Description
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 and crest below a crown, length handle to spout 22.5cm, approx. weight 20oz.
The ducal coronet and crest with a collar of the Order of the Thistle for Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleugh. 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.
