metal mounts enclosinga granite base, with antler feet, skull andantler pen rack and a spherical inkwell setcitrines, the frame with cast highlanderfigures and applied cartouches

27cm x 18cm

£600-900

503 FG9/246A set of six George III tablespoonsPatrick Robertson, Edinburgh 1766 of Onslowpattern with rat tail to bowls (6)

21cm long, 12.2oz

£300-400

511 FG9/238A large curly horn snuff mullof traditional form with wellcoiled body, large butterflyhinge to horn cover withvacant cartouche; togetherwith horn point example withsimple mounts

14cm long

£400-600

512 FG9/237A serpent head horn snuffmullof traditional curled form withcarved serpent head terminalwith inset eyes, the hingedwooden cover with scallopedmounts; together with anearly curly horned mull (2)

9cm long

£400-600

513 FG9/232A late George III seals’ headsnuff mullthe cow horn point withcarved figural terminal withinset eyes, the collar mountengraved ‘Alexr Turnbull 1794’with butterfly hinge andplaque with crest and mottoto horn cover

13cm long

£300-500

505 FG9/231AA Victorian plaid broochR & H B Kirkwood, Edinburgh1892, of annular form withshaped circular outline withpierced and engraved borderand Celtic bosses

9.5cm diameter

£200-300

506 FG9/231A Victorian plaid broochJ Duncan, Edinburgh 1898, ofshaped circular outline withembossed thistles andcentrally set facetted citrine

8.5cm diameter

£200-300

508 FG9/134AAn early Victorian silvermounted staved luggiecomposed of fine alternatingfeathered staves with twinintegral shaped lugs, withapplied shield cartouche andreeded banding

8cm high, 16.5cm wide across lugs

£400-600

509 FG9/73A group of four horn beakerseach of tapering form withsimple reeded rims (4)

tallest 13.5cm

£300-500

510 FG9/59A group of sgian dubhsto include A TransvaalScottish officers, with carvedgrip and applied badges, withthistle mounts and borders;mid 18th century hornhandled example and aVictorian carved woodendummy example (3)

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507 FG9/133An Edwardian sporranMcGillivray & Sons, Glasgow 1908, the hoop cantle with Celticdecoration and bosses, with seal skin body with seven pendanttassels

cantle 17cm wide

£300-500

514 FG9/55A late 18th century leathersporranthe tooled leather pouch withstudded details and hingedengraved white metal cantle

25cm long (excluding tassels)

£1,000-1,500

516 FG9/239A mid 18th century thee lugged quaichof traditional staved form with brass bindingand three integral lugs

diameter of bowl 14cm

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515 FG9/233A small 18th century ivory snuff mullof baluster form with simple collar andbutterfly hinge to ivory cover, with central setcartouche with engraved initials

5cm high

£300-500

517 FG9/110A framed Jacobite displaythe oak frame carved with thistle and lion rampant borderswith crown surmount and titled ‘The Fatal ‘45’, containing afragment of tartan, silver button, pen and ink of the tomb of thelast Stuarts and note detailing provenance

frame 53cm x 44cm

Note:The framed with enclosed note reading ‘The MacDonell (Keppoch) tartanspun by Mrs MacDonell of Keppoch of the time of the ‘45 of which a suit ofclothes was given to Prince Charlie when he left his won during hiswanderings.

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519 FG9/322A Scottish military backswordcirca 1790with cut away hilt ofhorseman’s type, formed withpierced triangles and holes oneach plate, bun shapedpommel, the grip bound withdogfish skin, single edgeblade signed on back edgeSOLINGEN .

blade 81cm long, overall length

97cm

£600-900

520 FG9/328A Scottish basket hiltedbroad sword of Glasgow type,circa 1700the basket formed of flatsection bars with centralgrooves, the side guards withhearts pierced on each plate,iron loop on one inner panel,with the spherical pommelcut with a series of raised lobshaped grooves, the white rayskin grip bound with copperwire, the single edge bladewith blade smiths mark.


104cm

£3,000-5,000

521 FG9/318A Scottish basket hiltedbroad sword of Glasgow type,circa 1700the basket formed of roundsection bars cut with grooves,the side guards with heartspierced on each plate, largeasymmetrical basket withmissing wrist guard, thepommel cut with grooves thewooden grip bound with blackleather, and loose brass wirethe blade struck in the fullerCLEMENT BRACH XXINSOLINGEN and with anarmourer’s mark.


97cm

£1,200-1,800



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518 FG9/343A Scottish Highland dirkthe wooden handle withinterlaced carved grip oftraditional form, with silvermounted pommel and mountsto leather scabbard, singleedge blade with short fullerblack leather scabbard andbelt with brass buckle.


