Lot 371
Glasgow - A rare Scottish provincial blind caster
Auction: 12 March 2019 at 11:00 GMT
Description
James Glen, marked IG, Glasgow town mark, IG, S, the body of baluster form with original engraved initial, raised on a short stem and spreading foot, the pull off cover with spiralled gadrooning with intertwined engraved banding and urn finial
Dimensions
Height: 15.5cm, weight: 7.05oz
Footnote
Notes:
Of a typical form this caster is unusual in its form as a 'blind' caster. Taking its name from the un-pierced nature of the domed cover these casters are rarely found in Scottish silver. This is not surprising considering that casters were not necessarily commissioned in sets of three or more, and more usually found surviving in pairs (although could obviously have been split).
Although more perhaps exist but not recorded within group listings or had originally not been fully catalogued with enough details to determine blind or otherwise, it is interesting to note that 'The Compendium of Scottish Silver' lists only five examples between 1706 and 1770.