Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 29th April 2015

Lot 328

A George III Scottish provincial silver goblet

Estimate £3,000 - £4,000

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Description

A George III Scottish provincial silver goblet,

by Alexander Stewart, Inverness circa 1810,

plain circular form, on a knopped stem on a raised circular foot, inscribed 'Presented to Simon Frazer A.M, teacher in the Inverness Academy, from his affectionate pupils as a mark of their esteem and sincere regard, August 1810, and 'Luam parvulum sit tamen amicitie testimonium', the foot also initialled, height 14.8cm, approx. weight 7.5oz.

Provenance: Fine Silver Sale, Bonhams, New Bond Street, 23 July 2004, lot 111.