40cm

£200-300

525 FG9/312A Scottish basket hiltedbroad sword of Glasgow type,circa 1700the basket formed of flatsection bars with centregrooves, the side guards withhearts pierced on each plate,missing wrist guard, thepommel cut with grooves, thewooden grip bound withleather, original liner, theblade with running wolf markwith original scabbard

blade 89cm long,

overall length 104cm

£2,000-3,000

522 FG9/313A Scottish basket hiltedbroad sword of Glasgow type,circa 1700the basket formed of flatsection bars with centregrooves, the side guards withhearts pierced on each plate,small wrist guard, thepommel cut with grooves, thewooden grip replaced, thenarrow blade of diamondsection, unmarked

blade 88cm long,


£600-900

523 FG9/314A Scottish basket hiltedbroad sword of Glasgow type,circa 1700the basket formed of flatsection bars with centregrooves, traces of oldJapanned decoration, sideguards with hearts pierced oneach plate, ‘A’ struck at thewrist guard, the pommel cutwith grooves the wooden gripbound with leather and a twistof silver wire, replacementferules and grip, the bladewith single short fuller, struckAndrea and Ferara.

blade 71cm long,

overall length 94cm

£1,200-1,800

524 FG9/315A Scottish basket hiltedbroad sword of Glasgow type,circa 1700the brass basket formed offlat section bars with centralgrooves, hearts pierced oneach plate, the pommel ofoctagonal form, the originalwooden grip bound with whiteray skin and with a doubletwist of brass wire the bladestruck with ANDREA FERARAin script

blade 92cm long,


£2,500-3,500



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526A 19th century Jacobite cordial glassthe trumpet bowl above a moulded wrythenstem and spreading foot, the bowl engravedwith displayed rose head, intertwined buds,star and oak leaf, inscribed ‘Fiat’

16cm high, rim 6cm diameter

£250-350

527A Jacobite wine glasssthe knopped trumpet bowl above slightlytapered stem and spreading foot with foldedrim, the bowl engraved with a sunflower anddisplayed bird

1638cm high, rim 8cm diameter

£500-800

528A Jacobite cordial glassthe trumpet bowl above plainstem and spreading foot,engraved with intertwineddisplayed rose head and twinbuds

15cm high, rim 5.1cm diameter

£800-1,200

529A Jacobite glass tumblerof straight sided form withengraved intertwined rosebuds, the reverse withengraved displayed bird

11cm high, 9cm diameter

£800-1,200

530Jacobite interest - an 18thcentury silk and embroideredpanelthe framed panel part of a silkdress with embroidered holy andfruiting vine borders, in simpleoak frame with hand writtenannotations pasted to reverse

frame 29cm x 25cm

Note:The hand written notes to reverse read‘Inverniell, Ardrishaig, Argyll, this pieceof a dress belonging to CatherineGraham, wife of William , 4th lord

Widdington is given to Andrew EMurray on his marriage June 141910 by his relatives, OliveCampbell, Una Campbell, Neill D.Campbell’ with additional note‘{Piece of embroidered satin formelypart of a dress belonging to LadyCatherine Graham, daughter of SirRichard Graham of Netherby andEske 1635 - 1695 who was involvedin the 1690 conspiracy for therestoration of James VII. Shemarried William, 4th LordWiddington 1678 - 1743 who wasconvicted of high treason upon 7July 1716 for his support of JamesVIII but was pardoned. She died1757’.

£300-500

534 FG167/1A Scottish basket-hiltedbroad swordcirca 1750, engraved conicalpommel GOD SAVE KINGJAMES 8 J 8 R surmounted bycrown with further initials FM,the basket of highland type(missing wrist guard ) the sideguards with pierced shieldsand apertures, the grip ofblack leather, French typedouble edge cavalry bladeetched with sun burst andVIVE LE ROY

32 inch blade

Note:Sword made for a Scot in FrenchService.

£1,500-2,000

531 FE459/1Scottish basket-hiltedhorseman’s back sword circa1770the military hilt of flat sectioniron with shaped hand guardof lozenge shaped plates (ovalat side of guard area andwrist guard missing) withoriginal buff leather linercovered with crimson felt, bunshaped pommel with ray skingrip bound with a treble twistof copper wire with Turksheads, the single edge bladewith two long fullers

blade 80cm long

Provenance:The Blair sale, Lyon & Turnbull 14thMarch 2012 lot 702

Note:This sword is by family tradition thesword of Major Hamilton Blair, 23rdLaird. A similar sword is depicted inthe portrait of Colonel WilliamGordon of Fyvie by Pompeo Batoni(1708 -1787) at Fyvie Castle,Aberdeenshire.

