Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 11th July 2023
Lot 263
A George III regimental Scottish silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, the 70th (Glasgow Lowland)
Estimate £60 - £80 | Hammer £40
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Description
A George III regimental Scottish silver Fiddle pattern tablespoon, the 70th (Glasgow Lowland) Regiment of Foot,
marked with an H, possibly a retailer's mark, Edinburgh 1812,
the terminal engraved 'LXX', the reverse of the stem engraved 'Seventieth', approx. weight 1.7oz.
Provenance: A Private Collection of Military Silver.
In 1758 the regiment was renumbered the 70th. It took part in the American Revolutionary Wars, by which time it formed part of the East Surrey regiment.