Lot 144
A GROUP OF MAUCHLINE WARE SEWING ITEMS
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 16 August 2017 at 12:00 BST
Description
comprising a Beeswax Holder, 2.5cm high; a Tape Measure, 5cm long; two Needle Folders; two Pin Cushions; another Measuring Tape; three further Needle Folders; a Darning Mushroom; three Pin Cushions; two Chalk boxes; a bottle-shaped Thimble Case; two cylindrical Needle cases; and three further miscellaneous Boxes (22)
Footnote
Provenance: The Alex Wilson Collection
Note: Alex Wilson, a successful Scottish businessman, was an enthusiastic champion and collector of Mauchline Ware. In 1985 he joined the Burns Club of London, and was elected President in 1988, serving for two consecutive sessions; the only person to do so since the Second World War. He was also Chairman of the Caledonian Club and President of the Caledonian Society of London in the same year of 1991. His support of the Society's charities, the Royal Caledonian Educational Trust and the Royal Scottish Corporation, was constant and wide ranging. He was Chairman of the Caledonian Club's Burns Committee for many years and was an honorary member of the Mauchline Burns Club. Significantly he was also one of the early committee members of the Mauchline Ware Collectors Club.