Lot 416
Inverness - a Scottish provincial fish slice
Auction: 19 August 2013 at 15:00 BST
Description
Robert Naughten, marked RN, cornucopia, thistle, of Fiddle pattern with presentation inscription to terminal reading 'Presented by Mackintosh Chief of the Clan Chattan to Mr & Mrs Colin, Christmas 1840' and gothic initials 'SC & AC' to reverse
Dimensions
30.5cm long, 4.7oz
Footnote
Notes:
The original donor of this item was Alexander Mackintosh, the 26th Chief of Clan Mackintosh and 27th Chief of Clan Chattan. Alexander's father, the Honourable Angus Mackintosh, had set out for America in 1777, later moving to Canada in 1799, there, he created a successful trading business, dealing mostly with goods from Indian trade.
He died in 1833, passing the title of chief to his eldest living son, Alexander.
Alexander was the second son of Angus Mackintosh and Archange St. Martin, the daughter of an officer in the French army, and he personally fought in the American war of Independence. He is credited with saving a garrison of troops on Lake Huron, (one of the five Great Lakes of North America), from starvation, after he navigated the St. Clair River under the cross fire of American troops stationed on both banks. After the war he continued his father's trading business until they both returned to Scotland, and succeeded his father after his death in 1833.