£1,000-2,000

532 FG209/1Scottish basket-hilted backswordthe basket of round sectionbars with pierced side guardsdecorated with hearts andfiled edge cuts, missing grip,bun shaped low pommel cutwith twelve cross grooves,part of buff leather liner,scroll wrist guard, single edgecorroded blade with fullerrunning three quarters length


103cm

£600-900

533 FG167/2A Scottish basket-hiltedbroad swordcirca 1760, for militaryservice, with plain standardissue basket (missing part ofback guard) plain wooden gripand double edge blade withshort central fuller

32 inch blade

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reverse, also with deer hide oftenhad packing material between, tocushion the blow and the furoutwards again adding another layerof protection.The use of the highland targeappears to have virtually ended withthe defeat at Culloden and thissignalled the beginning of the loss ofScottish targes.

£5,000-8,000

535 FG237/1A rare late 17th/early 18thcentury Scottish targethe leather covered woodencircular carcass with brassdomed studded borderenclosing alternating motifsof crowned thistles and stars,surrounding a central domedboss, the reverse with deerhide covering and traces ofleather arm strap

diameter 49cm

Provenance:Property of a Gentleman

Literature:For an example of a targe of similarform from the William Keith NealCollection, see ‘Culloden - TheSwords and Sorrows’ 16th April -20th September 1996, page 57, item4:3

Note:The Highland targe is perhaps themost overlooked yet iconic aspect ofa Jacobite’s apparel. The targe wasas important to the men that borethem as the basket hilted sword andits use in the deadly ‘HighlandCharge’, which had proved soeffective throughout the campaigns,is undeniable.Their importance at the time, nowoften overlooked, was obvious, asthere are many examples ofportraits of important Jacobitefigures with their targes and theyalso feature prominently in poetry ofthe early 18th century.“Joyful tidings through theHighlands, Hosts for conflict arming,Hammers beating making targes ofbossy fine devices”Taken from Alexander MacDonald’s‘A New Song’Compared to swords, dirks and evenpistols the survival rate of thesetarges is small. It is well recordedthat they were often the first item tobe discarded upon the aftermath ofthe defeat at Culloden as men tryingto make their escaped needed to doso un encumbered of weight and thesword and dirk were the fightingtools needed if they were captured.Also by the nature of manufacture

they were not the type of items tosurvive being hidden - as so manyswords and dirks were post 1746 -in the romantic thatch of a roof orunder floor boards.Expertly produced it appears thatthese objects were not provinciallyor amateur made items but as withswords, dirks and pistols centres ofmanufacture appear to sprung up.Sadly no documentary evidence canbe found to support this or suggesta location. However even within thesmall survival there are features ofdesign and style which must be fromthe same hand, this example andthe one within the William KeithNeal collection bearing this pointperfectly.The iconography of the crownedthistle on this and its ‘pair’ isinteresting and for a maker to usethe royal badge such as this mustsuggest either a close connectionwith the Royal family or the cause.While it can only be conjecture it haspreviously been suggested that thisuse may suggest the targes of thistype were for a royal guard or‘regiment’. This targe is not only aweapon but a symbol of support of

the Stuarts and defiance to theEnglish monarchy.While the surface constructionperhaps appears simple, the finerdetails of construction bear out theuse and professional manufacture.Often formed of overlaid twin layersof oak or pine planks to givestrength the leather covering notonly bound this structure togetherbut provided a surface to deflectsofter blows. The cover to the



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545 FG284/2A Scottish Highland Dirkcirca 1860of traditional form, theshaped root wood grip carvedwith cross over plaitingstudded with brass headednails at intersection, facetedstone inset in pommel, castgilt brass mounts cast withstylized thistles, plain singleedged blade, the back edgecut and shaped with a seriesof grooves, black leatherscabbard mounted with castbrass mounts with bi knifeand three prong fork


50cm

£1,000-1,500

546 FG284/1A rare Scottish lowland dirkcirca 1820interlaced root wood gripstudded with brass atintersections, brass pommelmounted with faceted stone,single edged etched bladewith wide central fuller andRoyal crown, back edgedecorated with alternatinggrooves, gilt brass shapedand moulded scabbard withbi knife and two pronged fork,engraved “Hunter ArmyContractor South BridgeEdinburgh” within laurelleaves


49cm long

£1,000-1,500

536 FF409/6An early Victorian curly hornsnuff mullunmarked, the curled hornwith applied shield cartouche,engraved initials, the hingedconed cover with centrally setcitrine and a foliate border,inscribed ‘William RossPerth’; together with asmaller example with simpleengraved mounts (2)

10cm and 7cm long

£200-250

537 FF409/6AAn early Victorian curly hornsnuff mullunmarked, the large hornbody with coiled terminal,with applied shield cartoucheand simple collar, inscribed ‘Presented to Mr John Powrieby the mechanics of the OldTay Street Mills in token oftheir respect to him as theirForeman 1838’, the hingedhorn cover with applied thistleand ball hinge

