Lot 294
TAIN – A RARE SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL TABLESPOON
HUGH ROSS
Auction: Day Two | Thursday 20 August from 10am | Lots 199 - 555
Description
Marked HR (conjoined), letter, St Duthac head, St Duthac in full, of Hanoverian pattern with vacant terminal
Dimensions
20.6cm long, 69.2g
Footnote
While all work and marks by Hugh Ross are rare, this St Duthac punch must be considered the rarest. It should be noted it is not the same as the more commonly seen with the letter S and D flanking but a separate punch.
For an example on a large hash spoon, see The Tain Silver Collection, in Tain & District Museum page, 28