Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 30th October 2018
Lot 647
An early 18th century Scottish provincial silver quaich
Estimate £2,500 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000
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Description
An early 18th century Scottish provincial silver quaich,
by Robert Innes, Inverness circa 1720,
conventional form, the circular bowl engraved with stave lines, the lug handles scratch initialled 'M' over 'TC' and 'LF', on a circular foot, length 11.8cm, approx. weight 1.2oz.
Provenance:
The David Constable Collection.
Phillips Edinburgh, 23rd February 2001, lot 204.
Robert Innes was apprenticed in Inverness to William McLean in 1708 and working in his own right by 1716. Some confusion appears to exist over the length of his working career, with some documents indicating he died in 1722, while others suggesting this was his son's date of death.