Silver - Day 2 - 18th July 2012

Lot 1168

A George II Scottish silver punch ladle

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £700

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Description

A George II Scottish silver punch ladle, by Lothian and Robertson, assay master Hugh Gordon, Edinburgh 1757, shell shaped bowl, twisted stem with a Hanoverian pattern terminal, the reverse engraved with a crest and motto, length 41.5cm, approx. weight 7.7oz. The crest and motto is that for Bothwell of Foord, as used by the Scottish Lord Holyroodhouse (1607-1635).