Lot 71
Inverness - an early Scottish provincial tablespoon
Auction: 13 February 2008 at 11:00 GMT
Description
by Robert Anderson of Inverness circa 1780, marked RA, camel, C, of Old English pattern, of good gauge with engraved marriage initials CU . MR (in script) and a later original widow's cartouche added with initials MU (in script)
Dimensions
21.5cm long 2oz
Footnote
Notes: This is an extremely well preserved set of Robert Andersons marks and a boldly struck example of an early Inverness camel punch. It appears that Anderson was the first to take this symbol from the Town arms and use it as a town mark.
It is also very unusual to see a 'widow's' cartouche on a Scottish spoon, this is a trait more often seen in Irish silver. It is interesting to note the way that the engraved script has changed from the date of original engraving of the marriage initials to the point where the widows own have been added.