Lot 116
A Georgian Scottish silver wine funnel,
The Drambuie Collection Part II
Auction: 27 January 2006 at 10:00 GMT
£658
Description
with rubbed marks for Edinburgh circa 1819, maker IH, of usual form, with reeded borders and stylised floral thumb-piece
Dimensions
Height 13.4cm, 3.5oz
Footnote
The stylised floral thumb-piece, seen to the lower strainer part of this wine funnel, resembles the symbolic Jacobite Rose, decoratively employed to represent the House of Stuart. This motif was discreetly used to support the Jacobite cause and was often accompanied by a rose bud representing the Old and Young Pretenders to the throne.