Silver & Objects of Vertu - 21st January 2020
Lot 672
A George III Scottish silver nutmeg grater
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £500
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Description
A George III Scottish silver nutmeg grater,
by Patrick Robertson, Edinburgh circa 1790,
cylindrical form, the pull-off cover with initials under a coronet, the side with a sliding panel which reveals the steel grater, length 6.2cm, approx. weight 1.1oz.
the crest is probably that of Maria Margaret, Baroness Napier (1756-1821).