Lot 276
ELGIN - A RARE SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL TOAST RACK
Auction: 12 August 2015 at 15:00 BST
£4,000
Description
Thomas Stewart, marked TS, ELn, of wire work form with rounded rectangular base and seven bars, the central bar with oval loop handle, raised on four ball feet
Dimensions
Width: 16.5cm, 6.5oz
Footnote
Thomas Stewart’s work in Elgin is well recorded and seen with a constant level of quality, not just in manufacture but also in the constantly well struck and bold marks. This toast rack is an extremely rare survival of not only Elgin silver but also Scottish provincial silver as a whole, with only a small handful of comparable pieces known.
The quality of this piece shows the skill of the makers and the scarcity of large and unusual commissions meant that these skills were not often used.