10cm long

£180-220

538 EAC126/5A curly horn snuff mullthe curled blonde horn withbutterfly hinge, pierced,engraved and foliate cover

11.5cm long

£150-180

539 FF152/1A late George III curl hornsnuff mullunmarked, the well coiledhorn with simple collar mountinscribed ‘James Robertson’the hinged horn cover withscalloped mount and appliedshield cartouche withengraved crest

9.5cm long

£150-180

540 EAB984/27A Scottish plaid broochunmarked, of conventionalannular form with engravedborder of foliate scrollssurrounding a collet set foilbacked crystal

8.5cm diameter

£200-300

541 EAB984/43A Scottish collet goldmounted hardstone broochcentrally set with a round cutcitrine, flanked by panels ofhardstones together with apenannular brooch of typicalform set with various crystalsand stones (2)

gold example 6cm wide

£200-300

542 FG192/4A Queen’s Own CameronHighlander officer’s dirkthe blackwood balusterhandle carved with basketweave and displayed highlandtrophies of war with brassstuds and gilt brass thistlemounts, the pommel with foilbacked crystal, the leathercovered scabbard with thistleembossed mounts and withmatching bi knife and fork,the single fullered blade withetched battle honours andbadges etc

overall length 43cm, blade 29.5cm

long

£800-1,200

543 FG192/5A Queen’s Own CameronHighlander’s sgian dubhthe basket weave woodenhandle with brass studs andapplied Egypt battle honour,thistle collar setting topommel (stone lacking);together with a white metalmounted civilian sgian dubhwith carved handle and Celticengraved mounts (2)

21cm and 18.5cm long

£200-300

544 FG281/7A modern sgian dubhR G Lawire, Glasgow 1924,with carved horn basketweave handle with simplepommel cap, the leathercovered wooden scabbardwith shaped mount with Celticbeasts and knotworkengraved

21cm long

£200-300



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547 FF106/119TH CENTURY SCOTTISHSCHOOLPORTRAIT OF JOHNBUCHANAN HAMILTON(1822–1903), CHIEF OFBUCHANANOil on canvas

90cm x 71cm (35.5in x 28in)

£1,000-1,500

548 FF106/2ROBERT RONALD MCIAN(SCOTTISH 1803–1856)THE BUCHANANInscribed with title, oil onpanel

31cm x 22cm (12.25in x 8.75in)

Note:This is the original of ‘TheBuchanan’ from which the plate in‘The Clans of the ScottishHighlands’ (1845) was taken.

£400-600

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Local DeliveriesLocal deliveries can bearranged by A&S PertRemovals.Telephone 07876343520.

Packing and ShippingPlease note that we donot pack or ship items.The following sug-gested carriers will beable to arrange pack-ing and shipping;please contact themdirectly to receive aquote. You may wishto contact an alterna-tive courier.

Smaller items & PicturesMailboxes Etc44/46 Morningside RoadEdinburgh EH10 4BFThe direct link to the orderingform is:http://www.mbeedinburgh.com/art-and-antiques.phpTel: +44 (0)131 556 6226Fax: +44 (0)131 652 3673Email:[email protected]

Furniture and larger itemsConstantineConstantine HouseNorth Caldeen RoadCoatbridgeNorth Lanarkshire ML5 4EFTel: +44(0)1236 750055Fax: +44(0)1236 750077E-mail:[email protected]

A Van Man TransportUnit 5, Benridge ParkHolyrood Close, Creek-moorPoole, Dorset BH17 7BDTel: +44 (0)1202 600 012Fax: +44 (0)1202 600 206Email: [email protected]

Fine Art CarriersGallery Support Group37 Cremer StreetLondon E2 8HDTel: +44 (0)20 7729 6692Email:[email protected]

Arrangements for Sold LotsAll bought items will be heldfree of charge at BroughtonPlace until the Friday follow-ing the sale.

Thereafter lots will be re-moved to store in Edinburghand a charge incurred.

Administration fee:£20 + VAT

Storage charges per lot perday are:

Large Items£5 inc. insurance + VAT

Small Items£2.50 inc. insurance + VAT

CateringRefreshments will be avail-able at the saleroom on viewdays and day of sale.

Waverley Station

ParkingMulti-storey car parking isavailable at Greenside Placeand in the St. James Centre;five minutes walk from thesaleroom.

Lyon & Turnbull saleroom

St Andrew Square

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33 Broughton Place, EdinburghEH1 3RRTel +44 (0)131 557 8844Fax +44 (0)131 557 8668

email. [email protected]

182 Bath Street, GlasgowG2 4HGTel +44 (0)141 333 1992Fax +44 (0)141 332 8240

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