Lot 481
Glasgow - A rare Scottish provincial teapot
Auction: 5 December 2018 at 10:00 GMT
Description
M&Co (un recorded) marked to base M&Co in script, M&Co in script (maker's mark), S, of inverted pear shape with chased floral, fruit and scroll border, twin scroll formed cartouche, with fluted slender S spout and simple acanthus leaf capped C scroll handle with wooden insulators, the hinged lid with engraved trailing foliate and bud finial
Dimensions
Length: 18cm, weight: 24.5oz
Footnote
Notes:
Although this mark is often attributed to Milne & Campbell of Glasgow, closer inspection of this punch reveals it is not the standard 'M&C' punch commonly encountered, but a much rarer punch of 'M&Co' in script for an unidentified maker. It would appear the maker is contemporary to the period of Milne & Campbell so perhaps the mark being in script was aimed at stopping any confusion between the two makers.