Lot 510
A QUEEN ANNE DOGNOSE SPOON
RICHARD RAE
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 15 August 2018 at 11:00 BST
Description
Edinburgh 1706, of rounded end form with central lobe, the reverse of terminal with engraved initials TF / MMF /W (likely later), with slender rat tail to bowl
Dimensions
19cm 52g
Footnote
Notes:
The previously unrecorded makers mark is undoubtedly for Richard Rae of Edinburgh, a maker known through original documents but until now not seen in extant work. Rae was born in 1677 and started his apprenticeship with Andrew Gilmour in 1691. Upon the death of his Master Rae transferred his apprenticeship to Edward Cleghorne where he completed his indenture and was admitted to the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh in 1703.
Due to scarcity of his work little can be said about his career, but Richard Rae was obviously an active maker. Through his career he took four apprentices, Patrick Murray II being the final in 1718. It is with this reference that Rae is last mentioned with the records of the Incorporation of Goldsmiths and although he likely worked past this date no more is known.