A George III silver argyle

A George III silver argyle,

by Aaron Lestourgeon, London 1774,

circular form, scroll handle, the socket with a hinged cover for the water compartment, pull-off cover with a beaded border and cone finial, engraved with a crest below a crown, length handle to spout 22.5cm, approx. weight 20oz.

Provenance: Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Silver Sale 17 July 2012, Lot 865.

The ducal coronet and crest with a collar of the Order of the Thistle for Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch. He was nominated and invested a Knight of the Order of the Thistle on the 23 December 1767, but resigned in 1794 on his nomination as a Knight of the Garter.