Lot 297
MONTROSE - A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL MASKING SPOON
JOHN GLENNY OF MONTROSE
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 17 August 2016 from 12:00 BST
£500
Description
marked flower head (incuse), IG (scalloped punch), hammer, of Fiddle pattern with chamfered stem, with elongated pointed bowl, the terminal engraved with conjoined script initials JMF
Dimensions
17.5cm long, 20g
Footnote
Note:
There has long been debate over the origin of this combination of marks. There is little doubt that the maker is John Glenny, however the town of origin has been questioned. It has previously been suggested his maker's mark in combination with a 'hammer' mark are connected with a time in Stonehaven. While it has not been possible to prove this, the obvious connection with the Stonehaven teaspoon en suite to this one adds a tempting angle of possibility.